The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1868-06-24
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disabilities fran certaia persons in the Southern
states. with On amendment striking out the name Of
George 8. Houston Of Alabama, aad George w.
Junes Of Tennessee. Mr.. Beck, Of the minority of
the committee, opposed the report, an! spoke of the
high character Of the two men excluded. ' ...5 '.
Afler some debate the y,ae tsken, and resulted
yeas rs nays S.. A vote Of two thirds being reauir
ed, The blu was rejected. 's"@
II appears that The Democrats, % account u the
erasure Of the two Democrats from the list Joined the
Repsbleans who opposed pardon entiIsly hence the
defeat Of The bill. 49,.
Under the impression that of she States could
not organize sness the bill pass, motion was made
10 te0nsider The rs,e and the question was laid over
until Monday. . .ss.e... ..s... ....n.. -s4.
On Monday the sots was re.considered,. aud the
qusssisa being again put the bill passed by vie Of
SO 10 a. Having now passed by lwo-ihisd vote,
.. required, il sen, " the President; bu, whether
sgproved by him or no, The same vote will make il
tag,
40 Saturday, message from the President wss
nature the bill to admit Arkansas representation in
Congress. The message having been read, the vote
was taken aud the bill passed The veto by
Of llots 81. On MONDAY the bill passed the Senate
by a strict party vote.
lie foil wing is an abstract Of The veto message:
The approval of this bill would be an adj
mission that 4" tine act more efficiently GOV
srning the rebel States" and the acts aup-
Intermediary thereto, were pr9per aud con-
stitutional, whereas the Presidents opin-
ion is unchanged in this respect, but rather
strengthened by the results attending their
execut,ua. s.. Ill
II Arkansas is not Siste, this bill don't
admit her. u she is STATE, NO legislation
is necessary " her representation In Con-
gress. Each House. under the Constiiu.
Iioa, Judges of the election retusns and
qualifications Of il. own members, and
nothing is necessary to restore Arkansas
but the decision, by each House, OF the
eligibility OF tl,ose presenting credentials.
This 10 the plain aud simple plan VI the
Consultation. Had il been adopted IN
1865, instead 81 Legislation Of doubtful con-
.stitulipnality. and, therefore. uux'se aud
dangerous, restoration would long since
lave been accomplished.
lie President again recommends tue
adoption Of the ConstitutiDnal plan. The
terms proposed are scarcsly applicable to-
Territory and certainly not " State,
which has occupied a place in The Union
. over a quarter VI century.
ahe President !. unable to End authcri-
~ Tor the conditions Of the bill ia the PeGe.
raj Constitution. The ELECTIVE franchise
Is reserved by the Constitution to tie States
themselves. The bills iaiIs to provide how
Arkansas shall signify her acceptance oi
tue fundamental conditions. aor dues IL
prescribe penalties Tor their nullitcation.
IL il serlapsly questioned whether the Con.
sttutIon has been ratified, according to the
law ASSUMED to be IN iytce before is adop.
Iivn.
The Constitution restricts the franchise,
an It's ratification, by tests unknowu IN the
Reconstruction acIs-amung tneIn tie az.
crptance VI the pGliticaI and cIyn rights o.
all msn.
his well known that large portion, il
not large majority, VI the eIectsrs dou'l
sccept this teal. aud. il applied to sotsr,
Solth, there is reason TO believe that ma
rs Of them would remaIa away from III,
polls, rather than comply with lie degrad
lug eonditiDps.
The President concludes:
"shouId the people 81 Arkansas. tbere.
fore, d. string tar gulate The elective iran
.ch,se "a ~ To- make IL eJni.rm U the Con
situations Ola large proportion OF the State
of The North aud hsst, modify the pissl
sivus referred 10 10 the fundamental eoudI
tiyn. what - to be the consequence Is
intended that . denial Of representation
AhalI follow. and, II 50. may we POT dread