The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1871-11-23
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Tho h; 'sss rsespt, IT, ash % # tihe Hon
Reyesdy J;Qbl|9gs0n J;2bl|g, th0 '9.i.6 aye lawyer,
before ID yygs pysymg9ssra{ie, s. meeting III
lljmqf;e'' p; e'lsaa,iiA5sss4f p'1sa in be-
half Of sCp sCpqstjtHntiSnst lS it's On iTEht ana "a
Of the. nal naiioaaart ar dmii e starai}i6n, 'espc,
daily p'' a. ,tis S' halter o,!f ths 1at5 proc
fla na;ifH,pp. if,p. T6s Ka Kdx' M .5',.a Act, dndsf
shown owl to tt'f tc in .tvEo;!atHlon
est provisions Of I'll, Tie C0jas,itutio;nt by
c,onfer4ug upon the President. power
to suspend ,sdt tic haJsas eGipas, sfhoagb
there Asspeilher irr inynsiop q, nor nor retsJ-
lion in the sense Of Of the C6hStitdNlim'
+ This is, certain, says the speaker,
tthat Congress, # thtts the authbtfty
|, TO delegate Tie power 10 the Rresi-
! Edcht, can only'auth orize him to, sps:
pend .thowric when, there. iss, IN the
sense Of tho prohiJitoEy clause Of the
Constitution. Il rebellion or an. ihva-
! sion. The: mliea,.ing II Of Hose two
terms now is Wat IT. swas when the
CONSTITUTION .was,adpptcd:. Neither
that clause nor anysathcr in the Con.
stitation gives to Congress the right
10 define what rebellion is, aud by
snch definition to make 1T What it is
not, a according to IT'S ordinary and
we'll understood nearing: *A,differ-
ent doctrine would give, TO Con greess1ss
the power to escape :entlI!fSly froml thhe
prohibition If they gap declare that
the acts specified in Tie third section
Of the statute, constitute "a re ebeliion
against tho "Gsoferrlnont of the, Uni
ted States;7' there is. no limit to -thcil
powerto dofeat the Obvious design Of
the clause. l have not Tine to quote
tho acts specified in the section re
ferred to, but manyof them are clear.
~ not within the meaning of, the
term rebellion as used. in the Consti.
tuition. Rcbellionrin the, sense Of the
constitution, means revolt, 1rising;':' in
surrection, or III other words, insrr-
rection against lawful 'authority.s
n. w,,there is mot theg least. eyi-
dcnee to: show7certainly none has
been laid before the country HAT
There was any ipsurrectio5n Or revolt
against the authority Of the General
tor State GoveEnmont inG South sGaro-
.FIina. ; Ou:trages; have perhaps, !. been
perpetrated upon: ilaiyiduals in the
Estate, as they have been and viii be
upon individuals in every State. For
their redress The laws s-pf the State
and Of the 'Unitcd States afford q
REMEDY This vod.yy.statute- gives
such y remedy: ,;teI rthes parties. who
may be-: eagrieved, and subjects the
Eofelder to "a criminal prosecution:
fThcres is not only" nothing t6''show,
fthhtti1e @!eoartg and, the courts
4ef thesUnitcdj States 7fhaye not. the
power to enforce these, remedies, but
on the contrary, no process OF either
of these courts has been resisted by
arms, or resisted at all; Indeed, as is
now seen, there is ln6H difficulty in
nfaling. arrosts.3 So' t;st7 from, there
being any7,i ,inteliercnce by forge with
this!auth9rity. ths i staten, ent is THAT
Hundreds are fyying from The StUte to
faEoid thtiiilegh captures (which are
1nowS Smaking;' and Imprisonment
consequent; ;tfieseunon7-rap imprison-
ment from YAlch they cannot be re-
leased by virtue Of aliy legal ffemedy.
The arrests are made without any
warl'iiit 'c6,iifn{s fFonF aHg:;;judiciaI
off1cef lthd&n7tothc .donstitittion, and
the 2brisidet, isanot jpiiYmsd Of uhe
cause,of big. arrcst, ,ispot 4tfHrded the
.seeurity, " which tho, Constitution are-
vides Of f'a ipfresentnfcntTor indictment
Ftof Il GrrarfdeTu1Jd I'utalre;ris 31',s.jccted
Ftht1rel9aJ'tiit, ,wiik AUDI pleasure Of
chez Preadept aHl his: officers: Aud
one lhing more would seem TO bc7perr-
rectly evident, that to "attt1iprize rtbe
President to > finftt6rfcre by force. IL
7 Ruihfy 6r tho States inoth hersproyision
Or of' the 'cons stifatfoh'niust bo.!bemplied
With!!o .'.';i.ti > = IN s.!i>p:. ara;
7. .Aga:n3, he shows 2clearly that'"tho
Ku I1fu1?2s f1?s LaW2, q T. >pt7verth!rowSs the'stfohg:
est safeguard of Stat9 rishltts: in: AZ au-
thorizing the interlerepee OF, tho Gen
eral Governmeuts withput.its aid bo-
ing first. iaxsked by tho Legislature
An lNxonrt;un nf tho Stntn