American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-04-04

til their Successors arc elected. We
deny that any perSOl elected at tht
ensuing election, will be c0nStitu
tionally elected, and therefore ",
affirm that they are no legal Succcs
SOrs of the State officers. In v0riH.
for the State officers. we but solemn
~ affirm the truth of this posi-
ton.
This brings me to a Suggestion
made hv d member Of the committee
in whose Judgment | have crpat
confidence, viz: that We ought To trl
to run candidltrS who could tak,
the test oath prescribed IN the nrW
constitution, so that il the Cp0<ttu
tion should be carried, the officers
elect could be ituiuetrd into Office
But this suggestion. whilst It is Ut
terry imnra.ticatir, ruHS couateI
also to the principles Of the pa t.,
in Acknowledged to some extent
the validity Of the "lrCtion. This
acknowIrGg gMTtnt -t.Dull weaken the
conviction vi the people il the un.
conStitIti0nality Of the Whole l'ro.
crrding. We ought to do nothing
that wonld have. this effect. Tarrp
is Il large majority against lis, and
we can only succeed, if SutrrsS be
attainahIr at all, ty thai earnest a0d
energetic work, which results from
earnest and undoubtiug cntkictiun,
that We are right. But 1t may he
asked, what good will result to us il
we elecr officers who cannot take
thrir offices. | answer this. We
get the benefit Of the principle in
VOWED, by voting fo the present
officers. We get the benefit OF hay
lug good and true men tor our stand
ard be;FrrrS. Ii the Constitution is
defeated they still rrmaia in office.
until removed by the military power.
Ii the ConSiituiC, By ratified. aud
HE State admitted under il, the" j.
we have honest and faithful Judges.
they will IOIuw the decision of the
supreme Court OF the Unitett States,
and of the Sunrpme Court of Mis-
SDuli composed OF Radical ind res
and decide the test blth to br uncoa-
>tftutional. For let it brundrrSro95I,
hat il we are admitted aS II State IL
the Union, there is 40 power whiet
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