Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-13
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--,rss Iieh susszias and for
ernsfsaet4on- II il The exespnoc
1k,ez sogsors st TIE eless. The provision
Tia. a-tAs Congress msy ~ any TINE ~
L.. make or alter sueh rFsalztIs1ss sz p
8 70 tiss places Of choosing senssofs +
| xa- i - q fAuii iar priEeiple. not on y OF
h. eon.sYuesssn Fl language. sus OK the an-
tersfandinz Of largasgs IN the pcpaias
j use. that where general Ezngaazs aseds
fina shsn 40 sxespfi5n u made 10 has zsn-
.f-al Isngaage, ssliosiag the sTprersson ef
ihs excepsson Is the only thing that 10 sx-
xlas!sH BE- nssaas VI Inc use Of tie term ,fron /
he get u the geEsszl expression In 'nss
les.s. FORE, We hare the convention aE'e' |
be cozststati.sss. Eslhss as that cons'ess |
lpss sv iay aIs-f thess state reguiAfso1s Ell
eers A. 10 The place Of choosing senator's
Tat il tie exception il . the oniy e1eepti"a
1lrsus the generality Of this language, and
he faaxasze, a. hare already sail, e o.
i1he bro.tsst significance, being made 10 N
sisAe all the regulations Endsr whaeh eise-
hons may be held
Nov, ne are cot standing alone upon oar
t-exa construction Of tbis provision Of ''iF
rea.situe:on in maintaining that tAese iAs
were eonssituti0naily easeted; We have ii+
Unanimous decision Of the Supreme eosfI
} OF the United States Ia the case OF sA parfe
Yarbrouah .anetisninz isis construeE!0f oI
the Constifasion--noE. perhaps, constFaisg
particularly TIL. provision, but pfoeeedias
upon general principles, laelnding th's Az"
other prosislans. AMI recognizing u a.
necessary for the safety and maintenance
ami psrpetuity Of a free government t4at
legisIa,iv. authority Of this character Should
be vested IN the Congress Of The Cnised
States.
Before bringing 10 the attention OF tne
House the Language Of the court IN shAi
-deeision, wish 10 ray that tbs case vas
decided without any dissent On tie part vi
any member Of the supreme court. hs1f
was no dissenting up nion. aud rom the
report there appears 10 have been no als-
senfinx eot- Of any justice OF the court oS
that every member II the court IS Assaihee
to have con aired in the conclusions "AieI
we're announced in the decision. IL Is not
therefore. a cas- 10 which, ss has been 81
zestsd. the people have reversed the asci-
sion They haze not con Jered the decision
but a. loyal ci,iz rs OF TIA, great hspuole'
as well 80 ~ the states they concur ~
maintaining the aarhorits Of the courts OF
= the Unitei States ss the final AMI the ssie"
srbiter Of tic principles an CONJUNCTION
Of thu Constitution Of the United states.
That there may be no possibility OF say
ing that this decision WAS made oy ult
Judges from the Northern states, VINO dla
not represent Southern interests l aeslf.
further to call the attention OF members Oh
the House to the fact that among the gem
tlemen who at that time constituted the
eourt xas n distinguished judge from \
,,,hern .,.,s whose conduct and whose
ldecj,ion, have met the approval Of the peo-
| Mo AZ the Iroi,ed States. and who was Ger
tainly the peer of any of his associates on
the court Of which he was Distinguished
ma,nber I refer TO Mr.. Justice William
Woo5. member Of the court from a
.,s,. ybo csr+s;nly did honor 10
81, no.;,,on occuniad by him, and yindi.
c,,sd III. Loyalty To the Constitution of the
n - S,stes
'
n IN, ,.,,;no over the fact that he was
Southern man, we have further the concur
n 81 Mr I,.,,ce Stanhen ]. Fleld, who
S a., matter Of history, looking over the de
80. Of The .upreme court Of the UniteC
! &c., sa. hem scrnnulously careful m pre-
, an,in,, a,d di..enting against. any possibl,
sv,ans,or hy construction OF the principle
-. Ca,,,,,n,;on Of the United State
,t., ,,,;,h, hs inimical to ary Southern in
-, b., NAV afterwards be affected b,
,ha J,.;.;n, A man who WA, appointed b.
n~.t].., I;ncnI, believe and ha
( li - ,bsr any other living iustic
- mamba, Of the court. and ha
a haan r,aay and scrupulously care
81 - ,a.,,;c, tho ami .catian of the Con
g ,I.a,;a,, .r f,r Il might have any posi-
= ~ r,ai,,aie, a, disadvantage to the inter
- enc sontbarn portion Of the cour
g "a - .t,r5 .s .ouarety and sttongl
49, ,,aio,.n,nc. of the doctrine CT state
si,h,. a., anv other member has stood i
E 49,, cow, .;,c, he was A member of It,
. r,,'.s -, IN tho case in question wa
solivarsd nv Mr. .Instice Miller, who vas
p -, ,e ,ba CONF also sppointed, ! bt
p 49,, h., p,ssilant Lincoln. and who In hi
/ Is,ar,,,,,t;on Of questions coming hefor
B. ,,,' an,,rt /. regarded "a fair and ius- e1
ropnd4r Of the Constitution of the Unite
3 States.
v n. Cannon Of Illinois And horn
q
hehtu'Ay' r;;,,,
Mr.. Daniels continuing 'l''"$
!
- ~. ,,,,bI;c ;rtsrasts were OF
t'st so tar Us '''t p"' A., st. lo,a
u cerued, and applying u ohiy, III l"' 80
= ,io.,,o, of tho pourt in conformity vii
=, 81 ,o,s,run,ion placed q
" tue iangh'2e-s ~ ..
= the languagf--0f the tohsutuloh'
Now Mr. Sneaker what does MI. Ju
|, ,f;,,a. az :, this case? And
J Wce hltiei e"' -, a,
&c ras not case "here t'ere a.
r dissent made by any member OF u
ne ,,,,, her.n.e he had transR fessed Il
" limits of the case that was then before Il
+, t.u,ters.ood nv the snnreu
curt -; ,rrarort ,rt
rourt apparently IN 'het "s'
n NJ Justice Millers opinion, that 'h' 81
8: ! :ao, 81 tho nover of Congress to enact tue
"a lee' w '"o f.zI ,h,., a,d ,hara and utu
~ avs was presented theh a'' u''
l. 10 determined in the disposition or tfl' ~ :
If ~ :, ,av;eving the case Mr.. ,tustl
iii only road uriai
L Miller says-ann "i' "'
4 from the opinion for the ptlrpos' Oh @'' "
t.o, orIv Iustica Miller, hpt AL II
:. h't NV ~ 80, ,,r.a with Il
Other members Oh tnc e'N .
= oniuiou he delivered IN regsr' Y" t''S
- J., -, "A ,v;,h;n the fair limits of the 10
4 'st'n -, S,,.av
T. vi NV VI ~
III He says:
A. -. ....,,r,a,. whose ACCOMPLISHMENTS
"a inn ,,i ,.base executive he al al leg-i;,
~ htHbuiiesn' - -, ,.,,,.arnus a