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

tlla-ei age. the stencil from which Is horrible.
These cages were by tar the most painful
that came IN Ter tho obs rv-tion of the COM
mission. bUt L ere were rtaG:, There the trssa-
meat although well intended, was cntrfely
untitled TO the coalition " comfort CT the IL
mates In some places they were found
locked up in strong rooias like 'cions men and
women naked. their beds bundle Of straw,
and fed only Ike Wild beasts, through the
doors.
The subject is 70 be brought 70 the -t;ea-
ton Of the Legislature.
i Now. sir, # murder in State no. and
+ then should subject the State 10 the control
aDi reconstruction Il congress. inucl more,
1t seems to me, should th3 State te recon
struclcd that neg'ects the poor unj0rtun-
al described IN that article and permits
them To suffer and e treated in the mans
. uer stated. / have rcui Of ue horror IN
GeOI gla that can conpa! with this horrid
treatment Of the insane in Massachusetts
The gentleman from Massachusetts, Nr.
/ BuileI insists that the people of the State
Of Georgia have forfeited their State gov
ernment, all their rights III the Union. and
subjected themselves 10 the coutru. OF con
gress in consequence If the murders a3d
crimes committed. Does the gentleman
have no apprehension thar in this admission
Ia the estab.Ishucut ct this precedent, he
So jectS his GWa state when the tine shall
cone, II come it may, when a different
party organiZatI0n controlling IN congress
aud entertaining similar views Of its pow
ers to the like reconstruction, 10 the same
disposition that he would ROW make OF
Georgia?
Now, Mr. Speaker, | deny utterly that
such acts as those charged against the State
of Georgia, or any similar acts Of the few
nurGererS and a>saSsInS that may happen
for the time being to be wiz hin her borders,
can authorize or Justify the intervention Of
the t 2jgral Government IN her affairs under
any provision o. the Constitution; and yet
this bill directs the Governor Of Georgia tc
summon all persons elected to the General
Assembly of the State and commands that
boly when assemble! what it shall do
Was ,hcra ever proposition 50 monStr9Gs2
! Bat J, does rot sop here. TIE seventh
section yroyldes-
That upon the application Of the Governor
Of Georgia, the President Of tie United States
shall employ such military or naval forces Of
the United States may be necessary to en-
force and execute tAe preceding provisions Of
this act,
Now, suppose the gentlemen elected
st;ould neglect or r. fuse TO assemble " he
summoned by the Governor, the military
and naval forces viii OF course be called out,
because the 'frcsiIcut shall, upon being
called upon, cnDloy them The President
will have no discretion lie shall is the
language of the i'll. And sir. what spec,
tac!e viii then te presented OF the President
o. the United State. engaged with the land
and naval forces pursuing throughout the
State oI Georgia the fugitive members OF
her Legislature to compel them TO assemble
H., - Il.
10 compel them TO ratity the fifteenth
amendment Of tie Constitution. Was there
ever 80 absurd, so prepOster0us propose
ton? Can folly or Ulckedncss go further !?
And will not such proceedings be the free
act OF the State Of Georgia? And will she
not when that shall have been done freely
aud voluntarily have ratified the amend
lnent 10 the Constitution? VIII not hur
people and VII! not the people of our re
spectye States respect, revere, such a con-
stitution SO ordained Shall We not respect
the Representatives., when they come here,
ot people who are affect cuadgh tU SUBJ
nit 10 such degradation. .uch ishonor?
GyLtemeu say that 1t Is NOT to enforce
the ratification OF the fifteenth amendment,
because the fifteenth amendment * referred
to III subsequent section. But what is
tie language OF the sixth section, which
immc1iue'y preceeis .he one 10 w,.ich the
Tra- sn.,i1n - ). Z, I,ry,.
That !, i berci,r ,IacIa-oj .b.r the ezcInsfo,
Of any p, .s,r or persons elected as af re-, id.
ani being otherwise qualified from plI,icip..-
tioa in the proceedings or sli senate house
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