The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1885-09-20
RANDOM NOTES.


be headed by Edmunds, Logan, and sherman on the
war record of some OF the appointees and by iiaw-
ley and Hoar on the non-partsan line, while Tray,
Blanche, and Sweetheart win yelp at the heels OF
many OF the nominees in loud outcry against their
personal characters. II Is known that Senator
Edmunds believes that the Fourteenth Amendment
TO the Constitution has been violated by the Presi-
dent, and has prepared himself to demonstrate the
unsoundness OF Attorney General Garland's opinion
as to the effect of a.pardon upon the persons coming
under the prohibtory clause OF the amendment.
Mr.. Edmunds, understand me, will make no attack
upon Mr.. Garlands sincerity, but he will contend that
the Attorney Generals prejudcedb by the peculiar
circumstances that have surrounded him on this ques
tion Of the effect OF pardon, as an act OF complete
oblivion, that his legal opinion that subject Is not
entitled to the consideration which Garland's pro.
fessonal ability and high character would naturally
lend to II. Garland, you know, the petitioner In
the celebrated case wherein the Supreme Court OF
the United States decided that an act OF Congress
could not disqualify person already on the rolls
OF the Supreme Court from practclng before the
court, because OF his giving aid to the "public
enemy" and nc argued that case with an ability
and fervor that made him at once take high rank
before that tribunal.
"Now, Senator Edmunds bases his arguments on
the controlling effect OF the constitutional prohbi-
tion rs against Presidential PARDON upon the terms
OF the amendment Itself, Its purposes, the debates
attending Its passage, and the historical events trans
ana ,,s ,don,,o, N, ,ha s,.,as ,Ia sa,s ,s,, r ,s
,a,,,,. ,na ,,,s.,,,.,,s 49,, - ~. ~,,, y, we
oa,ces cv,, or ,n,i,,,rv nader ,no Irni,., s,a,a %
an e,,,a - ,a .s,.,'',.., a., y, ~,
OF each House, and that no other way OF removing
them being expressed In the amendment, they can
only he removed by such Congressional action.
Pointing to the history OF the adoption Of the amend
ment he claims that was the purpose, deliberately
r,,ssan ana a,on,,' -, ,sa " .,...,,.,an, 'o y, '"o
nross,r ,,,n, ,ss go. 80 a.. p.a.'.,aa, 49, a,
sonds hos,,o o. ,ho r,s,or,, "a, No, 20 ,,,,, ,sa
snr,har s,a,.s ~, ro,,rc.a,,,,s, n,,, ,, ,.s,,. ",
tho war shon,d ~, sannroI hr ,na aaor,,on -, ,Sa
amendment, ono ~ The means ~ ra,a,r ,h,s cor
tro, was n, nrovan, ,ersons fran, hon,, nc,oa ,rho
,eli within ,ho c,ass n,,naJ in mo Eonr,.or,S
Amendment, nn,,, Conrross sh,,,,, 90, .r = 80. ~
two,birds n, each House. mon ,no "uos,,or ~ ro'
hah,,i,at,py them Tho ronrtecrth Amendmsn, hod
,ta origin in tho Jo,n, Comm,,,ea on pocors,rncon
As originally repor,ed n toos nwav tho RIGHT of
voting from nj, c,tizeps vho had ar,;cna,ed in ,ho
Rebei,,on. From Tho same comm,,,ec IN tho sors
,lay. came two other me,sprea--ono rec,,ino tho
nroposed Fonrteenth Amendment ana nrovId,n, ,or
the admission NJ tho late ipsnrrect,onarv sta,es IN
representation when the state ann,vIrg for admis.
sion snon,d adont II. and II shou,d he anav odon,ed
by the necessary number NJ States and another hi,
making certain classes of ncrsons who had par,,c,
pa,ed in the Rebellion Ineligible tn hold oce The
Amendment and other measures rasscd tho IJouse
the third section n, tho Amen,,u,ent contain,no a
clause disfranchisnp persons who hod nar,Icin,ted
in the Rebellion. The Senate. however. could not he
gotten nm tn the marx ot ,sfranchsinu nearly everv
white man in the south and substituted the nresent
clause instead. disoualifying them from holding
once. When IL came hack to tho House stevens re.
luctantIv accented II al,hop,b no sail ,bat tho
very marrow OF the measure had been taken ont
when disqualification 10 hold ot,lce was substituted
for ,Iisfranchisement
"Was ANYTHING said. Senator. abont how the
amendment would affect a nersop xho had been
pardoned previous to its adoption?,
81 will come to that presentIv.n said the Senator
,,In noipt of fac, tho omendr,an, a, t.r a. ,ho
clan az dsoualifving nersons from hoId,ng o,,co Ia
concerued was navar discussed In tho uorso pn,
Mr.. Edmunds will contend that tho 1vbo,e cnes,,on
xas nracticar,v 90, AZ ro., 90 t.r a. ,nn,a,nnora
Moons Conoress,onaI doh,,os an, o,,,o, ra, sa,,,a
ouestions NJ consti,p,ionaI cons,rnct,or hv ,ha
Senate. when nations were o1Tered I,n,,n, ,he
amendmsn, 40 m no, 70 oGa,. ,.rso,, nar,oas, ~
the President nrev,o,s mr. snhsoauon, ~, n, aSon,,o
Mr. Sau,shurv rhro,h.r n, ,ha ,,rosant Soaa.o..
moved to amend tho amendment 90 90 =, 1,va ,h.
Presdan, nouvar to ,omoya ,ho ,,ooh,,,ios ,,,n,.,
and tho nronosi,,on no. rotod aou,n hs = - -,
40 N N ao,,n canator nao,,,,o =, x,,..ou,,
moved N amend 90 a. - axoon, ,.o., ,hn
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ali snch 40 h,, a,raa,r rano,rnt
n,raon Nv ar.nas, aa, ~ ,..S.,,.,,,a. -.
down nv Ike vo,e n, 40 ~ IN Mow wh.r ,,a
matter was nndercn,no d,scnss,on in ,na sona,a ,he
Democrat,c Sono,ers .no sno.a o,, ~ .,,,,aa.
all cIaimad ,ha, . pr..,,o,s,a1 ,.r,a, .osu.o ~.
after it's n,ssaye ,vontd na,a NO aga., ., ro,,o,.a
the cons,itn,jon,, d,soroI,aca,ions C.na,or r,
mnnds will ouoto uend r,cts 70 ,his ogaa, Nh ~
oued in the Senate that tho ,mondmant yon,I ax
cude from once nj, tho classes -, nor.ors nan,o,
.no,withstandIny tho marty NAV he undar tho sh,o,d
of tho pres,dant,s nardon, No ,vi,, a,so ,,o,o
fror oy rana,nr no,i,,,, .,, ri, ,n. 49, -, -.
,nent nronosed N annn, IL, so,., oasoa ,sa n.sa.a
and amnes,Ies which have airoodv hao ,,ron,a, ~,
der the laws NJ Concress and ,bo nroo,an'a,,or -,
tho Presden,, ua c,aims ho vii, ho,a -, -.
tbori,v from, Democratic .orrca. ,,,tar.a n, ,i ,,
of the MASSAGE of tho amendment IN srs,a,r hi nos
tion. and moi one single Democratic u,or,ncs at ho
time that claimed a PresIdant,o, ,ardon .or,s 60.
ride tho amendment, Senator Edmnnds ,r,,, o,s,
claim that II ia obsnr, tn nav that presdent,a, ar
nestv- which ,vha,her nana-aI ~ snao,a, has ~.
.ame effect as a nardon n, tho r,r,cn,or nor.on a,
override the CONSTITUTIONS, Observation-Disclosures hac."sa
at the time when tho amendment, wo, ana,,v oaon,aa
President Johnson had o,readv nrar,od ,ann.a,
pardon tn ALI those disona,aed With tho oxoan,,on
Of Mr.. paws II This nardon con,d have oToa, ~
far az the constitutional acknowledgement tn ho,d
office was concerned then tho neon,o in oo,ti, ,ha
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