Arizona miner., 1868-01-18

No reHcc'ur citizen can be lnseusie to the danger condition of ihe country it aaect' uuIieusly every interest private and pubic l Ii.'s industry in "i Iis and whilst t iessen- the of meeting its de- uaus t renders moro oppressive the birthcn of tao1on t Iarlyzcs cnmucrcc without whose healt1fu condition cic nuton cannot prosper Our fathers thought and eapc rience hnsaeory proved to bc true het without r,al ing equal rights The naton could not prosper Win that view they adopted he Constitution of he General Govern ment They clhcd with al tle rovors necesirv to its prcsorv atnn and designed Co he perpetual in he ia- grage of it- preamble their object o secur tn" blossnas of liberty to themselves and their rfrri'rr One of he cardinal principles of the GoyerIuent us muu.d is tc equality oi Sues. lts very existence de- pend, upon tr continuance of ha equality. iiey are gard Co population and in he House of Repre uatvcs uccoring io population They and their role ore nike in every State and Itsona giauantee Tu guard aa ust The PssDhy ot any lieri,fcuce win ills principle of elwiI'iy urugh re assumption of Iowers not granted. which might pe "eieed o ii, modification or dsir0cfiou they subsequently adopted amendment o the Cou.frs- nii"t S'a- cor prohibited o Che states are rcservsd 70 ule sti'e, respectively OF to the people. That equality s how %, au enL Ten oi nc o'ucs and their people noi on.y n'i eiaid a equal flelis with he ress 9lt l, far a- th" e--.'f'c department i- concerned denied them, and -i' 1,-l tn uere n'l'srt fl'e- lhs cHse quente s M a' whaie potential v"ah ot rh -e states is aud w be bong tae iF,snf ,iate of - ,otiau-- lost Co tha na1l. l. great .iaFco of sugar ,. and cole ton which h the post. materially contributed to the nerved he of industry iu al fher states uilcl if tot moro tisu In tae S'aii rhcv enriched rala spprd needs 1f The manufacturing industry of the Eis furu,hel ibo bs uaarzt t Iis products etye er
 loymglt and Feuuuertye wages io l cuiinyos ani i1 I4rts A long is political dsorlal .llluu remains Inc more drrgc've win i De ,0 The interests of all What s7er obvious T. is ihc eolrse which fia legislative ta plTtaut has pursued. Nifou mrapuc inivu'c unta- rtie motives Co i, cr indn'gng n vfui siaa generally "J",t "A' 4"A!s NuN-. "ii assuming unii t ha7 aci from honest erlr it canum iha autiJr believes " duucd that that as been ihe of he pres cni tn'sRie The war ertnnaed more thln two yoa5s ad ui since. with ctanIicfe mt " It grew o e uslrrctonay attempt, ni e people nf tne S1uth TO sApifcss such attempts Congress by tie Constitution, s vested with power Co supprcss u,urrcctuu- by military fce For tis papose they can call 9ui the militia and - ih" army and navy and long berc The rcetou. laws fassod under iblf auforitv The de. si of Uni, power To Ihantau the integrity of thc Union, aud nt under any cireuiastin to imtarit
 preservation, and destruction which was aimed stsol-is gL.rng absriity And vel hai i. been sri did call Ge militia aud used te army and Inc navy for the suppression Of te iusurrectp: tiat s,rtres
 has been attained or othcr rusistanoa to the Constitution and laws of the United States exists any. where and yei the | uion. with he instruction for contemplated by the authors of he Consiuti0li Was u contemplated in he early days Of he nsurrect5ui That has already been stated; that was not contemplated in the latter s equally clear For In July l.6l. Congress lsfl v. .N N '.'ir1'is ''te si iss'i'i'oA it-s-- the contrary declaring thaf the object vas to defend and nAu.un ihe supremacy Of the Constitution and Co preserve the Union with all the dignity equality, and rights of Inc several States uainred" Has the Union been pTeserredf Have the Sres which were iu uoh been Ige7eEVedt Arc they in the language uf that resolution, now n the I,sessi0n uUiIuraed their dig ny equality and rigAtsi We know that they arc u,9 II 5e ,y ei restoring them Co their enjoyment uaug- rated by Mir Lincoln with thc almost unanimous an foyai uf his party, and which Mir Johnson has eul-i, fI io carry out had uot been intrcrci with by Cougrr. lo States would long since have been ia er ial s ,iieat Ihis Q s believed ,srtd .eusbie nlau viii q,s.ioa
 2 The gr1lud uTun winch Cuucres. claims tt t,gr,f which has svcre of holding soufscra s.ies as conquered and aIjuLfei. and itgs8t.lg in rc-i0l them a- such Is uL, ta irsuIr,t.8. b.t 2. u ,s stl - r|HI H .r rH.t ff d brought within fine power vesi.d in That bod, v the Consuraiian That tbis i. is obvious ne power to dcelair aui fine power Go provide f- The suppression af nsurreouons in their very nature dis. uuct powers The one 1oks exclusively bosiics with they treated ia the Constitution. C0ugres s vested with the auth riiy t declare war raise and support ar were AienAeu f cases ni irfecnon The conierug uIou Congress any other authority for that end have bean mere rpAsse And yet in The fne section Of the Con sL.,l l-''p me power l. expressly given t0 cdll oat the ud' o suppress nsurrectous At the egnnug o the recent aslretion i universally conceded when hh"nd he suppressed the ni1n would ie as it peioIe c0ulaseL 0f sstes ui equal guity aud eut- tied Co efnal rights. The instruction however became Co give to the Government he means o assist n s sup. pTcssiou hegeren; rghts conceded te nsr,e- tonistz Huuu,ufy drtraudad tha tLi. slrot'd ,ina n order to tis but,h.ru of pFi-saeTs If tayerl. hr eNrcTted thse captIci bv its fice. tho Con. federute aGthorits would have rstniaed Snch r..llt would have answered. good purpose toward silffsiu, he rebellion, and Voal only have laceafed he feel
 ugs of own people hutsh0kcf inc public sentiment
 
 wisely and with hc best motives recognized heligcr; Hghts m inc nsurrceuonary government And such eeson at inc same time gave to Congress the authority exclude neutral mai gR frun ar intercourse with South As far s such nations were concerned Congress properly clanesi the rights uf and uQOn that claim declared the blockade of the Sotihegn Iris and provided G. fhe capture of vesseE ahd their csgoes attempting violate it Such captures were made and adndged to be lawful
 by prize courts This greatly aided the Government in inging the nsuneciion cuse In the first Of these called the prize cases decided by the Supreme Cnst of The niicd States inc op.non contains r i've passage, Whieh have been relied upon 1siifyiHg Congres la considering te states u ques7iou Iuercd provinces This grti6d has been n, ,i,taiped ,gitb ,dred i i,t Houses The rst Uf ne oInion the author thinks show, very plainly that the Court did design tu announce any sch doenue No has since been before that tribunal calling for any correC of the mslptrcheuson In one however, betre Mir Justice Nelson Co member of fha Court) occurring since the termination cf the rebellion ii'i e fai'Hi tiii the oiiai iil laws of he Uuou thereby enjoyed and obeyed and were as nthortn uye and binding over ihe BeoIle of ihe State u any sistent Ri'h the preteHce that the South h conquered
 The Judge places souih Carolina uron the same fotip
 fr her rEh. and tae rghts of her poai!a a. ..
 cettd New York any other cf what Ifcn, fhe lsa aalrs. rip-e hg' ruling. one has been made by Chic Jnee Chase n June l-nl in which That Juige refers thc opinion n the Irze eases aud evidently treats tle Ire tence that The Court intended io defia that Southern States were n0i nov equal Siaes n tc Union bo ans warrauuhie Tho wag tiis: 4 azen of N. m Cfa- lna WIS Indebted prU1s0ry note a citizen of one ei ihe states oyal during ihe iusurscnon Pending Inc lnsirf'ctNn by l1r.e Di aT Ised by fhe Government de tacio oi North Carolina corassiEF such debts the dohor was compelled To Iay t 70 hf agent oi la S'e and he relied uIon tii payment hs defence. his opuiou tle Chief Justice sis To uuiusin tese fro- oous ihe counsel for Ie defendant .oy upuu the ds
 s0us 0f thc Supreme Court of te United ~stas t M f feet hat the lae rebellion civil war iu One prosecu- tnn oi which beligefont rghts were ezer,sed 1y Inc National bovernineHt and accorded c armed Eras of the rebel Conieteroy and upon te decision State Couus during and aer the o0se of us American war Er independence, which affirmed the validity oi coni-afrs and sefqssnons deoreed against the pfopeuy oi resident British subjects aud the inhabitants of colonies or 's'aits hoste 1 the uiira Colonies United States