The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-07-27
NOW YOU SEE IT AND NOW YOU
DON'T.

NOW YOU SEE IT AND NOW YOU
DON'T.
Democracy is . queer compound
It is always ducking under when
you least expect it and coming up
where You least look for it. 1t is
hodra-headed, and shoots out
new one almost before the old one
10 Gu, of. It is protean, and as
sumes o new shape for every fresh
emergency, 1t is on both sides OF
all questions or no side OF any
question as best suits its purpose.
1t is every thing by starts and
nothing long, except anti-'nigger'
and anti Union. We have been
led into this admiring train of
thought by contemplating the
course of the Democracy on the
question Of the receut amedments
to tho federal constitution. In
order to illustrate the infinite
reach of their hypocricy and in.
consistency, We will give entire a
series Of resolutions introduced in
the Indiana legislatu re on the Gath
of January 1871, by Senator
Hughes, then q Democrat and now
. Greeleyite
Joint resolution concerning the
so-called Fifteenth Amendment to
the Constitution Of the United
States. and its pretended ratifica>
ton, and proposing Convention
Of the States.
Resolved by the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Indiana, That
the pretended ratification of tie
Fifteenth Amendment, proposed to
the Constitution OF the United
States On the part Of the State Of
Indiana. was, aud is, null and void,
and of no binding force or effect
. whatever, and tie counting Of the
vote Of the State in favor of the
same was done without any lawful
warrant or authority, and that
protesting against the same this
General Assembly does now with
draw and resind all action, perfect
or imperfect, on the part of this
State purporting to assent to and
ratify said proposed Fifteenth
Amendment.
Resolved.f further, by the authori
ty aforesaid, that Congress has no
lawful power derived from the
. Constitution of the United States
nor from; any other source what,
ever, to require any State Of the
Union 10 ratiiy any amendment to
the United States as o condition
precedent to representation n Con.
/ gress that all such acts OF ratifi
cation are null and void, and the
votes so obtained ought not TO be
counted to effect the rights of the
people and the States of the whole
Union, and the State OF Indians
protests and declares that the So
called Fifteenth Amendment is mol
this day. nor ever has been in law
a part of the Constitution of thu
United States.
Resolved, further by the party
aforesaid, That the State OF IN
diana does now propose and AL
that the Congress Of the United
States may and will, as aeon a
practicable, call q Convention o
the States and the people, accord
| ing to the provision of the fiftl
article of the Constitution of tn
United States, for the purpose O
proposing Amendments to sal,
! Constitution, for the ratification O
the States.
Resolved, further, by the author
ity aforesaid, That the Governo
of Indiana be and is hereby direct
ed to transmit an authenticate,
copy of these resolutions, and tn
preamble thereto, to each of til
Governors Of the several States @
the Uuion, ard to each of our Sen
'ators and Representatives ia Con
'gress.
The resolutions we're refereed t
the Committee on Federal Rela
tons. On the 3Ist OF Januar
Senator Bobo Democracy submit
ed the report Of msjority Of tbs
committee recommending thei
passage. m adverse minority re
| port being submitted at the sam
time by the Republican member
sof the committee. Mr.. Hughe
made speech On the resolution
and then moved the previous quea
ton. On final vote they we,
adopted by 25 to 30, every Sena
tor. who voted in the affirmatiy
being q Democrat: The resolu
tions are simply notification.
they were right, the Fifteen,
| Amendment was null and voit
and we might aid the Thir.eent
and Fourteenth also. They we,
moreover an Infamous attack @
the colored people whose new Dor
rights were sheltered by the
amendments. They were vigo
ously opposed by the Republics
Conufora I,ue p.sonI -:.b 1. 49,.