Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-01-29

State against the government thereof, it shall be
! lawful for the President Of the United States, on
the application Of the Legislature Of that State, or
/ Of the executive (when the Legislature cannot be
convenct) 10 call forth such number Of the militia
Of any other State or States as may be applied for,
as he may Judge sufficient TO suppress such insur-
reciion. By this act the power Of deciding wheth-
er the eXigcncy had arisen upon which the Gov
ernmont Of the United States was bound to inter
lere was given 10 the President
"By this aet.n That is boy an act OF Congress
just what we propose 10 make here to-day Ihc
saue power which made that at can change,
amend alter or repeal that act.
" lie is to act upon the application Of the Leg
slamre, &c.
That was the case Of Rhode Island How uu-
Ike the case OF North Carolina and her sister
States al the close Of the war; There was no Gov
ernor there was mo- Legislature TO apply to the
President of the United States under the act ol
1888. The government was PROSTATE. The Leg
slature had died a violent death. There was no
government thrre. II there was the form of goy-
rrnment tat existed before Che rebellion, 10 "a
form merely without the breath of Fife n it. for IL
bad NO iuu,uouarcs To- perform any Of the duties
imposed upon it. IL colld not, therefore, bring
itself within the case Of Rhode Island, for there
no executive OF the State TO apply 10 the Pres
idrnt for aid 20 put down domestic in,uurttiou.
There was no Legislature 90 apply None dld ape
ply. The President was called upon TO answer
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to one OF two conflicting eNecutves or one oi Two
'9nHe.'hg h's'''",ures' 10 ue'lue "eu"een .ig" ,.
Nhi'h 10 pnt up ana "hich 20 put ao"n, 9ut "al
s my dufy p BOO respect % the State of North Care
olua, without government but with a people +;
WIN peopl" "llhout pfoteeunh ol Jaw ",n'"b
ul"'eIs V ENFORCE lne laws "i'noul courts Oh JUS
VEG 100 "nien 10 SEIZURE lheir Ighs' "i.houi any
o. tn' lunc'lohs or gtohares 'hal oe'ouS 70
state government w nat lld DE say sir' Rid
he 20 TO work 10 decide which Of any nlgcu uum-
per oi governments 'haI had eA,''e" th1ie J" any
uIhs uuiiiE lh' Ig'tHoh or o'i"Ic llt IeNei'loh
was feplniHtl in lofm' ana therefore 10 senH tle
/ power OF the United States TO set Up and MAINTAIN
Do! No, slr Just the contrary. lie went ~ work
upon theory just the opposite OF that tle theory
that there was no government IN North Carolina 4;
and such are hls very words. La the first proclaim
/ aion issued by the President 100 reference TO me
/ fenci Stites-the one appointing W iIham W liol-
/ den provisional Governor OF that State, not Tor tne
purpose OF setting up again the government thAt
existed before the rebellon--are 10 be found these
words
And whereas the rebellion which has been
waeed bv portion of the people of the United
States against the properly constituted author-
tie. of the Government thereof in the most Wo-
lent and revolving FORM but whose organized and
armed forces have now been almost entirely over
come has in IFS revolutionary progress, depri, ed
/ the people of the State of North Carolina Of aI
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