The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1870-04-07

tutlonal law, that what may be y re-
publican in New England States is
not SO in Southern, or Western
States; and New England Congress
men and Senators, who have voted to
deprive ten States of their Senators,
not only without their consent, but by
armed usurpation,- on the very first
intimation that their enormous and
disproportionate representation in the
Senate of the United States ought to
be reduced, promptly invoke this
constitutional provision, and say that
none of their Senators can be taken
away by Congress.-Ee. '..--'
The Iniquity Consummated. a-sa q
The President and Secretary of
State, issued their respective procla-.
nations on the 30th ult., declaring that
the 18th Amendment has been ratified
by the requisite number of States, and
that the same has become valid as, a.
part of the Constitution of the Uni.
ted States. The President and Secre-
tary know by what means this infamy
has been cohsummated. There is no O.
one ignorant of the fact that the pre-.
tended ratification has been secured
by force and fraud that in several of
the 1oyaP States itswasfoReed through.
in open and manifest disregard of the
expressed and known viii of the peo-
pie, while eleven of the, Southern
States which went through, the forms
Of ratification. were forced to do So
by military duress, under the uncon-
stitutional enactments of an usurping
and tyrannical Congress. Its authors,
well knowing from the beginning that
the people were opposed to this, their
pet measure, have studiously avoided
submission of il to a vote of the peo-.
pie Of the several States, but have car.
ried it through by the same appliances
by which Louis Napoleon overthrew
the Republic of France, and iestab-.
lished the Empire. 1t may be that
the Radicals can give to this pretendsi
ed amendment the force of law, but.
there is no one who does, not know
that it embodies the freely expressed
will of neither the majority ofrthe
people nor of the States taili5t: sho
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Edwin NJ. Stanton and Fsober b. Taney.
In 1886 Roger B. Tanney owas. ap-
pointed Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States. He held,
the office until 1866, when he died, a.
period of twenty nine years. Indeed,
since the beginning Of this century up
to 1865, there has been but two Chief
Justices, John Marshall and Roger B..
fancy. The latter died full of years
and honors. During his long admin
istration the most imp ortantl political
and judicial questions were decided,
His integrity was aneEers sdisputed.i
He died poor. He left his family
destitute. He left two daughters,
who now labor as copyists, in WASH
ington, in order to obtain livelihood.
His bust is not in the vacant niche
provided for the ex-Snpreme Court
Justices. 80 : .,,.,fts-e,s, 60,
f, While such has been, the treatment
ofan .illustrious Chief judge, who
sat nearly thirty years upon the bench,
but who disagreed with the party in il,
power, what are the honors meted out
to. Edwin M. Stanton, who was APP
pointed an Associate Justice, but who
never entered one day upon its duties,
and never was even sworn into place !?
His family is to receive years sala.,
ry, although they are not in need. of
it, being left in possession Of an am
pie estate, which has been greatly ad-,,
ded to by subscription of individual
friends. g.is. e.f.fz.tie{ 10 sE.4qssrif.I L.
Mr.. Stanton's politics agree with
those of the party in power. Hence,
this discrimination III his favor; = and
hence the monstrous injustice involy-
ed in the treatment of him, as con-.
trasted with Roger b. Taney, who
was nearly a3third of century an or
nament of the bench. upon which
Stanton never sat. This is remark
able instance of partisan unfairness
and injustice.-C Cincinndts Enquifer.
PoLITIcs are likely to be somewhat
lively in New York. In addition to
the regular Republican and Democrat-
ic parties, preliminary measures have
been adopted for the organization of
Church party, and now the State
Temperance Association has taken.
the field. They have adopted plat,
form declaring that they will seek the
nomination for political positions of
persons epresenting temperance prin-
ciples, and will vote for none other
They also adopted resolutions calling
on the legislature to repeal all license,
laws to sell liquor, and pass law all
lowing the people in the county, town
OF city to decide by majority on the.
license question; also, against encour-
aging sectarian schools by appropri-i
ating public money to their support;
also, recommending the organization
of temperance voters in every school
district prevailing on each voter. to.
sign pledge that he will vote only.
for prohibitoFy nien.EEr. Biz :1fFi
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