The New York herald., 1863-03-18
Address or the ConstitutiOnni Union Or
ganizaGion 20 the People Of the United

Address or the ConstitutiOnai Union ur-
ganizaGion 20 the People Of the United
The Constitutional Union General Comritiee OF the city
OF New Yor@ deem e1pedent a. the present tim, % =
sion. we entertain sha The objects which
The Deoaaaa Independence arGAies ra ni, neS ."
States" When Eig and roosnized their naepend ncs,
them and acSn vi dyed them as possessed with all h al
AS psi ana States they met and contract
ed together 70 form general government Tor their mutual
Tie on 10 which they mutually agreed is the
only legal BOND Of NJ 9n lon ee sae s + e n.
neral Government e,pressy pryidss thai the pomers not
4 The States reserved to tue States respectively or to
i, projects the individual his person property b.
dng that No warrant shall Issue upon robaoe
cause, SUPP orted by oath or affirmation and that No per
shall be deprived Of HE liberty property without due
The accused enjoy the right to speedy and public
trial by nm int ara jury OF the State or district where the
and cause OF the accusation and be confronted by
the wnssses s. 81 against him = : . c 49,. ,,,.
union bnt 20 new State shall be formed or erected within
BY e b Of w s or s ao or
without the of he Legislatures of the States con-
The privilege Of the writ Of haeeas shall not Ss
ns ,Ase' q ,'esoa 81 ns
Story states would the er s gwen % Ion Con
hon Invasion. Isht adee whether The
pnon agse ali the mo. ensn, arsts Of this county
Had the President the right to suspend this sacred writ he
- others CO not
itself Conses wel the people could act only BY
Tns % whe framed the Articles Of
G as %
neither Intended SHaS1 nor provided ''''" 'or
Article the Constitution states that IAN Legislative
Omitted sns which shall consist OF Senate a"d House OF
Every grant whether by the Legislature or otherwie
In lis nature. amounts extngui shment of the
right Of the sranor and implies contract not TO
Andrew Jackson said ,ha. Each State parted with
States single nation cannot, fro ths. period
iesgue. but destroys "a UNITY OF nation"
The republic the capacity and the right Of
Of II h % ~ As
haess corpus are essential Of
rights Of The people and an tyranny
teress No STATE sarrendered the right 70 and
control without Intervention It's own domestic institutions
The his inaugural address and subsequently
the %as T's Se w.sea 20 maintain the Of the
constitution and in wise 10 interfere with the
ed samptions under the plea Of military necessity
Against all these unconstitutional acts sclemny protest
as being unnecessary and unJ nJustitabe
Union formed unknown in history by
r. 81 s s MN
this goroas republic Of whose and greansss hsy
only by the fance of foreign nations The land Of Wash
ingon forever remain u unit.
As OF Union and the constitution, have
sympathy with those who would destroy BOTH BY forciby
attempting withdraw from the Union and 70 establish
constitution and flag other than those which Tor cen
ur have been the pride Of Americans and the admiration
Had the rebelous leaders the South who acting
dssirsa . reasss wrong. upon sy
the the North could ioand
dy In the provisions OF the constitution.
Had they been the Union instead q seeking
rebellion and remained faithful their posts. boil
oinsts could have obtained control Of the
ment have been In position to do any considerable in
The people Of the South are responsible fer throwing
power into the hands OF their enemies and must
al submit to the consequences until BY the modes which the
constitution provides we crush out by the ballot bex
Northern and sectional party" and elect nat 0na and
conservative administration constitutional basis
Our party 10 the constitution and the
Unon have ever been are willing their
Southern brehern all the rights y which by the constitution
they entitled. Though poweess at the last Presiden
Of North, and Of the secessonsts Of the South and
obliged BY constitutional obg ,tions TO submit for
term TO admlnstratio whose principles and practices
disapprove We now have reason 70 expect from sent
Indications that the eight hundred and thousand cons
tunal Union votes which then poed will increase
BY the cooperation Of all TO an Overwhelming
Then shall the harmony OF the national and State
be restored and the different sections shall
again dwell toge,her as brothers.
shall be preserved" We coincide with the views OF
those wbo for would terminate this before
the OF the Union aad the Constitution Is
We feel impeed by every motive Of patriotism
tain the general In It's three coordinate
branches and aid the administration in all the cons.
natural rebellion
As American citizens claim the right TO freedom OF
Of all 70 the sons Of the Judiciary and sub
ordination of the military To the civil power.
These rights TO our children. unimparcd shall descend
We viii live TO protect them, or die TO defend"