The New York herald., 1868-01-28

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Ighlag sga nsi tbe baItsra <setcs claimed, put
"a rebel master snd for - ssn.imsn's Of thor
ala ne sS'a y ~ ,ss 80 a.s ssss ~ .'' de
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y. - ssi ". y Ms pvsposs speak the general
su:s sAt lie 80 sasursa we're regularly broaehl be-
FLssnaHsri va 10 rsdaCoa Bai ~ dorlrnes bad been
sdysns~s 20 u isson, contrary 10 the teachings of
The eeos.'aven, hs would aaemps % correct
% eus nal ~ ss1n aada The Senator from Illinois
MT 1FamhalI eAadme sbai The supreme Court bad A.
trsi doatica y poser % drcde on tho conssituonsy
-.s praesie sperssoa isso he judiciary ag u that
year pfoyasd "a regard 70 the powers Of the ado.ary
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zoe. ae.,. hass lss'sdetea of sueh question,
M sasstioa Tue qassaen v&s decided BY she
gneNaFy . sssth Carolina ano other states. and The
pay ssssss sssas ss H. eos,rrs % s.s ned
theash = wS tree thsa thef justice Marxnail had
sssasa "a order " SATISFY tbs psss mind iLai the
sscsIs IN cases wherein there could . doubt He
said thai nelster na@ton ssy msmbsr Of The Con-
soass sos esi, ,sss ssl. psssr va. nc soisaS IN the
Constellation. bet tb4t rcedom would bs u-scurs with
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.s,s ine legislative poser, and that o.hsrw.ss
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that esery of legislative power contrary 70 The
consultation sss sshDssi ~ being 20 decided W The
,hs oeaivy wssid have prospsrsa u bs~ RaIsr
Ing Ia ihs debate Webster aud Hsyne, ssd
snat when she 'atet eismed fos the states the power
10 decide whether OF nos lse wss obi siory
upon them denouncins ths d0ctrue khAt the ludcisy
had sach poser. Webster as~iinx tne aserns q 80
cersion arsaea IA powerful sgceen that sAs Judiciary
alone had power - dsas such question, constraing
that 10 he The only peaea remedy srlsns ~ decide
differences hsi~sen STATES and the Cnitsa states
or between e1i.4ens Of any saie aas Congress Mr..
johnson, 40 pruescdns W c0ah4i the views expressed
W M Morton % FRIDAY asi paid high rba.s % THAI
Senator's effort lof elOquonce argument alive powers
and moderation, saying tnsi RECALLED the standard of
former days IL contained, hs SAID, neverthcesa doc
doubtless seen thai unless he lIierp0lxted inlo the
ciaise Of The consitaon from when IA claimed these
powers for Congress words thsre found he could not
successfully defend them. He had read The clause IL
u guaranteed throagh Congress loyal form VI govern
Insnt ~ erery state nieTpoAtiss tne word 'oysl on
The ground tnat loyalty and must BE- nhsrenL The
object Of tae Convention framing that constitution
10 preserve thai anisv of form Of republican liberty
leaving evils 70 be corrected by the better judgment of
the people In most of these states slavery existed
and tho constitution contained provsio0 by
winch the number u slaves could be increased
Tor period Of twenty yoas by immigration.
and most of them required others q be- Of q
certain age and 10 have resided for certain time
IN The state but nobody In thai Convention imagined,
in signing ns name 10 that constitution, thai contained
any provision Tor taking away from State 10
egniy 70 prescribe qaahcaCns for voters th0ss TO
10 voted for such doctrine antagonists the
spirit Of tho constitution Of unsd Sisies aud
fatal 10 the continued existence Of the lie
never would have dreamed ef mputng dsOyalty Jef
forson In l1o9 In the IN which the Seaatr
Indiana tir Norton made such imputaisons Was his
State Aarylandl dsioysi In the view OF that Senator
when he claimed thai republican forms OF government
cannot be secured unless Congress frame constitutions
for lhon prescribe conditions without wllch they
cannot enter the Union states II was
claimed that its government was m the hands per-
sons VINO had ympathi1cd with tho rebeiiion. II Was
not for him ar. Johnson) 90 comment upon per-
sons, but In his judgment they held tho government
rghtfuly a. tar the constitution and laws OF the
fed they had erred In thus sympahizing. and II wiser
counseis had not prevailed ~ which the State
battle ground OF the war and instead Of being The
abode OF happiness and freedom she might have shared
The same fate .. thoss that engaged In the idle and
constitutional attempt 10 destroy that government But
The rebelon was now NJ an end, and no dreamed
of reviving L. IL was insane In ~ origin, well
rom the hrss, 70 the very institution which
I was founded, and terrible had been the conse-
luences OF that rebellion there was 70 be found In the
slavery was no longer blot upon the fair lame
Of this patton compensation almost entire. Another
found the fact that the doctrine
OF secession was forever ended, and he reason
why, Is they moved within the respective orbits TO
which States and United States nmitsd the
nations Of the earth. II . universal principie Of
construction that in asccrtaning tns meaning Of any
other clauses, and that senator had dlsregardod
other clauses intended 10 restrict this and every other
bills aas1 or ~ M b :, 'ce
said the trainers OF the constitution, mbued with the
spirit Of liberty had fst IL thor duty 70 prohibit
legislation; and again, urged BY the overpoverng In.
nusnce Of the governments OF the Old World and
theories the subject Of governments fathers bad
specified in what alone treason should consist Eng
lands preservation OF civil rights had made her the
freest government in the world until bo
than shc Is was impossible to guard the cizen against
the danger from military power f ovcry held
tho right to demand the protection OF the constitution
While he had grateful OF what the country owei
self he tMr. Johnson) would not inirusi him
with the powers conferred by this bill, dsregariing
j. lthe cansc quoted by the Senatc stood alone the
things alluded 70 by him could not be done, but the
constitution restrained Congress from passing such laws
under positive prohibitions Tho Senator Indiana
could not Involve him in Inconsistency regard The
continued existence OF States. He had always mann
IA ned tbcy had never ceased 10 DO such The OF
July 1851 giving the power declare tho existence
insurectcn prov died that The power Of forcby
ing there should on tho re-ssisbishnent
or the power OF the government. He glad 20 ind
that he mad In the support OF Chief Justice Chase
when he opened his court IN South Carolina decided Ia
the case OF gentleman, creditor suing South Caro-
lima man who had paid the moncy under the
Confederate act OF seqaestraton that void
that the acts OF secession took the state of
the Union. There was ample and high contradiction of
the claim that those States By reason Of secession. were
var now endcdy The Supreme Court tho gan
case 50 held the Chief Justice, though differing from
sentng opnion thai when the terminated the laws
and me offenders shoud be tried by civil
authorities In The the vocabulary Of The censiitnlion
those who would make ono constitution for tho soutn
and another for ihe North. II was dle 70
deny that q large number or the republican
party was ever opposed TO the measures OF
Congress, either for legssating as they had
in failing to egsato otherwise. The most Intelligent
newspapers took the view. Referring 20 the un-
settled condition OF the and tho Impcndtng re-
pudaton, he urged the bringing back OF the and
restoring 20 the revenues OF commerce her means or
woath and would they belle the existing belief that
Congress was cgsatlng for continuance Of power and
not for the best interests of the country and answer
the prayers Tor the harmony Of tongues
that ascend every morning.
REMOVAL OF DISABILITY yRoN HoHggr n. rATroS.
At the conclusion or Mr.. Johnson's remarks on mo-
tou OF Mr. STEWART, (rep) OF New, tho bill for the
relief Of the disabilities Of Robert n. Patton then
taken up, Mr.. Frclinghuysen having the floor on the
pending bill, which was temporarily laid aside.
Mr.. DAVIS opposed the bin, saying the application WIS
dictated BY desire to get cflce, and proceeded 10
denouncs him and others coming on the same errand
As double traitors
Mr. STEWART said perhaps the Senator did not UNDER
stand that Governor Patton bad been psrdonod BY the
President and appointed a Provisional Governor
Mr. DAVIS asked II that made him any bottcr.
Mr. STEWART thought not. The difference between
dnfha wlnh h.A l.a,