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The toiiisvil le,Ky., J effers onia n
Democrat.
W T e publish, in this issue of The Sun,
-in article from the Jeffersonian Democrat,
‘ if Louisville, Kentucky, upon which we
submit the following comments :
The distinction which our contempora-
iy referred to makes between an uncoil-
slitutionnl and an invalid amendment,
whether correctly made or not, does not,
hi our judgment, apply to the Uco, so-
called, amendments, which we hold to be
invalid, and which, as we also hold, pre
sent questions of a Judicial as weft as
Political character.
By unconslilidionalamendments, our co
temporary very clearly shows, he means
amendments on subjects not embraced
in the amending Power delegated by the
States in the Constitution. Now, in our
view, the amending Power extends to
all subjects not prohibited in the Vtli
Article of the Constitution, by which the
.-unending Power is delegated as therein
set forth. In this clause there are but
two restrictions imposed. Neither
of the tiro late fraudulent, and,
therefore, invalid amendments, as we
hold them to be, comes within either of
these restrictions, so far as the objects
aimed at by them are concerned.
It is trne, the Yth Article of the Con
stitution was most grossly violated, by a
Revolutionary Faction in the Congress of
the States, in the manner in which these
amendments were proposed; and also in
the manner and mode in which they have
been declared to be rightful pails of the
Constitution.
Still, if these amendments had been
properb/ proposed, and dull/ Ratified, in
pursuance of both the letter and spirit of
the Constitution, we think they would
be valid and binding upon all the
Parties to the Federal Compact.—
We think they are within “the scope of
the amending Power,” if that Power had
been properly and Constitutionally exer
cised, and, whether the amending Power
has been so exercised by Congress, in the
matter ,of these so-called amendments, is,
in our judgment, as clearly a Judicial
question as the proper or improper ex
ercise of any other Power by Congress,
in any case whatever. This is, in short,
our view upon that question.
We know that many eminent men dif
fer with us, in this view, and concur in
the view presented by the Louisville
Jfferstnian Democrat. We intend at
present only to express clearly our own
views.on the subject, and not to discuss
the subject.
Under the restrictions of the Yth Ar
ticle of the Constitution, the Federal
Union can never, by amendments, be
changed into a Centralized Empire. It
is only by such usurpations as marked
the -history of these fraudulent amend
ments that so calamitous
ever bo apprehended; hence the impor
tance of the question touching their
validity, both in a Judicial and Political
much concurrence of sentiment between
Stephens’ opinions that
, . G las been no room for discussion
-.utea us. But, if we do not misun
derstand Ins position, there is a differ
ence upon the vital question of where
tne power resides which can rightfully
judge of the constitutionality of false
amendments to the Federal Constitution.
lUr. btephens holds that it is both a ju-
cbcial and a political question—that is,
mat there are two remedies to test the
constitutionality of the fourteenth and
nlteenth amendments, so-called. First
in an appeal to the Federal Supreme
n-onrt; second, in the event that remedy
tau» to declare them unconstitutional, to
the States respectively. We understand
•jdr. btephens to favor a resort to the
federal Supreme Couit first. If he
makes any distinction between testing
tne vfilidity and the constitutionality, we
do not now recollect it. There is a dis
tinction: While unconstitutional amend
ments are necessarily invalid, invalid
amepdments are not necessarily in them
selves uneonstitntional.
A proposed amendment proper in its
scope may be invalid because of a lack
of compliance with the forms through
■which the Constitution prescribes it
shall pass. Y/e are not prepared to say
that Bucli a-case is not a judicial one—
one that the Federal Supreme Court
might decide if properly before it—but
we are most decided in denying that
court jurisdiction of the constitutionality
of pretended amendments. The great
objection to the false amendments is not
that they were irregularly proposed and
adopted by duress upon certain States to
obtain the assent of the required 'num
ber, but that they are not within the scope
of the amending power; that under the
pretense of amending, they in fact seek
to subvert the Constitution and form of
government provided by it. Now this is
the real issue, and it is purely political.
The question concerns the reservedidghts of
the peoples of the States. It is not a question
between State and Federal Government,
but a question between the people of each
State in their collective ca/jacity and all their
public functionaries and would-be mas
ters. The Federal Supreme Court can
not pass upon such an issue. It is part
and parcel of the Federal machinery.
To make it the umpire of questions
touching reserved rights would place it
above the Constitution and make it mas
ter over the peoples of the States.
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51A COX AND WESTERN RAILROAD
CHIN-CHIN AND CHOW-CHOW.
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SUN.
THE TOOK OF AN AMERICAN WOMAN
THROUGH the empire.
Mis* King'. Adventures Among tUe Ce
lestials—Her Conversion to Buddhism
How She Worships Her New Dei
ties—New Secrets from
China, •
Japan and
A Negro Sleeping on the Track—Attempt
to Throw the Train oil'.
view.
It is in this latter view that it becomes
a matter of suck vast importance that the
Peoples of the United States shall never
giye their approval or sanction to the pal
pable usurpations and iniquitous wrongs
by which they are claimed to be
valid parts of the Constitution, even if
they should be held to be valid by the
Courts. All political power, as yet, re
sides with the Peoples of the States, and
by its proper and peaccfuL exercise at the
polls, all abuses of power, either by Con
gress, or Judges, or auy other officials,
may be ultimately rectified. This will
be the final result of the harmonious
workings of our matchless systems of Free
Institutions, if the people everywhere
will but be true to themselves, in the res
cue and preservation of the priceless
heritage of Constitutional liberty receiv-
"from their ar> / ”' r ^ors. A. H. S.
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From the Louisville (Ky.) Jeffersonian Democrat,
9tli September, 1671.
Alex. H. Stephens and the
Validity of the False Amend
ments. ’ ’ r> V;..
Though not among those who rushed
into print articles highly laudatory of
Mr, Stephens’ advent as political editor
of a daily journal, we nro now free to say
that we are glad lie assumed a position so
trying and responsible. We .looked on I
the adventure with misgivings, lest Air.
Stephens should lose, on the editorial tri
pod, some of the great reputation he had
secured as a statesman and book-writer.
Very few of our public men could fill
au editorial position without being shorts
ly shorn of the honors bestowed as a re
ward for mere party service. A man
may be very shallow and pass party drill
amazingly well, hut he cannot take the
political editorship of a journal and hide
from the exploration of his cotemporaries
the quantity and quality of his metal. —
No other occupation so thoroughly tests
a man’s resources and powers of concep
tion and endurance, or more thoroughly
exposes his stock in trade to the open
review of his fellows.
"We can’t say that Mr. Stephens lias
fallen short of expectation. If he has
not yet risen above it, he has at least
fearlessly discussed, with great candor,
deep questions, in a maimer at once edi
fying and suggestive. His work and ex
ample have had a good effect through
out the South. There is no doubt a
deeper and better discussion of social
and political issues in all that section
than there has been for many years. We
are glad Southern editors copy Mr.
Stephens’ articles extensively. It is the
best thing they can do, and next to it
they had best spur themselves up to the
discussion. It is more than high time
the South should develop a high class of
literature. Her power to recover her
lost position in public affairs is depen
dent upon her intellectual prowess and
not upon foreign aid or immigration.
We hay j almost invariably found si
The up passenger train over the Macon
and Western Kailroad miraculously es
caped an accident at the 100-mile post,
whiqk might have caused a terrible loss
of life, as well as great injury to the run
ning stock of the road. As the train, un
der full speed, neared the 100-mile post,
near West End depot, the engineer, Bill
Mitchell, discovered a bar of railroad
iron placed on the track, but was too
near to take up the train. The bar
was fastenep under one rail and
laid across the other. The
engine struck when running at a speed of
result need twentyami fortn-
nately threw the iron out of the way,
without doing damage. The engine was
stopped and examined, and found unin
sured. This is a marvelous escape; and
is another warning to the officers of this,
road that there are devils incarnate en
deavoring to destroy life and property on
this road, and it will require great cau
tion to prevent accidents. Conductor
Croft says that he cannot account for
these devilish attempts to throw off the
trains, as there is no unkind feeling be
tween the officers of the trains and the
people along the line, that he*is aware
«i bran
About ten days ago the night freight
train ran into a pile of cross-ties and bil
lets of wood, near Jonesboro, placed
there to throw tke^trpin off, and narrowly
escaped a bad accident. There are doubt
less parties engaged in this obstructing
business in hope of.robbing the freight
trains, but why they should attempt to
throw off the day passenger train, we
cannot account. It is hoped that Capt,
White will offer reward sufficient for the
capture of these scoundrels that will in
duce parties to make efforts for their ar
rest.
The same train yesterday came near
running over a negro, who was asleep on
the track, a few miles this side of Griffin,
the train turned a curve, andwasintwen
ty-five feet of him, when he rose and
sprang off. It is a great pity that even a
negro should be so silly as to go to sleep
on the track of a railroad.
^ The following, which appears from the
New York Sun, is from the pen of Mrs.
-^ r - Geo. Battey, a lady well known in
this city and State. She is a sister of
Mrs. Col. Prather, of this city:
, Miss King, the adventurous lady who
I fifteen months ago started to China to
establish a Woman’s Tea Trade with the
Celestials, has returned. Yesterday she
was visited by a Sun reporter, who found
her at her residence on West 105th street.
Miss King is one of the plainest-manner
ed and most unpretending women that
ever lived. Some people might think
lier blunt; but she is neither rough spo
ken nor stern countenanced. She is no
longer a young woman, but evidently on
the shady side of forty-five. Her com
plexion is bronzed and her countenance
weather-beaten, like that of a man who
has led an outdoor life. Her blue eyes,
deep set and earnest, sparkle with natu
ral intelligence and shrewdness, united
to a kind and genial nature. She smiles
when she addresses you, looking you
straight in the eye. She dresses with
the utmost simplicity, like a working
country woman. Her stout leather shoes
are neither Ligh-lieeled, buttoned, nor
laced at the side. They are honest
OLD-FASHIONED LEATHER SHOES,
that tie on top, and are broad enough to
enable her to walk with perfect ease and
comfort, She does not wear her hah in
chatelaine braids nor a French twist and
curls, but in a little old-fashioned coil at
the back of her head, and plain and
smooth on her forehead and temples.—
She is a woman without the education
given by schools or books, but she has
acquired an immense amount of knowl
edge of various kinds, and she certainly
excels in the knowledge of human nature,
and has made a practical application of
that knowledge for business piuposes.—
In fact, she is a rich woman, a million
aire, who has made her fortune by the
same talents that enable many an un
educated man to succeed where an edu
cated ignoramus would fail. B.ut we will
let Miss King speak for herself.
As soon as she saw the Sun reporter
she exclaimed: r ^ iradH .iQ.
“You are the last representative of the
press I saw before! left New York for
China: I remember you well; you are a
Southerner and a native of Augusta,*Ga.
You hept your promise not to write any
thing about me in the Sun while I was
gone, and I won’t forget it. ”
The reporter had seen her but that
once, yet Miss King not only remem
bered the facis she immediately men
tioned, but several others, showing that
her memory of the smallest events was
wonderfully accurate. She proceeded at
once to business. .
I know what you’ve come for,” she
said, speaking in her usual rapid man
ner. “You want to see what I’ve brought
home and hear all my adventures. I
cannot tell it all; you see it is too much*
Why
l’VE BEEN ALL THROUGH -
China Proper, anu umnese~xartary. I
can’t show you my cargo of tea, for I’ve
been sick ever since I got into the port
of New York, and my teas are still in the-
Custom House. I’m not well enough to
go down and attend to it myself, and no
pmn shall have anything to do with it,
and my Woman’s Tea Company is not in
full operation yet. I have a few of my
birds and monkeys out here, and my cu
riosities up stairs, but they are allin con
fusion, and I would not let many people
see them. But-you may come along.”
She led the way from the sitting-room,
where she had received the Sun reporter,
through another room full of all sorts of
Oriental images, baskets and Japanese
lacquer work, into a third, where hung
INNUMERABLE BIRD CAGES
filled with a variety of strange birds,
Parrots and parroquets there were, too.
chained to their perches, and the chirp
ing, twittering and cawing made a per
fect bird babel of the room. i
“ What are these black birds with yel
low beaks ?” asked the Sun reporter.
“Those,” said Miss King, “are the
Minn, birds. “They can talk as well as
you and.1^1 Jasta! adT j 4
Sun Reporter—and these brown birds
that, look like short-tailed mocking birds,
what are they?
Miss King—They are the celebrated
Tien-Tsin larks, the finest singing larks
in the world. Here is a cage of Japan
ese wrens, and-here one of. Java sparrows.
You see their plumage is softer, liner and
brighter-colored than the birds we call
wrens and sparrows.
Sun Reporter—Yes, and I notice they
have softer and sweeter notes and a more
Senator Elect.
We rejoice at the triumphant election
of Hon. Thomas J. Simmons, in the 22d
Senatorial # District, which occurred on
the 13th iust. This was to fill the unex
pired term of Mr. Speer, who resigned
the office of State Senator, when elected
to Congress last fall. Mr. Simmons is
sound Bourbon Democrat.
The Macon Telegraph says the election
was a one-sided affair—the rads being
thoroughly demoralized. It seems that
the rads took a New Departure, and ijomi
nated a Mr. James Tinley, who has been
a life-long Democrat. This damped the
arder of the rads, and they did not make
much fight.
Let New Departure Democrats think
of this.
The Sun Job Offlf*.
Is now under the sole management of
Mr. W. F. Clark. Mr. C. has abandoned
music as a profession, and will give his
entire attention to bis job office. Its ca
paoitv will be enlarged until it can com
pete with the best establishments in the
State in the execution of book and plain
and fancy job work. It is the purpose
of Mr. Clark to add the publication oj
music to his business and he will shortly
have the necessary material on hand for
this purpose. We commend him as a
most excellent young man and a good
printer. Mr. Moorefield remains in the
office.
gods. I don’t see why we should be so
conceited about the Christian religion
when we have records of only 6,000 years
and the people who worship these gods
have histories extending back AO,000
years. Why is our history any better
than theirs . The story of Jesus may be
true, and their stories true also. On
thing is certain, their civiiizotion is su-
penor to ours in many respects. I like
some of their customs better than I do
ours. There are some things Christians
do these heathens, as you cal them,
would be ashamed to do. Yes,
I CHIN-CHINNED THEIR GODS
and the people chin-chinned me.
Sun Reporter—What do you mean by
chin-chin ?
Miss King—Chin-chin means an act of
respect or worship.
Sun Reporter—How did you chin-chin
their goas ?
Miss King—I will show you. She
looked around the room, and selecting
an image, placed it on the floor, after
clearing a space sufficient for her pur
pose. On each side of the image she
placed a small bronze vessel, and another
and another and larger one in front. She
looked and found two pieces of wood that
were flattened on one side and rounded
bn tue other. Then she hunted up an
other implementof worship or tamborine,
with a handle shaped very much like u
battle dore. Then some incense paper,
covered with gilding and silvering.
“Now a match,” said she, “and I am
ready to chin-chin.”
All this was done with the utmost grav
ity.
Miss King—Imagine that we are in
Japan in the Temple of 500 Gods. The
god before us is the God of Travels. I
am going on a journey, and I wish silver
and gold for my journey. This paper
represents silver and gold.
She fell on her knees and seiz
tambourine. She struck it with her
clenched fist several times.
“This,” said she, “is the way the
priest calls us to chin-chin. We go in
and I prostrate myself thus before the
God of Travels.”
HOW THE JAPS. WORSHIP.
She threw herself at full length upon
the floor, touching it with her forehead
several times in succession. She then
rose, struck the two flat pieces of wood
together several times and dashed them
on the .floor. They fell with the flat sides
up.
“Bad luck,” said Miss King. “This
god will not grant my prayer.”
She drew a stick out of a case and
tried her luck again. This time she ad
dressed herself to another god or image.
She pounded the pieces of wood togeth
er, and casting them down, they fell in
the desired position, with the flat sides
down.
“Good luck ! good luck!” she cried,
dancing as we might suppose the . Japs
do, and now she chin-chined in earnest.
Crawling toward the image and lighting
the incense paper, she placed it in a
bronze incense boat, wavingit under the
nostrils of the god. She made some old
noises and rose.
Now,” said she, “that is chin-chin,
and I will go on my journey and feel
sure that I will have plenty of gold and
silver. That is the way they worship in
Japan.”
She then showed how they worshipped
in China.
youhhin-cIn5‘'£fle golfs of"CmBit T tS—^4^
as those of Japan?
Miss King—Certainly I did; and I
went to see the Jesuits and the Protes
tant missionaries also, and worshipped
with them too. That is the beauty of
religion in China and Japan, All relig
ionsare tolerated, and you can believe
in an and offend nobody. They do not
quarrel about their religion there as you
do here. .There is very little vice in
either China or Japan, except on the
coast, where vices have been introduced
by European and American Christians.
She then showed the Sun reporter the
manner in which they performed the op
eration of
TTABI KARI, OR RIPPING UP A MAN
in Japan. She drew a double sword
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varied song than our birds. What are
these little things that look like quails ?
out of its sheath and went
through with the operation—in the
air, however, and on an imaginary crim
inal. She next exhibited photographs of
her travels, taken by her own photo
grapher all along the way. They illus
trate almost every step taken by this
truly wonderful woman, and confirm
every account she gives. There is no
doubt that Susan King’s progress through
China and Japan was one of the most
wonderful achievements ever heard of.
She was treated with almost divine hon-
Tliose simple people, won by her
simplicity, gave her all she asked for and
a great deal more. The most beautiful
thing about the whole matter is, the sim
plicity with which she tells her story.
She seems unconscious of the greatness
of her feat. She seems only intent on
doing something for the women of Ame
rica before she dies—establishing a large
industry and extensive foreigh trade that
will give employment to the ambitious
_ _ feminine spirits of her native land; some-
These are the fighting thing that will divert their attention from
... the field of politics to something they
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, Miss Kini_ , . _ H
quails of Chinese Tartary.'. Two of those
cock quails will fight over a grain of corn
till one or the other is dead. But here
are some birds as gentle as the quails are
fierce. These are Japanese doves. Are
they not beauties ?
Sun Reporter—Indeed-they are ! Why,
they are not half so large as our doves,
and yet they are certainly doves. They
coo, and are shaped like a dove, but slen
derer and more graceful, and they have
many rings around their slender necks
and extending over their breasts. Miss
King, did you pay a great deal for these
things ?
Miss King—Pay! -Why, everything
that I have, except the tea, was given to
me. I intend to be as generous as the
people of China, Japan and Tartary were
to me, I intend to give all these birds
and the monkeys I have in the yard to
the Central Park collection of birds and
animals. And as I have no use for the
greater part of the curiosities I have up
stairs, I will also give the greater part of
them to my friends.
She then led the way up-staire to the
third floor. In two large rooms the curi
osities were collected. Beside the usual
motley variety of tilings seen in a shop
of Chinese and Japanese goods, there
were great numbers of
JAPANESE AND CHINESE GODS
and joss houses, or little cases, for the
deities. And how the reporter learned
why Miss King had been so successful in
her expedition.
Sun Reporter—Really, Miss King, one
might suppose you had become a hea
then, judging from the number of gods
you have brought home.
Miss King—lam a believer in these
THE DAILY SUN
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can accomplish ; women’s trade associa
tions, and mercantile and business pur
suits of every kind.
Though a single woman, she is
NOT A CROSS OLD MAID,
living by herself. Her aged mother and
a married sister and her children live in
the house with Miss King, and she seems
unaffectedly attached to them,.and the;
seem very proud of her.
She took the Sun reporter through her
garden and grounds, her extensive grape-
riesjand dwarf orchards, and seemed anxi
ous to have her possessions enjoyed by
others. Among the many beautiful pres
ents she received is shown a crimson and
gold lacquered, chow-chow box, present
ed by theDaimio princes of Japan. Such
a piece of lacquer work has never before
been brought out to Japan. Money could
not buy it. A large chow-chow tray or
water was also presented her by the Em
peror of Japar. He gave her also a large
trunk full of chow-chow. The trunk is
a magnificent piece of laqcer work, and
was carried on the shoulders of six coolies
aU through Japan down to the coast for
Miss Kiug.
The Sun reporter asked what chow-
chow was, aud was informed that it
meant any and all kinds of food.
Miss King related many anecdotes illus
trative of the habits of the various people
among whom she had been; but it would
take a volume to tell her story.
The New York Globe says: “The
truth is, President Grant is as popular
to-day as he ever was,” and the Globe
might have added, a great deal more so
with his kin.
The Weekly Sun
Is a large, 8 page sheet (in quarto form) filled witU tbe choicest readieg matter. It contains the cream
of the Daily—everything which appears in our daily issue that is of general interest. All of Air. Stephens'
Editorials appear in the Weekly
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Popular Rights, and the opponent of burdens heaped upon a tax-paying people,
and Oppressions of all kinds.
It. will adhere to the old, safe, time-honored landmarks of the Democratic Par
ity, and sternly oppose any “Departure” therefrom. Mr. STEPHENS is thoroughly
enlisted in the Work, gmd^will contribute to its columns almost daily,
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The Presidential contest for 1872 will be the most important in- the history of Amer.’ca. The issues in
volved are momentous, and all that patriots hold dear is at stake.
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To disseminate truth, sound doctrine, an<f correct principles—laboring earnestly and zealously XOV, BE
FORE IT IS TOO LATE ; utterly repudiating the do-nothing, say-nothing, be-quiet, dead-asleep policy
advocated by some, while we are being rapidly borne down the current^which is rushing into the whirlpool
of Radicalism, Centralism and Imperialism.
The Radicals, with the aid of bayonets, have thrust upon us the unconstitutional and wickedly oppressive
measures of the so-called 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution and the Reconstruction Acts of
the majority Faction in Congress. The Radicals have asked us, as Democrats, to pledge ourselves to ac
cept, indorse, stand by, defend and build upon these measures forever. Those Democrats who give this
pledge of course must ^depart" from the faith of their fathers. Some of them have already gone over
to the enemy's camp ; and while they and the Radical cohorts which they have joined are calling out lus-
til> for us all to go with them, a few others are advising ’is to hold our peace lett we disturb the harmony
and distract the counsels of the Democratic Party! . . .
Verily, if we should hold our peace, “the stones would cry cut." We cannot remain suent. >> e cannoi
thus counsel our people to accept and welcome their own ruin, and thank God for the privilege I ,*„ v : na
It is of the utmost importance that these issues be discussed now ; for the adoption of a f
** departure ” by the General Convention of the Party will he, not only wrong in principle,
jodgment it willbe fatal in policy. „ , „ . . rftrnfrn i 70 PV erv
Fidelity to the Constitution is the true lest of Democracy in every State of the Union, and n n ^ .*
ma whrt l a m ima Manil in lli.i n« inalnimani na a. PiY.U'1 il'k'br V.' 1 111 11H 111 tliC >1v< * ■—
one wno is a true menu to uiat sacred instrument, as a cu-wumw vmu ° t ha
Liberty. The rights and liberties of the whole people are jeopardized—not any more
in the North; and we of the South have no interests at stake in the momentous »s->i - * ' 41 '
are not common to North and South, alike. *
We respectfully ask s fair share of public patronge.
All communications or letters on Business should he addressed to
J. HENLY SMITH, Manager,
ATLANT A, GA,
We respefily ask our Weekly fc-xchagnes to ,