The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-01-01
CONGRESS.
MOrton's Government.
THIS rs 4 NATION.

Mr.. Morton submitted the follow.
ing resolution
| Whereas, it is alleged that the late
election in Mississippi for members
Of Congress, State officers and mem
bers of the Legislature WAS character.
lied by great frauds, violence and in
limitation, whereby the freedom of
the ballot was in q great measure
destroyed, a reign of terror establish
TT, bal]ot-hoSes stuffed, spurious tick
cts imposed upon voters, so that Il
popular majority Of more than $4,000
was overcome, and in it's place was
given an apparent but fraudulent
majority Of more than $4,000, and
, Whereas. The Lag .Aatnre thus
chosen will have the election of Il
Senator to represent that State in
this body, and
Whereas, if these allegations are
true, q great number of tho citizens
Of the United States have had their
rights, under the Constitution and
laws of the United States, wickelly
violated, therefore
Eesolred, That committee Of five
Senators be appointed Ivy the Chair
to investigate the truth of the said
allegations and the circumstances at.
tcndins the said election, with power
to visit said State to make their in.
designations, to send for persons and
papers, and to use all necessary pre-
cess in the performance of their du-
ties. a:,d to make a report to the Sen
ate before the end of this session Of
their Investigations and findings.
At the request of Mr.. Bayard, of
Delaware, the resolution was laid
over until to morrow.
Mr.. Morton also submitted tho FOL-
towing:
Rcsolred bril- Senate, Of the Housc
Of Representatives concu,yiny, That
the people Of the United States con-
stitHte nation, and arc one people
in the sense of national unity.
Rcsolrcd, That the government Of
the United States is not compact
between the States in their municipal
and corporate characters, bnt was
formed by the people of the United
States in their primary capacity that
the rights of the States are defined
and guaranteed by the Constitutions,
and not by any outside theory of
state sovereignty, and that the rights
OF the States can not be enlarged or
diminished except by an amendment
to the Constitution.
Reso'red, That the rights Of the
States have the same sanction and
security in the Constitution as the
rights and powers of the National
Government, and that local donhtss.
tic government by ..,sa Stated within
the limits Of the Constitution is M
essential part of our free republican
system.
Rcsolred, That the doctrine that
State has the right TO secede from the
Union is inconsistent with the idea of
nationality, is in conflict with the
spirit and structure of the Constitu-
ton, and should lie regarded as hav-
ing been forever extingnisl,ed by the
suppression Of the rebellion.
A CHAPTER OF EARLY KENTUCKY
HIsToRY.-Capt Jack Jewett, Robin
Mostly, and Ben Bradshaw were
travelling from Virginia to Kentucky
on horseback. Capt. Jewett was a
large, fine.looking man, and 4 fair
specimen of the kind of men that gave
character to the period that embraces
the ea:ly history Of Kentucky. As
the three rode along, their attention
was attracted by angry words froma
cabin on the roadside. Words were
succeeded by blows, and Capt. jew
EFT said: "Let's ride up and see
what this fight is about They gal
Topped up to the cabin, where was u
man and his better half having q "sct-
to-" and she was getting the better
half oft.
"Hold my 1lorsc," said Jewett, "and
L !
never forget" At one blow of his
fist the man lay PROSTATE on the floor,
The good wife looked at her husband
a moment and then at Jewett, and
then, reaching back she cangbt ZIP
large, long.handled frying pan and
let drive at Jewett's head. The bot:
tom went out, and The rim went
over his head and around his neck,
such was tho force OF the blow.
All efforts failing to get the remnant
of tho frying pan from around jew
ett's neck, he had to wear it ab"ut
five miles on his road, and then file
in the hands of blacksmith released
HIM. We vii! not stop to point the