Author : Israel Washburn
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330222584
Total Pages : 27 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (225 download)
Book Synopsis The Power and Duty of Congress by : Israel Washburn
Download or read book The Power and Duty of Congress written by Israel Washburn and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Power and Duty of Congress: In Respect to Suffrage The popular elections having placed the Legislative and Executive Departments of the government in the hands of the Republican party, it will be its duty to adopt measures for the completion of the work of reconstruction at the earliest practicable moment. There can be no shirking of responsibility, for these Departments will be in political agreement, and the need is palpable and urgent. Of these measures, one, it seems to us, is of supreme importance, for it underlies all the others. Until it shall have been adopted, no question touching the subject of reconstruction will allow itself to be adjusted and settled. We refer of course to the adoption of a just, republican, and constitutional rule of suffrage. In the nature of things, acceptable, permanent reconstruction can be built upon no other foundation, and no provision in this regard can be just or final which is not in its essential features impartial, and applicable to all the States alike. The existing reconstruction measures, so far as they affect the question of suffrage, touch but a portion of the States. To extend their operation to the other States by express constitutional amendment is impracticable, at least for years. And reconstruction cannot wait, nor can justice and peace - and they need not. This most important, this vital question in the work of reconstruction and harmony, may be disposed of wisely and permanently by Congress (supposing it to he clothed with constitutional authority therefor), by the passage of a law to the effect that in no State shall there be made hereafter any discrimination between citizens on the ground of color or race, and that all distinctions or discriminations of this character shall be to all intents and purposes inoperative and void. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.