The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-06-08

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~ 1s~Sasliaesss . selsiss sCsa siae
part az H. oath. which ss1assss ~ ~
800 u seaae thse he Aas ~ saGnrr1 10
isesss~esioa 1t r-bslli~ agAlass ths
usitsd Soaaes, r sives Al - esoa1ss
70 the sseAjss tfefsnf nnst supess
wAss hes bssM ~ befsss. 49, = svoa1
aisq saliasaaioas tvo s1soeo6 uGt ssa-
csr-ar-s, hp,tiag ~ assig~aae& s0ee,
s>a>s ~ a1ssul, ssssnpssisA b. an
noeisl go = saR4sst ~ Csaa1iestisa
= ~ Cstsa Aliass; ~ $1,000, ~
gaGiss y ~ ssAsllisa aeaisss he
ualAsa slaAss, y sivias ia X ssuSort
" IN essniss; - q tAsss nsss no,
osiy eeasss, bet they nsst eoscsr "
~ se4ss = 49, 0sa1isasA--ANaA ~
s4ce sad the ossA, Afterwards ~.
eagiag in the rrt~Eicn, or irwin. nil ~
S..afst
A person who has held ~ oGee
witlsiM The .saaiae n the IAu, and hss
taken We o3cisi cath, and who he. M
Afterwards participated in The rebellion,
nsAy ~ safely TAXA Ibis cath, ard -,
tan. the persoa who kas fally participa-
tsd in the rebellion, l,at has ma prsvi-
Gus shsrsto heki "a oGles esd iAke~
cAcisl cath, may with eqssl safety take
this oath. Ny duty hers 10 siaply oss
Of coastvu tion do not dsem il psop-
er to eater upon any question Of s6s
eon.sitation.lity u this part 81 the AT,
taking il Ne Erapted for the puspssr II
constructions, that Congress hos = right
" inp~s such ~ oath, u b MT only
allowable, bst imperative shas keep in
visw ~ essential characteristics II Is
spasahsag ssoss tiAA . ;sgis!asise ars ia
dsrueasion Of existiag right; il h, in
eject sn act which takes away sxis.iag
rights a. consequence Of acts dune II
. prior time, and which, At sAs siss
they werr done, cMtailed no sseh con-
sequences ~ thr lats case bsforc slse
ssptsus Coat Of the unilsd S+aasA
Cpoa the test cath prescribed BY an
act of Coagress, to he taken by lawyers,
BY which the exclusion fr,~ the right "
practice their profession, made " arise
a,nn pro'f 81 participation in rebellion,
the court says A. she oath prescribed
eaNno< b. taken By .-..iss pastiss, the
ace ~ a44inst thss. es~~iss ~ logis-
lative decrse Of so<s.l exclusion from any
of the professions or any Of the ordinary
avocntions Of lie, Tor past co~<1sct, can
be regarded in no other light than ~
punish ment f% such condsct Exac-
ton Of the oath IL The mo4e provided for
sscsrtainiss the parties spos whoa the
not il intsxdcsi 10 operate, ADD, inssesA
o( lesseniae. increases " ohisctieaablc
character All enaetnenta 81 this kind
pArtake Of the mature Of hills Of raln,
aad pssallies.
The sosrt farther say-. The sxpi-
ratis~ of any rights, civil or p,aitical,
ps-vIossly esjoysd, nay ks psnishsent;
The circumstances Astounding asd tAe
casaes VI she deprivation detsrniaing
this fact and the characteristics vi this
claim. In this the acts arc therefore
retrospective, penal and paritise. OF
eoarse there can be M question n. 10
the need Of construction which IL here
tn l,e applied. Thnse who are expressly
br,ssht within il operation cannot
he Jared froa iss operation. Whsfr,
frosa the generality Of terms Of descrip'
ton, VI Tor any other reason, a reason
ahIe dou.t arises, that doah< is tn be
r~soivest against the opention Of the
law and 10 favor of the voter Whit
acts, thea, withia meaning of Iaw, make
party guilty of sagasins in insarrec.
tion " rrbellica against the United
States Or giving aid and comfost to IN.
emies thereof The language here con-
prehends ma only the late rebellion,
hat ivory pAss rsbsIlisa NJ insasrectioa
which has haPPsned in ths United
ssssss. 10 zoo. Il eoaprsAends every
forsiga war 10 which the United Stases
has ~ asy ins bssa engaged. The
sps Part d he ssatsnes covers the ssse
Of donsstic war ezissisg in the form d
rrbsllien ~ insarsectloa Whilst =
part aps,liss n bssign was, the words
giving ia aaA eoatost to he eneaiss
sfeAA t'nitsd Htalss' ars she a~sss, aud
il ths 'soostisutioaal ds6aitioA Of trea-
am ard shs enemies thsr~ Meant must
b takes " b. foreign enemiea- These
words, originally kDssd in the early
statales Of England axainst trsasos,
have rsesivsA that settled IWesrpet%aaisa
h kaelisA I'D Anssisaa sossta They
~ sssl h III ass wisAsss Any qnali1.
saatsa, ~ " giss den ~ lbsss
I'D applica4ios wRsa tAsy ass na1s 70
110|1 l11110o1 or fi1|D1 r.
var VIII Great Britain Of 1915 .nJ
- to war With Msxieo IL 1897
vos!e' 70 that particular, Gene viii.
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liability ofhis property 70 csptsr, :.
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q h assss BY ssssgisg il iss.r. liz
eioe ~ rsbslIios ses;.sl ~. II,
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q voisatsFy rather ths. cor bsi
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