The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-02-15
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nrIAsy Of Sasts sasnsraasg Tie
~ that have Transmitted TO tie
3 ~ Dspartssat ratiasatioss IL de-
faa1f a h. an4sdasat 70 he co.,
sl1Sasioa proposed ~ he fesrtsssth'
There are named in The list twes.
.y.oss Of he thirty seven States that
arc eouatsa IN ~ ApResAiss.ssA
Bills, Tie Judicial eireuits, sad e.
pscislly 10 the taxing bill. Of Con.
xross, :. composing the Union Of
thirty seven Ssatss. II requires
tvsa1y-sigAs - sosseissee essec
fourtis, ssd ssvss ars saill Whiting
u nahs up sAas ssotss.
Nsverthslss, Mr.. eshHer Ass 10
uoducsd . jsist rssolstios tAa! To
said sassd9sak hsvisg rsesivsd The
"requisiss rstiSsatioa,' d VALID "
all in,enh aud purpessa.
70 make this proposition clear.
BE- iatroduesd II With . Prssnab!e
recsting we as"n " 49, ~
have rahaed the snssdesnh -
tho provisions in IL soeeisssics
that rstiaestios, TO b. cay mese,
must Be BY "shrss-fosrsss Of 'ss
States. 49,, .,.
The aihrmsnce ~h'cn 'o''ossu !"
that this tvesty-oss 70 sArss,.es"s'
Of all The Slstes k"ev. V re con.
stitatioa: u 10 aesasrstos .a.s
the ten Sosthssn States ~ gu, o!
Ne Usiou, il ~ rssPsss., ana sse'
the U.ios, in net, coas'ss ~ :s's
time Of oaly twenty ssven instead Of
thirty seven stasss.
According 70 this tasory, the 20.
cessionists did succeed IN gc"'ng on.
Of The Usien, and carrying eos OF
existence more than . fourth 10 mum
Der Of the States which usssrths'
less continue to b. rsprs'sstsd !"
stars on the national basnsr--set 70
make invidious mention Of Ne stripes
which they feel a. we'll as rss sn'
Dramatically displayed there arc
divided into congressional districts,
and Judicial districts. aud inArnel
revenue distrists, and arc Al'sd With
svarns Of o2esrs who have no ute
to any authority whatever svsr per.
soss or property sxespe - derived
from constitution which MT. sum
nsr o&cially declares IL aoolished A.
to them totally.
We thiak there should BE- twenty
two in the list Of the ratifyiag States
altAeagA osly tHsasy'oss - emu
merated il tho copies We have seen.
The omitted name is that Of Maise,
which W arc very sure hes rstissd u.
While this motion is pssding 1t
Washington, Nc see that no Of tn"
ratifying States arc taking steps to
revoke their consent. The Demo
csats isse msiorities IN the I.egisas.
tsrs Of Ohio sad New jersey. aud 10
each Of thsir resolutions svs trying
70 rsseiad The ratification rssolutions
Of TIA preceding Legislature and to
withdraw their ssssat. II IA ~ lsgit-
innate 70 withdraw . consent before
tho act il compk,tsd n il vouh be 10
,L..u. an n,h., vol. h.Ec,. H.
,e,uE !, d.cl.rsd O,e Horss Of
ths Ohio L.v;,l.turs h. admitted Tho
,e,olul;o.
Of ths twenty .ssvsn STATE. Of tho
s,mn., Jfr;on ,vs,tv.tvo h.v.
voted e., r,t;Sc..;ou th,s. h,vs
~ ..s;... Il. C.Eh,. IA i,w.
t A.. val n vo,s
the 40 STATE. Of Ohio ana
Nsv J.,..v ,s..li th.,r .o....t An.
vo,. v;lI .i.nd IN fcr ,.,;ec,t,r ,
70, ,s;sct;or I'D in vo,. IN. ~
: vhich Cslifo,ri. v;l, in con-.
ousncs Of ths adherence Of nol;,;c.
L,v.s, IL. ,-o Uo.... M, IL M
, n y;vs . d.c,.;o, s;.lsr ~
T..,,v vo,.s 1, mi .hr... s..,.h.
) ~ ~ IA ,Isr.co,s an. .m..a...,
vilI moi hs ,,t;sed v;,hovt IN. vo,s.
Of Ohio and Nav Jer,sv ave, q,
the sumner b,.i, OF shru,kes
/ U.;o. ~. ,o.. .,,.. ao... 1,
. .-a.- =. s;ss hin |. ns.s sor hi. r-op
ositioa.
II is evidently Of tho utmost i'm
portancc to his faction 10 have . Dc
cision that this amendment b de-.
elarsd adopted, BY the omiasioa to
count the Southern Sta q. II they
arc to h. counted, ths ra>iecasion il
hopeless for long tims. In a full
Union Of thirty seven States, three
fourths yill require twenty -sigh,
States, which is one more than the
wAols nunber Mr.. Sumner ahows to
be in the Union II all. A unani-
nous vote Of all the represented
States would further rsqsirs ths vote
Of one at lsast Of the 6outhsrn dis.
franehised States, in order to give
validity to the ratification. Five At
least Of the represented States ara
opposed, and il therefore needs six
Of the exPsllsd Southern Stssss 70
make a constitutional smssdasst
valid,
II is PLATA, therefore, that unls.s
Congrsss rules that twenty .ons Or
twenty two make "thrss fourth" Of
the States, II u Impossible - obtain
. ratification Of this XIV amend.
ment until aftAr the Southern States
arc sdnlttsd AID have voted ~ h.
And At this point, ess Of IL pro.
visions Of the rscoastruetios act
comes 10 TO snbarrsas Ne party ~
q he sossAsss ssasss, asd :. i.at.