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Editorial
January 10, 1867
Fayetteville Observer
Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee
What is this article about?
Editorial quoting Richmond Enquirer praises Supreme Court's role in checking Congress's revolutionary actions during Reconstruction, urges Southern people to seek judicial rulings on taxation without representation and Congress's exclusion of ten states' representatives.
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A Wise Suggestion. --The Richmond Enquirer of the 21st says:
The upright action of the Supreme Court has inspired the country with new hope of a speedy tranquilization. The revolutionary proceedings of Congress are promised a check which has been little counted on. The territorializing scheme cannot be so contrived as to pass the judicial test of constitutionality, and the various laws which may essay to deprive States of their rights will be pronounced null. We think the people of the South ought to arrange for the quiet assertion of their rights before the courts, and call upon the judges to say whether it is lawful to tax without representation, or whether a Congress which excludes the representatives of ten States is a lawful authority.
The upright action of the Supreme Court has inspired the country with new hope of a speedy tranquilization. The revolutionary proceedings of Congress are promised a check which has been little counted on. The territorializing scheme cannot be so contrived as to pass the judicial test of constitutionality, and the various laws which may essay to deprive States of their rights will be pronounced null. We think the people of the South ought to arrange for the quiet assertion of their rights before the courts, and call upon the judges to say whether it is lawful to tax without representation, or whether a Congress which excludes the representatives of ten States is a lawful authority.
What sub-type of article is it?
Constitutional
Taxation
Partisan Politics
What keywords are associated?
Supreme Court
Constitutional Test
Tax Without Representation
Southern Rights
Congress Proceedings
Territorializing Scheme
State Exclusion
What entities or persons were involved?
Supreme Court
Congress
Richmond Enquirer
People Of The South
States
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Southern Legal Assertion Of Rights Against Congressional Overreach
Stance / Tone
Hopeful And Advisory For Judicial Resistance
Key Figures
Supreme Court
Congress
Richmond Enquirer
People Of The South
States
Key Arguments
Upright Action Of Supreme Court Inspires Hope For Tranquility
Revolutionary Proceedings Of Congress Will Be Checked
Territorializing Scheme Cannot Pass Constitutionality Test
Laws Depriving States Of Rights Will Be Pronounced Null
People Of The South Should Assert Rights Quietly Before Courts
Judges Should Rule On Lawfulness Of Taxation Without Representation
Congress Excluding Representatives Of Ten States Is Unlawful