The Planters' banner. [volume] (Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou.) 1849-1872, 1868-09-05
Congressional Usurpations Must Cease.

The infamous system Of government es
tabi'shed III the South was educed from the
census tables. Never was a ereater fraud
sought to he consunu1ated than that by
which Congress endeav9ored to induce the
Southern States TO approve the constitu.
| tional amendment. We can see now. plainly
enough. the whole extent of the vi,lainy Of
the Radical party managers. They knew
wei enough that every odious Inrasuya
which they have sought to enforce in the
South was fatal to the Union, and their
whole policy was based upon statistical
tables, showing the relative number Of
whites and blacks, and how many Of the
former must be disfranchlsrd TO give, su
premacy to negroes. In other words. But
Ter and his aceomplices intended from the
beginning to use tho Southern States as
agencies of trump in the Presidential elec-
tion: They have suffered no obstacle of
law justice or pdnlic policy to intervene
The Constitution has been confe.sedly set at
nanght, in time of peace the army has been
used TO overawe the people. aud The whole
theory on which the war was waged, uiiful-
filled. These facts show concl1siyely that
IT the excluded States had voluntarily
adopted the supposed amendment to the
constitution. their relations to the Union
would still be the same. Reconstruction
measures have no reference to the we'll he
ing OF State. people, sr Of the Union. They
were designed simply and solely for the pur-
pose OF enabling Butler and his CO. conspira-
tors to retain power. If the adoption ar re-
)ection Of the umendMrEt. as Radicaiism as.
serts. aft cted in any manner the conduct
OF Congress or the right of States, now that
the amendment is alleged to be part of the
why are these States still ex-
When Congress- convenes next month, ".
shall have further illustrations of its utter
want OF honesty and truthfulness. It will !
enact other laws designed to compel each |
southern State to vote for Grant. Legisla-
lures will be empowered to cast the vote
'f constituencies who elected their local
without reference to the
tendency of the Presidential election the
will be impeached and the govern
nent su bverted. that the reign Of the party
n power may be perpetuated. VIII the
,eOple submit to these usurpetions! Shall /
heir anticipated wishes be defeated by the
!nblushing k9eyery Of Congress! Will
his tyran1ire Pss gress be suffered to make
2S I}S u. ~ Congfess- s-assssess.-s'-,.- ~
o defeat the wishes Of the people, ana
he people tamely submit to its iniuatoty
measures Of outrage and wrong, there is 90
,ct SO unblushing in !ts violation OF popular
rights and the country's lawf that congress
siil adopt to insure the else,ion OF :. Gran.. . |
When Congress re-convsues' thst +" m"y
pervert the laws in promotion OF partisan
interests. countervailing measures spo9d Is
adopted by the Demoerati0 party. aga "'tn
this end in vikw representative Statesmen.
adherents Of -Seymour. should assemble 20
define a course Of action. Congress SHOULD
be made to understand that the people w
not suffer their choice Of President 70 Pe
defeated by the Vaccinations ef na.sfspo-
i...--..--.:-..s. INVESTED for ti6s with law