The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-07-23


it is notnecessary at this Tina to repeat them.
It issuffcient to state that I continue strong
IN nv conviction that these acts OF secession,
) by which q number of the States sought to dis
solve their connection with the other States
: and to subvert the Union, being unauthorized
: byn the constitution, and in direct violation
thereof, we're from the beginning absolutely
null andsoid It follows necessarily that when
: theErebelion on terminated the several 81 ates
which had attempted to secede continued TO be
s States ip the Union, and all that was required
10 enable Them to resume their relations to the
Union was that they should adopt the meas
uree necessary to their practical restoration as
: States. Such measures we're adopted, and the
legitimate result nag that those States, having
confoYmed 10 all the requirements OF the con-
stitution, resnmed their former relahons, and
became entitled to the exercise Of all the rights
guaranteed TO them By It's provisions. -
The Joint resolution under conMd deration,
however, seems to ASSUME that by the insur-
rectionary acts of; their respective nhabitante,
!. those States forfeited theirrghts as such, and
] cam never again exercise them excepf upon re-
admission into the Union on terms prescribed
follows that thsys we're taken out Of the Union
bfYirtue OF their: :aoa Of secession, and hence
1 that the Warwaged upon ishem was Illegal and
mcanstitu ional. al ,WeMould thus be placed IN
this incmsisteut attitude, that Will the war
wss commenced and carried on upon the dis
.tss - ~ n
s ths - heT1n;fsd
STATE upon it's termination we resort to- g.
policy OF Teconstructio which assumes that it
wac not in fact rebellion, but that the war
Mssa 81 IL sontsa ss S s stbeS ne constitutonsl
1erss,c,ss - 49, = q
sTsssas y,f.aa on, ,oannar NJ. receivir, and
cnnnfino ;. .fhe ajectnraiS votes for President and
Vice President of the United States are IN plain
fiana Thsti instIumaent 'iraperafiyely reouires
that fSa Prey the Senate dsiisli. IN the
nressmca az tbe Senate and House Of Repryser-
~ and tha yntas
tshyes, open ell the cen ft;..as
shall then. be counted congress aass snere-
.,,s -; under atne conss!s2 uon ~ sTba 1.
Tors ~ ~ r; sSns.st ,,otaa rreieer mem. Inc
oeiye the easOso1s. vSen in the pres
whole poHeI - Tr,ses etba vntes are Counted
ence ~ sne tmv lvJss In iii, As nact the
AND tne - az Sanate
enc =,
upaer tne declares
When, ISs9iul,un IS, ~ ~
hnt Yotes anAil; ne y
counted nom Ststss tnss ence sns " ~ Ststs
1857, have not adopted colStiiullon VI oSSsi
government under HnlcA g. o.o
shalE haYe been power W Goaonass ~ osou
ed which is nowhere delegasea @ ~ S.ots sov'
unless upon the 10 ss 4hs AN Of March.
Z y
1851, were llegaI ano VOC. ,;o, ar least
The JOINT Tes1nno1,, cS stsaes al NV Vr,
sconcsqea slat these osavee 49, 49, -! tLo llh oF
tue OF ta@S Ply. ~ tSa ,obt to
MARCH, iool pgt " a,5 y;cs' 'pres
vote IN me eigction ot r. ErIiows e;ther
p sls of nower is wholly unau-
thar tnls RvV - - tLot - ts States
thori5ed py the " a,SL ~ the Union
Se.H and have "a never been
ny reason OF ths eS al, so4;sf,ed fbat
nstely restored. beang iu4y sasisned a1a thst sat
they outg OF tne onloh, aIH s1a ND
theirs rHlahonss thereto nave peen les " ~ ~
sconsitutonaly restored, IL am lorce1.tI ele lo
conelugion that the JOINT resomt on Wn1cn Se Ser
prigss them OF thesright 70 nave tnelf VOC io5
President and Vice President received ana
counted, ,is in conflict with the constltutlon, ana
{ that CongIess has no more power 10 rsleco
their votes than those Of the States WMcn nave
been uniformly loyal to the Federal gmon;
It is worthy Cd. remark that y tne Sta!es
whose inhsbitants were. fecenIy IN ieosnio Hs.5
we're legally and constltunonany organizen esh alI
restored their rgnts p[lo5 ~ Uls xSn +ba y,
March, 1857, as ann satlsneo Iney SHas' tho to
on1y:IegiIlmnaee n,;dont emS VICE. President can
election Tor PfeAdent ana yl9- t ,o oS1n
s be heA therein must, oe soeriyeo .Ioa Ine so'-
ernments instituted before tnst perioo.
1t clearly follows tnat sn tne oIase soseinf ots of
ments organzeu IN these Slates u9uer aI.s =. y,
CONGRESS lor tmss Rasp4se, nIu ~ % po VaIdity
c9nlrol. are aios =; tIat u;ev T fhe votes cast in
MhateTer ana M IN snss .Stem, s,,d Nv Vice President.
those ntates ioe e sncs the 4Eh of
pnrsqsnGe o. aGss S;s1ca sss ssC 10 the so-called
1arca, iooa, alu ats ~ ~ Goncress cannot be
heconsuucuon1 aots OF ColefuS,Sl, .,sl,a ths oniv
1egahy received ana cognteu, VIZ ~ I.,.aI Iiv cast
votes IN those states tnat can 70 .esaa5 U"o os
and counted WIN pe Gnose easy ~ ptas -
the JAWS N iorce me seYelsl Ssa4gs s psnb;ac G
the ieglsalon py congress upon lne eupjo0'
uf fTeconsTuction. 49,, a;....;,,. ,o,,r sn.o;o,
cannot re1iain 5Iom a;reeung yoois speeiaa p .ha
attention 20 tne aeciaranon c9n.esnea @ IN hose
JOINT Iesomlol gnaS ~ sIe nsSs1s s M maono o,
M i fhe E,actorsS AZ COL
Itled ! 70 70 EepfeseaeAuion ~ '''o 1io'''A' o'
ief' = GO % ,,rean. nv this declaration that no
~ - he eIjowed IN votesor President and
Sse MesPSasimt - 1 SII Of whose Inhabitants were