New-York tribune., 1869-05-18
D POLITICAL.


s.....,,,,,,,y,. Ayp TIE XVIII AMENDMENT.
'8,be JoJ;op0polis Journal thus presents the
t IN favor OF the validity Of the action OF Ihe IN
,,sna legislature in accepting and ratylng 'e ''
Amendment 90 the Constitution OF the UHteo states
The House yesterday, by vote Of hiyiOut yeS ~ NO
thS Fifteenth Amendment to the CONSTITUTION G ule
limited states The Democrats had resigned; DGt w %
S,ca,s deemed that the action OF majority would DC
ad under the Constitution of the United States ana
disegaTdea te IN ,bS p1mber present. below quorum
rbat they will be sustained in this course by congress
and the vote Of the state set for rahca-
fion no rational man doubt That vote was ctsl DH
bat even the state Constitution requires 20 enact any
measure The only objection that can be made ls, to
form Of the Constitution o. the State, which requires tW0
thirds to be present 70 witness the acton I he act Of
legislation relating exclusively 10 cunts onT Int
IL cannot be admitted that it will invaldate acts aecne
the United States. Congress has rGht 70 stto ac
zion so far as the General Government concerned anu
1t Is not within the power OF any STATE 70 S tI trs
1T imposes FOR its business upon mat wcm ~ GU9s @
the United states our own ~ tbe egisiatnre
must he present, but t cannot say TO congress 5a' II
ted S taf Of The state The Senate Of the United
states settled this efectualy IN tne eho9lc ~ ms vi
IV iont convention Of majority OF the whole number
Of members OF the legislature but convened by the vote
and consent Of but one House ana win out oI
the other House present Here there was totally lacking
the form OF consent to the Electoral convention DE one
House, and totally lacking majority OF one iioHso
To give validity TO the action Of that Convention Aetthe
compose both Houses was present, theIe was t1
stance of the State authority present. ana the sups"
disregard OF FORMS the United States would recognze
pnd aCcCptit In the present ease m9Orly OI UoS -
tho state Constitution, the other by the majority re-
quired by the State Constitution but IN aisleg@tuT
have ratified the amendment Ihe s9PstanUe oIortiai "
state authority, and portion even o. i in The act II
fhe Bright and Fitch election valid TINS Iauncalo
have no doubt and don't think any reas0aa0e ana
candid man has any doubt about ~ & to and the
settled thing 1t IS sure OF twenty niHo 0'"'''
long agony Is over
POLITICAL MURDERS IN GEORGIA..
The Democracy of Georgia seem so peril
naciousy to continue assassination party expedient
that we should not be surprised TO ind it adopted as
prominent plank in the Democratic platform OF that
state The unproyoked and cold-blooded murder Of
Senator Adkins is Of but recent date. We now find in
Tie Macon American Union Of the 18th inst. the fol-
lowing:
''uformaton has been received here that Radford C.
Rhodes prominent Republican Of Warren County, was
killed at his residence WarrentOwn, on Wednesday
lght Letters from that vicinity report continued out
RACES by proving bands Of Ku Klux on Republicans,
both white and black. To be an avowed Republican in
that county sure passport TO death or violent outrage
In WayncsborO, Ca. attempt was made to aSsassi-
nate the Rev. Mr. SpmaD, Presiding Elder OF the
Augusta District Of the Methodist Episcopal Church 1t
seems that Mr. spilman by appointment preached to
large congregation in WaynesbOro with such effect that
are body Of the Church South returned to the embrace
Of the Mother Church. and dissolved their connection
with the Southern MethOdlsts.
This so exasperated the Southern Christians that they
determined to take the life of the preacher this end
they surrounded his hotel with the avowed purpose Of
numbering him his attempt to leave Waiting till
about midnight the mob proceeded TO search the hotel
for their intended victim when they discovered that
he had escaped their wicked vigilance. 1t seems
that some friendly negroes had aided in Mr.
Spelmans escape from the hotel and had con
yoyed him TO the railroad depot. While
were Ieveed at hlm, says The Union, but the parties
dared not fire. for fear that the negroes would kill them
in turn MI was followed into the cars and ordered
on pain Of DEATH TO show his face in Waynes
bOro again" 1t only by the firm determined bearing
Of the negro guard that his life saved
While the printers in the Government printing
Office Washington debating and strongly opposing
the proposition to allow colored men to work at their
cases the Irish Republican Association has passed the
following resolution without opposition:
Whereas ColOred citizens constitute the main body OF
the Republican party in the city; and Uhereas, they
have Invariably discharged the duties OF all Offices
pointed with marked ability and intcUityi there
Tore be ID RcSOired, That we, the members OF the
Irish Republican Association, favor the appointment
OF competent COlOred man on the genclu llCact'
The President IN speaking Of the resolution SAID tAat
- an the -es which were lost ara the blood which was
shed Tor the freedom Of the ed people and for the
preservation the Union amounts to Otbrg unless we
vote a fought for freedom and the Union
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