The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-02-10

sl4CrglIaH: that she :, Il State IL thr Union
no gentleman here or elsewhere has ever
been able by any fair or logical argument
10 deny. And noH ii she o. State in The
Union. whether by aeag one OF the orlsl-
nal States TO form tie tRion or by the
( laws Of rec0nsU UclIOn and her featMlsslon
under item, b. hat authority, what war
rant OF legitimate power. can she be 'nttr
tered with by this bill? By what lgat can
Congress enter her domain and die, ate TO
hsr the laws she may enact, the coLantu
tions ahe shall ra;liy?
! Ihe making OF law, by State IS the TX
ercl>e Of the highest sovereignty; that SOW
eighty le.ldC> primarily IN the people OF
the State and eau lie exercised ONLY in ac-
! cordaHce with the will Of he people 10y their
delegation, their authority. Congress has
no sovereign power, except such IS are eZ
preS-Iy granted to it in aud by the tonsu
tuition. Sovereignty does rot cCme down
from Congress: 1t Is Inherent only IN the
people; Congress has no right TO interfere
under the clause Of the Constitution re-
quiriug it to guaranty 10 the States re
publican form Of government, becuase
there is no charge or prctense that the
government Of GeJygIa Is not republican
10 form.
ne entire extent OF the S4iAi Sc e Gil
/ that her enemies make against her IS that
. by heI Legislature she illegally, in viola
ton Of her constitution and laws excluded
certain members from their seats The
fact that this was done in violation Of her
constitution and iaSs shows c0ncuslvely
that bcY government as such Is not at
fault; that the government OF the State Is
republican in form and excludes the idea
Of b..t
tense 10 intervene. The Legislature Of
Georgia in relation TO these excluded
members has done nothing but what il had
a right to 60. 1t was constituted the
judge, the sole judge, OF the election ana
qualification of Its members. 1t decided
what il had the right to dsc!de, what this
House Is doing daily with reference To lis
menbcrs, and ii it decided enormously il
was no more than this House has, in my
ju} }gment, repeatedly done since | have
been member thereof,
Bar who of Us is prepared 10 say even
that decision of her Legislature was not in
accordance with law ? The supreme court
OF the State has made no decision in the
particular ca e. Who cf Us can say that
the Legislature erred even in this decision?
Il was lis duty 10 decide, anl the pl4sump
ton is that ii did lis duty aud decided IN
accordance with the requirements OF tt
Jaw.
The gentleman from Massachusetts, Nj.
Batter did not, as | recollcct, attempt Il
place In. ca e upon that action Of the leg
lsIature II Geol siA He has prc,cne. III
the intervention Of Congress; and what Is
that pre:en5e? 1t is hat there have 5esa
within the borders Of the STATE Of Georgia
murders, assassinauCns, and o;her crimcs
committed since she was rea limited into
the Union. Nr. Speaker, in what State
Of this UnICn have not murders and as>as-
slnatiOns been committed since Ge0l Cis
Was readmitte6; and in what State have
there been more horrid and terrible crimes
committed than in the gentleman ; own
State OF Massachusetts?
BI do gentlemen seriously contend that
because crimes have been committed in a
State, because murders and a>-aSsinaiions
have been committed, this Congress there
fore has the right to intervene and turn
that State out Of the Union, and place her
III "A condition OF tute'age and reconstruct
its government? Why, if that te the
ease, why should we not intervene in the
case oi Massachusetts,? Massachusetts
has murders and assassination, and other
/ crimes committed within her borders;
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Hotu I'D my haal 'lr. opc&hcr. a Pa
per confirming another charge against ne
. STATE OF Massachusetts. L hni that in the
administration OF Govern0r Andrew be au-
th0-lzed or caused an investigation to be
made into the state aud condition OF The in-
>ane n the State Ct Massachusetts. 4 re-
n,rf was made and Send IN The C,.rl' :
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from ne New lolh Evening Post, hcai-
e! ".t3Tribie treatment ot .uHatlcs in Mas
sachQsetts:'
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