The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-02-01

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Great Speech of 4ennfnr MnrfAn.
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We 9iv0 beeuw ~ Qatn poinleof tAoffoee
spsecA ~ 6slaeor 1fstssn, delivered in the
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TEE QUESTION ~ msUE.
( M. President: TAs isaue here to-day ID
ne sane when pr.ssals sssosgae:s - cesn-
"a 49,. e. :. ~. q 80. - n rsrest
what have had occss;on . ~ elsewhere.
it is beswseatvo paramount ideas. SCI arus-
cling Tor the supFensey. 0ns =, "a ;as.
70 suppass. "a a.. ~ ,.b.l. forsitsd .heir
civil and political rights, aad caa esly b res
stored to them upos suoa %. dlsacss - the
nation msy P IL S ~ M
I;on ra. ~. s;nful. but ~ s;sbs. sbst shoss
engaged in i, forfeited NO rights, ciyil or POI
itical, and hare > right to take charge Of
thcn MEASUREMENTS, aud h. eeaekDd 70
stheis eaopaGentation IL &eaobssA 3ast - #
there had been no rebellion and nothing had
occurred. The imnedisssa iss1s 6esove tbs
Senate nov il between the existing State gov
eynmeufs establisAsd under ths policy Of the
preaiAsea 81 tAe listed 6tsaes n ths sedel
Dsases and the plsn Of rsconstrursicn 81 Con
Ktssy.
4 PROPOSITION AGRxED UroH.
I'm ery,eayor "a aacertaia rrOpositios
IN ~. Asheae urnas wbich both parties are
.sr.~a. .nd start from that proposition, That
nronos;t;nn Il. that = the end at the war, in
The Sprins Of 1865. the rebel htstes we're
v;thont STATE aoyesnueots Of suy kidd.
mr.. norton snen tead rom TUG ptoc'ams>
tions Of ANDREW johnson, to show that the
President Ind admitted he proposition. Mr..
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q the''ou =.
sttutaon whlch makss tnc any - tns =. o ~,
j. ted Ststss to gnAfAnfe to each Stats . nspab-
fcan form of government. sloeed that Mr..
s.., az - ..~~v a.. h;..1.r os
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reccns6rscuon. sssss A8assss&
VINO SHALL cosrHoL KEcoxErkrcfluS?
W. A. then agreed unon the second rros,
os;t;on fha, thu newer az Yha Un;fed Sta,es
d raconstruct and sua rantsa renabI;csn forms
of ,ovsrnment q opcs snnl;ei when thAea
3 Rs.sr. vere found - the condition "a which
ther uers Il the end ~ tbe var. Than. Sir.
heino .sreed upor theae tvo nropoeition..
- arr hroncht 70 he auest;nn - "a tha nror,-
ar form 81 exercising thia norer. ana S,
rbnm 4 .hall H. exercised The Cncst;,n.
zion NV. that s.thp TTn;taj States shaIl e1,ar-
.n.ee Is a,ayv S..te Ia This T.;on ! rennbI;.
can form al soveynmrat B. the eb,.se
.IYnited Statesu here = meant the Govern,
mant of the limited gta,es The IIaaad
S,a,e, can nnlv All throneh tha Eoverrmens
ard tho cl.u.s vnnld mean nrar,.elv Tho ..ms
th;r. Is Il r.sd. .s,ha Co.a.,r,eas IS ,ha
ITn;ted stafes hall onar.n,ae d evs,v Stats
n In. Trn;on . rennhI;can form nc sovern.
NAV, !, Thar r. ,hs covsrnmsn, ~ n.
TInited S,.t.. IL tn .recu.. nj, .n.,,rtv N,
ouas,;on .r;se, What Constitute. ,ba Gn,.r..
,s,.nt of the Un;ted St.,e,2 III. Prsud a
d.. ~, eonst;tpt. sbs f,ovs,nmans. = .
Cnppres, does not con.t;tpta the (;oyernmen
tbe ,nd,c;rrv ao.s not con s,,tn,e ths Govern
ment: Init II thr,e toee,hey con.s;,uss r..
Goyernment. and = III, guarantee !. - b.
sraeu,sd IS ,he Gavarnmen, &c r.. Tinted
Sfstss i, foilcvs n.cess.r;ly ,hs. i mus, he !
legislative aet. The Pre.;dens cou,d mot A..
.n,,. ~ s,acn,. ,hs .n.-.....- ~,.hor, -.
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The meaning os ,b.t n1oy;s;an w;shon, -,
.urn;n. hi bs ws.ths Z: ov.rnr,.n, ~ ~.
Tn,tsd S,stas Conorssa o<,rld ~. ~ ;,..,f !
sums 10 erac,ta ,bs rs,,.. -;,har. - !,
ine that i -, the Govsrnn ami ~ The IIn;,s5
States: nor could The ;ud;c;.ry v,thoet . III,
assumption. The act must be the act of the
Government, aud therefore it must be . leg.
islative act, = law passed by Congress-. sub
mitted IN the pras;d.nt e., ii. an.scv.l ard
nerhans in . nropar r.ss ,nh;sct ~ ha -
r;a-sd H. ,hs ;pa;r;.rs Ms pss.;dsn, ~.
~ ~ enu lauissiy' 1lesioen.' ena
lhis u necessarily Inc case from the simple
reauink u inc Cohsu.n'io1 seems y me csn
not De Tor moment denied. The President
IN assuming 10 execute this guarantee him
self, is assuming to be the Government o
the United States, which be clearly is not
but only one OF it's coordinate brsnctes: and
tberefore as this on.rrptae rms, 10 !. Iog;s
lstiye act; ii follows that the .ttrmnt m In,
car, nf ,ha pras;aa,,,o ~.
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as iu'no''y, anu ssas sne suA,sn
.ec can onfy DC executed 10 tne form OF q law
hfat 70 be passed Dy CoaGrees ana thento bt
saomltted TO the PRESIDENT for his approval
and II be does not approve it then to b
passed over his head by 4 msiority of two
thirds in each House. That law. then. he
comes the N ecu1iou of thn esn1.nss. ana;
"a ers ~ tka A.vo,rm.-1 ~ .LAT 100,
Gs.te.9 II, p-s;ds.e, -. 4. 80 80
ar.s.;a = .a Il %
iiaesaoe senu 70 .ne secretary ana a.
u. ~ 80 : pr =. .ne 9esisoH VI tue gu
Pce"ie ooar. vi .ne oh1tea otates IN the eas'
OF Luther sgt. Borden, as reported in How
ard. 1he Secretary read - follows
Moreax., ~. can.,;,n,;an r. ~. va.
-. 800 -. - .ns 1ni'ea s.a,e.
Kind and .nsha.s ~ A. a...rsI 800 % IN
interfere In the domestic toncerf1a IT State. ha