Middletown transcript., 1868-01-25
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The Radicals and the Supreme Court.
,iThe Radicals s ! ptkOppOase q take aiaaoshssle al
onward step in their aggressions upon
the peaeesrspose andsafetyl of the country.
The Judiciary Committee of the House of
Representatives. have instructed their chair
man to prepare, q bill to require two
third majority Of the Supreme Court to
declare any law passed by, Congress mn
constitutional If such aNbill be enacted. \
II will require six out of the eight judges
pfsthe supreme tribunal of the. land TO
agree, in opinion before O law can be de-
elared unconstitutional. This will put the
chances of hpy act Of a political zckameter
being placed outside of the protection of
the Constitution at a frightful discount,
and embolden the, party in power to enact
still moro radical and indefensiblel 'mcal
sures with view of retaining possession
of powers aHsta yaata aid sytiS itseidtu9g Z
The first open attack of, Congress was
upon the Executive branch of the govern
ment. They travelled outside of the Con-
stitution and denied the Chief Magistrate
those rights and functions guaranteed him
by the fundamental law of the nation.
This alarmed the sober, slaw-abiding peo-
pie OF the country, and they expressed
their, opposition 10 such Gongression al ac-
! tion in the resolutions of public meetings
and at, the Aballot-box. 2 The result of the
late elections was decided rebuke to the
Radicals From Maine to the Pacific. the
unconstitutional action of Congress was
denounced as direct blow at the perpe-
tuity of a republican form of government
in thesUmtdd nStates1s1 But this iiHerdict
made, no impression upon rthe leaders,aof
the party in power They. are determined
to carry out their scheme of elevating Con-
gress tosupreme authority, The Executive
branch of the government being hampered
and lcircumscribed by laws'which have no
warrant in the Constitution, the next step
was to prevent the Judicial. Department
from declaring these, laws imperative.
This movement, is now initiated, and if
consmated, all power will be centcred in
Congress. The President viii be reduced
to mere puppet, the Supreme Court rem
aered powefless, and the people enslayed
by faction as despotic as that which gov
erned France during the terrible revolution
which convulsed that country, aud finally
gave it'intoH the hands Of d military chief
tain, to stop the fow Of blood, the march
Of anarchy. ~. ~ t,,..,'i. ..l. ..... .
| This attack upon the Supreme Court OF
the nation is the most dangerous yet inau-
| gurated by the faction which holds tho
majority in Congress, Heretofore the .iu-
dietary was held sacred. No matter how
high the waves of party spirit mounted,
they dashed in vain against this rock Of The
peoples Liberties. |, The, opinions, of this
Court were received with confidence, and
| yielded to7with a ready acquiescence. Nc
party dared intimate, even a. desire tQin.
terfere WITH Che tprerog gativesi Of the men
who worethe Judicial ermine of,the nstion
BnthoR the Radical rpafty,proc oclains Its
intention IF so'ndtilating the powers Of tho
court of last resort as to make 4 each act
passed by Congress operative, no matter
how antagonistic itsmay be. to the plait
spirit and letter of the Constellation Tn d
word, the intention of; the men at Wash,
ington is to merge the Executive and Jul
diciaf branches oftheagovernment into the
! Legislative, and thus change the nation
from a republic, projected BY a constitu.
! ton, to despotism, where the life, ,liber.
4 tyyand propeFtyrof each citizen are at tht
mercy Of political faction The .isstiiiss Sud
made with The, sapreme Court is ono Gwhici
touches every manin the country! and ths
response will be such as will sink the dom.
inant party IN Congress still lower in thu
estimation of all PATRIOTIC citizens, ,7mTh,
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