The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-06-10

be entitled to, ana shOulu IliVeFeprcsch-ie Il
tation as q State of the Union. Shell
complied with the conditions, and was, q
in fact, afterwards allowed representa-
ton in the House. But subsequently, Y
her elections resulted in the success offs
the Democrats, large bodies Of the color I
ed voters supporting their ticket. That
was a deep disappointment and burn {
ing oftcnsc to Senator Sumner anu hlsl
followers. They had made colCrcd snf- s
firre a condition of restoration 10 thcls
Union, upon the belief that the vote thus !
added could be controlled for their party
and in the interests Of consolidated cap
ital. of individual gain, and Of sectional {
But when at the first {
election, they lost the great State Of
Georgia. and their control of the colored ,
vote. they were n,addencd into fury. All
the meeting of thi, Congress that State
was denied representation. Her State
robes we're stripped from her; she was
clad in the mean garments OF II Save,
and. renanded into condition OF mill
Itorv subsection. Men were selected to
lrulc over her because they hated her
lmonaclcs were placed upon her limbs,
and She was delivered over to the tor
tnenters. Military officers marched into
her halls Of legislation, and declared who
,n;yht make her laws, and who shohld
not although the members had been
chosen by the people in accordance with
hnr Constitution, which Congress had
passed upon and approved. " was not
am honest pretcxt that the State was cut
off from her rights because eligible col,
lored members had been excluded, and
.lincliriblc white men admitted, for thel
.Idecisions were made by virtue OF pro-
visions of her Constitution, making each
lIbranch of legislation the sole judge of
such questions. just as it is in Indiana.
and every other State of the Union, and
las it is in Congress under the several
,lConstitutions.
j II indeed. legislative bodies arc to be
.lheld liable to loss of rights. because of
fIorrors of decision, upon questions that
/, relate TO their organization. then are the
Two Houses of Congress in danger of
.lbe;ng dissolved. because of their many
! wrong decisions upon contested claims
lto seats and especially the House, where
,lthc iuduments are controlled by party
: noi;t;cs and are often SD unfair as to be
-|nf,cnsiyc TO honest men. If Georgia is
Ito he 60 pursued because under her Con-
:lstitution she excluded negroes from hel
may Indiana not be suspend
elei in her relations TO the Union; may
y she not be stripped Of her local govern.
dIment, aud have an army placed over her
i For under her Constitution. the negro
.lIcan not he among her law-givers. jus,
: now the controversy in the Senate ap
nInears to have sunk into the loathsomt
of frauds by Governor
= IPullock and his associates in corruption
kin the use of the peoples money.to carr,
,rIyile measures through Congress. Blu
the cause of Georgia, in her right to reg
e Iulatc her State organization and her do
G, nestle affairs, without Congressional in
is great cause. rising abOv'
r. ali the questions Of the day, it is tin
ID cause Of all the States, and hOwcve
H. Icrushcd now. il will rise again, and will
ntlrise ever. and until it be fought out t,
ic final results. either in the overthrow O
O. our present form of government, or il
e. the complete establishments of the right
of the States rs recognized by the Con
Dy Istitution. .
all I'm connection with this subject ii
it proper that remind you Of the fact tha
re, Congress is now carving through bill
noIunder the prctense Of enforcing the fl
at|teenth amendment which will not onl
ndIcxposc the citizens to cruel and degrat
wiling pcnaltics. for such active zeal i'm I'll
aselcctions as they have been accustome
,te to display. but will expose the States
TO loss Of their supervision over the ele
rs. tions. and will enable the President al
icslbis slbordinatcs, by the use Of the arm
m to control and carry them. In Englar
,o-lthe soldiers dare not approach the plac
its OF voting. II is forbidden by law.
,cd lbe,cvc il is allowed in France; but
ich France the vote of the people. as giv'
founder the Executive control. is but Il
toIecho Of the Empcror's will. Now.
There any one of you so joined TO yO
so party that you would keep General Ora
the and his army Of oficeholders in place.
lit the cost of the freedom OF our elections
cn- Can YOU consent. for any purpose wha
!. ever. to take from the American citiz.
In. his freedom Of choice i'm his ballot? "A
lon you willing that he shall tremblc as
I'll -nasses between bayonets up to vOt
M. a re we to be watched on election d
bic by the regular soldier? Heaven forbi
TO- When the sergeant and his squad sh'
10 2take their stand beside tho voting plac
,nr on the morning Of the election day. nj
I'M. I hear the lar Of their falling mtiske
der to me IL will sound like the clods fhlli
M. on tbc coffin of murdered liberty. l.
mn us all this day resolve that the vile Q
= shall be wiped from the statute boo
la This dangerous and wicked measure
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