The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1869-06-28
THE PARKERsRURG TIMES,

NJ A'henuWrnt, nnu asks US why thl
NV article was not constitutionally pro
posed and adopted ?''s This question i'm
pli.s an ignorance concerning til. limit.
tons Of our form Of government that hardl,
entities tito respectful answer. Yet i
it'pltad ignorance as'tosthe fundamen.a
doctrines of our Government, VIZ
will inform it that the third
section Of the first article OF the Con,
ssitutioni Of the United States declare.
that 1.-THE Senate Of the United State.
shall oe composed of.two Senators from
each State chosen by the Legislature.
thereof for six years; and each Senator
shall have one vote" This is one point
Again, the Supreme Court, created, to in,
tsrpret the laws Of the land. have solemn
" declared that the secession Of certain
States did not sever their connection with
the Tnion-that they are now and Away.
have been States IN the, Union. This i.
another point, and would seem to be con.
elusive of'thcsuhjecta The ruling Of, hs
Supreme Court is favorable intcrpreta.
l;tion Of tGcold Federal doctrine Of Ham,
ilton aud his coadjutori, aud We accept il
in this case. If they were States in the
Union, itwill.scarccly be commended tha
they could be deprived Of their equal suf
fragc in the Senate; for the 6hh article
eit remembered and specially noted i,
an or'icleprO~tli"g for an'entimenato tie
ConHtuiion, and is the only article in the
whole range of our authority and being
the only provision expressly authorizing
propositions for amendments, it contain.
au,importupt Imitation and expressly
declares, in language so plain tl,ata way.
faring man. though fool. may not err
therein, "That no State, without its co.,
sent, should be. deprived ofDit equal suf.
frage III tho Senate" Were any of the
States 70 deprived I II. Will the Times an
swcrl .li.d Ia. st'.
l. Before any amendment to the Constitu-
ton can DO proposed by Congress, two
thirds Of both Houses must coscur there
in; and thrse;four.hs of all the St.,cs,
through their Legislatures. freely chosen
for that purpose, must ""ratify' the
amendment. |. then. and no. until then,
becomes, binding. These are cardinal
doctrines. and cannot DO controverted BY
any one outside the walls Of tho Insane
Asylum, loa .,s i. .ss.,.i. eil.'9 .wa /.
Now, we will simply ask the Time,
whether 10. Scgar.. and John G. Under
wood. aud Senators and Representatives
from all the sther States Of the South,
we're not knocking at tho door Of Con.
gress for admission at the time the amend
ments referred to were proposed, Hsnd
whether by arbitrary and numerical rules
they were not excluded? Docs he under
take, toisay that t.eenty Senator, from
Southern States, freely chosen, would
have agreed to the proposed amendment,
tor7that their voters would not have defeat.
ed it3sI'Does he maintain that any man
living in tho South, aud accustomed to
her uaturnliwants and condition, would
have ratified III Whether the freedom
Of tho negro shall in tho future be curse
or blessing to our race, is to DO deter.
mined, Is il were, IN Tho prosperity Of
nations. The negroes would not again
be cnslaved ifthe South alone, 10 uulim.
tied freedom, was to determine the qucs.
ton s s philan,hrophy oppose,
Il; and outside Of philanthrophy, the Ia.
Dor Of tue negro has always been devoted
to enriching the manufactures Of New
England, rather than ornamcntipg the
possessions Of those in the Soutl, who
bought them from The people ofNew
| Fin GLAND In enco,, m m thc sbinpin0 inter.