North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1864-10-19
REMARKS OF n. R. LIrrL E. ESQ.
OF WYoprEs CoUNTr
At B!soa.sburg. Friday EreH'nS, Sept. 30, '64

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States to the Union7 l"Never."l We ind
| in the first place, on the statute bork au act
uf cor fl ,cstion. the effect of which is to de-
prve the people of the Southern States, with
out reference to the question Of their loyalty
to the Union, of their property. Every man
IN the south who has been directly or indi
rrcrly, voluntarily or invpluniarily, at any
| time engaged in tie rebellion, is by force Of
this statute oi conHscsiton, robbed entirely
of his property.
A word now as to the right Of Congress to
pass a sweeping act Of confecstion. 1, isa
familiar prInclpie to lawyers, and doubtless
at this day to most people. that the condition
Of allegiance ON the part of the people to the
government 10 projection by the government
protect me in my allegiance to it, It has n,
right to demand that allegiance. If | fili
snn'her government inausurated in opposi
ti"n to the government nf the Unite States,
my person and properly winch demands m
sItgraucp, and my la~ fui government fails to
| prr'ect me in allegiance tu it, the latter has
NJ right TO demand such allegiance and for
tie time being, for -u lon! time a. my Il &
itlmare government fails tn protect the In my
| a Elegance To il, | am absnlvei from the bond.
That il All elementary principle. Apply it
| - III. rebellion. We We're tol , and cprrect-
" told IN the early days of us war, that
there was an Extensive Union sentiment =:
the nth. We Were tol that IN many sec
tons of the Sput h, large msirririe, Of the
population wee still faithful to the Union Of
Their fathers. We are rot told ~ now
But there ~as government Immediately
over them winch had the prSer To c,mpeI
their nhedIence 10 1t. TIE government of
the U. S.. their Iesll'1ste ,vernnent, mad
II" D. 1T (" protect them.
That Was the situation Of the Son'hern
re pl" alter The ORGANIZATION # the Cnnted
erare G verntnent. Tne govrrrmrnt "f the
United States had not the power 10 protect
tn. Union p, ople nf The South IN fidelity tn
the Union. They must do one nf two thing:
they must either stand faithful to their leglt-
innate government, or 60 ever 10 this opp,si.
tIoD government established in their own
SraeA !; and accordus to the principle 10
whlcn | a'lvcr ed mn.uent since had they
Not Tor The time beng, IN view of the failure
"f the government Of the United ates TO
prntect them, right Ia render freed, if
N"u please, an involuntary allegiance to the
Confederate government AT all evens
were placed III that post ion, and while they
werr So situated the 'vernment of the Uni-
ted Safes, turgerful "i its obligation 10 pro-
trcr the Unnn crr'z MS Of The South, enact
sweeping statute Il conf>callon deprvins
them # all their properly.
L. that the way ~ brHig back the people
OF the seeded S,a:cs to their fidelity To t he
Union? They may well reply 10 the gov
srntnent officials, We were willing to be
Ia hlul to the g'veru:n mt of the U tied
States, but you failed to pr 'iect US in allie
glance TO 1t what could we DO? We were
frced 10 render a reluctant allegiance to l!,e
Confederate government and then you pass
ed an act which deprives US Of our property
If we come b4cS." In what p,siIion are the
10y al le"pIe OF the South placed2 If they
c"tne back IL the Union, the, co,he back ma
kel as they came INTO the world. is that
the way t" create a loyal sentiment in tbs
South L that IT, Way to iuduce the peo-
pie Of the .urh to COME back To .hcIr Fl lrll-
ty to the Union? Tie federal g"vernmcnt
says tn them g. C me back, bl; cpms back
naked as you came into the world !"
Again, llow-ch'z"ns: R"nuolic.n Con,
gre.s has enacted another sraiufe, "a statute
which di-qnalties every man of the South
",.v rss uren cneaged. however reluctantly,
in the support OF he confederate government,
| from holding any "fice or being represented
in the federal government, Every man VIII"
has been cmpeled 20 render an unw,,lI. :
support Ia. the confederate government. fro u
holding any flee or being REL resented Ia
| tie federal government. Esery man who
support Ia that Confederate government Is
hrnctt"r'h and forever diSqIah ed from hole
ins any fiire "f rru.t, honor or profit under
I! e government &C the Urued States. Tns
government saws to them - Come hack but
! It You do, v"u come back not only robbed "t
your properly, but you caue back as heIfs, as
Va>>ais, as slaves, You have no right To be
represented in the cruncl< nf the natlnn."
A,e, and there i another statute oi dis
qualification. Even if The people of the
South should To m',rrow give in their adhe-
sion TO he federal government and under axe
tn send members To represent them in the
ii use of r. prrsentatives and Senate OF the
United State; where could rheI find a man
in Their midst who could 60 mo either body
and take the required oath that he had never
a. any time been en- aged directly or ind,-