The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-11


ment of constitutional rights; and to pun
ish conspiracies formed for their violation.
Every writer who has yet treated of the jul
Iisdiction Of the federal courts, comedies
that Congress has fallen far short of ex-
hausting its constitutional powers in confer
ring jurisdiction upon them; and to deny
its power to enforce the provisions OF the
thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments, is no less than to deny the validity
of these amendments themselves.
WHEREIN THE KU-KLUx ACT is DEFEC-
Atf 4 TIVE.
This act of Goth April, 1871, is only de-
fcctiye in its failure to reach the persons
primarily responsible for the outragcs, at
which it is aimed. The actual perpetrators
of the cowardly and scandalous barbarities
which it aims to suppress, are less re-
sponsible and less deserving of criminal in.
dictment, than the more cautious incendi-
aries, who, fortified by wealth, trained by
education, and skilled in the arts of treason,
excite others to overt acts, which they
themselves carefully avoid. Their only
patent crime is the crime of rebellious
opinion; and,
against opinion no pupitiUc statutes are
eoer forged IN the arsenal Of Republican
| ism.
Opinion, however pernicious, must be
| left free, and so long as even rank treason
confines itself within the bounds of mere
opinion, the Republican party requires it to
| be respected no less by the laws Of the sta
tute book, than by the conventions of
social intercourse. ae
/ DuprrprrrAN MANAnENfENr M, rrIr,
| NATIONAL FINANCES. H'I
Having stated, at length, the measures Of
principle which have been established by
the Republican party, brevity must be OBJ
served in referring to those Of policy. 1t
deserves the Communications of the country
for its management of the public finances.
One Of the most serious legacies Of the
war was national debt, in round numbers,
of (S2,760,000, 900 two thousand seven
hundred and sixty millions of dollars, the
interest upon which fell, as an annual
charge upon the treasury, of $3.50, 900, 000)
one hundred and thirty million of dollars.
This debt has been reduced, chiefly during
the administration of General Grant, to
($2, 1888 ,000, 900 two thousand two hundred
and eighty-three millions of dollars and
the interest chargeable upon it, has been
lessened by more than twenty millions Of
dollars per annum. Large arrears OF boun'
| ties, heavy individual claims, and very con-
siderable war charges incurred BY the
States, have also been hquidated. ylgor'
GUS system of revenues, and an honest sys.
tenn of collections, has been instituted
which, besides providing for the current
expenses of the government, and for the
interest upon the national debt, produces 9
I;ais'a f dnilars a yaa, for tbe rednct;on q
tha 5ah+ Ala 90 healthv ;s the cond;t;or
of tho ,o+;onol treosnra hat these result.
are eff affactea s;mnltaneonsIv with tho aban
Joy,,a,,t of taxos hv HonoraSs ,yh;cl
,r;niaOd $3.50 ooo nnN o;r,,tv Williams Of dol
a., ~. a,,v,,,,,, Tbo Sas;,lt of This econo
nv efficiency and honesty in finance is
uhyt o nali;,y. and fr;nhtf;,l ;ncnh,s ba,
I Idar r,S3nnod into ,,sanaaeohie b,,rdar
49, t,o reon,n aro No Io,oeer awaited h,
t tha' W. Ito9 nf +ha ,,.tonaI doht. on,
t to dor3nnoor,os No ionner ;nfast tbe land
o oh"s ou fHr ,.on,d;ot;on Tha cred;t y
t tho ITn;taa Stotes hoe haon ovaltoJ i, al
.uo - az aIorootnr &c ~ A ,,,or;
lna' No ea,. ;,,toor;tn hoe on,,,o 70 con,
,aa,, d ,ior,, ,as,,ant thyo,,rbo,1t tbe world
The moral value to us Of the golden opin
ions of other nations is beyond estimation
and pecuniary value has been realized j
our being enabled to call in public bond
, bearing high rates Of interest, and replacin
. them with others carrying low rates.
: THE R1rIING IDEA OF THE REpUBLl
CAN PARTY IS AN HONEST PAY
: MENrr or THE NATIONAL, DEBT,
, ~. ~, l. tho no1n,ort of tb;s dobt .
ds uni, no G ,on,nnt t'' oo ns3t'
.nt ~,n o.ie to~ot;on Rv ;ts nol;cw
/, s %;;th 20 the nnhl;c cred;tor ;,d;c;ops toxs
! .:l.ii " suo pao &c o,',d,nJJ;t,'na Oh,
.lon, atlu o ~ thn an,In tho h1ass;no Of
do'.o1 ~ wy 49, rlu 9 7ooa,
sPcoio outLen ~. no p @pSIi Ua,o o,,rra,o
ho th ;0 ~ e a"v @ nabnr cpnp pr over a,
Mnol '-''' " "''' oN'e' ~ ~ v
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IT - - atoO ot ;tr uaro,,,a ,Syol ; cnns;s
i 1 Pc', ;at data;is ;s ne,tpct 'rba mn
.n,S = ' nal1',aII,, an odnStontiv a. d p
= pIsq - sae s ;ta,Uoi 3 ~ Haton mat;
IS ISL sle tto iosso - +h,,S ;nc,,rred hy MO,
# ap no. ;n snd r;o;d coleot;on Of Tho 70 "
# e 1917 amo oa a r. th;S d;rect;on Il
e 49, - of Ge,ara1 20 Gra,,t has a;
a ia,,nd aso ,oyda,,ln aell 'NStiN - - "
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Vt PROTECTION ~ AMENloAN lNDoelh'
II AS to the duties levied upon foreign cor
e merce, the ola wing iaea mas peeh pursue
>, OF laying them primarily lor revenue, %