New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-17
ILLINOIS


Observation-Disclosures ORCHiGHI PARADE
W. oondepse from the Chicago papers the
,,,,g account Of the great Grant ana CollaA uonol
, IN that city on the 18th inst, which is pronounced
- the unanimous voice Of the press as won0erlW ouV
ripg-a surprise 10 the Republicans themselves Inc
ann had not set evening before tue OF people oega
% move toward the Housesquare from all parts OF
enc CITY and long before tho hOur appointed for the
arrival OF the professions the streets ana aDu
the square blockaded win gooalaIieu az Me-
citizens each. with few exceptions TYING 10 hLAe
ms way 70 the vicinity OF the COurthOuse, 70 yth
with the multitude ID t'y inS drst5on of ifs Illus
trio. Nominees At about O'Clock the delegatlohs OF
Tanners nm their handsome uniforms OF black caps ana
headed by bands aud carry Ing hkeq torches anu
p9reucles with various appropriate devices Iue SCENT
soon after O'Clock, I'm ana around the square, was M
po,nC and brilliant beyond description oul JUS Iu T 49,
could only be gained from elevated posLuuit' icg,
monument buildings opposite the square great caiIlu
lights blazed upon the scene; the torches OF inc uo
around the building added their light within ana VIII
ont this wall Of men were crowded noSy % 6 a.
for the most part well dressed ana iesec11v " dco
porting themselves with perfectly g0odhaIuteu ueCC5
rum About the north door OF tho
throug Of men, who came 10 near as wei 49,, az ~
see. They were called TO order about ocloCh
bv the Hon n. j. Judd, VINO made a short anu
stirring address and followed by j. {. Dore' ESQ.,
Gov Oclesbv. The Governor came forward ana lOI an
hour Oh more bed the great audience with one OF MS g
tory of the Republican and Democratic parties, ana
showing the whole history o. the one nau uJe ~
trucking SOUTH and Of opposition to every SasS
or reform which should endanger their lease OF once ana
power The many fine points in his address were re-
spOnded with singuiary unanimous bursts Oh aplause
showing that audience had not gathered out OF mere
curiosity but hearty expressions OF tine sentiment
OF the masses II any one denotea of
cage Republican CITY or not ihe a.to Id
last evening could hardly fail to satisfy him II was ~
O'Clock whom the Governor finished ms aDle speech anu
the chairman dismissed the gdheLlnS' AZ the sOu' sUS
on me Court-Ouse another stand had been erected ara
en-, The orib SIDE Iit uu by the brilliant calcium lights
aud Icy the thousands OF flaming torches. ,, -,
my" earn nj
SSrty cheers and proceeded TO deliver one Of the most
logical aud convincing speeches ever uttered here
showing the purest and most candid argument devoid
9f any popular carap. that the acts of Congress had
6eep legal and ccnstitutiOna that the Executive had
usurped an authority which did not belong to him. ana
UTboldInp him and the dsoyal men at the South who
Wore trying 20 obtain new cOntIOl VI ue
1nent The following points are especially worthy OF
attention; --,-.. -
none of the powers granted 10 the President include at
of organizing state governments. As ComlnandeI.ln-
Chief, the President may demolsn governments m2Slng
can do nothing toward constructing government for
The conquered except IL may be 10 execute some law OF
this war ended the President had no more power over
the people OF Georgia than over the people OF
I'm either state could execute any law OF Congress
affecting tine people OF such state ana III neither eOu9
Dc do any more But this point need not De argued
iuIIlei IOl w trjfv n remains TO INQUIRE whether
Congress has power There several grounds upon
which cue powerot Congress over THIS SUBJECT may Saiey
be rested .-.-,-..,- 49,. 60.
mont of the United States at ALL ana IS not D express
words conferred upon tae d VI S1 CO. ,b
Constitution provides that Congress shall have power 10
make all laws which shall Oe nee ssay ana proper Ior
carrying execution the foregoing powers hat IS the
powers specifically granted TO oongFsss ana All G e
powers vested by TINS Constitution ia tne O
The United states, or IN any department OF omoef
80 Il the undoubted province Of Congress to admit
States to the Union. .. CO. -
ernments has by far implication the power to organize
new state governments 70 be admitted 1t is universally
,,oSs, in e,nress words carries with h. by i'm
ncatOn the power do whatever necessary to exc
Ctiitiap eTnpoWrs Congress 10 establish post-oces
and pOstrOads From tins Is implied the ught OF mOnop-
oily In mail carrying the right 70 establish and MAINTAIN
the complicated postal system existing and TO pass
fsS m fht nurnose Mo Constitution is o mere chart
OF government not code OF procedure AZ Mulcates
the powers which may exercised not the manner OF
"TteJe is strong disposition orr day to maintain
thai Cohges has no power to do anything II never mas
done or TO exercise given conceded power IN any dill
manner from that in which It has been exercised
an other words 20 define and limit the powers OF ire
Government not by the Constitution, but OY what has
been the practice under the Constitution II Congress IN
the first instance OF Iefrlt0ry Wheh nau IeSCHSu lHe
condition 70 be admitted state had framed COnst-
tuition and submitted the question 70 the people TO de
termine whether they desired to be admitted Win such
Constitution, and If dc ded in tue affirmative congress
bad admitted her as State, and if such had continued
to he the pratic the Government would il have been
subject tOauy constitutional Objectont And 1t is eyi-
tutonal IN the first instance It would he equally 80 now
Tho course adopted and hitherto pursued was such as
aSVissbe Under the circumstances; but it, for any rea-
son 1t now thought advisable 10 vary the practice 1t is
perlcctly constitutional TO do so.
40. suppose cOncede for the purpose OF the argu-
mct that the power to admit new states tnat 49, new
sue was state without government Of any kind if she
Wa. state at all at the close Of the Now the Con
sttution provides, Article 4, section 1:
no,SsB 'S Of ToTrt and ssa protect ei,6 Of them sa IN
yon ana Application Of TIE egaufe or Of ie EIseaye ("h'n
And again Article section 81 ,,,, ,,,r,.
proper carrying into execution . al powers
By Of The United States
III as have shown Georgia at the close Of the war,
mad no civil government whatever then 1t certain
had not republican form OF government, ana 1t was
the undOuOed right and duty OF Congress 10 pass laws
Gor the purpose OF putting such government there"
Chicago Outdd herself in the grand tOrchght parade,
which commenced o. move al 10 O'Clock All former Oc-
Of the kind ecpsed in brilliancy by this
Of the city generally. On the line OF march, as far
as the eye could reach was brilliant, compact
flushing mass OF fro The glorious old q" Wide Awakes"
OF co nowhere in point OF numbers, military
bearing aud general display. All along the route house
tops. balconies and Scoops thTOnged with eager
faces, men, women, and children cheering waving flags
and handkerchief ana all expressing tie utmost enthu
siasm. From commanding point the sight was grand
looking down Clarkst. where the procession first
stretched ts columns The street was one mass OF waving
light The trau5paronces JOrue by the different bands
excited considerable amusement and merrimcnt along
the route as then Pecunary appropriate notices ana
clever its we're read some OF the best are rs follows:
= f., r 5l- '2 S Gong W. S.' ND7 nv ~.
40, Crush iiT'
Every Ward had at least three O, these transparences
On wagon was large transparency with Sey mOur pro
pheSes thereon uttered the Democratic Convention
New York Gentlemen your candidate cannot bc;
know that cannot be elected"
MASS MEETING AT GALENA-Gov. oGLEsBY.
GALENA, Aug lathe day is fine and every
thing indicates the grandest demonstration OF the cam
pagB. There multitude Of people present from the
Dubuque are represented by special trains filed with
people and the Coppeheads here this day received good