The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-09-14
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GEORGIA AND HER CONSTITUTION.
NUMBER rwo.
III Federal Relations ana Elective Fran

NUMBER TWO
FL Federal Relations ana Elective FRAN
rhise.
tfba ,,snaaup If Thomas .tsifelson as a nolitz
toai philosopher uan only lie appreciated ny
s,,nsiaarinp ths nh4iaplna under which his doe
trlnaH originated. and now approach oohHum-
....IA.4.. .l...,ad aa we'll ~ ut home. lie was
ahova ali men, the friend oi the people
and tho enemy Of any system which ithphiied
tbois canal rights, lie followed Kidney IN DO
ltaytna that all political power Ia derived from
tho neople, aud all The measures OF bis life were
devoted to qualify the people for The exercise OF
this trust. These doctrines were common TO the
anglo. Rason population Of The United HtateH
and wnra readily organized. They were adopted
hy the encyclopedia and revolutionary nature
of France, anu under incredible difficulties are
gradually establishing themselves In tho con
yintion of tho French people, They have re-
acted upon all Europe, and have greatly modi-
Had tho ssasm Of England hetarf.
There were i'm pedimehts In the way Of Theses
prtnnipleH Ia the Southern States. There was
In Virginia, l. law of ptmegeniuie, 2.
state religion supp otted by taxation, D. The
institution Of slavery. complicated with all tho
ideas Of Inheritance aud interest, d. An edua
tttiional system which regarded alone tho cultia
Walton Of the higher departments of knowledge,
Thomaa Jefferson was q part OF oil theHe.
They we're all In aniago nism 10 hiH doctrines
He PLANTED himself In op position 10 monarchy
Atintnefaay Federalism He lived to ger all
these defeated He lived to AGO all the ohsla-
eios to which we adyered re pealed al The South
except the institution Of slavery, removed, The
constitution Of Georgia eomes an u ,estute aud
embodiment of all that Thomas JeiIeraon adj
vanrad In hiH declaration Of Independence. and
60 which he devoted a life aHHaed with tnremit-
ting obleuuy by the enmtiea which HE doc
trihas had invoked.
TO demonstrate the concurrence Of principle
hatween tho great apostle Of the people aud hia
followers, we propose TO compare tho chart
with The og-hook. During the ephirdetaey Of
Federal constitution, MIR, Jefferson prepared n
form Of goygrnment Tor the Commonwealth OF
prehended under y fGw heads! !; II aftlrms
the aolemn and explicit acknowledgment by
England that theHe arp free, sovareign nj in
abaIl forever after ba governed az u Common
Seaa aa.a n ph tb, peMst q pa
q sm g be ansei 70 ssssrae Gods
magiHiracy, to Wit Those which are Legislative 70
% one. those which are judicial g. another. aud
those which arc executive to another No per
son or collection Of persons being 81 one, shall
eNesciae any power properly belonging "a. either
q s sher ps, ssHsD y he e e.
that the Executive powers under the paa Of
Dir. Jefferson werc not intrusted 10 single
III. Tho elective franchise was conferred
npon all free male otigena OF full age and aane
mipds, who shall for one year before have been
whole Of that time bavu been poHpesped of renl
nstate OF the value Of -. or shall for the Rnma
Tim, have been enrolled IN the militia, TheY
Dtauualitieationa for representative Hervtre arc
almost identical with those imposed, under
modern State constitutions. Persona holding
as
the regular army OF the state or United stAtea,
geceIying halafiea or enolumenta from any
foreign power, non. resident within the election
dtHtriot, the conviction for any crime nuhect "a
Infamous punishment. or Of bribery and eor.
T II map ao Z a SssaSHss r. e sy
religious rights Of any citizen. or. among other
restricfieesns' permit the e,optnnanec Of slavery
that date are hereby declared free. Further
recital OF these doctrines will be reserved 10 an
he aelty with which hsy have bs aea ea s2w
out by . great Southern etate always devoted to
tho State, and popular right doctrines DO.
ulentheu by tneif gteatest eSpounder. The Hill
81 Rights Of Georgia II almost mn extract from
his state papers and other writinga. "a well aa
from the recital In the constitution of the United
The Federal Relations Of Georgia.
:. II may be stated that Georgia hae reatfirmed
Mmuoetfine aIways held by the Southern siates:
Ihe people Ht this . State have The Inherent
Internal government and the police thereof.
All citizens of the United States resident wthinl|
State, and II shall be the duty OF the General
Assembly TO enact such laws "a will protect
fasm a an ne ~" Of rgh'a priy
toe q tSat y The uaited states a are 1oid
and the judiciary shell 30 declare them
Each Senator aud Representative il required 10
support the constitution of this State and of the
United States, and 70 20 conduct himself upon
all questions as Will IN his Judgment be most
scpnduciya to tho interests and prosperity of this
State This phraseologg would secm TO leave
the relation between the state and Federal gov
ernments like the right Of search In the war
with England. Just AZ It was before the war
There Il no assertion, however. of the State
lions In issue, or TO determine on tho mode aud
measure Of redress. There seems nothing In
the declarations which does not result from the
doctrines of Jefferson and nothing which one
State In Tho Union is not rs much Interested i'm
maintaining % another, Ihe settlement Of any
such Issue between &c the Federal end stategoy
tainly with Tho pledge Of President HAYES to
protect the citizens of the United States every
Endorsement of Georgia TO do tho Same. the
rights Of Federal citi,cnship % defined by the
United States, should be tolerably secure
When II Is added that in tho language of the
ordinance OF l5si there shall be within The state
o, Georgia neither slavery nor Involuntary SER
vitudc and tina: the social status Of the citizens
shall never be the subject OF legislation. every
subject ofspocial differences would seem to have
been eliminated, aud Georgia 10 more likely to
be arrayed In antagonism with the Federal gov
.crnmen; than any other State
separation Of the Powers Of Government.
II may be noted as u curious historical fact
that the clause in the first constitution OF Louis
lana. relating to the separation Of powers IL a
literal transcript from the plan of Mr.. Jctfer-
son. The exception to it, observance has been
80 enlarged, however us to have extinguished
his. rule, and the present constitution
and laws passed Hereunder" construe
and confuse these powers in a manner
shamefuy inconsistent with the princi-
pies of representative republican govern
ment. The constitution of Georgia provides
that the Legislative. judicial and executive pow
ers shall forever remain separate and distinct
and no person discharging the duties Of one
shall at the same time exercise the functions OF
either OF the others. except rs hereinafter pre-
Snr}hnH MINIS Il. nj.