Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-17
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that the next Congress will pass the meas
ure, if this does not. Since there is only
question Of time as TO when the proposed
amendment will 90 to the States for their
action and as il is to 90 at all events,
may we not agree that the sooner the
better?
1t is not claimed that the election has
imposed duty on members to change
their VOWS, or votes, any farther than as
an additional element to be considered,
their judgment may be affected by it. 1t
is the voice Of the people. now for the
first time heard on the question. In
great national crisis like ours, uLanimity
of action among those seeking common
end, is very observation-disclosures indispensa
bic and yet, no approach to such unan'
unity is attainable unless some Difference
shall be paid to the will Of the majority,
simply because it is the will Of the ma or
ty. In this case the common end is the
maintenance of the Union, and among the
means to secure such end, such will,
through the election, is clearly declared in
favor,of such constitutional amendment
purpose in this country is derived through
our popular election. Judging by tn.
recent canvass and its results, the purpose
of the people within the loyal States to
maintain the integrity of the Union was
never more firm nor more nearly unani.
nous than now. The extraordinary calm.
Less and good order with which the mil.
hons Of. voters met and min ged at the
polls1gives strong assurance of this.
Not only those who supported the Union
ticket, % called, but great majjority Of
the opposing party, also, may be fairly
claimed to be actuated by the same pur-
pose 1t is an unanswerab|e argument
| that no candidate for any office, whatever,
| high or low, has veItured to seek votes
on the avowal that he was fof giving up
| the Union. There has been much im
pugning of motives and much heated con.
troversy as to the proper means and best
mode Of advancing the Union cause but
in the distinct issue of Union or 10 Union,
the politicians have shown their instructive
knowledge ,hatth is no diversity among
the people in awarding the people the fair
opportunity of showing ouc to another,
and to the world, this tirmness and unan.
unity of purpose.
| The election has been Of vast vauue 10
the Union cause. The election has cxhi.
bi,ei another fact les. valuable to be-
known, the fact that We DO not approach
! exhaustion in the most important branch
! OF the national resources, that Of living
men. While it is sad to reflect that the
| war has filled so many graves and caused
| mourning TO SO many households, 1t Is
! some rellet to know that compared with
! the surviving, the fallen have been so few.
! While corps ane divisions. bricades and
reg Iments, have formed aud fought, blcd
! and gohe out CT existence, a great ma jo-
! ritz Of the men who composed them are
still Ii7ing.
. The same is true Of the naval service -
! The election returns prove this So many
votes could not else be found. The State.
! reg 4lar!y holsiirg elections. both how and
! four years ago, to wit : California, Conuec.
j ;icu,, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,
/ kentucky, Maine. Maryland. Minnesota,
! Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri. New
Hampshire, New Jersey. New York. Ohio
! Oregan, penn>y ylvana. Rhode Island.
Vermont. West Virginia and Wisconsin,
cast 3,9s2,Oll votes now, against 3.S10.-
DID east then. showing an aggregate now
Of 1888, III, to which is to be added 3d. 80
I62 cast now in the new States OF Kansas
! and Nevada, which States did not vote in
! l>GO-'hus swelling the aggregate 10
/ O1j.1133.
A table is appended, showing pariicu.
lars. To this again should be added the
. number Of ali the soldiers in the tld from
M,. H. a., II
Delaware Indiana. Illinois and California,
who. by the law OF those States could not
vote away from their homes. which mum.
Der cannot be less than $4,000
Nor ye. is this all The number in the
! organized territories is Fri pie now what it
was four years ago, while thousands, white
and black, join US as the ratioia armies
press back the insurgent lines. SO mucl,
is shown aflirmatively|y aud negatively by
the election. 1t is not material to inquire
how the increase has been produced, or
to show that it would have been greater
but for the war, which is probably true -
The important fact remains demonstrated
that we have more men now than we had
when the war began that we are not eA.
hausted nor in process of exhaustion that
we are gaining strength, and may. if need
be. maintain the Contest indie fniteiy.
This as to men. Our material resources
are now more complete and abundant than
ever. The national resources, then, are
unexhausted, and. rs we believe, mex
haustible. The public purpose to re.
establish and maintain the national autho-
ri,y is unchanged, ard, as We believe. un-
changeable. The manner Of continuing
the effort, remains to choose.
On careful consideration Of all tie evi.
dence accessible, it seems to me that no
attempt at negotiation with the insuecent
leaders could result in any good. He ~od
accept of nothing shor, of the separation
Of the Union. His declarations to that
effect are explicit and oft repeated He
does not attempt to deceive Us. He affords
us no excuse to deceive ourselves. We
cannot afford voluntarily to yield it
Between him and us the issue is distinct,
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