Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1870-01-17
The Virgins Question.
Spscy D3a.s IL TIE S-aa:t.

New Jersey Legislature viiooTasins " e>>-1s
u the fifteenth amendment.
Mr.. Trumbull from the COMMITTEES OF the u
tic;ary. reported n favor Ct :hs Il definite P<i-
poaeleniei the biIl allowing citIEens Of certain
counties Of West Virginia TO have aooess 10 the
Court Of Gains 70 secure payment for quarter
masiersand eomnissaTy store furnished during
the rebellioa.
The iini resolution for the admission q the
State q Virginia to representation N C'o1 srsss
vas then taken Up, the question beng o. TIE
ausndneoi Of Mr. Drake, tia. If at any time
hereafter Virginia sail withdraw is assent TO
the ifteea;h aneI6nen; 10 tie Constitution, II
shall BE Immediately deprived Of ITS TepTesen-
ta;i0n IN Coasress-
Mr. CunkEug sad the faith Of the American
people. s. represented by Congress, vas pledged
10 TIE admission Of Virginia into the Union--
In regard % TIE iest-osih, II had lot been re-
ouirei of any of the oiber State Legislatures,
and thsy Lad sent Senziors here who were sd-
n,it,ed. and were 70 this day IL iheir salts
He Mr.. Co8kEnsl was deeply panied TO hear
what tie Senator from Massachusetts, Mr..
Sannera had said the ether day. Il SEEMS that
. military oisicer, General CAlby,l man Ebo
had never aspired OF claimed any gre4i legal
sli,ity. ard tie Attorney General, had both
gwen their opiuioaS O. certain question. ias
10 Eheiber tie test-eaib should be applied 70
members q tie Virginia Legislature They
bad come 10 directly opposite conclusions, and
the Senator from Massachusetts, had, II the
face Of The S-os.e AID tie oU.ntry, elEen u a.
bis deliberz;e jBdsrOeoi that the opinion O. the
military Cf5,er was entitled - more weight
than that q The Attorney General he Mr.
c. Juhesitstinsiy and without dCOb; a. Of
Tie opinion Tat tie Attorney General was
night.
Mr.. Sumner aid tie :est-oaih had besn ;a-
ken by tie members Of tie Louisiana Legisla-
isTe.
Mr. CuukFn-.-Tha; I. mistake. Tie
question arose but. under advice from Wash
inEion. i zrSs 6ecidei u; 70 e1@c; il. IL Ee-
ply 10 tie statement al Mr.. P0neroy that The
Legislature E2s not legally organized, Nj c
maintained that tie organization Ma le.al and
proper, that tie members either took tie cath
10 support the Constitution o. more stringent
cath. OnlyooeSnele reaso1 had teea z3duoed
Why Virgins should not be admitted. ard that
Vas that perhaps the rsq uireH,enis q the l4ih
amendment had rot been complied Tsith II the
organization q The legislature. tui q this
there was DO proof. n regard TO rec51stTUc-
ton be bad been somewhat a = lacEspi- lie
bad noi be@1 one or thrse VIII o0nsideTei Il q
paramount importAnoe that States should D
Immediately admitted into participation in the
government, bui other Senator's lad ibcDghi
Otherwise they bad FASTENED Oh tits work,
ard ROW. when everything had been done &C
cC-dIuE q their OED ieIDs these very sane
Senators were protesting aod urging delay.
NJ. So5ii sad either Virginia shoall Lot b.
admitted a. al O II she Ess u certainly should
Dot bs under this an,enineui. He did uoi le-
leve It's; there vas Any Euch disposition a.
Was charged u Virginia 70 withdraw So assn.
% the fifteenth aneolme3i, ard If sEoh dr.
position was prevaieni there would he other
and ea5er Ezys 0; accomplishing ibeir object
than Ly rtscindins: and II they wanted -
withdraw Their assent 10 TIE fifteenth amend
rseni. and were prohibited By this aneudmeBi.
they could withdraw ibeir Ratification Il tie
ilil-eenrh znd fourteenth amendments Ii
vzas useless 10 anticipate perfdy II az advantf-
Ifit should cone, IL wOuld be tine enough u
5sal With il then. Tie power q Congress
could always D. ererCise-d ahel nfoesSsry- il
would noi be 6iguifei 70 send CBi speA threat
70 Sc people Of Virginia.
Nr. Il-zks modified his .ueri1su, - as %
Rad. It's; sbould The legislature q sod
State Al, tine hereafter pass - sci pur-
parting 70 resin, is ratification q the fftesa;h
.ne-6ment. SID s1sie shall te Immediately
deprived q rs representation = C-ogress-
Mr.. Thurman moved IS q au'EodDeDi q
tie auen6r1euf that tie State @ NcT 4o1s-
haviu. wlih1rauu i;s assent % ;he ilii-eL'5
amenlme1t, he excluded from reFressntstlca
i- Cl-Eress. and the States q New Je-~ey aud
Oaio. having withdrawn iheir Gsss-i u The
f.-irteenth zDeDt-3eut 10 tie Constitution, they
also lie excluded fraJn representation II Con-
-ress- -La1-tierl
NJ Drake supposed tie Se1aio- ir1n Ohio
would r0uchsife 80 tie Senate s5le explzos-
ton q tie amendment.
NJ Thurman said tie Senator had l.=sn IN
wiling bin - s7lr= tine - throw lTlck 81
mn. - that L o9uld star; q tie va path, Int
be NJ T. W2s afraid.
NJ Drake sad that the matter II which
some u Tie republican Senator's Uere acting 70
eating ifeir oW1 words W1s such - - elilil.
then to contempt
Mr. Wa-De- alluded 10 aba; be called NJ
SINNERS doctrine Of eternal punishment.
NJ Sumrer said bis doctrine was mt one o.
eternal puuishI1eri, but one II eternal protee-
tan an b=-elicti01, and be hes1usl: the Sen-
zi0- r. Gods sake 10 gel Is idea that be NJ.
5 was r eternal Tu-i>h1afIt ou; = lis head
Il We e--al s-lraiioa ~ tie South that be
te-s-sei-
NJ Wa-rsr would s.yle tie plan q tie
Senator from Massachusetts,. then. . ore q
eternal probation. A. republican be rs
interested II ;he matter SgTpose tie day
sh11ld ccre vten The democratic party should
hare T1Ai1Iity IN Congress, and they we're u
enact cons;itutioual aincnlmeIts and ccmPel
States - rsiify then, snd e'eci them fr1ll
Cages L itey refused 10 ioii:
NJ Carpelter teaiel tie night r VI Drake
= -; up lis Judgement IS lie standard q -
p1llicsn policy. Gni then 6s1ou1ce SenztJis
sho li3 rli agree with him
NJ Wise u1sTei - ~ zuen3ue1t- II the
12.gTe = Substitute n re ubole l5il. tie
tn reported yesterday 10 the House q Repre-
sln;zuvss by TIE reco1S.ructiou ooirniiies-
Mr.. Wilsc1 iboecbi there has o1iiing harsi
IN tbs lill ], lad been prepared Wiih great
care, Vas satisfactory. - be understood. -
MAJORITY = TIE peQp'e q Virginia, sD3 BE-
tboush, sholll be satisfactory 70 AL Noooiy
waited 20 punish Vireiuia she ought 70 lave
1oc- lers : year lu6 = half age
NJ salisbury sa;t tie Scatter f-Cn Ms
som NJ Drake ~zS rha-riDsi O. account q
tie s.eocS On IL democratic siis q The cham
ber- He Nr : had been silent. and from
s1zus and uEtiEcziic- % bear tins GisrlsSiol
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