The weekly union record., 1864-01-23

ege Of furnishing this. or COED bye, o The
public q Butte ccuuty-
We need Mt say illt i vas E.,h r7eret
ard feelings Ct sadaess ia. ne w-tchsi Tie
progress q Negotiations .s-- ended 1..v--.-g
or coaaectiou Ei.h tie Pioree- Press af the
eoraty. After more tlan tea years cf lao-r
ID the Dsc3sD lie. + al am. tee-ue G
pant of car n-.u,a, aai lie joy
mar, oi ccl,aataznt 4-5 Le-, !. L bring 1.
tie regular weekly issuas u sae paI- Be-.
times change, AID sors Asa change w..A ,-en
Be ye vsc in your ova gszea6on- !. IN
ezcel-ut m5t.o fr tie seeker after political
spoiis and political pre'ernlent II aol for those
vho would maintain the aFpsoyal Of their
consc;eucas ard the dignity OF manhood
Sufiee il % SAP that we chose 70 follow tie
dictates Of our conscience, and 70 exercise tie
right Of changing our basiass ag3ca.i1n.
whenever j. should pr97s insufficient tl'la=st
TIC wants og those 3s7e-dea. ~ p u, Wa-t
.ae-e is ei s4daes ana rses-. ID ze7eria- 'le
connection arises lram orr lsss rs=idauce iu
the coua'y-in having Watched i's growth ana
development; during the past decade-aad 10
leaving familiar scenes lor new ard uu..ied
localities The fash of Democratic Success
might have brought this. as We. as the present
state Of aflirs.
Among those who were the first to dan0urce
;he rebellion Of tie cotton States as unucces-
sary aal Infamous, We were also among those
wLo supported lie present Administration il
ifs efforts to sublue the rebellion. as tie Re
publican Congress declared. IN 1861, that the
war on their part was no, ragsl in q spirit
of oppression or for auy purpose IF conquest
or subjggauon, or f5r The purpose q over
throwing Or interfering with tie rights or
established institutions Of those States, but to
defend aal maintain the supremacy Of tie
Constitution, and to preserve tie Union. with
all the dignity equality ard nights Of the
States uaimPaired.7 We deemed j, lie duty
OF the American citizen. uudar any and oil
circumstances, to defend tbe supremacy cf The
Constitution aad laws And subsequently.
when the Administrator y rePad.4.el Tie above
policy and adopted the present one, which
forces terms OF degradation upon States ,5a;
should be sovereign under lie Constitution, wc
opposed that policy not hy rrc'er.jar tho
success Of tie rebellion both wcre wrong.
Both are at war with ,he piaciplos D. cur
Government Bo.h are in revolt against the
Constitution ard iaas 4 tie country. TIE
man who says Tie Union sh-naat be pres .rvel
as it was. e. he can prevents. .l IT,, C9as,-
to,ion SHAH not remain as If IS aad Tie laws as
thoy stand Lail oot be enforced. IS a rebel and
traitor We care ~. wh-.her be oe an
aboiitionist or CONFERENCE.-The ler bis name
be Howell Ceob or Charles Sumner, JyG
Davis or Abraham Lincoln whether he lives
in Washington or Richmond We are not
speaking thus forcibly because We are writing
our valpdc;ory AMI retiring from editorial life.
Our convictions of pub'ic duty are earnest aad
strong, aud rise superior to every obstacle, no
matter from what source they may omauate.
Wowoad mai1,aia the present Administration
in power daring lis constitutional period. not
withstandiag its f5ib!es and crimes aud would
then kick it cut as an uuc.eaa thing, 'hat had
seized upon the occasion Of an iulamons rebel
lion to usurp the rights q. citizenship aud
disregard the principles Of constitutional gov
efamau', for the purpose Of the anagogue in
iasaring partisan success Who ia all the
broad continent If America bat q .aol or
auay7, wil contend that iha rebellion caaaol
be more easily suppressed aai-r tae f'ai.g o'
the resolution qao,e1 abeve ,baa eaa.c tle
proclamation policy nscad by political l.ma
co-ee- ana la.Itics apaa the Admins a.t a.
We .mpose he Toaf'e. tg 4. tta- sacred
10 Tie principles {. civil and 1 .-.as l.b--;v.
10 comps. those liz authority, ana t.o., ii
..be.a5a, TO abide hy tie Constitution. I'VE
hopes d Liberty Throughout lie was1 and
the p,og,sss Of tha sg1-. ra-aa4 .aas.'y. &. .~a5
upon It. There IS no ssea .s-.rs as s-cr.aeag
individual r.s-.s l'r ,le iaeHc good e@e,p
upon due conviction OF aw, and v4ea ,tc
American people sanction such gard Of
civil rights, they sanction usurpauoas that
undermine constitutional gayeramont.
SIX hundred and forty years ego. Oh tlo
morning Il the l2.h Q. August, LIE '-.a c.-5
Ba-aus mel klag john 81. lae l-..ol Meadow
o. Eauoymela, anl gres ii iom lin 'lesaae
rjehts viicb have b-su 81. .a'e1 b. lie p,esea,
Ad4iai-.rati5n. al os.r~e.s.l by tae ia3,m
ai,v bin Of th, las, Congress. ~Jlnaus alu
i191 --pntar.' began tie gyoat charter
No man shall be arrested 0r imprisoned
or deprived Of his owl Isee hess bold, Or o. bis
liberties. or Of bis own free ca5taas or Out
lawed aud bauished OF i'iured ia any manner
nor will we pass sentence upca him nor send
trial upon lin. uallss b lae legal s'aent
0. his peers or by tie law oi lie .4-d-
This is The germ u oar civ. freedom, 0l.eh
The psmios Of today are ea1v4vos.a- 10