The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-18
A Washington letter of the Nth instant to
tho Baltimore Gazette SAYS:

a WaSlllusSGOu ictDSi VI ehS A1sA 'AASS~'A. w.
the Baltimore Gazette says:
The Georgia bill is "in order'' In the Senate. IL
ia desirable tnat 1t should be disposed OF there be-
fore the tennessee bill" shall be considered I'D
the House, because the current uSurpations ~
had long since been detcrlnincul Should proceed,
stepxoy step-supported, AS they go along, oy
whaS Radical senators call the ''lU2ic or prece-
dentsn Reconstruction 7" commenced quite
tamely-withOut even the Z" condition" OF negro
suffrage. In due time that was addeu ~ tne III
stance of Fessenden 8 conservative SENATOR"
who was supported by one OF your then senators.
Georgia. in the course OF tiIne was "uly adInltten
by law, and recognized, IN various ways 10 DC
"a State in the Union," iu virtue VI IRE.
constructions To break the force OF a
too sudden action embraced in the
general programme, however, her representa-
lives were only admitteS IN ,ae house use, aeo neo
In the interest OF ano her step IN the prog reSs OF
the ..logic OF prece,ients" 1t was an easy matter
re interpose the suhterruge thai she iad got but
one leg into the National Legislature and there
fore mlgi be again reconstructed" IL VIII DC
lust as c .sy logically, To SHOW tntt sne was
nevertheless. quite as much IN inc union rs
Tennessee, for tiese revotuuonists oiow no no. anu
cold GU, OF their mouths Ut pleasure. II Tennes-
see shall bc reduced 10 subSerriency by 20. gress,
In virtue Of the precedents" III The case VI Geor'
pIa: in other wards, IL the State Gvcrument
shall be utterly wiped out, who WIN oe aole TO
soy after such II '.prccetient," II 'preceuents"
are to be taken 81 A(nndamental law that any
other State IN the Union n, cniI @ then % he clear No
need Of further excuses Congress Will become
supreme iu all respects by the acqaies ence 0l the
pcople All this Is openly boastcd oI by the Nadl-
cal leaders in and out uf Consr
IL is. therefore, plain that II decisive stand be
NOT taken upon The muoIed Tennessee question:
it never will be taken, aud the States wltnOnt
primace, much less 8 BLOW. Will nave ighoninl,
ously surrendered the last YeStlSe ol puliucal
authority. ..,,, ,,o,,,,or,
in both Houses pretty generally take this view.
1,,s.l
seriously! All regard argument upon such o
question prepoSterUus. Ia truth. senators anu
members on the constitutional slue nave areaay
infinitely belittled them selves ana tne eohsliIu'
tioaal cause they support by attempting 10 rea.
son with the men who now have the numerlcai
powpH In Congress. II Is time 10 act Win an
earnestress heating the mHmentous occasion.
or, at lelst, to refuse To act NJ AT kho" ~ 10
contemplated by many members. ia the contin.
pcncy nauetl. To decline To take any part In any
snch proceedings Aul some propose 10 Vacatc
their Seats AMI appeal 10 iAe country az large IN
a Solemn protcsf, and To their immediate con-
stituents particularly, for an approval Oh their
conduct.
eessarily look to the people, and especially 10
their representatives III State Legislatures, 10
support them with NJ least becoming dccnrun IN anu
seifrcspect on their own part. Tue STATE authoiI'
ties OF Tennessee. II is Known itIe' IN M nus 20 ~
render their ins i,ntiunS except f0rc I' 90 sony
the power OF The h2yenet. Neither keitacky noI
Delaware will. In hot haste, u Is nopeu an no
thought, 'anlicpate" action by congress. III re rne
matter even nf the fifteenth amendment. Ihe
adoption of that bugua article has not been yet
even proclaimed. IL Is known to all cOnstltn.
tIonal lawyers that such fundamental general
ureyision has been held by tile highest court III
me country 10 be utterly inop, rative and dor
mant until The Legislative aulhori provides the
means OF its execution. Who knows what Con.
eress may do In the prrmlses' 1t certainly will
not attempt TO supply the machinery Tor lts en-
forcpment at this earl, day. Is there any dan
Ger. therefore, In waiting awhile, Let the States
more immediately interested at least see, in the
drst place Whist sort OF law Congress may pass
In What manner such States as Ohio. New York.
New Jersey, anl even PENNSYLVANIA Illinois
Michigan Indiana. and 50 on. may wee proper .,u 10
respond and the way in which they srai s,eta .,ea
the national legislation upon the SUBJECT State
.ction in the premises row Il manifcs!iy prema-
tnre even upon the pri ,cinle that 1t Is 81 all de
sirable TO exhibit u frvGrlSh anxiety TO sucenmo
TO the dominant ratfr