The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-04

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Mryr Hesdricksl nIIe denied the
claim that there were no State Gov
ernmants at the close u6f the war.
GowrpHSBts adopted bynthe people
ex seed at the datbfelk of ths war.
hhat had beoom0nof them2 State q
OonstitutIons were dhH bbndl6f organ d
ization holding eth 8uI Ito the Federal
Union. He knew bBruo other The
Cunst5tution becamHapart Of the ma -lif
tioual Union and the people had no d
rig { 10 destroyuit1 either b. CohFen-
tiOn or legislation ;dnOr could any
power short Of atbithe States. IL astl
State Constituti0niofthe South ceased
TO baI such, by what act was it23 The lt
ordinsfneei of seeessiouscould mot do
il being al nudity dnor could war, F.
whse was mptimhde on the 0onstitu-
ton but on the people engaged Ia re- u
beiHOn; whose effort 10 separate had al
no vhlldtyiuDilaws andh 40 effect sm
to destroy or disturb its felations 20 d v
the UnfouI however they tried pfaeti VI
lcallg TO ,doniifp de GeeTetted Nv ~
I8lOrton WRssnotptest6Bt, aehe shOnld 1di
combat sorne6o f. diis s8viesss iand refetaiI
lie thea ersad70ieonff nepeBehulbg
-Mr biMortomw doIeihse va 1aa toiG the in9
g-ta tdss ishould olmnore.l06ehad tbaI
athe -dodditi0nl ofgadsrtt8AdtS add al4al am9
dag tfnIt All actsaofit itaei lfrestdebt and9d dsl
DougHeass shad3bpFooegded1 lipoa 3thebns
c0ntFnny hgbo6ha ais5d Mat .khey oetlily9n
Tbmai DEIl 20 0thb IGGggn athBiI9 pe6Bleio1
being1Ibnes rbt 20 dsib 6I IDdenDtfuein89 70 !
ldhe con trnFy doctsIi1e qgs aBmfHouss1 rod
file RpeRdli liwasndsliteg0lil lbnp OeSkml9aIi
Der. 1855 RsiR m6nthBpftes Eh5 remsT9d
me ucBmentb 3 Of3 dP feBidimtfJ Olih sous dih
qDl ayg He then read! lrons tfenGlo6s ~
OF 1854, ono Thea debate ko1 aANinterid9
ID tyhss bill,dan 6Gpfebeibai9df theifw
laA me- opinion abyt SBna tor OWtSl6t dezoq
curing that 4 oIdes esa3i Stgte dalwayg ranll
Stategn Il HeWontDho toQHy ettbat a3di
lgieIt change haddalsonIp4aeB VI tAGoW
nn ninds Of thosg SehabJps Taking Up dW
the claiiO of bower over qeeonstfad- ODD
lions under the clause iofl the 4teb sti -scW
thtigng guaranteeing anreBfesdnbatlpe 9iL
form of f9goyefnment, ,sihe said ittfGs no
,clause was addne3sedBto each de5sart Ina
ment of Observation-Disclosures u
duty to be perfofmed by theG Eoecuy0 y
tive sn iudtciaa gHuty by the u lladigJri
fciary,i &e.l BY itsI language 10 presup- 9di
posed the exist6neeaOH a1state 6hoPHrDl
iernment to- belifgafanteed - Madiln9d
isOn HamIitOn,3 3YunCt % 3tOr5rf a1h9 2
taking thmrHiewY9i / lbm0nferrBaa mood
power on the Gbvernm6At t E0 max 8lao91
State NiDEernmont, which was a lhi9hanI
lrprer0gatiye of afe people. The sole iI
proyinee OF Glongrb ssNgGs 10 recOgni1s af
such - oUernnIehts When formed iieltd
said Mr.. MOrtOg in fuetiug from 7tlT q VI
id OWatd, lad merely aneadths opinlOnnDJ
Of one JHdgelBwhi laothefoSupreme q 3f
BOunt halb prom OIinaed noupon the ~ ,
qu asti9n of the (blxec0ti4e Tbcbgniziug H
the State floNernnIBht tof ithOdelf a
I.lahd41 The dchante5 u dvernment ol.i01 b
fRhedelLsland called upon the Presi4
dent to inteFposei mdlitary power d
against the power of the 4 b0Fern meht 4lI
which tthe President didIo and 9the 0m
Court said that WAS cOhcluk i've upon H
the Court, the Presidenbl having re-
.coghized thatS State G0vernm emit He m
Quoted from the decision of the Su.
preme Court ia the Milligan caseto
Support his yipIYaand said that Pnesin
dent Lincoln held the same. doc
trine. alludlng to the proolahi9tionf
of 1863, ptonisTng 10 guarantee
10 the 'a1edbR9s o13G1 bnGByera1 r.
ments if rec59dized by them. 91
.contehdipg thagffs Statement that the
Judgment WDuid not be Binding upon
Congress, reterret 70 the admission DC
Senators and 1seihesshtatives It
the view Of the Bepdblicah party was
correct, they bpuld hot hayere elect
ed Mr. Lfncfith- who had pocketed
the Winter D3yig bin THAT proposed
plah Di leHsative recohstruetiOn,
and HAD Eaid he was not willing 10
bind himself u ,5hy .9siagle plan Of
reconstruction 7, thai, C5s gress should
not tie his hands by arg plan. When "
Mr. Lincoln Vas re- eiett5d, was there
a more important question before the
nation than this OF ,restorationR He
had used the words rrestoratiou 20
their practical relations to the Gov
eminent Of the United States.
What different doctrine from that
whi1h claimed that no State govern
ment existed, and that Congress only
had power over the question.
r Mr.. Hendricks then alluded 20 the