The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1867-11-20
LETTER OF HON. THOMAS EWING,
IA Hsa OF OHIO. 49,
sCeneIudeda

nut ne reused hts sanctlon anu support
10 the constitutional sMendmen,--t
peace offering u the two Wouses 10 the re-
bvl States. True, bu, il s TO be remrm
bered that nene ii the Srnstors or mem ember,
from the States whose constitutions were
TO be changed by this measure OF conc,lia.
iiun were allowed TO take their seats IN the
Houses 81 Congress while il was under dis.
cus-lon or ON us passage. aud the States
we're required 90 sccept u under a peral,y
Nov. whether ,hc President thought lh,
measure wise one or not, and its wisdor
durs not instantly strike every caadid mind
he may well have aissppruvrd u ON Oh,
ground that u originaird and was attempt
ed To be carried ihrvugh in mauarr no
usual IN the formation oi constitutions fo
Tree republics. Ono yrecedent aHly accur,
IN our political histury. namely; The at
ic,npt 20 ivree upon kansa. . prs SLAYER,
constitution Manufactured fer h~r IN Mis-
-euri. That failed. and ruihed the part,
who sstrmpied IL.
The Pre,iden, also ai,apprasrs Of The re
tnnstruct,nn act.. nov ~ prnccss nf beng
iorcrd upon the Southern Siates--and
concur with him. The measure strikes ~,
a. neither wise or Just. Admit that tie re
brls are treated IA u with mercy that lhc,
all der.r,r death as a psnlshmeat Tor lhri
treason. without regard 10 the mesus b,
vhIch they came or were forced into IL
that instead. They are merely placed ~ po
hilcal bondage. under their lrrmrr slaves
stIlI the punishment is arbitrary and ~
lawful; il has no constitutional warrant
sId no one Is bound To submit 10 il an,
lanser than constrained by actual forcr-
aud u b not Likely to coneiliair the kind
y feelings ol the men 81 the Sus,h whom
u prsscrlbrs aud places 10 sublection
The measure. a. | view d. = unNi,e al,
unls~iui - 10 ihrm. and unjust aud lie
grsdn < TO ., ul the North VIM never re
Vrilrd. Cary II into rHrci. ard IL give
10 the plantation negro OF the Sisth a larg'
eree.. 81 power IN the Go,rrsmeni oi III,
uaon over that enja,,d b. "ae u ou
Nsslhrrn ellixeHs. For example, the O..
scrtplsun ei lhr ~hiies gives 10 the negrori
~ Lasislan.. rihcirnlIy. the power 81 IL,
State 90 the locsl. AMI also 10 the Genera
0.srrnmrnt. aud The State is 10 have pow
or 90 the uai.n due To Iis whole pnpula
ton. white aud black. Tha census OF is6,
ynrs i."uI.l.aa al aggregate population %
sOs. 1000. compusrd oI S5, !00O whites. snd
3si. 400 blacks. The State, therefore. vii
br rnutlr,l, under the recansiructinn rrso.
luiions. 20 seven Representatives ~ Con
grr.s. ol which ssi .OOe blacks ~,l. be th,
whole rlhcwnt constituency -the whitf
ncn who esu read aud write sn,i cipher q,
lar ~ the rule Of three. having no more .,
do with u than their mulrs aud hWses. >,
lhst 60. 200 manumt,rd slaves send mem.
Der 10 Congress. aud 100000 cIllIsns o
ohlo do the same thing. and 30 mere. On,
@snuultiei plantation negro in l.auisians
vii, therefore, have eoliticaI powrr 10 the
House 81 Representatives equal 10 lwo ci.
ulens Of Ohio. and the prcponderance w,l'
he considerably greater. 10 The electoral
college. Tor President. The 35I 900 I.nui.
,isns Lrgraes will be entitled 10 iwu srna
mr---2 500 .OU0 citizens 81 Oin are enii.
lied I. two. Tine LouisIsna nrgfn will
,hefeiurc. have political p"wer ~ The Sc.
s.te mose than equal 10 siI OF our citizens
To prove the recon.tructioR srheme a
wong sgainst u, ciiizrns ~ 4 Northern
ttsIe, ~ha have rrbelled. IL were only ne.
cessary TO shuw lha, one 81 us, sl,ix'n o
Oni". y AZ guod rs . msnumittrd planiatior
nrgfo si Lanl,ians. and ought to have .
yo'ee a. pe.snt 10 the General Government
yI the Union.
The Consultation. as il is. involves inc.
pualniss in this particular amung the c,ii'
zsns ul the different States. and | woul,
tot amend 4 To realose themj u works ne
1nsch,ri. lnr We are all one people. af the
ssMs race, Of like intelligence. ~ all thing'
alike. m.rally aud spclsily. Bat ! w"ulv
not alnw nd the Cons litutiun To increase ~
shers it exists, or to create IL where il eI.