The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-04-22

z,aS: A. fmss+fsas D.elsion-Tss RsssY slsEss
are not, and Never have been Out of the
Union.
The Supreme Court of the EIiitedI
States few days ago renderedso1c Of
the most important decisions sFer ~
nounced by that highest SadiciaI tri-
bunal of this countrk SUI was
brought by the State of Texas against
John NJ. White and others, to restrain
them from receiving from the United
States Government payment for GER
tain fiyA per .cebtg Texas indemnity
bonds issued by the United States
Ghese bondsu belong to the State Of
Texas, the defendants claiming them
through sales in 1865 and 1866, autiiorz-
lied by the. Rebel Legislature. The
decree pronounces Texas entitled to
the relief she seeks against defendants,
and ordered a decree to that effect. The
Court decides that sthen ,9'eras
joined the United States, she en-
tered into an 1NpEsTKUcTARLE yela-
ton. IL. all the, Obligations. Of PER
PiEETrUAL UsIooS. There couzd be no re-
Consideration or reconstruetion eecept
through rerolutiaoon o. o.. the consent Of
States. E'HE TExAs. oRD1SANcE : OF
SEcEssIoS WAS NULL, taalR. al acts Of
her Legislature giUiag eject to the or
diadnce acre roid. TEXAS CON
TINUED TO BE A STATE SorwITH-
STANDING ALL SUCH TRANSACTIONS
Justice Grier dissented, holding that
Texas is not State in point of fact
and can bring no action, in the SUI
preme Court any more than the Dis
trict of Columbia. justices, SwayHe
aud Miller dissented onlyIon the ques-
ton of jurisdiction, i..;7, saf a,.r,oqgs
lathe light of this decision what
means allthis pother about reconstrnc-
ton? Il by the ordinances Of cseces-
sion, which the Court declare atoa he
null, the States did not get outuef the
Union; if they tTf.continued te0 be
STATES notwithstanding such tTansacr
tieps,yY then ,hew came they reatlof the
Uniop2 nyIfy they be eieuts then the
Union has, been dissolved blythe usur-
patiops of the Radical Congressslsf
they ,beiin the, Union their, rights, priv
ileges, duties, and obligations are .iHst
such as, are ordained sint the cemmen
Constitution of the several States COM
posing the Federal Unions and all
the attempts of Gongresaitodntermed-
die in thelaffairs which they reserved.
to themselves wicked dlHsurpatioHs
organizationl, Of the New Temperance
Pursuant to 4 caIl Is issued ud some time
ago, a Convention of Radical temper
ance men met at Crestline last week
Wednesday. for the purpose i,i Of organ
izing q new Temperance party. The
first day was devoted to addresses,
&c. Thursday was devoted to ar
1rtangements for the establishment Of a
party organization. Resolutions iFets were
adopted, asserting it to be the duty Of
tie Government to . protect It's citi- iti
zzens that it II incumbent On On the lee: iegs:-
islative power to prohibit the m manu- Iftr
factuae of and traffic in, intoxicating
drinks; artraigning dealers in such as
4 public enemies; declaring that neith-
-ef psofiticaals party nov III existence IS
willing to make the temperahee cause
ha plankl in gits platform; that there is
mo- ihopeTthat either partyiwill adopt
the measures necessary to secure the
desiredaabject and hence theinecessf
/ ty ford the 10 friends of prohibitions to
act I'D lliE nsbTud sdoi ag0.S OF 0Fl-S
lad a. resolution rehtihgr to equal qsuf-
/ 6fagc, regardless of color or sex Wak
aid upon the table, T8f 1909 81 1901
I ko All States Central Committee com.
.gressinnal District of tEeiStatei was
appohfted.8t1P Phei Commit tfeamanffioEh
this, (the o19th) District2 is H. Ju Gar,
lin, s6f3 Ashtabula Counfy.dE II 10 tn9m
1.-The STATIONARY lCommitteegwasi alt
thorized to call State g Convention
lat the proper time, ho' neetinb Column.
: ebns,, for the denominations of State of.
GERS itobbe supported iatstl1e election
!, this fall 0Fhe ileaaersRpf ithe move
: ment cIaimf that they win hold the bal
ance tof power at thesnext Eelection.A
There lean be little endoubt tfas1to tn,
> manner they1wilbu what power thes
. possess. Like all such organizati6n'
heretofore; it will become at mere tai
: to- the Radical Kite. uoillim 9yil-gi gias
I n99f1H"l Prospective rev oiGtion. a '''as
l The New 7 ofky Herald sees a hug
3 ballot box revolution in the future.4
t FTheo tAtneffean people were fp6atieh
r during the WAR though It Was wei
! Fkifown' the corrupt rings and shodd,
contractorsi Were then ifroBBihg tail
: country of ahtiHdreds Of if7i1iiffoifs q
r year, because the greater Question .
E putting down the febellioho and pre-
: serving the Union ab any cost over
I. wAelfaed all other Questions s.b9 Thei
3 again, during Mf. J0linsorPs admins
: tfation, they gtfii bofe patiently III
!; frighaEnl extfavagahce, corruption an,
! .4iismanagenient IN fhed government
0 -foritRey said that was theiresdIt ofaB
ii ae0nfIict between the executive AN
/. Congress, and that with a new Presi
8 dent, fresh from the people, all wo0l
: be changed; and the government zre
!, FORMED. wi idP keystifFeRder of Gran
: however, to7the Whisky ring to til
) Pacific raiIroad4fng, thefiati0hal ban
e ring, the treasury ring, and all sth
2 corrupt ringsslittle hope oreniains aha
4 this cam betaccompfislied1 dtirihgIh
q q administrations diilnlsss,s indeedJ asth
2 people become within that time SD i'm
/, patient and disguised Ias dostilrns OF
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