The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1869-12-16
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make or enforce any low which shall
abridge the privileges or immunities
of citizens of the United States.
II Congress shall huve power to
enforce by appropriate legislation the
provisions of this article.' BY the
adoption of an amendment with these
words the States have in effect vacat-
ed their sovereignty rs to all the sub
jects that can be brought under, tnat
amendment, since for all such subjects
Congress is the supreme law-making
power. What is to be done in the
case of Georgia may give to the States
at large some light as TO the practical
possible operation of the amendment.
In addition to these Important top
les we notice two propositions already
up for complete amnesty IN inquiry
from s,sunch old Cameron as to Cuba,
and hint from the Census Commit
tee that tlo legitimate successor of
the slavery AGITATION is 20 be an agita-
tion as to railroads. Among the most
important matters which were brought
to the attention Of the Senate ycstcr-
day must be enumerated communi-
cation from the Governor of South
Carolina, enclosing resolutions of the
Legislature of that State relative to
the recognition Of Cuba as an inde-
pendent government; memorial in
favor of according belligerent rights
to Cuba: tho necessity of the publ
cation of a new map of The United
States illustrative of the land re-
sources of the country, to be made in
connection with the report of the
Commissioner of the General Land
Office resolution by Mr.. Sumner
aiming at such legislation as shall Sc
cure for medical practitioners in the
District Of Columbia equal rights and
opportunities, without distinction of
color, and report from the Comwit-
tee on the judiciary Of the bill relat-
ing to the appellate Jurisdiction of
the Supreme Court, with an ameud-
,nent in the nature of substitute.
The House of Representatives was
mainly occupied with discussion as
to the most economical mode of TAX
ing the census. Evidently we are to
have session of very great interest
to the people, and if, as rumored, it is
to be short, it must, perforce, be very
practically =. Herald.
The President, in his message, tells
Congress about various policies that
should be adopted, but it so happens
that he doesn't want them adopted at
present. He says that tour taxes might
be reduced $50, 100000 to $8O,OOO,-
600 per year, were it not for some
| experiment, that he wants to make in
! funding the public debt; but, as
things are, he thinks it best to post
pone reduction. He desires return
to specie payments, but this, he tells
us, must be deferred for the present.
He asserts that the tariff ought to be
| cut down, but the process, he holds,
should be put of till another season. I.
The internal revenue tax, he assumes,
should be adjourned for three years.
The Alabama claims, he resolutely
contends, must be vigorously settled,
but the settlement, he is we'll convinc-
ed, should await future and calmer
condition of feeling between the Uni
ted States and Great Britain. All
these things, he haa no doubt, will de-
mand the energetic action of future
administrations, but not of his.
state Rights seem likely to come
up 10 Kentucky once more, and in a
shape in which it will be hard to get
them out of the way without going
near to the decision that there are no
States. It is a question of taxation.
The power to lay taxes is tho first ne
cessity Of the existence Of govern.
ment; that is its most vital function,
and ono in which it must be absolute
ly free. This general principle is no
doubt tho basis of the decision just
given in Louisville. that 1t is uncon-
sti,utional for Congress to declare that
States shall not tax certain kinds of
property, such as United States bonds.
IN. Y. Herald.
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