Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1863-12-12

country through this great trial
Thus we baye the new reckoning. 1hc crisi' .
which threatened TO divide the friends Of the Union
is past.
Looking now to the present aud future, and with
reference to aresumption Of he national authority
within the Stales wherein that authority has been /
suspended, have thought fit to issue procaml- |
tiOn, copy of which is herewith transmitted. On |
examination Of this proclamation it will appear as is
believed that nothing is attempted beyond what Is
imply justified by the Constitution. True. the form
OF oath Is given, but man is cperced to take it
man is only promised pardon In case he vountari-
" takes the oath. The constitution H2jhoi1Cs the
Executive 10 grant Withhold the pardon at Lis .
absolute discretion. md this includes the power
to grant Oh terms Is if fully established by judicial
snd o her authorities.
1t is also profiercd that If in any Of the States
named, a State Government shall be in the modo ,
prescribed set up, such government! shall be re-
rognizcd and guaranteed by the United States aud
that under il the State shall on the constitutional
conditions be protected asaintS invasion and do
mesic violence.
The Constitutional obligation Of the United States
to guarantee to Cycry State in the Union rcpubl-
form of governluet aud 10 protect the State IN
the cases stated, is explicit and full But why
tender the benefits of this provision only to State
Government set up in thus particular way hi.
section of the Constitution conteinPlatca a case
wherein the element within State favorable 10
Republican Government in the Union. may be too
feeble for opposite aud hostile element, cx erna
to and even within the state and such arc the cases
with which are now dealing.
An attempt to guarantee and protect 4
revised State Government constructed in
Whole or in preponderating part from the
! very element against whose hostility ana
| violence it is to be protected, is simply
! absurd. There must be Il test by which 10
/ separate the opposing clements so as to
/ build only from the sound; and that test
/ is a sufficient liberal one, which accepts as
sound, whoever will make a sworn recauta-
ton Of hi, former unsounducss.
! hrt ii If lt, ,r,l,ar /, rpS,DiT. % fest of
admission to tue political body an oath Of
allegiance to the Constitution of the United
States, and to the Union unlerit, why not so
to the laws and proclamations in regard to
slavery Those laws and prOclauItions were
enacted and put forth Tor the purpose ol
aiding in the suppression Of the rebellion.
TO give them their fullest effect there bad
to be a pledge for their maintenance. In
my Judgment they have ended and will
further and the cause for which they were
enlisted.
Nor shall I return to slavery any person
who is free by the terms OF the Proclma-
ton or by any act Of Congress.
For these and other reasons, il IS thought
best that the support Of these resources
shall be included in the oath, and it Is
believed the Executive may lawfully claim
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