The Semi-weekly Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1862-1864, 1864-01-19


h.r-wi.' ID. .nsmitted. On examination "'
this proclamation it will appear Gas Is be-
!i.v ID that nothing Is attempted btyohh
what il AMPLY justified by the constitution
True the form of an oath il given hut 60
man i. coerced to take It. The inan Is only
promised a pardon iii case he voluntarily
lake. the oath The constitution authorizes
the Executive to grant OF withhold IL.
pardon ~ his own :,bS"lu'" discr"t"n' al" |
this include. the power 10 giant on terms |
~ l. tuilr established by Jidictal al or
authorities 1t has also pru,'rI.i th's u - .
any of the states named. $40 govern
ncnt shall be recognized ANA Enar"nt''"
by the United states, nader IL 'h' 7'''
shalt on the constitutions! conditions o.
protected against inNa'i"h ana "'hi''''
violence.
IHepr"ros'd reconstruction.
Tn. constitutional obligation Of tn" | H'.-
ed states to guarantee to ...'N Stale IN the
/ Union a -.pubIcan form Of government
and to protect IN. state III the cases stated
. is explicit and tt!I' iiut why tcadrr T."
/ benefits o: t.i- prov ,svn only 10 u -tai"
. government set ~, IL lbs particular NAY
I His section Of the constitution C"nt.rn-
I ,,+atr- II case Wherein ia, element witt" u
+ -,., q .,rr,t.r. -" republican govern
me-. . ... . ...N nr 900 I''rhi" i"r
=. .....,.. ".-.,i" element. "Atern..!
L. 90 even wira!u the State, AMI such AZ"
precisely Ia" c2sc- with which we are no"
dealing An attempt to guarantee M"
protect a revived state go.ri.'a""' en-
/ s'ruc!r,i in w"oic or III re'i"rRHAS
par, from the very element az inst "h">'.
hostility anl .:p.vnc" II l. t" t." lr"'"c'""
:, i simply absurd. '.'r" mus ne 4 ''S' -
wi'ch +" -"rNair 'h' "Hl"-'NS ''r'"'i'.s
- a. to build only IRON III" -"nhl an"
that test l. a sufficiently liberal one Wn''h
accepts ~ sound whoever VIII mani =
hut II II be proper 10 require a"
"n''',S>'"h =" w.. ';..,., s,n., ..rl ~ ,hr
I!,,i2n mndcr i, WHY not also to the laws
and proc!ama.fors in regard to slavery?
The Oath.
Thos. laws and rroclama;ions were
..,.r..I and r,u forth for the purpose of
ailiu,r in IN, sl,rpr,.Sion of the rebellion.
I, ~, ,br,u their tnlIe., effect. there ha..
+, ~, ,.ir,v,. iu, tI.-ir maintenance In
my Indictment they have aided and viii
,,,r,i.r AID tin. c,,i.c for which ,h,y w.r.
intrnd,1 To now abandon them would
be- not only to r..linqufsh :. lever of power.
Ian, ,youll also l. A cruel AN! astonishing
, breach Of faith NAV add at this point
. MI, J,.J.aisi ia mn present position s.als
+ M, y,,eg.y.. +, r.tr.c, or ,,,,-i,fy d., ,mdnci.
i ,,,,i.,i ,,y.,,rl,,,tH nor >hrN I ,c,,,a 70
h ,or.rI ana, ,,rsoa ,rio is free by IRE terms
=, ,.,F,r,, ,,,,;,,,, ar IJ ,f,,y II u., acts ,i
, = Tnr th,.s.. and other reasons. il
I i ,tou,-h, hos, that surpor, of these meas
:, ,.., rt,u Included in IN, o., ri and il
i !. achieved tia, the Executive NAV lawful,
4 ,,,,i,, !. j., rrtI;r,, for nnrdon md rrsior.t
= ,i'', ~ ,nrci,,d ;,h-. which h.. has . cI.,,
h con.ti,,:innaI rowcr 10 withhold altogether
II or rrant uuon the terms he shall deem
= ,i.,.st far III. u,,hn,. interests. I. shout,
:. ,no,,.,.r,rJ also ,hn, ,bis n.r, of The oa,l
O i .,,hinr, ,n,h. ,noIityirr and Ahyo.-,tir,
II novel, rr l.r;.l,rion and -uprrruc iu,Itci,
r i.ris;,n
d -, p. ~.,
:. ne ''''''"''' 10 mr. ''''"' GU"
Tic proposed acI'II"-r'nc" "l The ha'i"h
al ENcr"tiv" IN any rc:t>"nlbir temporal
safe arrangement Tor IN" reed rr"pt"'
0. made. "!'i ne il''' .! i''rN1h'! .'''..|.'h
: IN" c"Ainri"A and 4"eht" i"h "hicA IA" =
h at h""i. attend all glasses by a total r"H"ir
IL uon of la''"r throughout Who'll" H';''"t
t. ! hop! tha' "a" already irrpi! Hii'*''
/ p"pp!" III those STATES may he H"'nrwht
- more ready /" g.y" "p Il" c.''-t "i the
~ nii'tclon. u, I" ihi- 'Ai"h' ms 'i'i mate
-! b" lett I" i!i''''"IE"s, While II" l"N|' :
il til" national ..N"cI-!'r t" prevent an Ah"-
l.. i abridged 10y DE proportion.
r. la" suggestion IN tn" proclamation -
p" ;nain'nn.nG IA" r".lt.c.H 'rs.'i'r""'h "f u
AZ states: 81 "h"' l. called Reconstruction:
~ mad" III II" 10; " 'hi' u May "" GOO" III
I'd "u' danger OF ha'1i. II "i!I save i'"'
"'''' .r'''''' -''''' '''''''-''''' 49, 49,
u" nne..'h"t!"n now upon u" >u''J:1'. !!
he subject i b.--t with the conflicting view
eel wa, "a, "''I' w w Wv ''s'
IL som. -.atcs '!I- element, for r"suin
ton seem ready for action. bat remain !.
n,.tiy,. ,nunr,.n,Iy for want Of :, rl,llv !,
IA nniu, a HAN of .c,,on. Why shall 4 ;,
it, opt tn. plan of i. rather than !! thu, % =:
h.. And il 4 and II should a.-r,r how can ia,
rn. tnnw I'm, ia, Ih,. general t;ovrrnmr
,t her. viii r,.i,c, th,.;i. nIa.v l,y ,h.. n,
Iii camation Il plan Is presented wic.. ~
.e be accepted by them a. raj ing poii
~ and which thew ar. assured in advance. "
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