The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-02-06
message Of Gov. Parker, Of New Jer.
sey-His Views on Federal Relations
and the War.

ms u"''r them and give their crafty lenders n
'eriai 70 nhsmet heir haired And im,s,,h,
"'- " renewed re-lAtsncrl Under The anne,
~ ~ present sx'ended- II he entire populs,i
Nj +" re'tain States sLould TO dsy ~, a.,
'e' q Y arms, sue :or peace and take ~ os,h
aiegiahce y The Constitution and law.
- l'hr United States, nol one man ~ ne W,
~ per- "yelor ji-loyal. could be received y,
'e p'fh' unless he should sl~o .urr-nd
- hiT S'p'e Government a. Il, existed uh.
~ 'o' a. bc'yre The outbreak Of ,h-r.be,iio
= oeridrs yielding lhe greater por,iou or \
= p'"pTr'y and virtually ACKNOWLEDGING 4
: az on'h 'ha' be thought j vas nm, ,o i
ifiso y wv NV Kind VI ncil,,,ioo 10 \,
o0''pf'V 1hd ''r~hs'irI NE arm Of powet
i~-s psn i 'hr natural frui, Of he emau
: e'p'iion p'oc ma'lnu. no !, yrrd,ca.rd \,
n ni.a W = The nOoisIi Of slavery \. !,
Dr'n-fs '"r"r'nnrt. I'i~np,iu accordape,
'fn'' 'h' d'e'Ard c'jec, " Ire var. ~,
o1'n" i- i'r sil imp9n,ni WI -ct, aud Save
Y M "fApr~ ~lrdgrd 'bsi a. ! ,ns.,.r y,
c'sfl admins ration. ,he General q .ya,a.
"e"' hr- ~ lreful power 10 feet em..e,.
p'''g" ~ an' S'"te. bu' he light tc ~ 81 is
r'a''nrd a" 'h- ground o'' military n.c..~i,v :,
in' me of rrrumeut vhicn iusl,ti-s ths
e"nheipn''o" prvclrma,iou a. mil,,.ry
measure, renders ihe C,nsri,nrioD in oosrs
we y 'im- n var. and makes sll our ,,yh,.
-p'j-rt =" executive t,~crerlun. If ,h,s ~.
~ '"~ 'r"mer- % our Cnsitu'ion were
"'-''t''" !" ruppo-ing they had created NJ
r'Pnb'ictn Irm u Goy.fEmehi.
bui 'uppa.- The emanr,pation proclam,-
'i'n does no. violate TIE Constitution. snu
I = ""~ise' snd no' doma,csd a. : means ~
~ Nv ~" suce~ssinl prosecution III ,he w.,.
~ W '""'f"ry, y e nov proving ihr truth
= 'he prediction 'hsf u would be an oh. ,.cls
I" ''- ~ q peace. u tho' policy 90 no,
'esn irangufhtsd, thefe IL nn d.,obt ,L.s i, ID
o'"~ - 'hr s's'es the ,nsss u The people
r'or' his fim-. would hnve supplsot.d |,
heir rnirr- and rsfurn-J /. their aiI.y,snc. ID
I~s great ni~tsks 10 assume th,t ~.
manc'Ei ailu" rulirv hss contributed N, our
''"'Ary ruccr r-ses during he past wear.
~ v'c'"r''- sre due "a IN. Kill Of or Off z
er- ana ~ nd n'irsble courage 81 our sol. q
'tr' "h' havr achieved greet friur.phs il III
p'f' p p"hev mat united The enemy and y
'"n"fr" NJ resistance more desperate. The a
80 frs''urcf~ ~ The n1tiun have also had
me = n vr'op thrir supervriiy over those Il
-" 'nsurg.nt States How has II ,,iveo Il
r"r"g'h' Did volunteers ron the loyal e
is'r- haste" \, b n 'hr ranks Of the armv :,
was prcdir'si when The proclamation was oI
sued, ~ WI not The spsri n y,iur,.er;ng b,
'-nchrd 'hrnnlhru' he Nrrih, ana the u
'vefum-nf compelled ID ree,,rf 60 cnuscrin b,
~ v u me day ~ The ciiizen, Dot 10 80 pr
e'se conf:'irnal liberty, bu' 10 respond, ii "a
'xrnt NJ hls p0uers, 70 the lo,ai de- CO
inns y me government for the on pose All er
od"ng ne rebellion; yet ~ho does no., Or
iirvr 'hrt 4 The emancipation policy were ,ic
andone', nd proc ismr,ion is.ued rhnt he hi
Pc great ijec's IL The war were tle re-. do
niion n m uniiy of he nation. The pres co
'''on ~ N" Constitution and The supre. co
cy q ne iANs " The country.~ hslf tb'
''on " volunteers would fly 70 arms. and th
'sef'pt'gn be hing q me past, ra'
iui i u ~s'd ~ justification OF HE emsn. ~
anon p"lics, thai unlpss slavery be up ~
ied before lhe war ends. peace will BE- of ~
r dura''oa This j. mere supposI,ion: 80
ironi isnr that auotner var m ybt a ~
le fu'nrr time result. We are ssapd "a "t
ions ih@ -trugge; perhaps involve our ma
- " hopeless bankruptcy snd add ID Tie fet
nt'ess ihousends ~ me slain. even n we ses
: have he Oh Union under he present 10
'sli'ution. Every memoer of Congress q
, voted for The resolution expressing the |
'ct Of the war, declared iD substance. obj
the supremacy oi the Constitution could stit
maintained, and The Union preserved. no
lout interfering with the rights or estsb. wh'
Cd institutions Of the States. The ira cult
: OF the Federal Constitution 90 belev. aud
and acted upon that theory; and Il ws onl,
until those great and good men had er v
ed away, that some Of their degenerate sud-
in tho ana .a.,s.... G.. -