New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-03
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were 10 be respected because OF our allegiance 70
the Constitution and respect to STATE rights
when thai sacred obligation was TAKEN away auu
we as we'll as the negroes were dsentnrai'su VIZ
should not we follow the dictates OF Goa law anu
humanity Tremendous applause, and cl1ee OF
"Brayo' Bravo."l By the exigencies OF the Puohe
service removed once more TO another spnere Vi
action, at New Orleans, found this problem 70
come al in another form, and that led me TO exam
inc md see bow far bad progressed this civil CON-
motion, now carried on by force of arms. l found
under our complex system OF States and an lnoe-
pendent Government, and the United States cover
ing all that there can be treason TO the state ana
NOT to the United States, and revolution in the State
and not as regards the United States, and loyalty 70
the State and dsloyalty to the Union, and loyalty
TO the Union and disloyalty to the organized Gov
eminent OF the State And as an Illustration, take
the troubles which almost lately in the State
of Rhode Island where there was an attempt TO
rebel against the State Government and TO change
the iorru U; state Government: All Of yQu are
familiar with the movements Of Mr..
Dor; there was no intent of disloyslty
against the United States but great deal against the
State Government. l therefore In Louisiana iound
q State Government that had entirely changed It's
form, and had revoluiOnized itself 80 lar as she
could; created courts and imposed taxes; ana
found, so far as this State Government was con
cerued 1t was no longer in and OF itself one Of the
limited States of America 1t had so far as 1t eonld
changed its State Government, and by solemn act
had forever seeded from the United states OF
States: and found. L respectfully submit, revo-
lp,ionized State There had been revolution be-
yoDd an instruction and lniracion OF the law De-
vond the Annexation and setting aside OF the law,
and new State Government formed, that was De-
inc SUPPORTED by force of arms. Nov, upon what
thesis shall deal with these people Organized
into community under forms OF law they had
seiyed portion Of the territory of the United
States; and respectfully submit must deal Win
them az alien enemies. [Great applsuse.l They
Lad forever passed the boundary OF Maynard sic.
{ers {qreat laughter and epplsusel unless indeed
they erred as Cain did against his brother Abel
They had passed beyond that and outside of thai
Ave and Louisiana had done this III the s:rongst
POSSIBLE way for she had seized on territory WHICH
The Government Of the Uni'ed States had bought
and maid for Therefore l dealt with them rs 1hen
enemies. Applause. And what nights nave nave
have the right. so long as they behave
Themselves and are non-combatants, TO be
FREQ from personal violence; they have no other
rights; and therefore, it my duty 20 see TO it,
and believe the record will show, did see to
A.. ICtrest applause and loud cheers.l did 90
ct tat oIder was preserved, and that every who
behaved we'll and did not aid the Confederate States,
should not be naolesied N nus person. neld every
thing else that they had was at tia mercy Of the
.condueror loheersl and to give you an idea of it,
permit me 10 state the method ia which their rights
were defined by gentleman Of my staff. He very
cooy paraThrased che bred Scott decision, aud saiC
they had no rights which Degro was bound TO re
spect. Loud and prolonged laughter aud cheers.
And dealing with them, took care to protect al
men in personal safety. Now heard q friend be
hind me say, but how dld thet affect loyal men
The difficulty with that proposition is this in gov
ernmeutal action TIE Government, in making peac
ind carrying war, cannot deal with Ind
viduals but with organized communities Who'll
or organized wrongly or rightly lcbeersI, sn
all could d. SO lar as my Judgment tssr;t
me, for the loyal citizen, was to %
20 It that nc ex. :tiolssbould be put upon him. n
property should be taken away from him that w,
not absolutely necessary for the success Of miltar
operations. ] know nothing else that could d
i could not alter the carrying on Of the war, b
cause loyal citizens were, unfortunately, like De
Tray, found in bad company laughter, and
their persons, and to their property, even al poss
bic protection caused to be afforded. But let IN
repeat-for II is quite necessary to keep il in mind
and am afreid taat the want OF this 10 why som
OF my old Democratic friends have got lost, in get
ting IRON one portion OF the country to the other
Ia their thopghts and feehngs-let repeat that
"a making war or making peace, carrying on gov
enmeptal operations Of any sort, governments anC
their representatives, far as instructed car
deal only with organized communities and moi
ust fall or rise with the communities in which they
ave situate6 You in New-York must follow tn
poverpment az expressed by the will Of the major
tty of your Sate until you can revOlubOniZe agalns
that Government and those loyal at the South must
mill this contest comes into process Of settlement
ALEC follow the action OF the organized najorities
which their lot has been cast, and no man, no Set
men, can see the solution OF this or any other gov
ornamental problem, as affecting States, except upo
this basis. Now, then, to pass from the psrticula
IN the general 10 leave the detail in Louisiana
which have run down the account OF rather a. 4
instratipg nv meaning than otherwise come to Ii
proposton, what is the contest with ell the State
that ore banded together in the so-caed COnederat
Statesl Into what form has 1t GOMEZ IL started i
Instruction; it grew up a rebellion; 1t has becom
q revolutioD and carrying with IT all the rights G
s-evolution And our Government has dealt wit
II upon that ground. When they blookaded thei
ports they dealt with II as a revolution; when the
sent out cartels of exchange OF prisoners they dea
with these people no longer as simple instruction
is.s and traitors, but as organized revolution
ists, who had set up government for them
Let no man cay TO me, Sir, let no ma
ray TO me, "why, then you acknowledge the night
of revolution in these menu / beg your PAL
don, Sir, L only acknowledge the fact of revolution
What had bappenedl L look these things in th
face, and / do not dodge them because they are M
pleasant; find this revolution, and these men ar
no longer, repeat, our erring brethren, but the
Rre our alien enemies, foreigners cheeIsl carryin
on against US, attempting to make alliance
against u.s. attempting 10 get into the family Of na
tions. agree, not successful revolution, and
revolution mover TO be successful loud cheers par
don me, was speaking Of q matter of law,--neve
% be snccessful until acknowledged by the paren
State. And now, then, am willing to unite witt
you in your cheers when you say, a revolution
-. which we never will acknowledge. [Chees.
Why, Sir, have / been 30 careful in bringing
down with great distinctness these distinctions Be
cause, in nv Judgment there are certain logica
consequences following from them necessarily a
various eorollaries from problem IN Euclid.
we are al war, as think with a foreign country Il
al intsnts and purposes, how can q man here stant
up and say be Is the side of that foreign country
ana nc. be an enemy. lCheers. A man must bt
s sHl ior ms country or against his country.