The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-02
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

the necessary surveys are made dc ID the rnt man IN
the right place.
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Constitutionality of the Reconstruction
Laws TO he Tested.
The case Of Colonel McCarde, editor OF Mississippi
paper, who arrested by General Ord for sedious
language is TO be brought before the United States
Supreme Court and from the fact that win be the first
case that has come before this involving the
stitutionay OF the Reconstruction laws will doubtless
prove interesting. II is expected that the necessary
documents will DO here with very little delay and that
the viii be taken up out Of its order
Constitutional Union Association Of Philadel-
The annual meeting Of this association vas held
on Monday evening. 23d ult Nelson c. Swami
chosen president and Colonel John 8. Warner,
william Schollenberger, William Mnlward and ex-
William F. Johnston vice presidents Resolu-
lions euogstic Of General Hancock for his course in re-
establishing the supremacy of civil law In New Orleans
adopted, although the association discaims being
Identified with any political party.
Connecticut Republican state Convention.
The Republican State Conven..on has been called TO
meet Hartford the 18th January. Ex.Gov-
ernor Hawley having declined a denomination, It is
pected an entirely republican ticket will be set up
for the democrats to knock down next April Rcfer-
ring to the Convention, the New haven Palladium re-
Marks
II meets on tho anniversary Of the capture OF Fort
Fisher and all loyal reoiced the defeat Of the
rebels then, will they rejoice II the Convention shall
select for US standard bearer who will lead US to vic
tory against the rebels allies That II will do this
the Palladium has strong expectations There can DO
no use, however, in ignoring tho fact that the democra
tic party, encouraged by It's success last spring, and
anxious to secure United States Senator in the place
Of Mr. Dixon viii put forth every sxeron 70 carry the
State will therefore, be essential that the debera
lions and the choice the shall DO
terized by the soundest discretion.
The Issues of S6S-Fr0m n Republican Stand
point-Speech of senator Morton. Of Indiana,
In Washington.
On Monday evening, 30th ult, Senator Morton, Of
Indiana addressed the Soldiers and Sailors Union, in
Union League Hall, Washington city We make the fol-
lowing extracts from bis remarks touching the issues Of
1868, reported in the Intelligenca:-
said in the commencement Of my remarks that there
two ideas uppermost in the minds OF the people
The first Of these will as have already said, enter
into the of the coming campaign. If the idea
prevails that the government right in putting down
snsrsy that tho
OF this purpose then you soldiers and sailors who bore
. part in the struggle for the preservation of our
national EXISTENCE Will certainly feel that you have
only acted wisely but that have borne an honorable
part in the services rendered your country the hour
cratic party succeed and trust in God that 1t may
not-that tho people Of this great nation will such
calamity BY their votes ~ that campagnaihen viii i
member OF the Union army and the places OF trust will
revert to the rebels and Their names occupy the
position Of honor IN the pages oil history One question
we have yet meet In this campaign Is the in
which the Southern shall be fully restored with
and the manner in which these blessings may
be fully enjoyed by all. Tho question is
hat VIC ha
conferred upon blacks and whites or upon whites alone
fourteen ffteenths of whom are rebels, and bore q
insist that the power when Is conferred, should be so
divided that its prepondcrance shall not be the
Of dsloya men. Nor do we ask all should even in
granting this for IL does not exclude those who have
borne in the late against the country, we
DO demand that the power shall be conferred in such
that blacks and whites may have voice In the
State government and the question Of reconstruction
1t is true the present law Of Congress DISTINGUISHES only
. small number Of those who engaged in the rebellion.
1t does not dsfranchse the petty officers soldiers but
that class OF who had allegiance to tho
constitution in ofacss OF trust and this class
President johnson issued his proclamation disfran-
chsng those who had participated in tho rebellion, 1t
included not less than fourteen classes numbering be-
tween $50 600 and $50 600 men but the Congressional
system OF disrauchisemsnt will apply To only 5000,
and TO exceed so 600 We have heard OF late
much about oppressed people. We told by demo-
orators by the newspapers OF the democratic
party in all parts OF the country that the people of the
South are downtrodden and oppressed Do they who
pirate about oppression bear In mind that these
very people who but few years since arrayed them
selves In arms against the natonwhose actions have
half million OF lives, the very people who
developed the that has loft legacy debt OF
thousands OF millions OF dollars with an almost meal
cuabe amour, yet 10 qudate to speak OF the I'm
told suffering and that has been thrust upon
people OF the North Yet those the
democratic party. and ! take II upon myself
to say there Is neither nor justice
they forget they are favorlng those who brough,
on the trouble and bathed land blood The law
prevails in all well regulated communities that crime
should be punished, and sense OF justice demands
that outrages upon tho laws and the rights Of the people
shall be severely punished We talk about the present
State governments that have been ignored In Con-
gressionai acts Can you tell me by whom they we're
formed III not by the proclamation or the President OF
the United States And II you win to the elections
In Virginia, North south Carolina, you Will find
that less than onethrd Of the white took part In
forming the constitutions Of the present States Tho
delegates formed them, and they have been
mittod for ratification to the people Nor have they
half the moral right that the constitutions have which
have been more recently formed. Those formed ia
1865 contained certain conditions such prohibiting
slavery, biting the payment OF the debt contracted
during the late war; provisions that required by
the proclamation Of President johnson. But yet they
have boen ratified and Senators and Rep
resentstves OF these states admitted into Uongre
sonal halls they would DO cast aside aud ignored as
they had never been ratined-and that I know
would be the course pursued. The struggle,
North and South, | have shown, will DO IN
1865 for restoration OF these rebel hands
and the administration Of the ala OF these States
loyal white men 10 be turned 10 the tender
merciss OF then vote the democratic ticket But
II you are IN favor Of impartial suffrage, and giving
rights 10 black and white then vote the republican
ticket There numerous other questions wrapped No
ia these leading IDEAS have announced rue hrst
shall mention Is the payment for slaves emancpated
during the war And though this has been declared
yet to he question OF tie issue firmly con.
WINGED that II 10 to be as though read Il IN the written
platform OF tue democratic parry. The States OF Mary
land aud Kentucky have already provided Tor this
anticipation Of the OF tue democratic party at
the next election Here Mr. Morton read from
sttuton OF the State OF MARYLAND and from report OF
the proceedings Of The Kentucky Legislature 10 sub
stantiate the statement made Georgia has pro.
vdeu for this and although Other southern States may
be silent on this subject toey will be ready the
question when II Is tins. The democratic party OF tho
South wil De unit that question; and now
let me show that the democratic party of the
North are ready 10 meet them. base my assertion on
the fact that the members Of this party voted without
a single exception against the amendments when they
we're before Congress- aud democratic newspapers have
denounced those amendments with one voice; 50 IL Is
safe To say that in the issues the Northern wing
conoede 70 the south everything claimed by them, aud