Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-03-11

tfutA NsiHiANNiNs NhNHi NsNNAN"
him United States Senator, On "a
potiOn 10 refer Mai, Popep's rcso'
lsii0n Ia the Committee 0n Federal
Relations, Of which Blair is chalrr
man. spDke.OhIihr question, siAlihp
that he was IN favor nj lhc thir-
| ,eonih amendment, and believed tho
South generally asscntcd Ia Il, hut
the reconstruction acts ho declared
Unconstitutional l,ru,e'rcl 10 She
I decision of the Supreme Court in
tile ease of cGmmings against tho
state of Missouri also lo / hc cass
a Mllligan and Bowlcs, who were
tried by military commission IN ln-
diana during the war, Referring
90 his letter 10 Colonel Broadhead,
ho used the following language:
"SIR-My letter which has been
referred Ia. contends that the mill
tary should bo made Ia nndO thoir
nsnrpations at the South. md say
"a still, nnd yuh have only n witt
draw them from the South anil their
horli will he undnnc, Applause.
That carrion rrcw Of carpet, Tag.
gers who arc gorgrd upon the
pinudcr, Hnd drunk with the blood
OF the yan1niShcd people of the
Souih, will diSlbrsc themselves in
au instant, il not Sustained by the
b0yOnets of the Federal Govern.
lagnt. There In M item in that let
to: That take back. ] stand by
.t,,. ] believe in the construction
giyeA to tho Constitution Of the
United States by the Supreme
Cuu;t, that this reconstruction was
~, constitutional. My hope in go
ing 10 Congress, il | should attain
thai high position, is that may aid
in wilhdrawihg ths troops from
tlloar Southern States which are
held there to saddle Upon the backs
Of iliEt people II patccl Of carpet
baggtrs aud scallawaSs, iOllowcdby
m ignorant mass OF negroes. And
iftic people Of the South who have
shown u dinpositiontoabidc in good
faith Ly tie arbitraniJnt Of arms,
renew their alliance 10 the. govern
inent Of the United States, they will
bc aIIo%cd To resume the sclt:gov-,
crnment among themselves rs wo
have done in Missouri; aud whilst
may moi expect TO carry tho gentle
men from st. Louis, believe that
VIC can surely and certainly count,
upon the cooperation Of the large
body Of liberal men wlid assisted NJ
in relieving ourselves from. q SINH
lnr trial IN Tie State OF, Missouri"
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1yrEnNAL TRADE BiIl-Butler has
reported froIh the Judiciary Com;
nlittee bill 10 regulate trade and
commerce between the States and
Territories Of the United States,
which has beef printed md recon-
mttcd. TIC following is its sub .
stance:
"Whcrcas, The unjust, iliberaI
and unconstitutional practice OF
imposing restrictions upph trade
between States and Territories of
the United States has prevailed and
become the subtsct of legislative en-
actmehtN by Legislatures Of some
of the States urd Territories and
whercas, said legislatures of 4 dis
eliminating cliai'acter, imposing re-
strictions favorable to sOme ami
detrimental to other Statcs and
Territories; therefore, that from
and after the passagG of this act
trade and commerce Between the
several State and Territories in the
United States shall lie free and un-
restricted, and no th2, duty or tran
sit fee shall be 'hid on any articles
or property reported from any State
OF Territorial Legislature. to tho
contrary notwithstanding, The
sctotd section torblds States or
Ter,'itotles to deny free transit or
right to sell goods, or to impose
any regulations on tr;!d G Of citizens
of other States not imposed on its
own citizens.
FEMrytSE PAHE,.=-The New York
Star of the 18th shJsi ,.
The woman sutfrasists, having
suffered defeat at Washington, are
now attacking the Now York leg
islaturc. They have q new idea-
quite taking one--it iring no less
than the appointment Of "rultablO
young lady pages, between the
ages of Il and q, 10 intend the
members of the I,cplsliturc. Tnc