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Arorw 17th, 1&68. J
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Last week we promised oar read-
r that from this place we would.
tl.Wweek, furnish there wirli are
iew of Jo ! Pearson's letter advo
rating the election of Grant and Col
fax to (be Presidency and vice Prwai
dencj of the United State. That
promise we shall uow attempt lo r
dedaewd was the true one. lie ha power wire not tha power to make
from hi earlieal youth U-en m niein- BmclaniMtUin of pence, "which we
ber nf that political organisation contend it wan, can the govcrtinieut
which maintained that nr I. rem of by i fusing to proclaim the fact pro
govsjnimettt rm not wholly federal rent that from baing atato of peace
in itichatac rr, l.nt tl i it aarom j which according to all the author!
tie on the subject constitute a stale
of peace And peace being rertored,
and with it tbe Coiuhtulion and law
in exigence at the eoiiimencement of
the war, what else i wanting to re
tore the Stale of the Sonth. and the
jtevtl of the South, to their ant hel
ium status I A general amnesty!
All of ibese being had what remain
rd to Ire done after tbe re organix
lion of the State government nf (he
South iu I ;:. nd the recognition of
the vnliditr of those government by
Congress iu guhiuitting to the IcgUla
tnri s el e'ed uuiler tin in cunititlltl-'H
al ameudineiita lor their rati Heal ion or
rejection I
Near the oIom of hi letter the di
tinguiehed Judge recur to the que
liou of the i-nwerof 'he general gov
ertitnunt in the prcinic ami say :
"In regard to resto'lng tha Cinvlituliou
and !taiv rifhu, do oue areteadi that ttiv
nintrartiiu ineaiiirt'ii hi tin- PrMtdcnt. or of
the C'-ui'rnl fr"Vfrtiuint. (for an art pawd
ovrr th" vHii i. nil aet of the covernuient) are
in aerordaiie-j with the iimvi-ioiu f the ron-
titntioD. It i al.irleartlial they are mit mm
eoBMtitutioiml. but ftrrn eoiiatitiitional : that
it acts were dou- to uiret mi eirergenry, uK
liirmwD by the trainers of that instrument.
Such is thedirisioti oftmrupreiM Court.
So the miKKestiou of n'toriiii; the constitu
tion is a preteit, and the imtiou that as the
State liu never been out of the In ion. sh
imtantly after the unrrender, was entitled to
all the nyhts ot a Mate. If notHinir Dan
haient-d. is a fallacy. - YoMr son rebel, he
is still your son. bet is he entitled to the
rights Mrd privilege of a child uutilheatone.
and is reconciled to his parents ! So restor
u "f state rights Is oot of the question."
In what Judge IVarson say about tbe
recouatructhin m'nsurcs of President
Johnson not being in acondtnce with the
STpri- provisions of the C'ormritutioii we
concur. Il'it tuc I re Mien I never claimed
the power to re-organic governments iu
the Southern Htates, a is contended
by son- If never procl timed the
t'nrrMtfaricMi and law fa forer tn North
Carolina on ihe 2Uih of M iy 18GI, were
abrogated im- destroyed by the war, hut
only the laws enacted by the Af .wo
government of ibe 8t(e duri;ig tlir war.
tha governmeaUlbw e.-tsli.U-d by UiolprrMeed at ei.ee .a nullity t at govera- 8-b deciiw ram-a be taadr MH l'uu Una gj
people and approved by "lb political 'went. I,y ave, 1 oi I ,a without the aaatrl lever i , . ,mo ,,, ,de I. the lhMt)r ,
nl I.utaer . iwi'ieu. A,a ino comuw imi..
Muad frriverMwent in which the na
tiasial and federal feature were n
tsined. II ha always denied the
eoverriarnlr "f the Statea in the sensu
'contended for be Mr. Calho ii and
;lne great (easier of the secession
I . n i i
io." rmrni. iic ns ilmii hi.iihi.iii
ed that the govern nn in of tbe Uuit
cd a.atfja a etablih-l by the pen
pie of theKiatea, and ilia: in the act
of ratifying tbe Constitution i4' the
United Stale the people of tho ev
era! State did "therctiy cnilrody
tbeiueeivea iuto ouu ieople, uatiou or
aaveraiguty for cvrUsiu purpxa and
aotao for ether parpoee " He ha
jalway maintained that us the law
Jof the United Stale op. rate not op.
I on tin State, bat directly upon the
citize), trse gavertreneut of the I nil
led Statt government of the peo
ple of the L'ui'ed Statea, to which
they owe their allegiance directly.
He bma ulwav uiaintaiiivd lkt iu the
ernmejil wus entirely indepeudenl o'
the Stale governments, in every par
ticular that iu tho eiccntion of it
law it nsAHlit own officers and knew
rAtTT Twrnrrif wt 'no Srat Imp inrther than they were
used to deeiguate federal jild cial df
trtct. We say thai the distinguished
Judge has always maintained these
view for the reason that lltey were
the view maintained by the great
party lo which he belonged, and bv
the great leaders whom he professed
to follow Washington Hainittor,
Jav, Martha!!, Kent, Story. Weln-ter
and Clny. According to this theory
a Stiite con!. I not commit treason, and
f it Couldtlot, of COUleC t could not
pertiiaueii: ly Inrfeit any of its tight.
According to this theory the late war
iu the result of a relrellion against
the government nnd authority of the
L'uited Slates by the citizen. I hereof.
Every cilifen who aillingly engaged
power, " a d akich "tcUieu by Uie po- I passage mi an. : iter ' 'c 'rueti'ni Uw "
I ii. .il power ba4 hen taken naiie ot aad by (,'oiigrea 1 Cerlaiulj . i by anything
lolhia, u by the court were not "mmomi- which i e"i'ined iu It pls.forui W'hilej
thational, bat ly rrtru aanstilati. the platform firmly proclaims, thsopln
al," i beeaal ear eomprehenslon. Even of tin- 1). .mtcratl aiul t'ooservatlve par
admitting tha Jadgea premises, and fie.ty, that those ant are aaeouslilMthiual
lag hi, the fall fore mt "tho point ea jaad void, noes it proclaim that h epiahrn
which bis opinion tums," t hat the "8oath I to be the Is f lineemnieat should it
has been subjugated," would still be acuaira power I Or due it recognise th
liable to agre with him iu hi ejonela-1 Supreme Court a a co-ordhutl Depart
slons. ment of the gow . iu t, alio highest
" Arguments that prove loo much prove function is 'jo decldo just such uoewlMa f
aatklng at all." Did Ituevcr occur to the . DM net that vary eouveutiou endors Aa
mind ot the Judg that in lb argaateul drew Johnson, who eiecated iheae eery
which bo ha made ia defence of tbe "el-' laws because they bad tint Ix-en declared
tra-Coustitatlonal" power of Cougrees to unconstitutional by th Supremo Court,
pass tbe Reconstruction acts, be has made notwithstanding hi own opinion that
an argument hieh may be used lo justify they were so I We say. upon what
what be so much deprecate another re- be erry high aalhority with I bo distin
construction of these Stat Ooveruments. ( guished . fudge, tliat the language of the
Hi arguments on this poiul are l o New V.o L ptaltirt ia "paxivctly cnuati
that tbe South was "subjtujated " that tutional lancuace." Tho authority we
we are a ubhigaled people, and that " an
emergency" had risen "not foreseen by
tbu frauers nf tb Constitution." In an-
adduce ia no has an aulherky than Dam
fel W. I.:er himself, whose opinion on
constitutional law have always weighed
wer to the first argafsat we would ask, very, greatly with all men of tbe poHtica
alien will we tease to be a subjugated . ,,,1 to which tin- Judge and our.-clf bc
people I If wu art subjugated people long.
of coarse w have a rights, and never i Judge Pearson will remember, If our
can have any eicept such as our conquer- other reader do not, that Mr. Hay nc, iu
or choose to cooler upon u, n:.d they ' tbe eclebraU'd discussiou between llr.
may be revoked at pleasure. And what Webster and himself, ia the Senate ia
emergency bad arisen that justified 18, attempted to fasten th ehwge of
Congress in etercising powers not cou- nnllincittinn and disunion upon Xea Eug
ferred uprni It by tb Constitution f None, Und In jrjsirftcatinn of tbe position wbieb
, asm. aoe.
n who bar br,,!, i
IWi'len. A i.d o - mo coanCT INIo m jnesea pfJaf i,
glad I I w list lb ngaara-nt I 111 wo la th prNiau (ram llitf, We ae
Mod at that Ume.and l i wbi!i danger I tin . f the eoutry(iUMi
pressed tb rery nph.ioi.s, the . ia- Ike prospect l . sil war. In the event of
tioa ot which ia tb New V oik pl.il.om bis rleetlou w Way esprat tar as a so,
now so mash slam Judge Pearson, was Unuane of military rah, ia htm or
regarded by him a eonclu.ire agahsst the other, bar ia th eeesM of Ssysaoar's ess,
power of asje Cmgrrs lu asaip power to liou ws uuy eipecl M a th aUliUrv
..... a . t a. a I . M i l .a
undo what hod uoa 4aa audvr !.. sap-1 wnuilias n eaurssy,
II..I In
past at k amy b
asurpatioiis of noibrr.
comma to thai c -oeluston w se
WW w - - H ' -aswwjBMaawsmi
from oar view tho "txfr cousiitutieaal"
aower of Congrrsw which Judge Pearsoa
ha broagbt iuto view, and justified apen entirely gronudlets.
tbe ground ol "a cmergeaey ." We wer . bar shewn that hh
obliged to em hide It to reach our conelu-, iuto soma hi hi vhrw of th eta
sions, and w eipeet I so th learned stimtloual, or rather th "saarw eatit.
bis
to pre-
W think w bar bewo that tb
Judg' rear about isthr aivil var
Wo aU think
bav led kin,
Chief Justice yet modify r
views on tSe subject
God Almighty! fo.bid war of race I"
tional" power of CWgreaai or that hi
Honor is far batter ia lb n Uw
and ia real property Uw, than b h h!
ezclaiai the Chief Justice, and w atorl Cntittlonl Uw. With all preper m.
reverently rrspoad. Amen I Wa fervent- pr1 far tha Chief Just tee, who we bav
ly pray that no such wsr will ever come, sat treated a a partisan, we new uk
bat If it should come history will attribute leave of nim. And as be an seen aeaai.
it to the wneonstilutional and partisan leg
islativn of Congress for lit Mouther
State. Bat, say tbe Chief Jasilo, M h
impossible to deprive the freed msn ol iheir
political righl without producing civil
war I V History," be aay, ' furnishes uo
instance of (bar millions of poo pie, back
ed a they are in oar Slat by a dear us
jority of 80,000 voters, being deprived of
political right which they have enjoyed
for rear. It cannot be dn with a
turn
Iu the first place we think the Chief
Justice U mistaken very greatly mista
ken, in saying that in tbU Stale the colored
pnpuUtkHi would be bached by any con
sider, ble number of while men. Tbe num
ber would be small indeed. In ibe arc-
oiui place wo win in Judge has aver
The Chief Justice art oat in tbe let
tor referred to by eipre ing hi alarm
m.to.amiaSmM thw wntry hi
fear that wa are drifting into another
cietl war--hi opinion that tb "war
clouds" are a dark now a they were
in tb winter of Wio-Cl. Then, be
nay, we were pn .mised "peaceable
arceasion," now -we are promised
' peaceable nulli fication." Under tlieae
n rcutnstarices, he pay, he ieele it to
be hi doty to make known the rea
aooing by which be ha arrived at the
conclusion that every man who has
an tateteat at stake, and who ithet
to preserve the peace of tha country
e liou Id vol lot is rant ana ioitax. tie
trusts to be held justified, by the
emergency, for ezreasing bis opin
ion, and to be allowed to do o uithv
rnt being drawn into the vortex ol
politic : with his view silence would
be criminal. We shall grant the die
tinguislied Judge all hat he claiu.a
in this regard, and shall review his
letter, not the letter of a polilical
opponent, bnt as tbe letter ot a disin
te rested patriot. Oar object shall be
to abow the fallacy of the unttnn"
by which he ha arrived at his cm.
elusion. '. -i
Tbe learned and distinguished
Judge has not been content todieens
the queattonsonow Mgttating tiiecoun-
ry in a wholly practical light. He
in the same conimitted treason, and iOn the mrtrary he expressly recognised
was liable to iiiiiiishtneut as a traitor the validity of the Coiisiitutijn in ezis-
umiii conviction, altera fair trial by Itence at tbe commencement of the war
... . . . ML I : 1 : :
a jury o lug peer. A large innjoii pvnwwwuron sppsmiiiisiniTuiiiiiw
fy of the people of the Mate mnv
IGovCrtior for tbe State wu isneil by him
have forfeited their right and pritri- hi n,''i,rT capacity, and in it he pro
nhich can only be '.supposed to exist
if the doctrine of apceesion he true
For, miles the oriliriance t 'eetnV'
ion did ha rc the effect, in fact and iu
law, of .severing tbe ciinectin with
ibe Union of the 8tate which adopt
ed them und restoring to them their
original sovere grr 'anj indepei.de-'.
; character, we cannot tiuderstuud bow
time could have been ' iiiitiiut. -I
not thought proper to dvii thai 4 wyfM
ptance of uie situation, ana leave .. . . - .
r abler cot. slit u'lonal lawver than the
o tmu to antiihtlate all former.,.. . -" ,
me. o in- o vApiooi uf. i. .as
MrirVveruiiieii'S aii rcRiorc iiie cyioiea io i . .t , . ,, ,
" A . . . . . . dom . J or OA en it his Il.mor :hould
their constitttiiouai relations witn tne ! , ... Vri t
s , , assume that it waa m civil war, Vhich
eJeral iToverument, but he has , . . ,
. .. i , , e are ready to admit, and tlult the
i ' . . . ooliY. hrithsr in Ins zeal, lor what 1 . . . . ij .
A
aec
it
leges a citizens upon the fa lure of
the rebellion, but the Cotujtitut on
and laws of the Slate in existence al
the comihchceincnt of the war were
in existence unimpaired at ii cl.-e
If civil government was suspended it
wa only becaossi the oilice of ihe
State government had become vacant
through the treason of those ho held
them Uutiug or before the war. Un
people of the Slate only, being sov
ereign within ibe limits of the powers
reserved to them bv the Constitution
of the United States, could rcoigaii
ize their government and prtvide fat
a new election o! Mate otneers h-
thev did iu 1665. Thi theory being
tbe true one the ordinance of eces
sion were nullities and ihu States
were always, in legal contemplation.
Stt-.tc m the Union wer.j not sub-
jugaterl attd conld not be.
Such being the case, we regret that
Judge Pearson could not find argu
ment satisfactory to hi own mind
without basing thctu up ti an hypo
thesis which catV have no existence
tlpoli the principles which ho is
known to have Iu hi all his Lie, and
claimed that all civil government was at
an end thai is, that the machinery had
eeased to work for want of the proper of
ficers to work it. His proclamation nf
the fact made tbe fact so, for ibe reason
that it wa acquiesced in by all the old
officer who at once abdicated their func
tion, in obedience to it. Tb Provision
al Government wliicli it established Wa
established mainly, if not seirly, ior tie-
purpose nf enabling the people to elect
delegates under forms with which tbey
were faniilUr, and m et in Convention for
the purpose of, "altering and amending
their Constitution," and providing for the
election of officers to fill mil tin- unexpired
ti-ruis of those who had abdicated in obe
dience to tbe pr . ebullition. This they
did. The Provisional Government there
upon ceased to exist. Here, allowing the
offices to be vacant, which are have shown
they were, the right of the Sovercigu
people tbe States rights were respeet-
d. Those who Were entitle 1 to vote un
der our State I 'oust it ut ion, who had re
ceived the benefit of the general amnes
ty or a special pardon, and no others weie
permitted to .vole iu that election. A gen
eral amnesty having been granted ber
citizens, arid tbe Slate bavng in the exer
cise ol ber undoubted sovereign powers,
save that it wa dissatUfied with the State South Carelut than occupied. Among i civil war. It U against tha order of aa-
UorernmenU in tb So libera State and 1 other be arraigned a venerium Kz-Scna-wished
to create other fur party purposes, j tor from Conurctieut who happened to be
A. the tact that th South wa "ttbj . present on tbe occasion. He read fro
fad," if such Is the fact, will never cease s,,,, , !, of the venerable Ex Senator, June
to be a tact, and as Congress itself must . H. HiUbowsc, delivered in the Senate in
always necessarily be ibe judge of "emer- jsjo or 11, In which be declared that the
geneiee," is it not clear hum ibe Judge's , embargo Uw. were uuconsiitntion.il, ud,
"reasoning" lliat any loturo Congress may then-lore, null and void. ''That," raid
quite a properly exercise tbe "extra Con- Mr. Webster in reply, " is perfectly cm
s:itutioiir power u did tbe 39th and Mhuti,,,,,! .,ngn,c.. Such was the Hen-
tOtb Congimml Hat the Judge is mis-1 trf opinion and he freely expressed il.
taken. The Reconstruction Acts ot Con- guc, waa ),c opinion of Xtw EngUnd,
gress are not only "extra Constitutional, (and New England boldly proclaimed it.
but they arc outrageously uaeou.liiutiou-, Hut ,., did New England say must de
al. ... icide t Who did tbe venerable Senator
lint nre are more surprised at the ,,y most decide f Did he claim the right
Judg)-' illustration in the cae nf the reb- of Counecliriil lo decide the question for
el son than in sny thing else which be herself I Did he contend that Xew Eng
has said. We cannot see the slightest Und mie lit decide it for he: self J No inch
analogy in the ease. Is there no differ- expression ever escaped hi lip I He wa idescend.nl of tbe Cavalier of EngUnd
hmhed sonse very remarkable "instance" tmrnr of He vmotir and Blair
ed for publishing hi letter U lb ,
aa radical paper, w decs it hat aa act
justice to him to slate that h twice m4
application I a forth aa nf ear cob
nam, brtue he sent bis letter t tb
SUimdutd, which wa by a rsfamd. Ws
did this, not fro any wan- of itaaewt far
the Chief Justice, bat because a a sap.
srter of Gov. Seymour, whose ek-ciio
we most araVatty desk a, w did net feel
willing o aDow th aa of wr cohnaM u
aay person wh wished to mm the to ef
fect bis defeat.
TDE STATE CON VEKTIOK.
Th DeraocvBti Bui Own rent io
which assembled at Rakigh, this week,
wa a grand sneers. Great aaanhaity
in enamel and a deep felt enthusiasm ses-
vailed among tne m. -inner. An tne signs
ot tho time point with certainty to a -great
political upheave! nl tha psaph ia
Ws ret
in the history of bis own country, and
which csiuu immediately under bU own
observation. He certainly does uot con
sider the negro tbe superior race. Vet he
has seen eight milium mt while people in
the South submit, without struggle, to
much more than tbe freedtnen would have
lo (ubmil iu iu being merely deprived of
political right and privilege. Yes, he
ha seen nVraf milium of t'aseasUns, tbe
encc between "ilie rights ana privileges for too sound a ( oiistttulional Uwver to
of a child," a such, which are derived, . give any each a opinion that. Xew
and the rig!. I ut u sovei-igu .State which Knglaud neve.- gave any such an opinion
are inherent and n-acrved 1 'So restoring I as tbu. It if, the opinion bolb of Near
of State rights is " ! "out of tho .pies- Kngland and tb veucrabls and distin
lion," as Judge Pearson supposes. nd gwUhed .Senator, tbst after all, the qnes
even if there was some analogy between , tM(l ma9t be decided by the Supreme
the case..! the son rebelling and the outh C.urt. So Ir the old fashioned wT of
era people rebelling, h ive not the South-1 Milling dispute New England went to
ra people made sum "atonement!" Did.Mir. Bond had U-en gien to large
they not lay down their arni and quietly '.mount under the law j they suffered
ab t to tbe Constitution and autlmritie ' rt,em to be forfeited and npou ibem tub
of tbe L'uited Stalest Did tbey wot re
new l heir oaths of ul lee iar.ee, ami have
they not kept lU-ir oaths! And iu con-
were brought. Tbe cne wa carried lo
tbe Supreme Court and il was argard
there by the ablest Uwyer I New Kng
sideratiou of this fact htve they not all . Und Samuel Dexter. He threw all his
' been vUit. d with an act of general pnrdon I pwm j the argument, lor hi opinion
and amnesty I And what w the effect of; agreed with that of his neighbors, and be
a pardon and amnesty I Is it not fully had expressed it freely. Ilia argument
to restore ihe party receiving it to thej was worlby ol the man, l he subject and
ryhU he would have iosse..ed if he bad ; M!eiwiwil His vwy statement was
never committed the i ff.-nce f In Mat - - ,i ,
si i K . no; i . t ho 'i i i i isaa n . sr is
wa delightlal to think,
in unison with a mind
it is granted before trial and eoi.vietton il f (uel eridBllt ...periority. Yrt .f.er all
re out tbe offence, and that where it is conrt .deelv to hi clients.
I a"" "fwr ".fati'm-k kr-s tb re-1 d Ker Klt(sUllj ,bmiited. Hrr own
! eipient a new mnn. Aud is there no "rc-; . . T. -Utiaa - , 1 1 jjii,,
concilistion " iu all this ? Lj Nr- r..er were not changed. Bat
la our next we will i ot.ee those per- , uihmnti (jaahjaj .. hv
lions of tbe letter which the Judge doubt-1 ,g ,rilated fr the deeUion of lucl,
less reli upon to convince tbe Conserva ) pt,on decM , .
and the Huguenots of France I he proud
est and the haughtiest, of a proud and
haughty race-submit, without even an
effort at resistance, to indignities core oar
ed with which tbe mere depriving of the
freed awn of political privileges might he
regarded a an act f jnstico and merry.
He ha eu them submit to the Mbrer-
sion of their government, by tho fttmng
tbe reader for farther parties bow la regvd
o ihe Convention ?n ibe leh-graphic re
port nf them to tb Wilmington Jomrm.il,
In another rolamu.
The Hurtling Star says i
i ur sp, rial dsspatcbea from Rah If h
bring the glorinns iuteltrgenc that ihi
State t ' uveutiaa i a liiamphantsoec.tr.
Il rarpisses our most laaigTiini experts
tion. Three lhnaad delegate, repre
senting seventy-one counties, r U at
temlaiie among them seventy colon d
d. h gatrs. New Hanover send the lias
ner delegalUo, aud onr awn gifted Cow. n
preside ever the deliberatNM of ach a
body as he has net tart in BaUigh sine.
Ihe day nf HarrWost, bard eider and kg
cabins. Read ihe ghd tiding fro Ral
eigh, throw np year bat, and give thre
rinse three cheer far Seymour, Blair and
IVae. , .
THI PRhVI!lRNOr. . The If. Tsk
ffiMALu -: Remark as awahhal her alow-
,K-r.t- irwjiwity in one year, sad thai I a res-
arm of federal power, aud the organia joMn .rour lui. Usjnritin d not vry at wh
.ion ,.f others for them by ... UA-rhwr aad .V". """
: ICby ha fiew D Mnnuli . Miss, bnt sot
.... .. a are jpveR this year Otlser parlie bats
j rgnroeiit, ant' sw
ease nf Garland ex parte, ihe Rnpremcj nd It.
Conrt of the U.iiledS tale say, tbatwhere ,nd fp. ,nd m
reorganized ber govern men t the work wa
should have been complete. Wheth
er Andrew Jrdrnson posieed the const i
tution! power lo issne the proclamation
which be issued or not wa a matter of no
consequence. The validity of the gov
ernment established iu 1M5 did not de-
4 pead in tb slightest degree upon the-po w-
ere of the President, but upon.lhe power
of the sovereign people in Cbtenthm as
irmUr.d. As their act il was Miiiversally
acquiesced in by the former offices of the
Stale, guvernatrjit. and recognistd by Con
gress in submitting to ns legislature two
a..l..lt,.n r ll.A ,1. tttf-.i I r e mon I...
. o -ti - ... I .1. ... ..f ... ... -
lie ur-.tcitw in io- me c.'iwei i.e-a.-e. m. , . e .. . . .
i 1 sought for aniofg writers on ..ren.u-
liel'eiid the power of lioiisfiesa lo pure . .. , . .. . , , il;
r r tloI Jaw he will find himself as
tiie Kecbnettociion Acts. In ll.w eon - , . , . - rtnrJt.Xi
fication or rejection, oue of which was
declared to have been ratified and made a
p.n t of the Constitution of ihe United
"tales by its act and arcordiug to every
principle decided ia .the case of Luther r.
Borden the government tben established
was valid and legitimate go verri nv-n t -
And when all this wss done, and ;iot "jn-
statitlg a,fler the surrender" did President
Johnson, and the Conserrslives whs sus
tained him, contend that North Carolina
lllwJ O. L. I . Oall .La
In taking this course we tbmk fbe State. Hut fhny will also i"lor in ! , . , - .. . . .
Judg-has been piculariy nnfortu : l.im that immediately upon th rn-LT ttfmmH MrpfW tbattk. ahU
nate. 11 baa, a wa have, bceu a life 'storathm of pec tie authority of .v. jlt, .,. IUJU o
gestioa i a psaarit.
And how U
1 1 '-':'i?V.'-:: ts. -' i ' - yr- ---v '?
,.ec...n. ,.e saye . , .j, Jrfm
I ..u.t. as .al.ers Ksiu to be able to do. . . . - "
. vrlosV from invunnd the faet that tln-rvarth "'sf "t (furtlig f he . pctliieucy of th
i.u.uted a revolotiou and wa Mbjugaled. ' conflict the parties in lei.eliioli were
..' .1 'Ur .-..OUIleU ou .a l.te o.rier rv.ls ; . .. . . . . . r .1 J
f r. Ullsa, ' -Letu. hare peace fbi. at " thoTTha.fectl.m of the
- i..,, uuiut uv wbnrh mj ..pmion rts." Jitnorj,.iuiLJlw of .the I ...ted
tive that they ought to support Urant
and Colfax, and endeavor to Uw bow
groundless his fears really are.
Jt i.;r. i ZAuaox'a LZTTZJt coscxuiizn.
In our last wo .replied to the eonsrftn-
tion.l views token by this distinguished
jurist ; we now propose to review those
portions of hi hut. r which have a more
practical bearing. He is very much con
cerned at the declaration of ihe New York
Convention that the Southern Slat gov
ernments are ihe mere ereaiiuii of a usur
pation that ike reconstruction Acts of j Ibe extra eontitiili.ei.l powers of -Con-
'ongress are "iiinonstii uiiooal and iroij ' gre to meet "an emergency" of which
He seems lo be haunted with th idea it must itself both, judge, or without a
that tbe word "null" was omitted lest it. decision by the Supremo t'..urt t bat said
might call up unpleasant1 rwdleelion. ofl government sr not legirimate govern
half barbarous race. And yet to argue
that another reeonstrnetlon. b.ek,sd he had a rem resfH-claAaW sanrhM Ml itwlt fhsle.
"" " " J 1 ; -"i-mm- --. - -sr .. .. as-j
ynu may rest assnn d that it will iwnfhtlmr onl? Viri .is an.1 T-nnesnse of the !-
n.idertakeB unless under a Uw of Con- trsn ftsies etnte-t Iter on jturM sJ
erefi r. k.-i r.ten in l pass w. iperan. aia
r rty was only ilariT ix dsoaa ad. Rothi
like Bo MWeaas-li Drasnoralw I pwl
WMilbern Stale reeeratfy she gives the 0Ha
erliiic eatsN-late thn year a nwdority of iiinerr
.li ...oond a vote that indicate a moreniew I
the pr-pkr twrar)y less tfisa a stanipcle. So-
tl-r.i-e Is ksa r iiiM tl Mr ta row .r
gres passed "to meet an rinergency'ex-
ecuted by the President and sustained by
the army In which the freed me u sic
merely to be deprivid of political privi
leges, cannot be effected without producing
-.-I .. . i l j .iro so Iters ee Is bead leMnMe UT tM C
a vs.. w-r-wc -g. ut prrmr ie- ,T iWtim m Hspt ore, Ml si
lo express our surprise. And yet, after peob.ha.iv. righl Negro VraT. so sx.w
haviug said all this w say that we never edfy the policy of tb hVpnoliosn party thst
expect Ism Iheae govern menl. snbvert. TJZZJZLV&VjttZ
pect to see these governments
ed never expect tbe priueipki nf impar
tiality between the race, so far a then
civil and political right are concerned,
abolished ; and that we would not deprive
the f. e. d man uf suffrage altogether if w
con id.
snrdied a tremendous NfleAf -"Mtrilio
ihe Repnldican tote in KentssAy, aad worked
it down to a worthle-s omwlrty.
It will do the Mm taing chew her. -TVongboMt
Ihe Sonth we shall toe this on
dcAuile result of negro saffian
In tb North the vote srarnst the RersiWi
ean will be very heavy. Men knew how far
Iten.ncisno nMsrule would gw, awl wnM direr-
it- decision wa, with them, a part of the
supreiun law of the Uud. The question
was settled, and tbey submitted a loyal
eit.z.-ns to tb settlement."
Of eottrstrwe have quoted- tin pa v j b whh theatsiauiy iif mn,-and never
from Mr. WebterVpeeeh from memory,
acd cannot pretend to exact accnrjicy,
bat the Chief Justice will recognize its
general fatthf uhiess. Ne one proposes to
like any atep to remove tbe present St. t
We agree with the distinguished Chief turn woaM take, and lawjt do n.a know tb
Justic that "tho idea of four million of
people, not slave, exUiing in our midst
ilhout some political right was ant of
tbe question that such condition news-
will exist " fur any enushlerabU length
time. As rsrly as ths 18ib of Junsary
1 807, we took ground hi favor of a quali
fied suffrage for the colored people to he
conferred upon them by the Southern
hu.ii of K heal awslnesa inAmutt it by tb
i i-t. i Ley ffo.f it difficult lo conceive that th
Republican fury has any definite Kmil. Hith
erto it hs Uetttsred St nothing, has wishes
I FS KSS.IT OU WIWTSTfT MOOMWBSf WT
I tellers snH raihee ih.n he J ' wl.ers
such a parly wooto go, rhw psapb wifi tsb
S ! eli.nee l nSV.4nlMMI WMh IB lSOCT--
governmcnU at the South without further j Sutc thorn Ives, aud we
legislation, which Judge Pearson has un
fortunately admitted may bo bad under
sah
KefuiUiesnism. in fact, m drive lo pant si
which it kt .hnerale. kW two wars it hs
Stood Upon lh defensive be TM feapU
Had ihe rpulei jealousy of its tndMWrea
lei rlearTv al.own ft would lias noshed on f
ihe extent of oorftsealioa and praaerrptir ; to,
us le..ler Mt that these wer MfW'SSary pan
. .r.that these stone ewMW II sst .-...
Constitutional amendment for their rati ! the days of nullification when tire trobg merits, ami not entitled to tbe protection
W e disagree with Judge Pearson when
he say It is inevitable that tb Conserva
tives meat split into two parties on the
present issues. We see no reason why
strueiion Acts of Congress s re uneonsti- j lheConerrfMcoiinotsnpportfJv. Sey-
, ,,. ns n..b. s that ll.ese dsns mnmli Its
gtf?.,W,Wr.W '- - rs rfviat. haJJrsistewwnv Witb-
opetatinn of the t Inef Justice, no be-ii,,, pmri-oatMai. ibe ..s.d. id mhs
liex-etl tben, and believe now, that prompt "i" slip thronib its fingers. Wiihoot prawv
awsiua at skat liu.e nonld ham. e ,.i I tion, Mis so.uh. rn 8-ais cannot be test
Metiou at mat time would bav prevented (rom .,, jt lb, Kwtheru pso-
t be passage of the reciHstraclioa acta by 4. The RepublUwr. party of tha future, there-
whieh su.-h a bad precedent has been et. rt- b" remy tar any sawawraiiow, row-
viiioru irufii it" tisjri tit. ' ive p ' p
m stsndisj snH. Titers M, tben, greater
arm of Cen. Jackson prevented war. I of ihe federal government. A decisio
W mast owm oarself curprised ourk'by the Supreme Com t that the Kecon
more st the importance whieb ihe learned '
and able judge attache to this declaration 1 tutional and void weald not afleet the v.- ".our for the Presidency ag .insif Urant.
much Us that be should oe any rimiiar- idity of the Stale government already or-: He 1 ecrtinly representative man of the
hy in it to the case of the nullification of g.m .. .1 in purua.r: of their nrovision
the tariff law by South Csssnliaa m IMSjt. . Not wouhl-n repual uf thtw law itseli af
Thtt was a fas where a Stale cUimed ! fett the, bat only nrevent the organixs-
1 1 nig disciple ot thai political school . aajd eoostit utioo
in h.r country whieb oot only denied
tbe right of Meaaa'ioB to tka but,
but which dcunsd that th thamry mt
our g- veiiitdeul from ahitth it wa
restored iu all
it tore. Arid w a not peaca pro
claimed by the proper authority in
May 17S5! by aa executive procU
atsMion. Aad va if tha Ecatiw
Jadgo
rive at lb aonelwhsn that tb Reciastm
a Act of Congress,
' lb xpress parpo
mt BrmlbwabA
the right to d. cide for herself upon the
eo. .si. tutional validity of .in act of Con
gress, and to uulluV it within her border
accordingly . This U ease w here a great
lion of other hi stale, in which such re-
true Conservative sentiment of the country,
and we do nol believe that the Chief Justice
himself Can find a sentiment in Ins letter
of acceptance which doe. not meet with
organixati. in ha not yet -been en. nmina-"! his approval. And such have bor n his
ted Kroinsnch premise, we argued, io sentiments uniformly, before ihe ntreting
aa article which appeared in the (Hd North , of the New TorkCoavrunrbUOo.
party, wbscb t striving to obuua coutrol State on the 30th of June, that -here was 'r Institute prech, On
of tb aattonal gvraraent, expresee Us m eonstitation by whsthjaje ersald ' the groauds which
opinNM apon tbe eoostitutionslily of eer- get rid of I bos. government uulea w
. .1 . t t. I ... I , Is is ' .
taia an oi x.omhms urns ia lis . cowia tarry aula nqaas or ta
son tlw'n ever why it should be kept from pow
er; and this lbs penpt e uldntly ftsi, I"4
rear Ihe rain asainit the IteMbVrs parti es
C ssiunal rats had wiuad onl Ms forraet '
lasjnnlies and e-raWisbed an ennalil. "f
coost.ully ii.eresng. Ihe aia wi MOW nia
the balance on Ihe other side. Bach chant
we hare seen in Orrgon, and k sue ma
jorities Kenrnekv has tiven, will present
total to astonish and conloond pohlkail
uXI
opinion they at ravlaH IT, aaeonai
tutional aad void. Bat doe thi party
piapue that hs Executive, ihoald iu
didate, timr. "urymaar, b
C'ungrs, which w caunt do. No deci
sion will ever be made by tb Ha pre mm
Coart saVeting th letWy of the ex
isting State gorernmenl at lb .-..oh
mm m
run comsa tLRcnoss. - '
Four Star ilsctliin aattr in flepirad''
Tonesse vote ua lb 13m. Vermont on
1st, California on ta M, and aUbw on
14th. Nebraska. OWsv lajkjai. Penny
I Iowa s.id West Viraksia vat nt (Mooer. '
lb 3d of Kavesanar, (lb aa t ta rivaeMe,
ia! etrot,..M.i N-w Yurk. Mew ersey, yrw
lettr r of acceptance, and .iitfl HL wsre, Msrylami. Inuvaa, "Wsmaa.
k. . , , Taprw s jm 'i iw-we .. aliso.ii i. Mnsaa, nnsas
now his thaiseter doubia t!mSmririHimu KM Uwar eteetswr. In .
act Hp to hi I rof ess ions. On. tbe other I .-o week, iheridrww, w shall have oot bs
w cannot oiidi-rwtaud brw the Coai "wHy-iueee n ii misi.ms.
servmtimts caa sapport Oram, is he not
the Homines ol a party r hleh I I, ad by
IVnt
.It
lb bvvag till yea
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