, 1864-09-19
Geo. Fl. Pendleton and hfS Disioyal
Record.
Extracts from llis Speeches in
Congress-

Congress-.
NH. rcspnE1ox N FAVOR OF LIFTING THE
HEEELS GO IN PEACE,
ttMr. Chairman: Soy again that my cou.
Etituents are in favor Of conciitatton: they
are in favor Of peace. They love tho Union
hey ond alt lthIogs; but II dissolution is in
evitablc,i they want 1t In peace. Peace may.
preserve this Government; peace may re
ccnst1rct this Union; peace will preserge
frfepdshfp and give us an opportunity for
acts of rlcilrocsl kindness and good will. If
these Southern States cannot be concilIatej,
spd II you, gentlemen, cannot uI it in your
hearts to grlnt their ccmands; II they mu6t
lesye the family mansion. I 1eouN .ig .a,i=c
their dtpartur By tokc.s If ltre. I ttoutd lid
an.J JoTeutH 20 feltle.ly that ihty seould t,retsr
yicsesitudee Of their scparate existence, tasJ
should desire to come together ~tth us again
In one common government, there shunld nc
10 pride to be h1mi1iated, there should be no
wound inflicted from my hand to be hcal.d.
They should come aud be welcome to the
place they nov occupy IN. Rad's:on's
-S{ah cb.g., "a tess., rcge IL.
This Has before the rebels fired on Fort
sumttr. Two years later, viz, On The 31st
that his opinion bad undergone no change,
rs follows:
81 said two years ago on this floor, that
'Armies, money, Wat. cannot mfiutain this
Union; justice, reason, peace, may I6e.
1!tsed i thtn; Ihast detiered Il eusry n.on,eat
since: btltetx it s.or. No event Of the past
two Years has for y moment shaken my
faith."-co"3. Glooe, s7M Cong, 81 sess pa3e
G53.
aR. PEsDLEroa 4 STATE R1aHrs MAN.
fsDut, hlT, pass to another confederation
am one Of tho.e who still hope for = .e7-
toratlon OF the Up1on-uot the unitT Of our
territory only, but tie maintenance OF the
UrioR under the Constitution. I hops taas
We may maintain the integrity OF our system
Of goyernment-the system Of confedera.
tlon-the system whose foundation is !Ssa&e
Rights. The Corst1turlon is a compact of
| government m-de. bY eo,r1ttg,a Gatcs. which
assigns to the Federal Government its pos
e16 ana duties; aud reserves Ill Others to tho
States and people. Its foundation is, that
I'LL power not granted Ia reseryed-all du-
ties not specifically enjointd are forbidden.
TIE duties Of the Federal Government are
few aud simple. They relate to toreign af-
fairs md matters Of general and universal
interet Its powers we're intended to be
limited also. To tie States acre committed
all matters Of local concern and the care Of
the rights End liberties Ut all their citizens.
Their reserved powers were consequently
very large. Our fathers thought this the
very hidden Secret Of their Bystem~ They
thought they hsd discovered ID this the
philosophers stone Of government. And so
Of our s,etcm. It SECURED TO us liberty; it
secured to US prosperity; 1t secured to US
ee1fEorcrnDent beyond the example Of aoy
ptople. In on evil hour It was abandoned.
Stnce then We have bad war, aud misery, and
t51ann5 9nt 1siE9 fsfoear" y e. r RnaStons 5s,n
1t NV. page 691.
~ I6els<te, sir, in tic doctrine Of S.ats Rights.
1-kDow 1t Is fashionable to-day TO Jenouucs
it. know tlaE reggar1 for 1t has beA dlmih-
tthed In the public mind; aud know, also,
wancd, and want Of harmony among the
Stutea tncreased.r-.Ir. Rad.efo. ~ sp.fch,
Jurc Is, 1861 Ibid, page 2,9B.
MR. PESpLEToS sA1s TIE PEOPLE CANEoT
AMEND THE CONSTITUTION 60 As TO 1DoL1su
SLAVERY.
t.Thc Federal Government has power over
the tclatloE Ut the States with foreign na-
tions, uDd the relations OF the States as be-
tween and among themselves, It has no
power over the purely internal affhlrs of the
State. This principle was "a familiar as
household words three. years ago. Every
power delegated to the Federal Government
rtlatts either to the International or the
Interstate relations OF the United States,
the Eante relations, md them only. The do
mee&ic internal a1faIrs Of State, haVin. no
connection with the Federal Government, or
with foreign nations, or with the otner
States, are Teserytd to the absolute, exelu-
tivc sovereign power Of the States resp:cr
6tates are not Infected bs them, aud have no
interest in them The Federal Government
has no cognlzance Of them. The power Of
amendment which is confined to three-
fourths Of the States does not reach them,
nor tho power to regulate them, but is liu-
tk,1 n feA NN3 prS AS1an ,to5%
the Uuited States It is not competent, in
my judgment, for three fourths Of the States
to abolish TINT precision Of the constitution
by which no new state ehall be formed Hltll.
IN the tur1sd1ctlo1- Of any other State, nor
any State be formed By The junction OF two
Legislatures, ana rive to the Congress the
power 10 subdtvide or unite the Gtates: nor
10 It competent for three-fourths Of the
States to a1ntnd the constitution 30 as to
give to the Fedcrsl Gose1nm Mt the power
to appoint the GpTernoss Of the States, nur
to prescribe the qualifications Of electors In
the State nor the number CT qualifications
Of the members of the Leg tslatute, nor to
nmend the conEtftntion OF the State. Three
fourths Of tie States may chsnse the war-
making power, or the power to regulate
comn trce, Or the power to make treaties.
Three. fouiths OF tie States may abolish ths
three .1fths rule Of representation, or the pro-
TIeiou for the ret dlt1on OF fugitive 6laFes, or
the rule for inpoeiDg direct taxes. AL these
amendments nay be made, because they
relate to interstate affairs. They relate TO
the connections Of the States as hetweeu
Themselves, or as between the States and
foreign nations. But ,a:11aer hrtt:fourths Of
Tie States, 1sor all The tztea sare one, can abolish
slo.e+y in that discerning .Sase, because it Lies
within the domaln reserved entirely to each
State for Itself, and upon it the other States
cannot enter lfr. fs,.dstoM's Spes.h, .Tuue
10Th, 1eG4. Ibid, Pcse 2,6o3.
TEE 1s1hl1AfSn AFR, CHI = WP1oN
Match for Glue 4 hnEaaud nofInra nna