Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1869-03-05

Expediency has been tho curse of all ages,
times and peoples 1t has been the peculiar
rock on which this country has split Its
history has been interlined here and there
for years with tcmporizing induced by the
soecious argument Of expediency. the fruits
of which are the extraordinary condition OF
affairs we now witness. Opinions have and
will be diverse and the effort has been to as
simulate and harmonic this contrariety of
nolitical opinion for the sake OF peace
Principle was sacrificed for seeming policy
and the result was temporary solution OF
TIE difficulties. Opinions were not changed
not even harmonized, but merely suppress
sed, temporarily, to break forth again with
renewed vigor and exhibit their results with
tenfold damaging effect Looking back
through the past this will be clearly seen by
the unprejudiced mind and Acknowledged to
be but the natural result of bartering prin-
ciple for expediency.
This seems destined also to be the curse
of the future. A powerful party based sole
" on the fanaticism Of the age holds the
reins of power For four years more 1t is
firmly seated in the control Of affairs. 1t
yields an immense patronage while IN power
and IS disposed to Cypress all who oppose its
edicts or even differ with it in opinion -
Thousands, whose convictions for lifetime
have been in direct opposition to the fanatl-
cism which has engendered it, still maintain
the old time principles of our forefathers
and are the chosen subjects for its malicious
prosecutions, as witnessed on all sides. On
this account, when the last lease Of power
was obtained by this party, the cry OF expe-
diency was raised The cry was 'let us
accent its theories for the sake Of peace. -
Barter principle for expediency. With the
lights of the past before them it is wonder
full that 50 many of the learned and gifted
in the land were carried away by this insid-
ious plea. 1t is less wonderful that some,
tired of these prosecutions, should actually
sacrifice principle for expediency. The
fruits of the former rigidly adhered to are nee
essarily postponed to the future--the fruits
of the latter are to be found in the emolu-
nents and s'spols'' of the present. 1t is
alike expcdiency that induces tcmporizing Or
Welding and it's direful results are to be reaped
in the bitter future 1t needs no prophetic
mind to predict the results in the near future OF
temporizing Or yielding to the cry OF expe-
&lency ia the present Beware, then, ye,
who to escape the. prosecutions or share in
the spoils of the present, barter away prin-
ciples, which erected out of a savage wild
Republic, the model government of the world.
q strict adherence to which can alone pre-
serve it and the liberties Of your children
and your children's children in all time to
come.
Expediency nailed the Savior to the cross
principle produced Redeemer for sin
polluted world
The report of the conference Committee
on the Constitutional Amendment has been
eoncurred in by both Houses of Congress
and is as follows:
BE it resolved, 60, Ctwo-thirds Of both
houses ccncurring,) That the following
amendment to the Constitution of the Uni
ted States be submitted to the Legislatures
of the several States, and when ratified by
three-fourths thereof it shall be a part of
said Constitution
Article XIV. The right of the citizens OF
the United States to vote shall not be deni-
ed OF abridged by the United States, Or by
any State, on account of race. color, or pre-
vious condition Of servitude.
Section 2. The Congress shall have the
power to enforce this article by appropriate
legislation.
Kansas has led off in its ratification as the
following dispatch, published in the Sunday
(Washington) Chronicle, shows:
Topeka, February 27.-Hon. Sidney
Clark, NJ. G: The constitutional amendment
suffrage was ratified by the Legislature to-
day. The vote in the Senate was unani-
NOUS. In the House the vote stood 81 to !.
NJ. S. ADAMS,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives..
C. V. AKR1DaE, President of the Senate.
This is rather ahead Of the hounds in this
matter and is playing little game Of bun
combe for notoriety. There isjust the least
bit of ''red-tape" to be observed, which Kan
sas has overlooked Congress first passes
concurrent resolution requesting the Presi
dent to transmit the proposed amendment to
the Governors of the several States to be by
them laid before their Legislatures for action.
In this way alone CAP i. come before the
Legislatures.
At the time of this ratification by the
Kansas Legislature, the concurrent reso1u-
ton had just been offered in Congress and
laid over till Monday. Official notification
of the passage of the amendment can not
therefore, reach Kansas for at least week
hence. The hasty action of her Legislature
accomplished nothing--it must do the work
over, making haste more slowly.
The managing committee of the Inaugural
ceremonies, have been very much troubled
at the question of admitting or refusing to
a Unit colored persons to the Inauguration
Ball. They have, at last, nervcd themselves
to decide the question and authorize the an
nouneement 4that eolored persons will not
be present, the high toned eolared population