The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-09-04

Coa1eaeueAsn.
The i&sh smewdasn, To sks coa.
asisusion has not yet passed through
Ill the di6eultiss /, il destined to
sneouutss before il shall In settled
that il has bssa ooastitstionaily ra,i.
Sod. The last account Of the uam.
bsr Of rs.ifsisg States !. 20. This
would be clearly the three fourth.
sscs.asry, ifthe votes we're all l.v.
fslly ess, ssd properly counted III,
this list includes Ohio and Ne~ Ter.
~, IL 10th vi sh;sa State. the t--.
lut,oes Of ratification were rc.eipdsd.
and coasess va refused before the
r.qsirsd ssshss wss attained A
large number or the ablsst public
men in the country, including some
Of the abless Senators in Congress 1t.
tached to the Republican party, have
expressed the opinion that Il is en,ire.
y conpc,ent for . State to alter its
vote on constitutional questions ssy
time bsfors tho result Is effected by
the voting Of States suAIeient 10 decide.
This Was done by New jersey and
Ohio ., time whea oaIy about
twenty others Of the thirty .evcn
States hsd voted. Unless some addi.
t,onal votes he added to the afs,ma
tive list 10 supply those Withdrawn
BY Ohio and New jersey, the smend.
.ssa, cannot NJ said ~ IN carried,
without leaving > plsusibls, legitimate
ground for dsnyisg IL, aud Tor bsing.
Ing Il 10 test vhessvsr . case can he
made which viii bring II within the
jurisdiction Of the Supreme Cosst BY
the denial Of right to soms isdivid.
sal. OF the iailiatioa o. = wrong xpoa
ono which will nsas sass for relief.
II II b. contsadsd. and SLOWED, thst
. State shall not sssoasidss il vots,
previously declared, the dispute will
b. raised in sselhss fosm. OF the
Affirmative votes for IN snssd1sa.
seven ars frcm ssatsa which have 81.
ready, BY pssvioss Legislatures, voted
10 vejsct The saas. The srcsptascs
Of ths ssoesA voas fton these s,a,ss,
and recording Il fos rssiacssios, IL
pls-s Of the Arns vote, which wa for
rcjscsioa, 10 dsfsssibIs osly on the
grosnd that. - Ststss, they we're
compsssat 70 change thsis vote. or,
tho other grousd, that they were not
lawfully States q the tims Of the Ar.i
vosisg, ssd their scts In this respect.
wsrs null. The Radicals will NJ,
allow that they vsss Hsasss II Ill en-
titled to vote, although thcy reckon
cd them - Statss in number Of votes
necessary 10 decide. They conceded
that thsrs wsrs thivty~ssvss States,
and that tveaty eight vsrs nsceasary
to ratify . constitutional nmsadmsnt
but held that tan Of these should no,
vote unless they would vote ANNA
tivsly.
The question !. no! as.a"i,sly get.
!sSSs".ny sdopssd. uaiii tho question
bs determined irrsvsrsibly, iha, the
ton Southern States we're ~ the same
time within the uaios 10 b. COUNTED
~ voters, hut Gus of tbs Union by
bsiug refused the right 10 vote.
Tbs hsal dstsrninstion Of the
question, whst has bscn tho con.n
tutsonsl status II the ten State. ju
ring their exclusion from Congo.
will determine the point whcthe- hi.
amendment Is constitutionaliy adopted
or aot and no mare resolution ,d
tho two Houses Of Congress, d,alsr
Ing the fact, IL Of any more biz ling
force than = joint resolution or any
other subject, which IA repeaIabie OF
voidabls BY regular constitutional or
Judicial ~esss.-- I'eoysns.
A PxivArx MArrxa nan. pra.
Lic.--Ths following order from the
Graad Prssidsst Of the IT, Al
Lsagsss has fosnd Ia way int the
aswspspsr. Tho iloaston Vvleue
probably, 10 sstitled 10 the ercdi Of
ssss briasisx Il to light,
70 the yst~vsiinaA G.sse;i., 4 l. Of
A., State ef 7txas, Gvssti~s
Bssthsa--Your stasasion is called
10 that CLAUSE II the Coassitu,ioa Of
or order, snjoinisH . moatkl, 10.
psst u yosE Cosadl, hFoe the IL.
ssss thssssf, 10 tAb 0sssd Council.
Yos viii Assssftx ohessvs tn. in.
junction, IL es~passss With tn pro
scsibsa dates of jess osgsaisA,i...
Assis, yosv pgsyd i dirssie 10
sbs eclIsctios u isostly dsss anil NJ
tistios fsss IN yosr Cosseil. thus
providing . ND that viii ~st ally
aid In ~ ed siss nov lsscsl, aud
vigorously aRss BY osr rsb<f 80.
called ssstsssivs--sssniss.
A. thoss bhoss liesssy, lives, n,.
,ssss sd baes are III Involved il
The graf ,FsGsls ss~ psaaisr ,A
~ ~ sssYs IL preserving that vhish
osv visiltss sloss oas psspstusfe.
Dose tks 0sssa Cssssil R.oa.,
Ass&is, tssss, ~ sAI ~ 10Th dsy
Of July A. D. 1893.
CT. RUBY, 0vsad Prss;.s~st.
MAJ MosuIs, 0sssA Bsesetaty.
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