The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-30

III Art l. Certain powers having been enume,
rated, these words follow in Sec. s:-'To make all
laws which shall be necessary proper carrying
pt wers vested by his Constellation in the Government
Of the United States, or in any department or officer
1t will be seen that Congress has the power
to pass laws necessary and proper to carry into
execution any power vested by the Constitution
in the Government OF the United States.
Among the powers thus vested is that of secur-
several States, and also that of providing that
members of Congress shall be chosen 6U The
people Of the several states. Whenever, by
Slate law, member of Congress are chosen by a
portion or class of the people-by white people
only, or black people only; by men of the
Celtic or any other race-it is the duty Of Con-
gress TO exercise the power with which 1t has
such violation OF the fundame entail principles
of the Government.
My views upon section 4, article 4, are
briefly expressed in the following passages
from Mr., Washburns address delivered before
the Government and people of this city on the
4th of July, 1866
1.-THE negro is, as these facts clearly show he is,
citizen he is undoubtedly entitled to the privileges
rights, and i'm munties of citizen and none the less
for the that his ancestors were Africans or
more Obvious and vital tnan the eeclVe fsanchse
TO exclude adult freeman, born upon the soil aud
complexion Is to violate the fundamental principles
of this Government, and to contravene the clear in
tent OF the Constitutions for, although there are clt-
women and children for example, who do not
upon anti-republcan distinction, as race color,
profe sion religious faith and the Ike Tne ConstI,
guarantees to every state i'm The Union republican
observance OF tie doctrine of the sDeclaraton of
independence, that governments derive their just
said to be a republican form of government which
pudlates this normal principle of American repnoli-
with the people, Ordains that shall be exercised by
low hair, or white skins only; by cergymen, or law.
yers, or merchants; by men Of saxon d-scent, or
Celtic, and no others? Is that republican form OF
government-one resting upon the consent OF the
gOverned-in which all Jews, or Catholics, or Presby-
terians, all naturazed foreigners or colored native
born citizens shall have no voice? Would 1t net be
clearly the Government of caste, class, or race-in
hateful thing which the Government has been fight
It State shou d persist in maintaining coustltu.
tion which in a vital respect was aLtl-Repu0lcan
else Of the right of suffrage upon grounds of caste or
c. or merely should transfer political power from
directory or dictatorship the emergency would arise
in which intervention would become the Immediate
duty OF the United States"
Regarding sections and 4, article l, above
cite d, l cannot do better than quote from re-
cent number of the New York Iffbune'-
plained this to mean that while it was, deemed de-
slrable that each state should In the first instance
the right from being granted or denied in such
of the Federal Government, 1t was deemed advisable
to invest Congress with the ultimate or appellate
power alter amend the regulations OF the State
respecting suffrage might be found essential to the
question addressed to him by Mr.. Jefferson that this
clause would give Congress the power even TO pass
such power might be necessary to preserve the very
existence Of the Government. Mr.. Trumbul
is only silent upon the authority in ques lou, but
! upon the clause OF the Consti tuition on which Mr.
tion that "a repu6l can government does not depend
| upon the number nf people who participate in the
Trumbull would be understood TO argue tnat the
tion whether gov rnment is republican or not does
voters: But this assertion, if true, proves much.
we might marrow the suffrage to one man as Is prac,
| would be republic. REPUB. lCAN'"