, 1870-01-26
Gbe Gribume.
WEDNEDAr, JANUARY &c, 1870.
REcoNsrRucr1He TIE sEBarE

L,,,~..,,1 .r. ,n,x, o,a y, d;,,rro;,- zh..x
a.. TrI,o,, CO. So,,,o anoh. 20. ~ -
60 rsn1.stna.as - ~ .'.',s - ..to ~ A.o ~ 20
S.rst,,e ~ rh7.h a sat- =. ...:.1's "
ws,1 as ~ nn,nh,- - Deu:a..st.t:. -
49, or ~onn,.t;o. , H. pst'. oe-
r,,h .o a.;1;ts ~ ss,ss a.. fe 0s'e1"'
e-.,a,, ~h;oh ~. 49, 49,. -a.u1s ~ tsA. ~ Au AZ
nsts. $1,000 " '''o N@@'@' ee''u ~ aaleo'
"1,r,,>, ,s,, ,,,,,, o,,
ware sna iae l.4es9 Of Raode Isssnd anosic e esen
When m ss ~ ~ one osa2c9 = q Consfess
osIs two: IL the light Of tie modern sJs.em Of
fs encsent ~ n9s non.I ans en asaiement Of s1ca
ISs:esansT 81 MfsT lna1 he fourteen 1aittion
Tnor, 7sd!asa, sud kenrcs1 aaonlJ oa,E on3
:ssse s Soies II ths Senate While the million ana
war;. Rhode islsnd, New aa9pshre ssr aid pS!s 81.
Ta3S have a maaI:"
We eE6Ter, 1es; these assumed iueq ual-
tiles represent no real inequality whatever,
tire right in the abstract and IN the con-
crete when properly understood. and they
form the one md only feature in which the
Constitution Of the United States is incapa-
bic Of amendment. But by the only clause
OF tie constitution that provides for its
amendment it is provided thst ts No state,
without its consent, shall be deprived Of its
equal suffrage in the Senate" Those who,
iiEe Pendleton, Seymour, and the INIssouri
Hs1'ntjras, advocate the reuaodelliug of
tho seaate, are ueadipg On the only grouad
the constitution absolutely fo1bids them to
step upon they are proposing a measure
which it is treason to ATTEMPT and reyu1u.
aoaA ~ aeeooaPish
TIE enactment by the Fifteenth Amend
UcH1 q un1seIea1 suurase Ii all tne States
Stands On wholly didenent footing. Not
o1ly *ss there no constitutional provision
forblddng such an amendment, but MIR.
A1adison,-Who, more than any yothef man,
"as Inc aothor OF the constitution, ~ SssSFS>
otne5 q The leading statesmen ct of1nda. ~ -.o
s3<1ea .4siiloa oza", no eas'S
~ 49, .-a@1as. = tas .ne ..''e4on' as
4o - sa.e eo1steas ene power 70
ls1so IL sln5a6e LEV 'of 'ae Wnole
~ -....
usetI,ea .na'' slae 1ue pfesens
oA .s'.1 A4'o" .o uae o1Ases IL lne aEss
1Aa''eo 80 optessIaoe lne quaAncat1ons OF
'' ~ '1A' ~ sa'e eonsseas supes~
1aos po"ei o'e1 al aoeu tegulations as
o s.I HHso. AN"ae. 80. nA1' aiaaaSon ~
Su'o WIZ gt.a. pos.l''sness oe1ore me
,ll5 nsAa.A - ne 'alAea1e' M Inc oeoa'e IN .nas
49, ~ VIZ aus'''ou Q. aoopsaoR 1ne snen
t. nn eoaoa'o''oo' las soea was
s 10 4Aa. VI oee'''n : u A'oc1e OF tnas
Tss..s, ~
i",. s.natvrs md Ep,see,Istsss snall be pre-
i ~, ssss s'n;e q ts tEsat;e At .heEeo
or a:,tr s2cn regulations except as 10 iae place
.aoos,uh seiAe9'a:
-, -"on uelo .na.' nates8 Uon8teas
1sa ~ 80 W. ~ peo.ees ~ 'no sst@ess u
~ to"eA ~ 'ose 'o5 nePfesen-
's' AAu to1 .ne "emoefs
~ ~ S.om on11eu oea'ss
e'eu " .eoes-
49,. stl - - 49,. s~.1t7s N,14 AI0. pot-
- 80 WV "e.o .ose4 W '1'
- 49, s;s,auo, I '' - ~ e go po"s.
;n,o ~ n..;tHa, ~ -, ~" 80
.Ia-t a Aat0s'
7son ,ae.ra o..a1a.s ~ sa rssa. "a ~ ~ a;s u1u
-t.;z,N1:~I =, sao AAp4o
:..s'.1~ ~ W .1 41e " o1a'e ers. eo'ei, :,
s11 s o o,ea .ue uu.une VI NAs,ooa'
~ $50 1s Aoue l1AN no s,o1 os'ete'
80. 4..s st.a'.l 'oi.sas'' y. pfp'onnaef N
e.. "sI .ae plooaoie so1A.nes u ene con,
e1uapn a.,Ia. a.m4 le w. y AnIns IA.1ieA heni5 ana
80 go sAelAss -. eAp1ess'y oa6ea 'ne'r nus
ltns 80 tue pteSenI CONSTITUTION On Inc
.u 500. suos II gave eoasfess tne power so
1es1s. ~ suo ao1' LAWS Q. Tue ssases'
n'u 4An'ouo.nen'' 'neEeio ofe' 90
.nt A'o.u oens te'oiu''onafs, me1e'y pun
'n'o eAe eenso.oe'on, onocn'ao'y anu e1
e3essss' provision "o1co us tfamera sup
l'o7eu anu 1oteuoea 1nat II 6nouln enablf