The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-22
THE COMING CRISIS.
hey Note from the Presidential Organ.
from the Washington Intellaencer THE President
organ) Sept. 21,l

4 hey Motto from the Presidential Organ.
from the Washington Intelliaencer tthe Presidents
organ), Sept. p.
TREAsoN-wHO 10 RIsPOHsIBrE?
We deal more in conclusions that with facts, when
with conduct which the common judgment OF
mankind pronounces intrnscally wicked unjusti6a
Bile When the South preciptated the late rebellion
upon We prepared II once to meet 1t with arms and
crush it with arms The TACT Of rebellion removed oil
necessity for inquiry into its alleged causes, aud
during It's existence made 1t impossible even to
slider the actual grievances If any Of the parties thereto
the constiiuton-the safety Of tho State and that was
superior to all else twas treason Ia its inception
bad however the magnitude s1a w boundaries . o.
forces, with broad Axed limits conducted ppder the
usual forms Of public Law. We felt obliged to treat
It as public rebellion Humanity required II, the
welfare Of our armies required IL. the highest national
pSiicy demanded It; ier We were strong In numbers.
resources and patriotism, and 80 We could afford %
s ss VIZ. va. ssusS. p y:
The dSneberment * the Union and the overthrow q
,s constitution was an open, manly warfare, con.
pro 70 Ss world 4S ". he
issue When ssed BY arms il was utterly defeated, and
that defeat was followed by immediate and universal
constitution The government Of constitution was
our only authority and the only authority that was
sought 70 be aet aside BY the rebellion Mark what fol-
When armed opposition had been put down. the end
every link the chain of the confederation restored 70
iu place. Congress- assuming supreme authority,
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the acknowledgements OF great majority OF their white
czsns sed all their black people. thus trans
fsing all political power to thcm and then placed
white and black naked military dsspotsm.
We want no fact in this wonderful array Of insosncs
and crime but the simple one, that Congress- which
thing Of the federal constitution has organized des
potc govsrnment anywhere. That is enough. That Is
open handed usurpaiion Of authority free govern.
ment, deriving is powers from a written constitution
= constitution which expressly provides "that the
citizens OF each State shall be entitled to oil privileges
Anal hmm nf In
government cannot give birth to such Q monster. We
must remember that when the constitution adopted
called Estates - the clause quoted must bs con.
sidered Now let NJ add the words OF Burke, when
speaking in the House OF Commons Of the OF the
British government and the rights Of the Colonies
English authority English liberty have exactly the
same bundares your standard can never be advanced
inch tefore your privileges.
These pregnant words. They fall with crushing
weght on that monster progeny of Congress called the
Five Military Districts. They point the way of
legislative usurpation. Can It bs said that any Of the
three great members OF the irresponsible
may not be impsached Is IT, therefore, beyond the OBJ.
legations and restraints Of iawS Is there no power
TO preserve protect and defend the constitu-
always bearsbe they are incident to every spe-
cies or government; but the creation OF military des-
pot'sm within the common jurisdction, tho forcbls
election from The system OF lis ancient people and the
Induction into power Of the emancipstsd blacks
mistakes, but great crimes against the constitution Of
tao Union is ~ mot great crime suppreo trial by
juryS Ism not great sime suppress ths freedom Of
speech and ths preosf 10 10 Dot great 70 subor-
dinsts the civil 10 the military povsrf And these
spousibs partiess Is there no pevsr 70 check the
usurpssiens q Congress' II thai body clothed with
authority 10 set aside thas Constitution -hch I'M
parts TO ali its legal representative ehaxselers
And what IL tho Immediate effect OF ths usur asion
which we have referredf Nine States excluded
the federal system They had power to withdraw
from H. Congress- has no power 10 sxpe them from H.
and yet they are out Of H. They out Of IL BY the
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penalties OF their treason, enforced upon them who
says that the war enlarged the powers Of any OF the
three great members OF the constitutions Who main
tsins this absurd position thirty montns after all oppos
ton 10 The government has ceased' Who made Congress
aiudicial body " try by Wholesale whole people, and
condemn them TO absolute disabilities Are We 10 be
responsible for . system OF government that excludes
utterly from IL judicial establishment when we do
THIS, LEI va a. once sxa Mr. Holt 70 Be its chsf for
him and Mr. stanton, more than any other men, we
indebted FOE that prescription Of the ovA power which,
under the constitution, rs the State.