The Tarboro' southerner., 1868-01-23

Washington. The ascendant party IN
Congress hitherto have confined their
attacks upon the Executive branch of
the Government, and enforcing, over
Presidential vetoes, military govern
monts On the Southern States. Hay-
ing triumphed in their policy towards
the South, bv means oftheir two thirds
majority. and put their plans in opera
ton, but oae step more remains to
practically consolidate, for a short
time at least. in their own hands the
entire government Hitherto the Su-
Dremc Court has been free and untram-
meiioj Is sanctity now no longer pro-
,sets 1t from radical sacrilegeous touch,
aad e7cn now bill is pending in Con-
cress 10 neutralize, if not, to destroy
It's power to preserve the Constitution.
At the very moment, that cases are
ncRdiag before It, which bring in di-
rect issue he Coustitntiouality of the
reconstruction acts Of Congress, the
latter body bring forward bill rcquir-
ing tie concurrence of two>thirds of the
Judges in any opinion pronouucine the
unconstitutionality of any act of Con-
cvess of certain character. Lopo
have the acts of the Republican party
shown their utter disregard, even con-
tempt. for the Constitution of our faith
Frs; a1i Justly subjected them to the /
c5,rre Of I reasonable design to sub
vert il, and substitute in the stead of
the government of FREQ and equal
States. which is recognizes, the splen.
dor and power Of a consolidated despo-
tism. BY their majority in Congress
they may override the President, and
in their reckless daring paralize the
Supreme Court, but there is a power,
which, though it may be slow to make
itself felt, and may, for time, be un-
needed, yet is irresistible in its might,
and from its decision no appeal. It is
the voice Of deceived, deluded, and
indignant people, speaking, through
the silent, yet potent ballot, for their
Magma Charter, their liberties, and
their government, Of glorious and sa-
cred memory founded upon the consent
Of the governed. In this, govern
ment of.the people, the complete and
full remedy for the ills of the present
must come from the people. In the
South are they already enslaved and |
powerless and the issue, Of Constitu-
ti0nal government or consolidated mil !
itary despotisn, is with the people Of
the North for decision. Momentous
issue. Let them speak unmistakably |
for their President, their Constitution
and Supreme Court, and against those
reckless partizans who have forgotten
their solemn oaths, aud are destroying
what they are sworn to support. The
memories cf a common struggle for lib
erty, the recollection Of the prosperity,
she advancement and peace attending
Constitutional government nerve them
to the duty they must perform, if they
transmit to after times the blessings
they inherited.
There IS reason to believe, that the
reaction in the North, which manifest
I'd Itself so powerfully in the last elee-
tioas, IS still on the increase, and that !
the more open and daring, the attacks |
of the Republicans upon tie sacred
monuments Of their liberty, the more
.eecdy ard complete will be their utter
overthrow b. the people.
Against lisoir psrtizan attack on the |
Supreme Court, many Of the leading Or
gans q thss party, in the North, have
raised thcit voice in warning and pro
tcs.2.ion, while their opponents in
IoB5rcss, boldly tell them that the
American people. will not submit to
such unconstitutional legislation, but,
in their might, viii unseat them and |
send Democrats to undo and wipe out
their infamous work. Already the
work eff undoing has commenced in
two c!tife States, in the form of pro-
position to rcscind the resolutions by
which the States of New Jersey and
OAio gave their assent to the pending
Constitutional Amendment known as
the Howard amendment. In the Leg
ialaturo Of each Of the pamed States the
Democrats have majority, and the
move there being made may be follow
Il in other States where that party
may gainthe controlling power
!;9t, let the people forget the animos-
tiles cn9ende:cd during the late terri
BE war, realize the emergency Of the
present, and, yet they may justify the
faith, which the Executive repose in
thcm; and act with sufficient prompt
ness to save their liberties and their all,
from New England fanaticism aud Con
gresSional treason to their Constitution.
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We publish ia this issue, to the ex>
clusion Of much other matter, a full re-
port of.he proceedings ofthe un-consti
tutional Convention now assembled III