Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-08-27

made about the effects ofthe war upon tho
validity ofthe compact, cannot under
stand how you can say that the war did moi
take those States out of the Union, and
that they are to-day just as much in the
Union rs Indiana, and entitled to the same
rights and privileges. There must bt
either deviish sight worse conglomefa-
ton OF words in the language of learned
native than in that of a foreigner, or revi.
val of your conscience after all your false
hoods. But suppose you meant somethirg 2
different in your truly elaborate sophistry
Then surely no man should be hung accor-
ding to the Constitution for duly proven
act oftreason, because every State could
revolt then, cause destruction of life and
property and be afterwards as before with
out any responsibility at all as to cOnsc-
quences, glorious star in our Union. Aft
er such an amount OF false reasoning you
contend "(theD that the reconstruction
acts are unconstitutional, and that the su-
preme court will so decide whenever the
opportunity affords it to do So" The de-
cision in matters that have been brought
to an end by the circumvention of the su-
preme court and bv the action of higher
tribunal of nations, that of war, falls upon
the war power as the proper instance
"We, the people assembled In Congress =
He, to use your own words, who can
publicly without shame argue such non
sense as you do, is entitled to all the hon
ors and advantages which the Democratic
party can confer.
"Mr. NJ. would say that this my doctrine
would have maintained slavery in the
States, but the war itself proved the de-
structive clement" 0ou arc right sit cod
not exist with the war;" (what falsehood.
Was not the war under Mcclellan carried
on on principles consonant with the proc
lamation of Congress at that time that is.
that the States should be won back to the
Union with all their rights intact, which
principles in ncgation of all the intervening
events and consequences since, the Demo
Gratis now maintain, and was in conse-
quence of this circumstance not every run
away slave returned to his master? Was
the war under Mcclellan then not consist
cnt with slavery? Where is your fidelity
to historical facts? "And thus perished
when the war perished." The war has not
perished; it has, as. long as any of the for
mer States by their own obstinacy are not re-
constructed, not ceased, the more so as the
Republican party is just entering upon a
campaign against the northen Democracy
combined with the former and unrepenting
rebels. with view to retain the results of
the war, "the evidences of Democratic
progressive civilization" which evidences
in the shape of Congressional reconstruc
tion policy are denied in their validity by
Democracy, and consequently slavery is
not theoretically dead yet.
You say: "The constitution requires that
all laws shall be uniform and affect all peo-
pie alike" and say so, too; and therefore
1 consider the reconstruction policy Of
Congress with its franchises as constitu-
tional, because it does away with black
codes.
Please, Mr.. Vero, accept my compli-
ments and my thanks for the opportunity
to bring that disgusting Stiffness home to
you. NJ.