Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-09-13


4 sword, % determine which of the claims was
I the trae construction Of constitutional lazy
Ihe sword has decided ia favor Of che North,
and what ateg claimed as i3ria5el2 pies, cease to
be principles, auG arc became taaC- The
/ views that .gs aeid cease % be principles be-
cause they are opposed % iaw Z IS, tlere-
I fare. 8Hy HHtY 10 NbG5flloa lstGGS glUt g.e g5-
suiefe, faa conform n tie requirements If
( 5lO TIE agilitHV bHi 3aa alnea3aeat are
9e1ce lg.rags lte sb0HA} Bccagi tllm as
such, and l3luce 0ttrseties ul4oIt them rs tie
sturtjHg point from Whjc.l 10 meet future no
Atctt gss0Gs dS tlcy Egjoc
jeff. Thompson, aa0ther rebel General in
a letter % Ieurge D. Prentice, Esd, en-
darses the reconstruction laws OF Congress
Thus
The oanlsdsrata government wiped our
states rights the lIst year Of It's existence,
2 bloody war wiped ouU slavery and wiped
out the enniederaey. so they are obsolete
IDEAS and the plalu question now presented
ls, "a iE g0a accept citizenship under cur
terms. as contained in this Jaw and [ en-
DaahcEHV .tIts3cg-- yes
I5 IS graaIly 90 be ragrgttad that terms
which are 50 acceptable 70 the tightly rebels
Of die South, should be so dista taiul, and
cause so much c.amor, from their nor. com
3a8n6 syupaghizers In the North.
The enemies Of the United States having
been finally defeated in battle united their
ett1rts 20 alscE sYmpathizers from the North,
anu g procura tiIa admission Of enough reb-
els irom the South, 60 enable them, aiT0Hg9
Congress, 10 attain what they had lost in the
leid This programme was frustrated By
-le loyal people at tie ballot box, n the
election of the t0r1eth Congress. Defeated
ia open war, anu again IN Congress- the
9a.tied cGuspIraturs- as 4 last resort, are GU
ieuv3rIng 10 save che lost cause 9iTgHgh
.Jae55Ets. EheY deny 5har anything has
been settled 5y the war, and boldly proclaim
that ali these grave pending questions
must be decided, igSt IL fact, as they 319uti
haze been {Cei}al had then IrSeH eight gears
atJ9 or 11Lt to WAR TAKEN PLACE. phil
adeiphia Age. july slh. They net only deny
the constitutional power Of Congress TO I'M
pose terms on the rebel States or people,
but deny that Congress itself Is lawful
body, because the rebel States are unrepre-
sented. Hence, the recent application Co
the Supreme Court Of the United States for
lnianeu0ns, TO nUtify the Reconstruction
laws Of Congress n Mississippi, Georgia
and other rebel States In the same inter
estand 0t5he same character, is the n0mina-
l0n Of Iegrre Sharsw00d, aweH known and
Cegrt o. Pennsylvania. He iliieally de-
MES he power Of C1agraas, to issue paper
u,eHey, Or 10 give 10 value ~ making tia
legal tender Bore rs. Er1Jt Lega, Initial
Igencer. Of March is, 1864, page -. .
Judges Thompson and Woodward of 5he
same court, not only announce 5hese same
T 1GGLlues ~ the case Of GarvIue IS Sailor ct
al Lega. luHi.lgenear of june s aud 90,
s60 pages ISIS and POS, but the cases Of
huecaier ct al IS. Lane ct al 90
W Ggats reports page z3S. denied -ha
power OF Congress, IN time Of war to draft
men into the military service. The princi-
plies declared Ia these decisions were ls hos
tile 60 lhc national existence anu perpGtuIIY
rs any assault ever made By general Lee and
his armed -egIuns ab Gettysburg Or else
where. La requires no argument to demon
-lraCa -Eal ii these decisions 0u currency and
inc Gs2ir had prevailed, and become the es-
-a5lished -aE 3i the laaa, success ia the war
would have 5aen more impossible than II
the rebel ARMY ll Richmond had been rein
5areed with ba.f million Of men. L- it
safe, therefore, .a place another man, enter
tanning these opinions, on the supreme
Bench Of taa cla,c3
Eorewaraai shou.d be EareaTmed These
Superior Courts are now the .asU ditch OF
the rebellion, and the country calls upon
the Bows Ia Blue, and every oval voter %
-tlIr 1ace more 10 the rescue.
tgm7leta YOUR county and township or
aaaizalons without daiav W jrh rhis thor
aughv done victory is sure. without II.
there 4. danger. Revive a6 once everywhere
the Lnva. Laasues and Jssociatiaus, which
proved Of sucl vast service during the war
+ let every patriotic man feel that be has
something 20 DO in 5ne g0oi WORK, and pro-
rced forthwith 10 d. il with all his might.
Hzg.uae ID side Issucs local qgarreis, aaq
persona. aspirations, and labor only fer the
I pa9c good BE not secalgad by the stale
samur about negro squa.llg- and negro SUI
-a-c. THESE Fgrl 9ul hobbies We're sup.
gCset-go 1aFe 9ean ridden % death AZ Jgr
a-J tw9 Iauuai elecaous when. as aow.
-hr- were declared by 3'Ir enemies 10 be lne
.raas issues VI tlg contest. They are uow
raised up and brought Iegu 1le -ac!, aslin,
mounted uy She same riders. aad .eat5nGL
50 laa saule ggohie eud BE act llseJGra-
gel 8g lal va.u sgasjiug 0fgur al FeGss4Tf15.
lLrr a2ga asau 5leari0u,.y is.aaugd N
.ga.- contest t4r year. and cannot now pre-
vail against u.s. The .avu and patriotic
.e. se a State have heretofore na0iy
4a. "a. ae.t s gnu thl .1a5l She country
uuGar die ll4ag pressure and tla1gurara-
aian. Of lralt- taxa -iun. aeraarIAcnt, and
.a-nagg. 4ud when nOJalng bat an abiding
Saith IN an gvarruhnr Pravideace andlu the
Justice Of our ,ausc. snabicd as t0 zee thC
"Aen ile goal + hsh9s5 f-,lclea. anu "Ael
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