The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1861-07-09

t fsa 20 q A.As&Ets --east ttlsflI ..ta3ls
aap ,eai % administer ihe 6otemmaa
na 81 Is t !. na trae al.a. Fl as
army q osr lass friends, uaw alygrarsss
G. tla contest; bM i Is 81 nlucb better
reason why ihe Government which has
Conferred ABB benefits op both ihrm and
hauld nai b broken op. Whoever
q any section proposes e. abandon uch
6fefnHeas gaad Dc well 10 con iler Ell
ar.eaHe iu aAai principle e s thal he
4oe 4 whether lbe substitute viii eire
ar ba intended 70 give So much good Is
ihe people. There are s0me i1rcshaloa.
inr en Obj subject
6H al,erarie hafe adopted samcdee-
Iauiiuus 81 independence Is which unlike
'ao good old one pcnnci On lcgpran.ihey
oHitthe worls~ srecrcuel equal They
have adopted q temporary national con
siiNtiau - ihc preamble 81 Which. unlike
our good N one easl by Washington,
they omit alI Wr tho people. and sub
Iiaie " We. ile Deputies az The Soyer-
eisu and I'D pendent States Why this 4
pr iHg ont 81 sicw ihc rieMs +
ai men ald llie authority Il The people
Ibis Is essentially peoples contest on
tae s'de az lhp Union; Il isa struggle lerl
ia tho world chat form and
substance Of government whose LEADING
object 4 % elevate ne condition n men,
"a ljil artificial weight from an such lead
a % elar the path II laudl5lc pursuit
iorall- 10 afford 40 uai,tbwd START ana Il
iair cHHec it the rare Of life, yielding Is
partial temporary departures from neccs-
say
Tbs is the leading object Of the Gov
.fnmem for which we contend | anil
most happy 70 believe that the plain poo.
PIE understand and appreciate this. Ii Is /.
worthy o note that while ii this. Tie Gov /
arnments hour 81 trial, large numbers ofIt
hose IN The army and navy who have been J
atorcd with offices, have resigned ana
proved False 10 the hand which pampercd
hcm, not one common soldier on common
.ailor is known 10 have deserted hs ilaq.
ifcat honor is due to those officers who
'emaincd true despite The example oil
.bNalrous associates Int Tie greatest !
lunor- and the mos important lacl Of al,
The unanimous lifmncss OF The common
olllCr# and common sailors 10 lhc last
nan, a@ as known, they have SUCCESS !,
ally resisted the trliloruus efforts oflhose
whose commands but an Lonr before they
bcycl rs absolute law. 1'his isapalliotic ,
osiaacc Of plain people. They under
ta2l without an argument, , .e' lie De.
.foying tlo GJtcramont al.eh was mad I
> Washington, means no good 10 them =
Oar popular Government has often been n
allied an experiment. Two points in il IS.
ar people have settled tie successful IS },
t5li,hng and the success iul administering y
i. One still remains, It's successful ?,
againsta formidable attempt n
overthrow H. Ii i now for them 10 G,
enonslrale 70 the world that those who Y
m fairly carry an election can also sup y
fcss rebellion; that ballots are the right Il
j aud peaceful successors Of bullets. and J..
ai when ballots haze fairly and constiin- Ii
9nally decided, there can be no success
j appeal bacl, 70 bullets; that there can
) no successful appeal, except 70 ballots
cmsoycs at q succeeding election; such G,
i'll be q great lesson Of peace, teaching :
en- taat what they cannot take Nv IA III
cr.ion, neither can they take il by a war L
aching all the folly Of being Il c begin VI
II Of he war. IN
Lest there be some uncasincss in the
iads OF candid men, as 10 what is TO be
c course Of the Government towards theI
}uhern States after the rebellion shall -
ycbccn suppressed Tie Executive deems
proper 10 say that il viii be his purpose NJ
en- Is ever, 70 be guided by the Consti. co
lion and the laws, and that he probably ap
II lave no different understanding Of the t.
Wcrs and duties Of the Federal Govern
ani, relatively 10 The rights Of the States,
4 thc people underline Constitution, tlan
q expressed in the inaugural address. Inc
lie desires preserve lie Government, oui
II i may he administered for all, as il
IS administered By the men who made
Loyal citizens everywhere have tie
hi 10 claim this Of their Government.
4 the Government has no right TO with
~ or neglect IT. i is not perceived ii !
ing i there j. any coercion, any con r.
cst, or any su9jugalion many just sense l
Hose terms. aEl
The Constitution provided, and all the ~,
ltcs have accepted tie provision thai IS,
{ L. y. shall guarantee to every State tol
this Union, republican form Of gov tra,
lmcnt; but il "a state may lawfully % li9l
cfthc Union, having done 10, il mas ~, "'
Q discard lhc republican lorna Of COS
HHent, % that 70 prevent is going out e
~ indispensable means 10 the cid d ns
maining tic guarantee mentioned. and n, a..'
On IN end is lawful and obligatory. .
nd spcnsiJlc means to il are also Law.
and obligatory
i ~a With the deepest regret that tie Y
ecatiye assumed tie duly 81 employing irIs
{ power in defense 20 the Government. 'm'
reed upon him, he could bpi perform ls'
! duty or surrender The existence of the late
yenmcnt @ compromise by public SER all
lts. Could in his bc a cure. not that u;