, 1879-08-15

Ngw ronK AND o1NCtnSATr,
to the end that they mny cnrry the States Of
New York md Ohio In the coming Presidential
struggle, The su.'th bay l31 Etcct2Ea, votes.
The North. These they hope to SECURE from,
New York and Indiana. but, fearing the loss Of
Indiana under the Influence Of tho coming eec-
ttons, and that New York cannot he carried Y
ttr Cistcs Of New York and Cincinnati. hv fraud
II nrccptary, to tccuro the votes Of Ohio nntl
New Yurk, which will Etve thcm 1876 votes.
What Mt. Backbnrn and o.hcr Southern
lcalera mean whfn they assert thrlr nurnu:o
of rcpcal!ng the Renutlran legislation Or atrilt-
inE the War measures from ihr etntutc.hooks
Is tlat; the South. tic old ,rchc1'ons states.
shall In snmo wav secure tue payInenf OF W.
Southern Claims. a. tley arc callct: the rnyment
II the var debt, the pnymcrt Of nenslons 10
Rcbel eo1ers and the nnvmcnt for TN tr safc:;
So long as tic Fourteenth Amendment shniI
remain q part Of te cor:titn .Sse r. ans e"ds
platform Of tic Democracy processes 10 ne
inval t,eclArntioft, rccognzInC the Fourteenth A.
well aR the other nmcndmcnts. 4 WI % on
served TINT the acceptance o. tncn u. snn s,,
wnr,-ll.at n to tay, that they accent TIC abot.
tion OF slavery ~ Eual, anl no Tnorr. F!ie last
Democratic Convention dill not btn'1 ttsc'l, atNl
did not intend to Ind TUE pemoctas'r TO-. sarIx,
Amendment, nor TO tfn support OF nnv Of ite
provisions, and as tho Fourteenth Amendment
embodIcs -.--- -....-
THE RESULTS or TIE wAn
tic people Of the South, anl as
tiry do not .ptopc.c TO rc.eatah'is!
slavery. nnl care little abont The Fifteenth
Amendment, because thev Virtually control
AMI hopc to continue to control tic elections
fcenth Amendment Is tint to which their chtsf
effort will be directed. and the repeaa OF which
will sooner or later bo 'hc, test not only of TIC
Democracy Of t''r eouth, but, fear. Of The
North also. BY reference to ',se procectln,rs q
the Stats Legislatures when the, Fourteenth
Amendment waa submitted by Congress fnr
ratification, It. will be- found that both New
,Jcrecy and Ohio withdrew their consent pre-
ncnt. At The ttmc OF their withdrawal there
werc only twenty otlrr States tint had ratified,
when twcntr-seyen were nctun!ly necessary.
Kentucky. Delaware, and MARYLAND have not
ratified tho Fourteenth Amendment to ihfs
duv. So OF thn Fifteenth Amendment: New
York. having ratified Tint amendment. withdrew
her consent by subsequent Legislature. Now
LIDO not mcnn to SAT- t'iAt thu subsequent With
trnwnl OF tt!eir consent bv Now JcraeY mud
Ohio OF thc Fourteenth Amendment and the
withdrawal Of her consent BY New lnrk to the
ratification Of the Fifteenth Amendment IN.
valts!atcs or effects in ans way the LEGALITY q
tIlrse respective amendments, but can Wol
understand how far they will
FURy1eH THE rRETr1r
for opposing their legality. and especially tint
Of the Fourteenth Amendment, whcrcyor 1t
shall suit the purposes OF the South to denand
It's repcal, and It should not be overlooked thnt
sacl, 2! 'heso states-oh!o ,, New !sr'er. ana nd
Presidential nomination. How iar AlesErs.
Thurman, Mcclellan. or Tilden. Il elected prcsf-
dent, would feel bound to ohry the votes Of his
DISCUSS, further than to sar i would deem II
saier to the country to hare Democratic Prcst-
tlcut from State approving Of ali the amend
mcnts than one from a State rejecting nny OF
tl,rrn. hive never doubted that demand
ntc bonds whenever the Democratic rnrtT shas
have Control Of the Government. Early in the
Administration Of President johnson. a rom-
sn g. @ % aot, 5 fst y If, coaette af 70 e boe ss
III London, demanding ia somc form their
e1nmcpt esnH'" OF f. the United States, 10 10
which answer vas made ~ Secretary Sew
and his Cabinet. flenylng oil liability on the nast
OF the United States for their payment. THIS
shows tlsut these bonds werc
HELD Dy cArlTALlsrs IN LONDON,
and were considered bv them ot some value,
and. indeed, had quoted value in ths London
market. So long a. there is O Republican Pres
tdent the holders know Il would DC folly to de-
| 1na,Il their payment. In regard to the pay
/ ment for thefr slaves, Senntur Morton eonlo
years nco mentioned to me n conversation he
u,n,, an now remember. 1t was Gov. Aiken, Of
| South Carolno. waG told him tfnt full lists uf
| SLAVES throughout thr South hsd BEEN made,
| H,M were carefully preserved, prenaratory to
| demanding Of The Government tull paw far
| them. The Argument III brief which will bo
urged In support of tirsc claims Is that sccee-
sion was merely political question between tho
| States and tile General Government. ntnl that.
claimed to be their constitutional rights, they
did not thereby surrender anr OF their rights o.
Statcs or as citizens to their share Of the prop.
ortY Of the Government. mud It was
TIC sas nspss t Il he PGs5 st assFtHs
pointed BY the Confeucraey early, in the
War--Judre Campbell and othrrs-eame to
Washington to treat with President Lincoln.
refer, That tle Iuyalfdating Of tl'e Fourteenth
| Amendment viii b. made through the Supreme
Court OF tile United stascs, is
| IN NO SENSE DN1HiNAL WITH ME.
hayo heard It referred to one Of the rcadicsl
md most effective means Tor tn. accomplish
cursmopt of the payment Of the. Rebel debt,
etc. There is NO constitutional obstacle to tl,t
increasing OF tl.c nunbrr ut Supreme Judges
n,n there is certainly nothing In thr history oi
readiness 10 makc such inrreusc when neecssar,
to accomplish its purposes; anu ccrtafu 1t l.
tlInt there could br no Ercaer of!ense to nubltt
op,Nlnn or to tho msrnl se1ise ot tilc country b,
increasing IHG auuHcb ~ lIfAHaHt1 INC FDuF
tectI,il Amendment than dill result from fllt
Dre,l Scott drclaIon. lhn Democratic party
is thoroughly psact!cal IN Its tneas
urcs anil policies, url never hssttatc'
to do whatever NAV he necessary In IT.
Judgment for tlir accomplishment Of Its cl,tls
AMI u& the on1y modo tn get the Fourteenth
Amendment out oi the wny Is to have 1t de
clarrd Illegal atld unconstitutional by tho su
prcmo Curt Of the United States. which car
only be done hv Increasing the number o
Judges, that will be tile nenns The Demucrat
party will use for that plsrposc. III c0niirma
tinn OF this virw, gentleman who alas spent tcl
scars In the ministry in Virginia, aays, III pub
lie statement: "Thcra is no doubt at all tkat
In VIrginln the Democrats aru
woRKlN0 FoN 1T OPENLY.
They hare got 1t on the bratn, aud snr ll,at viii
CuIlErtsa a,Hl the President they will be sure t.
rcscind the Fourteenth Amendment. ut least
aud Ect their hut,tt and pensions pai.l, nIil b
pald fur their BIaYcs.n Information from, prom
tneut gentlemen III The West, WHO have trayeir
III The touttl, cnnflrma thrsu vfows. In Inter
prctine HE policy Ut tiu. Democratic party d
any given nleas,lrs 1t Is inuesssusHNle 10 hear
mind that tl.e power to decide In III tbs soutl
crn Wings, md that tlu Northern mut
eunfortn tu tho deesluu or 70 to tho wal
IN respect to tha demands OF til
South OIL thu Treasury whether Inr tho pnvincr
nf mini I'M iHsIf 2 lIs