[Sherman Logan]

"We must not, in behalf of either of the Union of Freedom, trample down the great truth that ‘governments derive their just power from the consent of the governed.’"

True enough. But since SC was holding well over 50% of "the governed" in chattel bondage, it's unlikely they "consented."

[Boogieman]

That’s a valid point, but there was no universal suffrage at that time in any state, and since women are half the population in general, then you could say the same for every state.