The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-03-16
.Prsoedsnts for the Democracy.

When the Democracy obtain pow
er, as they, surely win at nj. distant
date, they viii find II easy, il they
adopt, Radical presidents, 70 do.s
great many things: For Instance, il
they want to regulate the relations
between the New England manufac
tuirer and his operatives, they have
the model of the Freedmen,s Bureau
before them. X; - "A u
If they desire to divide Democrat
ic State and make TIVE States of ,is in
order. to increase their vote in the
Senate, without the consent or the
State divided, they have the Prece-
dent before them of West Virginia.
It may be necessary TO strike cut
that provision in The Constitution
which guarantees to each, State an
requai representation IN the Senate
But under the Republican, ,eonstruc.
tons in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendments. that can be. done by
two-thirds of Congress or tlIeerfourths
of the States. When it Is accomplish
ed, there is no obstacle to the remod-
cling Of the basis upon the score of
population.
In. order,to get that. or any other
amendment ratified, it will only be
necessary to deny to the States repre-
Fscntation in Congress or a vote for
President and Vice President, IF this
does not bring them to terms, author
lie o Major General in the army to
purge their Legislatures and desig
nate the right persons to sit in them.
If it is necessary to repudiate the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amend
ments. is not the llustrious example
of Lincoln before us, who, during his
Administration. pat the whole Com
Estifdtion ina pigeon-hole to dry? If
ali Of it can be disposed, of in that
way, how easy to get rid off part!
II any members or Congress- are
particularly Troublesome, they can be
expelled upon TIE plea that they are
! We have. III fact, Republican pre-
eedents before us fol. any, thing that
it may be desirable to do in order to
retain power. IN days that are to
come. our Republican friends viii
tdonbtless find that Their prseedepts
are like curses in the. Arab proverbs,
/ which iscome home, to roost The
history which they are making, and
which they consider SO pleasant, will
mot be so when it Is readily another
light, against themselves. -
The Enquirer 4might have added
pa fem more propositions. Eorinstanee,
Fff Charles Sumner Henry Wilson, OF
Moxa Morton, should bebsye ;obstrep:
eropsly, we hayetthe example of Jess,,
se D.lBrigbt for kicking them out,
and placing souhdD Democrat fntheil
If old Massachusetts,, should contin'
ue to sen9sdasleyA men, ike Sumner,
to tie Senate. and persist in tryingto
Sold an the bonds and bank currency,
free of taxation, as well as to have
extrayagant tsrifs, all Congress will
have to de, will be, simply to recon
struct her, Hishe makes . fuss about
it, then, we can send Gen. Terry or
Beast Butler down to steal her spoons,
while she can be forced out of the
Union? -. "i
If the Supreme Court refuses to
make Democratic decisions it can
be reconstrdcted by legislating allihe
old Judges out, while plant young
lawyers, can. be- placed upon the SUI
preme bench, instead of the old
fogies. .Rq
II the President shonld happen to
differ with Congress on any public
measure, and use his right to veto, We
have the treatment Of Andy johnson
to justify the Democratic party in
sending overboard'a President. .
1.-THE Democracy should be ambi
tious to placesa drunkard, a gambler,
or horse. racer. and aamilitary sot in
the Presidential chain, the present in
cumbent furnishes the precedent. z
How a. You like it. Republicans?
Rascality may be thus punhhsd. a
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