Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25
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WuSt4 uoeA Gou8reAa 8eb ts
right 10 interfere in the local e.
fairs Of 8 State It claims to have
the right with the reconstructed
States, and justifes lie action up
on the ground that the States
thus threatened disregard the pro-
visions of the Constitution upon
which they we're restored TO the
family of States. Suppose such
is true, does hat warrant Con-
gressional interference Suppose
New York chooses to set at
naught certain Of its Constitution
al provisions, would that justify
Congressional intermeddling? If
there was no remedy provided, it
might possibly be a somewhat
excusable interference. But the
Courts OF the country are author
lied and empowered to arrange all
such questions. If a state should
refuse to be guided and controlled
by q decision of the Supreme
court, she would then be rebel
ious and as such would justify
national interference. Such an
attitude alone would warrant any
outside interference. It is pro-
posed now to reconstruct Geor-
gia because she unseated her nc.
gro legislators, which it is claimed
was prohibited by both the State
Constitution and the Reconstruc-
ton Acts. Georgia evidently
does not so regard IL. She Ger.
tainly would not do that which
her Constitution prohibited. And
as for as the Reconstruction Acts
she is not any more required to
be governed by them than is New
York or any other Northern State.
Having been reconstructed she
should be protected in every
right Of a State, as the other
States are protected. There is a
system in operation by which all
the States are forced to comply
with the provisions Of their sever
al Constitutions, and it is through
the decisions of the Supreme
Court. Let this matter Of Geor-
gia be referred to judicial ar
bitration, as would be done If
! New York had assumed the
position which it is claimed Geor-
gia has. If Congress has the
right to thus ruthlessly enter a
State and set aside its civil ap-
pointments and substitute military
government, when will that right
cease 7 viii it ever cease? With
such Il prospect overhanging q
State and its people how can it
possibly prosper? How can
peace, quiet and security be
!. brought about? 1t is q monstrous
outrage and wrong,and should not
be tolerated. But it seems since
Georgia is %powcrle5s she must be
thus outraged and wronsep, and
no voice raised in her behalf. Ii
one Of the "Iatcly rebellious
States fails TO endorse the action
of its Radical politicians, it is at
once sufficient warrant for her dis
mantlement by Congress. She is
at once stripped Of every vestige
Of right, and is required to clothc
her fair person in the loathsome
and poison rceking garments of 0
=, more loathsome aSd poisonous
|, party,
What is law for Georgia is a Law
/, for Tennessee so argues Mr.
| Stokes, a Radical lately defeated
for Governor in that State. Mr.
Stokes a~nxiously desires TO b
made Governor of that proud and
prosperous State, and the people
| refuse to make him Governor, anC
he therefore appeals to Congress
to forcibly enter that State an(
E oyerturn the present civil rule ant
t begin anew reconstruction. HI
has many friends, and his prayer
i, may in all probability be granted
We publish just here his letter OF
the subject;
' WASHINGTON, Dec. II, 1869.
To McSsrS. Summer, LeWis onc
Others:
d GENTLEMEN Your letter in re
lation to the coming election or
dered by the Legislature has beer
received. In my judgement tn
whole movement in the way of
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