Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1877-07-06
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.

Right or wrong-which is it? That
depends. does it? My bull gored
your OK. Then shall expect you will
pay the damage. l beg your par
don. meant TO say that it was your bull
that gored my OK. Oh said the lawyer
that alters the case. We are told the far
rner went home somewhat confused, trying
to make out the case. A nice distinction.
The farmer had been raising bee.s and tur-
nips and had never puzzled his brains
about the intricaries and loophoIes of the
law. If it was right for the farmer to pay
for damage why not for the lawyer? Who
can tell? A while ago Chief Justice Tan
cy grAvely decided that "black men have
no rights which white men are bound to
respect" Another nice distinction. Right
or wrong depends on the color of mans
skin. All! does it? Who can tell A
few days ago Chief Justice Waite gave out
as sort of manifesto from the Supreme
Court, that "a citizen of the United States
has no constitutional rights to life in South
Carolina which the native is bound to re =
spect." Another nice distinction. Consti-
tu.ional rights to life depend on State lines,
does itf Ny friend il that is the case, you
had better not go into South Carolina. But
how is this7 In the preamble to the Con-
stitution it is said We the people of the
United States, in order to form a more per-
feet union, establish justice, insure domes-
tic tranquility, provide for the common
defence, promote the general welfare, and
secure the blessingS Of liberty to ourselves
and our posterity, do ordain and establish
this constitution for the United States OF
America,"
In the constitution, Art ". Sec. II, il iu
said, "The citizens Of each State shall be
entitled to all the privileges and immuni-
ties OF citizens in the several States" In
Art. II, Sec. III. in defending .he duty and
power Of the President, il is said, He
shall take care hdi he La0s be faithfully ere.
euted" WhereI In all the States except
South Carolina and Mississippi2 Let the
boys in blue step ever so gently over the
State lines OF South Carolina or Missia.
sippi led on by the Chief Magistrate of the
Nation, the legally appointed Commander.
In-Chief, and give those Southern cut
throats a sweet, choice bit of Constitutional
or National, or Governmental, or United
States justice. II ten thousand men are
not enough to convince the South that
there is such thing rs the United States
Government and United States Comman.
der.in. Chief.And also United States Con.
stilutiOn sworn to be executed especially
upon bloody men, let enough Of the whole
army and navy be enlisted "to establish
justice," ENSURE domestic tranquility, u
"provide for the common defence" 81 pro
mote the general welfare" and "securs
! the blessings Of liberty to ourselves and
our posterity." Let constitutional laws be
executed. RufIians need TO feel the point
of the bayonct. We have come To a strangC
and desperate pass. The whole NORTH
Statesmen, Clergymen. Government and
| people, upon their knees insulted and
mocked and laughed at by the entire South
who trample the Constitution under foot
President HAYES has gone nearly to the
end of long suffering and patience in hil
Southern policy. The SouIherners despis.
him. They know neither gratitude mol
m6nline,a. Too lar gone in ruiianism Il
feel the influence Of magnnnimity. Like
wild beasts let ont ot the cage they tram
pie all the finer instincts and sentiments O.
| humanity unueF itlOt. lSihtclt " NiefSy
and Statesmen. Do not crawl any more il
the dust and swallow the APIttle OF thos'
men who make NO distinction between
right and wrong. "The OK knoweth his
owner and the ass his masters call" bu
Southern traitors do not know they dc
not consider Kind treatment Madden
them. See what they do. Republican,
in Georgia have suffered ostraciam, perse
cuiion and loss of property in endeavorinl
TO uphold the banner Of Republicanism
that Republication which saved the UnioI
and redeemed the national honor. They
are now suffering, colored Republicans es
pecially, because Of their fidelity to Re
publican principles, have been outraged
robbed, scourged. starved, imprisOned, ant
murdered with savage brutality" Under
Hayes aerciiul supervision, the demon'
OF the South are crushing out the lafl
sparks Of liberty. AEu-REB.