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BLOOrNlSBURG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 18GG.
VOL. WO. '28.
MUUB KIVK OBNTS.
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PERSEVERE.
VbHti liv .id I i.i linnffjitAM.
lnnrilT llio llriicc, In lift iltntsnm stood.
VullluKlhi! Iwuciit (lupin, , , . i. ....
llc'fiUKljJilm llivinitnccuf llnlyrnixl,
lfet"m Win ii minutes' tnnili.
AiMttle'fmim tin lili 1IW wn-t nether Willi red,
Axnwnj-jto tho imst lili memory cil,
tiiiraUlng (liu dny of lil pint rctmu n,
"When iii- Iron, nml lie were tlie. Menttlli cmuii;
feltSVeiliio tlifie ulimlmv or come tlion- Millie,
. .Vlieipklur It niiitiuliift his tliieml to line.
" I lmve At on tlie rnynl n ut t Portnc,-'
IIo mnticrcil liclmv Ills lirenth:
" Wan jjipltlei.s cliniiKC, fmm n kltistly llinnio
'To ft felon's uliaincfiil ilen'tli."
And liu clem licil lilt linnili hi Ms mini ilc-1'itlr,
Awl Juttl-iid-nt tlierslmliei Unit were, catlivrlnx
l'ncmjlij'ell In Imrnt Ictit nw, ,
AtriVnciA'-cniiBlit "H11 imrei lili eiiCP!
Otutcomo lliuif! slmdow or unnv llierc plilno,
Tlio'Spldor U Kiilnnlns Ids Unvud n fine,
, " Tgy' '
S'.OIldVjro II my fnlo to ykld up Ufa
AtH,ySn'1 '"' llBemnn nil,
JiTtho'iirmost slmi-k or tlio Imlllc-slr'iro,
f linuiicrniJ my comitry'R tliuill,
I'd jvelfffmo dentil from Ilic fueimin's loi'l,
Brcatljlng n iimyer for old tfcotl.uid'N weal J
lliit'licro,, wlinre no lillylnu lio.it I la nlitti,
njf'nlontlily lmiid II Ii hnnl to illo ;"
.Vctifoine lliere uliadoii' or ennui lliein flilne,
ijTlioiiilder li Kiiluulns Ills llucud so line.
'Vritrid'nml nsnln I lmvo frontoit Ilic tldd
(tf tlioJyniiit'K vast nrmy,
JliltpnJlo see, on 111 erlinsim tide,
iMy'lioifes swept f ir nwny i
Kim' Hi lMldles'fclilel'iiivl n cinwntc klnp,
Onliobroad, broad eiiTtli, not nltvliiu thing
ToeetTme court, mvo IliK in-ri t sinnll,
Htrlvlnp'tn reiwli from wall to wall ;"
'"Vot eoiiKi there slindow or come there Milne,
-f TlioBpldcr Ii splnnlns lili thrond so fine,
Vorlc?worl; like n fool, to the eertnln los,
ttKeThiysel f, of your time and pain,
'riloflpaccj Is tin) wldo to he hililil neros",
V'oii l)ut'astoyoiirstieiij;th hi viitn."
Xiid lifnce for lie moment foiuot hl u lef,
fllfn Foul now killed with tho sure belief
Ihfttf liowsoover the. Issue uent,
ToriCVll or' good was the oiuen h ut ;
"".Yet come there shadow or com there shine,
-riiiTsptdor i Hplnnln his llircad so fine.
tf
A ft Rambler walehes the turulnu card
On which his nil Is staked i
As ii mother waits for the hopeful word
PorAtliU'li her soul, has ached ;
It wairtiius llruce watched, with every senso
Centred nlono In that look-Intense ;
All ltlKlit lie Blood, with sc.itteted breath
Now.wlxlte, now red, but ns still lis death ;
'Voteo'm there shadow oi come thorn shine,
piospldcr is spinning lilt thnud so line.
sovoral times the ercntiiro tiled,
f Vhenjit tlio seventh, " See, sec 1
Ho has sp uiind It over !" tlio ca.itlvo cried ;
"Ijal a bridge of hope to me :
-,Tlifepod, I th.iukj for tills hiwm here,
Ifas (utoied my soul to l'i;i.sr:vi.i!Hl"
Ami ltierved lib l w ell, for ere longli wnro
In freedom the f-etittNh crown once more ;
,.T- And como there shadow orconietheri'shhie,
TIoiklil(Ur Is spiniill.'4 his Ihieud so Hue,
tslallvo i1('i)nrtiiu.'iitsiuo In iiiitniioiiinni,
anil It Is certain In times of lil;lt jmrty
oxeitcinont, to iimiilfit Itself, no inuttur
wJiat jiarty may bo In power. Hai'ety is
to bo found only In holding Midi depurt
mcnt ilrinlyand elo.-ely Within Its orlilt.
If tlio inoposed anKMidinenlsi of tho
Constitution lio adopted, new and cnor
moiH-poworn will he elalnied and ex-erelj-ed
by ConrcM as varrnnted by
ciieh aineiiilnient.-', mid tho wholo stuiu-
turi! of our Ooverniiicnt v iU perl'.ap.s
grmltinlly, but yet unly, be rcvolutlon
iwd. And mo with the Judiciary ; if tho
proposed ninondmonts be adopted, they
ii)ny,itiideertainly will lie used s-ubstan-
tlally to annihilate the Hlutojmlii-'.ariiw.
'I'ho ilr.it seetton of tho jiropwed arti-
elc contains, among other.-i, the follow
ing pro visum:
.Norshalt nil. Mat? depiive any person n( life
libel i , or propel ty wtlhout due prnciss of law."
Why insert fetich tv provision in tho
Federal CoiiutllutioiiV Jtrcally containn
tho following: " Xo person shall be de
prived of life, liberty, or property with
out duo procesa of law." Thin U iden
tically tho name, except that it is u re
straint upon the power. of tho (iciu ral
Uovcriiiucnt alone, and bin no reference
or application to fitato governments.
nd 11101 of the Statu constitutions, 1
believe all of them, contain 11 similar
provision, as a limitation upon the pow
ers of the States ie.peetlvely. Xow,
when in the Federal Constitution
there is this guarantee against arbitrary
In dignity equal in rights -eipial In long submit to be excluded from nil
power erpial In the control, ub.oluto .share In making and administering tho
and unconditional, of nil things pertain
lug to their internal and local policy and
Interest.
Another blow which tho proposed
uuictidment aim? at tlio Clovernnient
which our fathers founded, Is in tho
change of the basis of representation.
LliH would bo of very pernicious elfect.
laws by which their lives, liberties, and
property are to bo judged, without tlio
constant presence and pressure of a force
adequate to coerco obedience. The
adoption of this amendment will in
volve tho necessity of maintaining an
nrmy to enforce It, which of itself will
be dangerous to liberty, and add greatly
Aggregate population is the trtlo basis j to the burdens of taxation, already
of representation. Xo matter how tho , grievous.
elective fianchi.-e be disposed of, wheth- lean see no good to result from the
er exercised by few or ninny, all clashes , proposed aniendnients. 1 see much
of the community tiro represented. Tho evil. We had better adhere to the form
interests of all eludes of people in the ' of government which our lathers gave
s.11110 community areso Interwoven and us. It is, in my Judgment, the most
bus, but had Insisted on negro tutfrago
as a condition precedent to restoration,
does any candid man doubt that he
would bo high In favor with tho party
which now so bitterly denounces liliuV
Last Spring Senator Stewart oirered In
tho Senate a proposition for universal
nmnesty and universal suffrage ns the
best adjustment of all existing dilllcul
tles. It was eagerly accepted and advo
cated as tho grand panacea of all our
politic" 1 woes by Messrs. Sunnier, Wil
son, and the leading Kadlcal Senators.
There was no longer nny wish express
ed to make treason odious. If thu
States could be coerced to bestow the
commingled that they cannot bo scpa-,
rated, and whoever wields the represen
tative power 11111.1l do it for the good or
ill of all perhaps Hot precisely in tho
same degree, but lie cannot use it wo
largely to benefit 0110 class without to
some extent benellttlug all, or to injure
and oppress oneclas w ithout, ton great
er or less extent, injuring and oppress
ing nil.
There are nlways, even in this coun
try, where the right of siill'rago is most
widely extended, huge numbers who
do not vote at all, wIiojO interest", never
theless, tiro cared for, and whose number-.,
being computed In the apportion
ment of representation, widen the foun
dations of the representative assemblies.
.'ni b are all por-or.s under twenty-one
right of sulfrago upon the negroes, all
perfect political production of human ( opposition to the ru-onfmucliNcmcnt of
wImIihii and nalriolLm. J-or three
quarters of a century it secured us un
exampled prosperity and happiness,
and, at the end of that time, enabled
unto meet and overcome tlio mot stu
pendous rebellion in the history of na
tions. Why change it? For seventy
live years we have hardly known that
we have had a (.ioveruinent. When we
did know it we knew only by Its bene
llccnce. And it has shown itself as
strong as benellcent capable of success
ful residence to the llercesl and mo-t
desperate a-saults that it is po-siblc to
mnkcupon a government. Whychange
it Just as it has vindicated Its power and
glory, and lifted us to an eminence
among the nations of the earth we never
years of age, females of all ages, and 1 till now attained V
and oppiolve Inva-nniw of the rights ! unnaturalized foreigners. Why are they We have tried tho Constitution and
of the citizen by t-'ederal authority, and not permitted to vote'.' And not being know its capabilities. We have not
V bj. THE
Constitutional AaiExmnisTS.
-!. Washington, P.O., October 11, IHSG.
Q)lona JT. llr. Jknimmi, (iml.UaJor 11.
'iCSullivun, Quiiicy, Illinois.
v-OETr.KMO-, It would give niogroat
pleasure to comply with your request,
':und vjgit Illinois to meet niy old friends
and neighbors, and talk to them face to
' fa'co'tnlon the great questions now before
'tlio country. Hut it is nrrt praetieablofor
1110 to"do so. niy public duties forbid it.
.J(Our, Government is wortli preserving.
(lNp people were over blesssed with one
better, worth )t. Hut it is not certain
.wo, will save it. There Jiro now two
aondencies in public allmrs, Ijotli ot
m -jVhtclaro fraught witli danger. One is
,t(rqgutrallzation of power in the (ien-
VaOoyernnieiit; tho other, nnabsorp-
tfihl!y tho legislative department of
many of the powers and prerogatives
tff tlio executive and tho Judiciary.
2iyLsflUi'.v of a ft-00 government is in
'tpqilTig tho power near the people.
'Tjilsvas well understood by the slahs-
nenwho formed the original thirteen
States, and united them and (heir peo
pleTiVone Federal Government. Thny
v 'gavcio tho General Government only
. -isuoU,,p'ower3 as were necessary for the
- -Whole pcoplo of the United States, re
serving all other powers to the States
-rcspeetlvely and to their people. And
,jn framing Slate constitutions and laws
'they placed as much power as was coin
( t-patlbio with the general welfare of the
Btat9i,in tho government of counties,
tcrwiighips, and lesser municipalities.
Touard still farther ngain-t abuse, or
foo jrcat concentration of power, they
distributed tho fund long of government,
Jtjtesand Federal, in separate bodies
"or magistracy. The national tendency
of power is to strengthen its liauds and
' eiThfrj6'its sphere of action ; and if the
T'etfcritl Government absorb great pow
'.rers heretofore reserved to the .states, or
"If ono.departnient usurp important func
,! tlohsNff the others, tho structure or our
complex system will be radically chaug
cd,nd our free government will do
JseenUJlnto despotism.
Tjto legislative is much tlio strongest
. v of.tlieuepartments and tho most ag
(grcssive, because its lnombersaro rct.pou
r 1blejtp no power but tho will of tho
dominant party for acts of usurpation.
lJtho only department from the 011-
-v'vViuiieiii ui viiii-aaiiysenuiisiiciii;;t-i
.?. A .-ft?!.. . in. .n.... 1 . ... , 1 ,.t
a slmilarguaranteuln IheStateconstltti
lions against like oppressive action by
tlio State governments, why insert in
the Federal Constitution a new provis
ion which lias noreferenco to the powers
of Ihelioneral Government, and imposes
no restraints upon it, but is simply a
repetition of a limitation upon tho pow
ers of State governments, which is al
ready present in the SlntoconstltutionsV
The object and purpo-e are manifest. It
is to subordinate tho State judiciaries,
in all things, to Federal f-upervlsion
nnd control to totally annihilate the in
dependence and sovereignty of Slate Ju
diciaries in the administration of State
laws, and the authority and control of
the States over matters of purely do
mestic and local concern. If the State
judiciaries are subordinated, nil tho dc- assemblies, although their voices are not,. 'states upon thu Constitutional amend
partmentsof the StatogovcrniiRnts will directly heard in determining who .shall nients. They are really not the issues
represent them. 1 presented to and considered by the poo-
Jt is not true, ns is constantly alleged, pie. They have not been calmly and
that the relative strength of the Slates dispassionately di-eus-od and reilected
traitors who had fought to destroy the
Government, and " whoso handsale red
witli tho blood of our sons and broth
ers," was to be withdrawn, and they
were at once to bo readmitted to the full
enjoyment of all the rights they hud
over po.sses.-ed. Tlierewerotobono more
test-oaths, no more miliary commis
sions, no more indictments for treason,
no more liorrorof thedc-ecratlon of the
halls of Congress by the presence of
" unwashed and unrepentant traitors."
I tlo not complain of this. I do not say
that the men who advocated tho measure
did not believe it to lie the best and
quickest means of restoring peace, fra
ternity, nnd prosperity. 1 do not say
they were not thoroughly honest, con
scientious, and patilotic in thelrconvic
lions. I am willing to believe they
were. I'ut I mention it only to .-how
that negro sull'rage is the real and only
substantial cause of controversy be
tween the executive and legislative
branched of tho Government, and to
ask in the most solemn terms, and ini-
nient. And when, according to the
forms prescribed, tho will of tho ma
jority Is expre..ctl lit the Constitution
or the law, it is the duty of all to sub
mit to It, until It can be fairly and con
stitutionally changed. Such I know to
bo tho President's intentions, and such
I know he wishes to be the rule of con
duct for his friends nnd supporters. Xo
man lias a profounder reverence for the
Constitution than he, and his purpose
astlic Executive head of tlio nation to
maintain nnd preserve it as it is, until
it be changed in the form prescribed by
It, Is Arm and Immutable. IIo Is not
brave enough wilfully to violate It. I In
Is bravo enough to uphold and defend
it In all that his duty requires.
in ((inclusion, let 1110 beseech you,
calmly and dispassionately, but earn
estly and firmly, todo yourduty to your
country In this trying hour, and to stand
by our glorious Constitution as it is.
There is no safety for us but In tills. Do
your duty faithfully, and trust to God
for results ; stud reverently implore I lint
to save us from the madness and infatu
ation which threaten us with self-destruction,
and with the loss of tho last
hope for tho perpetuity of free govern
ments. Your friend and fellow-citizen,
0. It. IlltOWXIMt.
permitted, why are they counted in tlx- tried the new, as proposed, but can
lug the ratio of representation'.' They I readily see the confusion and disaster
are not allowed to vote because they are ! v. bleb it would brine'. We had better
not supposed to be sullleiently instruct-! Ii t well enough alone. Hut if we should
ed in political economy and governmen-! change it at all, we should not change
tal affairs to be entrusted with tho elect-1 it now. Tho public temper was never ip'oro my fellow-citizens to give it the
ive franchise. They are computed in I less auspicious to calm, con.-cientious, j most earnest and dispassionate cousider
lllng the r..tio, because they are pari I vlo consideration of great questionsof , atluii, whether upon such an Is-uo we
of the same community with those who State. I'lV-slou and prejudice should , are to be plunged into another fratrici
do vote, having interests in common never lay rude hands upun fundamental
with them; and their iullucnce ought I and organic laws. In a day they may
to be felt in shaping the laws by which do nii-cbief v.blch years of repentant,
their rights of life, liberty, and proper
ty are to be determined. Andalthough
tliey do not vole, their influence is felt
and their interests are cared Jor, pre
cisely because they are counted in lixing
patriotic labor w ill not repair, in a day
they may open a Pandora's box, which
did war, and imperil all there is of our
country sacred in tlio past, grand and
valuable in the present, and hopeful
and glorious in tho future. Had the
President consented to join Congress in
the patriotism and statesmanship of a ! forcing negro Kttll'rage on the South, all
century mav not bo able to shut. would have been fair and smooth, and
1 do nut regard the recent and peud-instead of being denounced as a fiend,
jinig- ho would now lie worshipped as an idol
ft... ,;,-,, ,.:,vi,f i,.. ,,,.,u;r. i :,w -. in, 11,.., it, -r, ,,r n.,
; to which they belong in the legislative uieut of the people of the Xorthorn ! by tho.-.e who so bitterly and unrelent
lacmr institutions is to bo apprehended.
JFhasJierotoforo exercised ui-iru inllti-
wiriw- cuhu'.uiuiu twin taiuij nun
. flre frecdoin over botli Hie Executive
unu 1110 judiciary. 11 u.13 soiiicuuies
impressed a perniilous Influence up in
'judicial action, and whero It hmi failed
''woccbniplish that in advance of Jiulg-
' 'inenf,'lias subsequently overruled and
' ".1V,ULllL1 tllem Ant'i without at all
' 'jlinpnnlng the motives of legislators, 1
' -' may' venture to say Hint if tho prc-enl
"Congress wore not restrained bype-l ive
unci omphalic provisions of the Constl
lifrtutlon, they would greatly abridge, if
j0tioyillil not altogether aunihliate the
-thtifoVcr of appointment to and removal
ffoi. ollleo, uowconliued to tho K.vecu
.,itiyr, and the salutary restraint which
hljjholds over legislation through the
joto power. This, is 11 danger ulw ays
. ,( Jiujesout , hen tho executive r.d the t-'g-
bo equally subordinated, for all State
hwf s, let them relate to what department
of government tliey may, or to what
domestic or local Interest, will bo equal
ly open to criticism, interpretation, and
adjudication by tho Federal tribunals,
whose Judgments and decrees will bo
supreme, and will override the decis
ions of the State courts, and leave them
utterly powerless,
The Federal judiciary have jurisdic
tion of all questions arising under the
Constitution and laws of the Cnite.l
States; and by virtue of this new pro
vision, if adopted, every matter of judi
cial investigation, civil or criminal,
however Insijmiiu-nnt, may be drawn
lntotbe vortex of the Federal Judiciary,
fn a controversy between two neighbors
about tlieowneiship of a pig, the unsuc-ce-fful
party may allege that tho State
tribunals have deprived hint of Ills
property without dun process of law,
and take the ca'e before tho Federal
tribunals for revision. So if a man be
Indicted for larceny, or other crime, con
victed, and sentenced, upon allegotlon
of deprivation of liberty without due
pro.-ess of hw, he may bring tlio cas..'
before Hie J eder.il Irihunalslor rovi-jon
and reversal. So, too, if a murdrn r be
arrested, triid, convicted, ands-eutfueed
to be hung, he may claim the protection.
of the new constitutional provision til
Uge that a State is about to deprive him
of life without due process of law, and
arrest all further proceedings until the
Federal Government shall have inquir
ed Whether a State has a rigid to punish
its own citizens for an infraction of its
own laws, and have granted permission
to the State tribunals to proceed.
I'nder such a sy.-tem tho liberties of
the peoplei otild not loaglio maintained.
As already remarked, flee government)
can be preserved only by la eplng the
power near tho people, to be exercised
through local agencies, I'nder tills new
system State and local authority would
not at oiico disappear. For some time
tliey would contest juiiMlictlon with
the Federal Government; but tho inev
itable and coiiitantly increasing tenden
cy would be lul' the control of domestic
affairs to steal away from iltc people,
tlie Stall's, and local municipal bodic-.-,
and centralize and concentrate in tho
hands of tho Federal Government; and
as party conflicts intensified, and parly
victories alternated, tho power would
be more and more inexorably u-ed by
tho dominant parly to punish its ene
mies, reward Its friends, and strengthen
and perpetuate its hold upon tho power
and patronage of tho Government.
Ho assured, if this new provision is
ingralted in the Constitution, It will in
time change the entire structure and
texture of our Government, nnd nwocp
aw:.y all the guarantees of safely devised
which were in rebellion will be increas
ed by tho result of the war if they are
now allowed representation in the Xn
tional Councils. The present ratio of
representation is adjusted by tho census
of lbtiO, and cannot bo changed until
after the census of 1670. Till that time,
therefore, tho relative strength of the
several States of our country must
remain precisely as it was under the
census of IbliO. After the census of 1S7U
the positive and relative strength of tho
Southern States in Congress and tlio
Electoral College will both be dimin
ished, oven if the non-voting black pop
ulation bo included in tlio basis. In
1SU0 three tlfths of all tlio black popula
tion of theSouthern States was counted.
The census of 1S70 will show tho whole
of tho non-voting black population to
bo less than tluee fifths of 1SG0.
Xor is it tine that a vote in the South
will outweigh a volein theXortb, if the
non-votlngnegro population bu included
in tho bu-is of representation. If tho
proposed amendment be adopted, all
the non-voting black population of the
upon. Tlio people have had their fears
alarmed and their prejudices and pas
sions aiou.-od, and perhaps never voted
under more delusive ideas as to tlio
character of the issues before the
country.
The people have been assured tlsat
President Johnson is u traitor and a
usurper. Ho usurped no power. hen
tho insurrectionary governments were
overthrown and expelled, the States
were left with constitutions which, ac
cording to the most solemn sanctions of
the Fedeml Constitution, had been de
clared republican in form, and under
which those States had for many years
maintained their place as constituent
members of tho L'nion. Hut they had
no uryaiiizttlions under their constitu
tions. The President, therefore, doing
what it was ins imperative duty as
Commander-in-Chief to do, and what
ho would have been most culpable for
not doing, prevented anarchy by ap
pointing temporary Provisional Gov
ernors, under whu-e advico tho people
Ingly a-sail him.
Those who are sincerely de.-irous of
seeing a pacification of the country, and
a restoration of the integrity of the
l'nion, ought to feel a-sured of the
purely patriotic and sincere intentions
of tho President, when tliey remember
that he is, in good faith, carrying for
ward the policy inaugurated by Presi
dent Lincoln, and that the only two
men who went into the administration
with 31r. Lincoln at the beginning of
ids first term (the Secretary of State and
of the Xavy), and the only two who
were trusted and confided in by him
through his entire olllcial career, and to
tho end of his life who stood by, en
couraged, and sustained him when the
storm and tempest of rebellion was
beating most floreely upon him, and the
Siiip of State was tossing upon the
waves of a turbulent sea, with broken
musts and shattered sails, and who
knew his most secret thoughts as to the
beat measures to lie adopted to bring her
into port are standing by President
Johnson, with a courage and heroism
equally sublime, and cheering him on
in ids heroic efforts to achieve the same
end'. They were villilled and denounced
then ; and by thesame men, tiro villilled
and denounced now. They did not
quail before tlio storm that beat upon
them then they do not quail before
tlio tempest that rages around them
now. .Mr. Lincoln was heroic then, and
Mr, Johu-ou Is heroic now. 1 am sure
no man can be sincerer in Ids purposes
to pieserve the Constitution and save
the country than he is. Xo man can
be actuated by a purer patriotism, or be
more averse to Usurpation of power.
He has not violated tlio Constitution in
tho past; he Intends no infraction of it
brought their regular governments
South wilt be oxcludul, while all the again into operation under their fjonsti-non-votliig,
unnaturalized foreign popu- tutions. This was a thing with which
latio.i of the Xorth will be counted. ' Congress had nothing to do. It was a
The great preponderance of unnatural-! mutter purely of military cognizance.
I zed, and consequently non-voting , Ti"-' public enemy iimijiist nienexpell
foreigners, is in Northern and North-led by military force, and It was the
western Stales. Tliey and their faml-1 duty of the Commander-in-Chief to see
lies number hundreds of thousands, I to it that uutu'chy and confusion did not
perhaps millions, and yet they are all ensue, and that the machinery of the
counted in lixing tlio ratio of reprcson-! legitimate governments was again put
tation. This is right. I do not object ! in operation for the preservation of order
to it. They are a part of the conmiun-land tlio piotection of life and liberty
ity. They help to make up the strength j and pioporty from lawless violence. It 1 In tlio future; but lie does intend a firm
and productive wealth ol the State, and 1 ine duty 01 the j'resKicnt, too, as and faithful performance of nil the
ought to be computed in fixing its po-jtho Lxccutivo head ot tho nation, to
lltical power. Hut if it isright to count j c'e to it that the nntioiial laws were ex-uon-votlng
population in one State it is ended and the relations between the
equally right to count it in another. 'States and the Federal Government re
stored. President Lincoln had taken
preci-ely this action in respect to Vir
ginia, Tennrs-ec, Louisiana, and Ar-kan-.is,
for which he wasapplauded and
endorsed by Congress during the first
three years of the war, and thereafter
vehemently denouue. d by thesamenien
w ho now most violently denounce Prcoi-
lc lit Johnson for precisely tlio same
And if counted in one and not in the
other, h glverj thu one an advantage
over tho other incompatible witli the
equality of the .-states, and of dangerou
and revolutionary tendency. While the
unnaturalized, non-voting population
of one section of the country will be
constantly increasing, tho non-voling
black population of tho other section
by obvious cutiics, nut now nci.e.s.uy iva-ons. A prote.-t was is-ued by the
to be mentioned, will be as constantly
decreasing, it would bo better for all
parlies and iuteies'.s, and far more hop -fill
for tho perpetuity of our Govern
ment, ii something like an equilibrium
of strength between tho different sec
tions of tho country could bo main
tained. The third .-ectlon of tho proposed
amendment disfranchises tho'greul ma
jority of tlieeducatcdmeuof the Slates
which have been in rtbelllon, and ex
am! provided by our patriotic sires of j climes them from any participation in
lite itevohdion. It is impossible to
maintain ourwi-e and happy form of
government without pre erviug tho in
depondeneeuud -sovereignty of theStutes
within their appropriate and eou-titu-tlouid
spheres. They aro of primary
and vital importance. Tito States may
exist and perform nil their functions
without tho l'nion or tho Federal Gov
ernment ; tho Union and tho Federal
Government cannot exl..t without the
States. And tliey must lioSlutej. And
tlo-y nut 1 I- t.t's of M-itilii; - t-piul
tho aflairs of tho Stales ami Federal
Government..' 'I'ho entire control of
tho government of tho.-e Slides will be
placed In the hands ot a meagre minor
ity of thu men at all qiialllled for aucli
control ; and tliey, as a general thing, not
of the niu.-t Intelligent and cap.ililecla.ss
es. Nosuchswecplnguiid indiscriminate
proscription Is remembered since the
days of Philip II, of Spain. It is not
to be expeitcd that in this age and
country, and with our race, a minority
of I'u. v U L.L--1 l:n n --f Wll Si.di w;lt
!.! Heals against 31 r. Lincoln's renomi-
imiiuii to tho Pu-sideiicy, and a con
vention called at Cleveland to supercede
him as the candidate, for resolutely ad
hering to Ids restoration policy, width
both Houses of Congress had repeatedly
endorsed during tlio first half of tho
war. In tho appeal then nuido by tho
Itadiculs from President Lincoln to the
Witr party they. wire overwhelmingly
defeated, and his policy endorsed by the
patty and Hie country. President John
.on toil ietly adhered to the policy of 3lr.
Lincoln ; and it was not until long tiller
tlio governments of all tho Southern
Slates had been reorganized that any
noticeable objiction was niado to hisiic-
tlon. In fuel, it weiued to meet the
hearty approval of all sections and par
tics until l.ist Pocunbor, when Con
gress ns-cmbled, ami whin the old is
sue mailo ng.dust Mr. Lincoln, and
decided by tho people then, was revived
against him.
If President Johnson had in all other
re pi-.' pvfucd pr "isely the court c- liu
trusts which that saco.l instrument
has devolved upon him. With every
disposition to bo chnritnblo toward
those who differ from nu in opinion, it
Is difllcult to believe them sincere in
charging tho President with intention
of violently forcing icbels into Congress
and giving them tliecontrolof the Gov
ernment. What act has ho ever done
that gives the slighttst sanction to such
a charge? Kotonecanbes.ieelMed. lie
has neither transcended bis own powers
nor Invaded those of the co-ordinate de
partments; and the only pretext for Un
charge is, not what ho has done, but what
ho lias mi Id, in declaring again and
again his conviction that it was the
duty of Congre.js to obey a plain constl
ttttional pnnislon, and each Hoiiso for
Use tojudgoof tho elections, returns,
and qualifications of each Individual
presenting himself asti member.
Our country is In peril in very great
peril not fiom 11 publlu enemy, but
from the violence of our own passion-.
Safety is to lie found only in it strict ad
hcraueo to the Constitution and laws,
As long as they are obeyed no evil can
come upon us. We are In danger only
when wo attempt something they do
not sanction. 1 tru.-t It will -bo tho
pride nnd glory of the frbnd of the
Administration, in the threatening con
tests through w 'ileh we are passing, ti
kicp their passion-m subjection to ion
son, and to no 110 act not lully warrant
ed by the Constitution mid lawn. Otit
is a Itupubllcan Government, wherothe
majority has a right to rule; niiuoritie
cannot, without subverting the Govern
A VIItGIN IIEART.
Tun author of Ho Vere has matin
some beautiful observations on the worth
and devotion of an unpractised heart:
" 'lliere is nothing under Heaven as do
licious as the pir-sesslon of pure, fresh,
and immutable affections. The most
felicitous moment of man's life, the
most ecstatic of all his emotions and
sympathies, is that in which he receives
in avowal of affection from the idol of j
his heart. The springs of feeling, when
in their youthful purity, are fountains
of unsealed and gushing tenderness tho
spell that once draws them forth in tho
mystic light of future ye.trsand undying
memory. Nothing in life is so pure and
devotedas womati's'ovo. it mattersnot
whether it be for husband or child, orsis
toror brother, it istbesameptiroand ttu
quenchublo flame, tho same constant
and immaculate glow of feeling, whose
undeniable touch-tone is trial. Do but
give her one token of love one kind
word or gentle look, even if it be amid
death tho feel lugs of that faithful heart
will gttsli forth as a loiivnt, i'.i despite
of earthly bond or mercenary tie. More
priceless than tho gems of Golconda is
a virgin's heart, and more devoted than
tho idolatry of Mecca is woman's love.
There is no sordid view, no qualifying
self-interest in the feeling. It is a prin
ciple nnd cliariicleri-tic of her nature a
faculty and an infatuation which ab
sorbs and concentrates all the fervor of
her soul and all the depths of her bosom.
I would rather bo the idol of 0110 unsul
lied and unpractised heart, than tho
monarch of empires. 1 would rather
possess llioiniinaculateand impassioned
devotion of one high-sottled and enthu
siastic virgin than tho sycophantic
fawnings of millions. There is more
thrilling felicity derived front tlio union
of two guileless and uncontaminated
hearts, than all tho conquests of Alex
under, the wisdom of Socrates, or the
wealth of Cnc.-us would afford. The
general world knows inthing of these
tilings. None can appreciate theroilno-
meut of pure feeling but those who by
nature or some peculiar property of the
mind are qualified to drink of the depths
ot its gushing and sparkling fountains,
.None can know the clysitini of possess
iugu heart until they know tho value
of a gem so priceless until they can
think ot its embodyings as something
too holy to bo nungte.l with tlio grosser
linages ot passion and humanity until
ihey at least Imagine the spirit of a se
rapli has been clothed with a form of itu
perishable mortality. When this wild
dream mingles with the colder and more
calculating visions of life tho world
may put forth its anathemas fortune
may shower down its adversities, but in
vain, oven tho swoid of Asraul (the
angel of death) would scarcely destroy
the unutterable o st ides of this heaven-
descending happlnc.s."
" ONLY A SIMPLE FLOWEIt."
" It Is onlv n slmplo wild flower,"
said a friend ns he saw her eyes fixed
Intently upon n Httlo blossom by tho
wnysldo.
Yes, only a simple flower to him,
neither pretty nor bright enough to at
tract a cureless eye ; but most lovely nttd
dear in our eyes from sacred memories
which make It to us tho holiest of nil
(foil's countless flowers. With it comes
back to us thepleasantsoundsnnd quiet
gladness of a peaceful homestead, now
11 heap of blackened ashes. Wo close
our eyes and wo hear onco more tlio
laughter of Joyous children, echoing
through Its corridors nnd groves of oak.
liusy little feet contu pattering in from
the woodland, and nimble (Ingerschooso,
from their floral ppollx, this very flower
as a loVe-ofl'erlng for the best beloved of
the home circle. Crossed are now the
llltlo hands in their still repose, quiet
the busy feet, and the sweet voice will
greet us no more until we hear It In tho
choir of augols on tho resurrection
morn.
" Only n simple flower t" but it bor
dered a school-path trodden by 0110
wbo-o feet from childhood, through tho
short twenty-two years of hispureyoung
life, never swerved from the path of
d ity. lie, too, has gone to tread tho
eternal courts, and the dust of our darl
ings lies sido by side in tlio country
church-yard.
"Only a simple flower!" but tho
dearest memories of n life, tho bitterest
throes of mortal anguish, the dumb des
pair of a crushed woe, and the dawning
of anew and divine hopo 11c within its
leaves for us. It, too, will fade and
crumble Into dust liko tho hands that
gathered it, and it, too, has n resurrec
tion and a new life.
A RESPONSIBLE TASK.
Tm:v tell a good story, in Haltinioro,
of General Wool, who was at 0110 t'io
in command of the Middle Department.
1 luring tho Invasion of Maryland by
Stonewall Jackson, rumors were rife in
Haltinioro, that that ubiquitioits leader,
at the head of llfty thousand men, was
marching upon the city. As tho story
goes, General Wool, accompanied by Ids
stuir,rode out on the Frederick turnpike
to reconnoitre. As they were returning
to the cify the General stopped at tho
toll-gate, and, calling to the keeper, thus
addressed him, in that sharp, precise
way of which lie is famous:
"See here, my man ! It is rumored
that Jackson and fifty thousand rebels
tiro advancing upon ll.tltlmore, by this
ro.ul. I want you to shut this gate,
and keep it shut ngaitist them. If you
let a man of them pa -is through I'll hold
you personally responsible."
Leaving the gate-keeper overwhelmed
Ith the grave responslbilty of his new
luty, the General quietly pursued his
ay back to the city.
THE MOTHER.
TiiKiti: is something in sickness that
breaks down the pride of manhood
that softens the heart, and brings it bad-
to the feelings of infancy. Who that
has languished, even In advanced life
in sickness and despondency ; who that
has pined on a weary bed, In the loneli
ness and neglect of a foreign land, but
has thought on the mother " that looki
on his childhood," that smoothed his pil
low and administered to his helpless
net'.' (Jh! therelsan onduritiir tender
noss In tho lovo of a mother to a son
that transcend all other affections of
the heart. It is neither to bo chilled by
selfishness, nor daunted by danger, nor
weakened by worlhlessness, nor stifled
by Ingratitude, bhe will sacrifice every
comfort to h!s cetnenienco; nho will
surrender every pleasure to his enloj
nient; she will glory in hi--fame and
exult in his prosperity; and, If mlsfor
tuuo overtake him, he will bo dearer to
hearer to her from misfortune ; and If
disgrace settle upon his name, she will
still lovo and cherish him in spite of his
disgrace; and if all tho world beside
ca: t him off, she will be till tho world to
film.
Hi-iTXTi.v, In Wisio'isln. a boir mul
an Indian were found in u .'..'"s
embrace, dead. The Indian sin). oc.i tip
bear, and the bear broke the Indian's
nead.
Tin: London Times thinks this coun
y will be plunged into another civil
war before the next Presidential election.
In Detroit a woman recently placedn
scaled tin can of tomatoes on tho stovo,
did was killed by an explosion.
Tin: widow of the into President Lin
coln has engaged a sulto of apartments
for herself and family, at tho Metropol
itan Hotel, New York, for the Winter.
A risii was caught in tho Ohio Ilivcr,
near Cincinnalti, a few days since, thu
stomach of which, on beingopened, was
found to contain n morocco wallet, hold
ing a two dollar bill and a valuable dia
mond ring.
Ori'ici.u, correspondence relating to
Jelli-rs'iu D.ivisispublisho 1. Tho A:tor-
ney-General says tho President cm do
nothing further toward Ids trial, and
Hint Davis will bo delivered to tlio civil
courts upon proper application.
A roi'ii-vr.Ais old went to church
Sunday, and when he got homo Ids
grandmother asked him what the min
ister said. "Don't know," said bo;
" he didn't speak to me." A good
many older people might answer in thu
same way.
A n:i. i.ow coming out of u tavern,
one frosty morning, rather lop "heavy,
fell on the door-step; trying to regain
his footing, ho remarked: "If it bo
true that tho wicked stand on slippery
ground, I must belong to a different
class, for it's more than I can do."
Pos': - )l-'riT.clerl;-u)Cfaionallygetoll'
a funny thing. A ek-rk in our post
office hoard a lap at 1 lie window of tho
ladies' dcp.irliinnt, when who should
he find there but a man by the name of
Drake. " Mr. Drake," said tho clerk,
"will you please go to the other sido;
this department Is for ducks."
A t'()itlti:-i'.)Xi)i:NT entered nil office
and accused the compositor of not hav
ing punctuated his communication,
when the typo earnestly replied, 1
not a pointer, I'm a s-tter." A s
er in out prinilug-iJlco tviu 1,
what Ids rule of piineuuil
up its long us 1 hold my
(nit in a cun m et ; u In 1
a semicolon ; on 1 I
of tobacco, I make .1 1
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like 1 .1 St .11'
is 1 id . f 1 .
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ovwtlirin.ii,
would tal;
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