Rights of States to Representation
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It is apparent, then, that the Constitution must and should be our guide in determining this question of representaticm. ^J'hat we miist . Only exercise the powers therein contained If so, what is there in the Constitution or in the law of the land that would pre- vent the admission of repi'csentatives elected from the several States lately in rebellion, if elected in conformance with the organic law of those States, and of the Constitution of the United States.
The States have so el-ected repr...esentatives. (U. S. Const. , Art 1, Ch. 2. ) It is then claimed that they, to take their places in Congress, need the authorit}^ of the United States first, having been declared in rebellion. This proposition we deny; but, Uv the sake of the argument, suppose it trae. That authority and consent has been given. President Lincoln, by proclamation, July 8, 1^64, distinctly proclaimed the mode of conforming with the law, and getting into position again as States. The last clause of his message is as fol- lows : "And that I am, and at all times shall be, prepared to give the execution, aid and assistance to any such people (the people of the Sonthern States), so soon as the military resistance to the United States shall have been suppressed in any such State, and the people thei'cof shall have sufficiently returned to their obedience to the Constitution and the laws of the United States, in which cases mili- tary governors will be appointed, with directions to proceed accord- ing to the bill (referring to a bill providing the manner in which those States could reorg:tnize).
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It is apparent, then, that the Constitution must and should be our guide in determining this question of representaticm. ^J'hat we miist . Only exercise the powers therein contained If so, what is there in the Constitution or in the law of the land that would pre- vent the admission of repi'csentatives elected from the several States lately in rebellion, if elected in conformance with the organic law of those States, and of the Constitution of the United States.
The States have so el-ected repr...esentatives. (U. S. Const. , Art 1, Ch. 2. ) It is then claimed that they, to take their places in Congress, need the authorit}^ of the United States first, having been declared in rebellion. This proposition we deny; but, Uv the sake of the argument, suppose it trae. That authority and consent has been given. President Lincoln, by proclamation, July 8, 1^64, distinctly proclaimed the mode of conforming with the law, and getting into position again as States. The last clause of his message is as fol- lows : "And that I am, and at all times shall be, prepared to give the execution, aid and assistance to any such people (the people of the Sonthern States), so soon as the military resistance to the United States shall have been suppressed in any such State, and the people thei'cof shall have sufficiently returned to their obedience to the Constitution and the laws of the United States, in which cases mili- tary governors will be appointed, with directions to proceed accord- ing to the bill (referring to a bill providing the manner in which those States could reorg:tnize).
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