Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1865-11-30

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lion Of their voters participated in the election of
delegates to these Conventions, and nearly if not
all, the Conventions have declared them in force
without any ratification by the people. When
the crisis has pissed, can they not turn around and
say that these were adopted under duress, by dele
gates elected by meagre vote, under Provisional
Governors and military authorities, and never
ratified by popular vote; and could they not turn
over the anti -becompton argument against u.s. and
insist, as VIC did, that Constitution not ratified
by the people may have legal effect, but no moral
effect whateveri
81. The President has, on all occasions, insisted
that they should elect Congressman who could
take the oath prescribed by the act of 1862; but in
defiance OF this, and insulting 10 the President and
the country, they have, in majority Of instances,
voted down Union men who could take the oath,
and elected those who could not, and would feel
disgracPd if they could. Without mentioning
names, one gentleman elected in Alabama by a
large majority decar ed in his address the pco-
pie before the election that the iron pen Of history
would record the Emancipation Act "a the most
monstrous deed of cruelty that da,kened the
annals of any nation, and another who avowed that
he gave all possible aid and comfort to the rebel
lion, denounced the Congress OF 1862 guilty OF
great outrage. IN enacting such an oath. A
voice-"Put them on probation."l The 5 nth is
filled with who take the oath; Which
declares they have not voluntarily taken part in
the rebellion. Every conscript in the Southern
army can take that oath, because he was fore ed
into the ranks by this conscription act, and every
man who STAYED at home and refused to accept q
civil or military Office could take that oath; but
these were not the choice oil the States lately in
rebellion.
4th. And while il must he expected that n mi
nority of these States will cherish for years ttil
feelings of disloyalty, the country has right to
expect that, before their members arc admitted tC
share OF the government in this couatrv,a clean
majority Of the people Of each of these States
should give evidence of their earnest and cheerful
loyalty not by such spceohcSa nre SO common that
they submitted the issue to Tie arbitrament ofwar;
but that they are willing TO stand by and fight fol
the hlS of the country against all its enemies, at
home abroad.
The danger now is in too much precipitation
Let us rather make haste slowly, and we can then
hope that the foundations of Government
when thus reconstructed on the basis of indisputi
BILE LOYALTY. will be as eternal as the stars. Ap-
plau.e. In President Johnson | have unshaken
confidence. | can not forget that in the Senate,
at the opening of the rebellion, he was the only
Southern member who denounced it and its origin
ators, and that he faithful among the faithless
/ Applause Nor do | forget that when on hi,
way from the Capitol TO his home, insulted thoue /
he was at MANY railway station, he never Ellteret
in his devotion 10 the Union Nor can | forget
to a mass meeting Of the coored men at Nashville
which he declared that all men should have a
fair start and equal chance in the of life
and let him succeed who has the most merit. You
all remember his speech to the cOlOred regiment
of the District of Columbia, when he renudiated
that stereotypcd declaration that "this is white
mans country alone, and insisted that it wa:
theirs also. You remember, also, his remarks tC
the South Carolina delegation, that the only right
70 al1 hot
black and that if they got general principles right
details and collaterals would follow. We all re
member, too, his earnest dispatches to thest
Southern Conventions, and that he has signed tn,
death warrant of every one who has been convict
ed of conspiracy.
The great Union organization of the counr,
carried il successfully, aide BY our heroic defen
ders, through the perlous crisis of the past fou
wears Our beloved MARTYR President leaned upor
it in the darkest hours. 1t stood by the nationa
cause unfilterin.ly. Ii voted down the Chicago
platform which declared the war to DO failure
and which demanded 3 cessation of hOstilities
| The people have placed the whole power of tn,
government in its hands--exccutive, legislative
ard judcial--and reassured it by the brilIian
victories of this hll Let us emulate the exampl,
of its friends in all the States. Let us study uni
ty i'm the light of duty, and believe the executiv,
and legislative departments of the government
when they compare views together, will cordially
cooperate in this great work before us all, and Sc
act that the foundations of our Union, wisely an,
patrotcalIy reconstructed, shall be eternal az tn,
ages. With hearty acceptance by The South o
the new situation, rejoice to believe that under
system of paid free labor, and respecting the ght
OF freedmen, it will go forward in a OF pros
perity wealth and progress unparalleled in its pre-
vious history. 1t has Il more genial cline than W,
have in the colder North, wider range of pro
ductions, for il has cotton tobacco rice and sugar
which command such high prices now in the mar
kets of the world, and has boundless water powe
almost entirely unimproyed. Rid now of th'
shitlcss system Of slave labor, il WILL with its lon
| grded, prove new rival to in the race o
prosperity.
In conclusion, can but echo the words Of ou
departed President, Abraham Lincoln. in his las
inaugural on the steps OF the Capitol, with malice
toward none; with charity for all but with fpm
ness to do right God gives to see the right" :"
The address cheered throughout, ard at it,
conclusion many in the crowd rushed forward t
congratulate the speaker, while the band playe,
patriotic airs.