Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-11-12

T. .t# sH..~ AH& h AfsEl 81 i.rrNt ga AH 4 I.#a
p .iaatrs. and ta.Nun Ihs lnU8s p.#.e
. .wrtes 'tN has rNrr eanvg,-ri ia' c#a
, lrv, ami Threatened ,ts welfare, W
whether i /, lhe prov nee VI Caagro's Cn
p her the constitution % ran'ro. lhr r. 'la
{ ,,rueuun OF the ,rsrlt.l States,
That resolution Vas reported hy ID
, Judiciary Committee, to whom u hal
been referred on coming IN from IN
Honse. Ga the Slst Of January, /, va
taken up as in Committee Of the Whole
and running debate was kept up viii
various proposals Of Amendment, IA th'
course OF which ia Ice Collamer, on tn
"A Of February, in few remarks, nu
mated his views, and suggested an am"nt
m-ut rather Of form than Of suh'lance -
ftr as thu specific case was concerned,
which closed with form OF expression
that .ljreetly 40 explicitly asserted the
doctrine up1n which Congress has pro-
ceeieI 10 assert the right, and 10 exercise
control in the matter ct reconstruction
iva; taat the people Of noae OF the rei.eI
states were empowered Ia elect elrclar,
Of Pre-, Dent ami Wee President, until
SAID coDlu non Of .n.wret'ut ,hl.i ease,
and he SO declared hy virtue ct q lass OF
the United Satr-N
Rs,vriy johnson followed Mr. Col.
hmrr; AMI ua ,.s.ns, Nj, Cow an, ol
pransglvAnt, sal he should Ike % hear
him peak 10 the question, "sappo'c ,bs
rrhs.j.on " be entirety suppressed, ls II
necessary then, tn order 70 restore then
10 their rights Jn the Oa,pn, that W
should enact law that u VA, ,apprrs
So p Mr. Johnson sad he was not pre-
a,rri % say that; though ms own opln
ION hal been throughput, that the States
were no, oo, 60, the Cn,ool IN one s"0s",
aud 1t an the inhabitants We're 10 throw
iosu their arms, Nlmlt their allegiance,
an elect members 10 the Senate. ~,
after the rebellion Wa, entirely tcrmlu-
atci. perhaps they WON'T he entitled 10
their seat, bat he was not prepared 10
SAY whether he sapuli h that opinion
on examination or not. Judge Colamer
only responded thus; " According To my
'le"' "hrh s'''' OF WA, mas o,''" 'e
chrel 10 exlsl--i-ciarei according to
aw--we cannot rrco Iulse a state OF peace
and reconciliation many other Way but
declaring IT by law, or authorizing the
Ir'S'leal l" "'-.''e IL pI ''"' '''' -
a model frmu ary tor stating most I'M
pprt1n, and fundamental principle IN the
subject of tins great struggle
! ue deutle run con thruN-H u" gay o'
'h' Il a'd "a, mo 'u+ "' "' tg'.",',Ht
When '"l-' N''i."'' i't",,' '',',' ms
suggested AA''"u G''''' vi. Johnson
la"r"upon proo%. 'rl l' pr'P''"l AIS '.'r's
10 more tai and. y.'e'l 'l'l'F'"' '' Tue
effect That, a, Tue lr's' leal p! a. P,'..,-
nation under The at' Oh 'H'y H. lN'''
bN !. by declaring The S''.'' To 'e Va t'
"c.tops deprived lhrm OF 'H" F-"l "'
r"cunI Electors, s II. Ivy r''1''m'l".las
he ,iaU,l declare tue fepr.'"h 90 '". il
any ot The States, 'nsA states W"''' ot
"na.lal 10 We represented 4" the H''''''A'
college AMI 10 Congress "'A''''' "".
o'h'r act.
Judge Coda n"f f'sp''' j, I'''.' ''
way OF an e%ri ,n'lIon 'I ~. i'"''...' u
purpose IN the proposed N'a'".''"e".' ANA
1b"r~'n sad: " Congress alone ".''"' our
CONSTITUTION has 'n' power " ".,''''' "''
aud there'ore CONGRESS a.'o" mas power
To define what sha ] he a coul'1oa 4" war
with any Of our o"u States Coo-fe''
ild tht, in lSol. - II seems