The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1870-05-23
WASHINGTON.
The National CounciI...A Political
'Dull...Congress InfalIiblc:. Radical

The National counciI...A Political
nuli...Congress Infalliblc:. Radical
Canons. u. i'7d ~
Cy virtue Of our own assumption, and
the humble sanction of His Imperial Ma
jesty, we, the infallibls, in Congress as
scmbled. demand the immediate and 10.
conditional submission and faithful obs.
dience Of the people Of this nation. It 10
time that all people, Of whatever race.
complexion or autecedcnts, duly oomprs.
heud the Omnipotenca of Congress, and
their subordinate relations to this divine
institution, III .,,5;.t
Our Beatifc Royalty is sufficient att
tl.ority for declaring that the people arc
not the government in any sense, except
that they are the ideal sos aud body Of
Republican polity. which, By inspired in.
depreciation, means Congress-. In
We now recommend, what no shall
ultimately command, namely. that the
people renounce all reverence or respect
for the old Constitution, and in future 70.
gard that supcrstitious document as d..
funcs dogma Of the past. Hereafter 10
will be absurd for the people to refer any
acts Of Radical administration to tho orig.
iuul text, but to the following n,
RADICAL clNoNs.
/. Ifany man asserts that the, South.
ern States were out Of the Union. during
tho rebellion, let him be accursed:
2. II any man asserts that tho South.
era States were in the Union when tho
rebellion was suppressed. let hin b %.
cursed. az1l. lis
g.. Ifany man asserts that after Geor.
gia was admitted into tho Union, .vithoaes
being out, Congress cannot legally d.
clare Georgia out ofths Union, when tho
State was not in, lot him be accursed.
4. lfauy body, auid or spirit. init
mates that Congress has no constitutional
riyh. to legislate sssase in or ssss Of tho
Union, let him be accursed.
5. Ifauy ho, she, or it, BY word, cot.
or implication, dare insinuats that tho
decisions Of the Supreme Court or vstses
Of the President are entitled to any res,
pect, when opposed to acts Of Congrsss.
le. him, her, or it, be aecurs,d-and
cuss'd. ppog ,Ar; ste.d
20. If any o.c, or two, or moro. assert or
affirm, or otherwise causeto be understood
or conveyed. in person or.by PROXY. thas
We. the DO octaLl estates in Congress as-
Iemble,l, have no right 10. accept. the cree
ien,ials Of vagabond carpet-bagsers and
Congo fugi,ives from justice, lin preferences
to those of respectable white Democrats.
let him be cuss'd, e1communicated and de-
capitated. a. al l'f9rT qsfses
I. Ifany man, creature or thing what.
ever, intimates or makes a GESTURE shat may
be construed to mean that negro Su-
premo Judge for South Carolina, negro
Lieutenant Governor for Loaisian9, ands
negro Senator for Mississippi, are not bet
ter than white Democrats Tor these Vfices.
let him or it DO aceursel. ,s.
8. any one says, that negroes would
do very well for similar Offices in Penn.
sylvanis, Mas ast uscits and New nsmp.
shire, let him be accursed., .s.,
Q. If any ono says that Congress oDsbs
not to sanction the purchase Of useless
territory. or make absurd appropriations.
or gamble with tue public treasury or in.
crease taxation, or pass protective tariff.
or pass the funding bill, or annex San Do.
mingo, Let him DO accursod.
10. If any one says that any negro 10
not superior to any whito Democrat. lss
him be accursed.
II. II fany one says that the most refined
and accomplished negro is entitled to more
consideration than tho most ignorant and
imbeoile white radical. let him DO aa.
cursed. 17- --fs ss sso
12. Ifany man, woman or child, init.
mates by word or action any disrsspeos or
odiun concerning the acts of Congress,
let him, her or it, be accursed for ever.
moro. 5s-s. r. sst jsPussix.
-Corrs.ponlenes cfths Registsr.
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