Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-04-17
OUR NEXT CONGRESSMAN

The Congress sionnl Convention for this I'll,
iih Congress ional District will meet at Oska,
loosa. May 9Th next At this Convention :
Congressman is 10 be nominated, AID VII,
shall that man be? This is a question which
interests all WHO reside in this District, al
rectly, and all portions Of the State indirectly
Tie time is not very distant, and it is well I,
look over the field and see who that man
should be, There will, probably be, scvcra
aspirants for the lonors Of lhat u!,icc, W.
supposed BY rs tina; the present incumbcn,
the Hon. Nm. Loushridge, will be n candidate
t.: denomination. He has been efrec.,,al,,
tritd and not found wanting in any respect
.'-'eeer, he has been faithful and efficient
member Of our National Congress and las
acquitted himself WELL. He has net been an
idlcr there, but las been active, has souch,
every opportunity TO promote the interests Of
his constituents wherever and whenever n.
opportunity presented itself and not only 50
but he has locke. them up. Not only has he
IN
EMS In Iowa, but on questions of Nation II
bearings ne has not been idle. His vote and
voice have both been on the side Of Justice
and humanity, and has ever stood and hat
tied for the Impeachment Of Andrew johnson
Tor his usurpaions. In the discussions Of ihe
supplemental act, providing "lnorc efficient
government for the rebel States he showed
himself fully able to cope with the mos, ctrie;-
! cut OF the opposition in debate. In the re-
| construction Of the rebel States The mower m,s,
exist somewhere to do ii, this involves tho
power to confer on the States reeonstru.,Al =
republican form Of government, this power
AnoFew johnson and his followers claimed
rested with the Executive, on the other hand
Mr. Loughridgc maintained that il rested with
Congress. his discussion of this principle was
luc'd, and showed him possessed Of high de-
gree OF intellectually, and demons ra,ei him
TO be well verscd or constitutional law and
the opinions Of eminent mon on this peculiar
case. In reviewing the ciions OF tho pres;.
aeh' IN this matter he held that the Prcs;den,
haa created provisional governments with.
out authority, had prescribed the oual;6ca.
Non OF electors, debating TO the people Of ,he
south what they should and what they should
"ot DO, wholly without Il constitutional rioht
70 do SO, and assuming arbitrary nowersa
with all the dignity and pomposity that ever
amy despot assumed" IL all which he con.
suited NO other department Of the Govern.
ment. Denying the right Of the President j
thus act he said:
or deny a toto the authority of the
President to do such acts or exercise snch
powers. defy any gentleman upon this
iooi 20 place his finger upon n single clause
~ 'he constitution OF the United States Civ
ing any such powers to the Executive, direct
VI indirectly; II cannot be DONE | affirm
'nat IN DONG these acts the President exer,is.
ca high powers not granted to him by the
letter or spirit OF the Constitution, authority
NOT coming to him through that Instrument
IL ms tate message TO Congress the President
uses the following language:
III the authority we desire to use does not
come to us through the Constitution we can
exercise It only by usurpation, and usurpa-
ton is the most dangerous of pclitica!
crimes"
Now, sir, the authority he has thus eyercis,
ed does not come TO him through the Consti
tuition, and by his own admission he is guilty
OF nsurpation. These late pretended govern
ments are the creatures of usurpat;on, and
are void al undo. The power to reoreanize
governments in those States and to guaranty
them republican governments is in Congress
and Congress alone. Go to the Constitution:
'ts provisions are plain; so plain tina thew
heet not be misunderstood. Article four. sec
t on four, from which the President claim
'o derive the authority for his acts, rea ds as
follows:
The United States shall guaranty TO every
State in this Union republican form Of GOV
eminent"
Ihis power is here given, not to the Presi,
dent nor to Congress directly, but TO the Gov
eminent IN general terms. Then TIE cues
ton arises, in which department does tie
constitution vest the execution Of this duty
claim that all the powers vested in the Gov.
eminent and not expressly granted to the
olner departments are vested in Congress-
Inc executive and the judicial departments
have no powers other than those expressly
granted they have no implied powers. All
me implied powers Of the Government are in
oonsiesS. - aHy power is granted to the
Government and the Constitution is silent as
to which Of the departments shall exercise
such power it is IN Congress. This il plain
by the eighteenth clause of section eight ar.
iicle one, which reads rs follows:
"Congress shall have power TO make all
LAWS which shall be necessary and proper
for carrying into execution the foregoing pow
ers, and all other powers vested BY this Cons
stitution in the Government Of the United
States, or in any department or officer there's
Of