Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-09

t hts Kind Of form, that could not,i would, say
any thing might to meet this caso but II strikes
me that whom tho people nominated Abraham
Lincoln aud Andrew johnson upon the ayowed
principles 81 those gentlemen that when the
people u the South laid down their arms they
'hoald be again received Into tho Union, and
" hen that policy has been aunounced In the
pruclamations of the Executive, the people ought
. co9Snr ehoorfaliy For myself, concur most
Not being able to compel Gen Logan to address
you, knowing the anxiety which you all fool 10
hear him, appeal to that higher power Of which
spoke Just now appeal 10 the sovereignty of
the people, and ask You TO make your power
f-lt aud make him roi pond TO your call. Laugh.
ter aud applause.
The calls for Con. Logan being renewed
more violently than ever, he came forward
and spoke as follows
TERcH ~ GENERAL LoaAS
LAptEs AND OENTLENENs A. my friend General
Blair desires that the power " tho people should
be felt, am only sorry that he des res 10 SEQ an
Increase of that great power upon me. Laugh
ter still, as he N, aud as ] myself preferred to
be, a soldier, cannot disobey tho commanding
voice Of the people. tApplause.l To you who
have assembled here tonight, we, who arc,
some nr Us, far from home, aud many Of u
rcc"ntly from the field TO you VIC return our
most sincere thanks for the manner In which you
have complmcnted, by your attendance this
evening, the mon who have served your inter-
ests and the interests Of the country. What the
subject II discussion il hcre to might, ! cannot
say have neither asked any one who knew,
nor have learned II from the papers. Whether
Il Is meeting for tho purpose Of making a circus
out u those oniccrs, or for some other purpose,
must confess that don know. tLAughteT1
Bnt, no matter for what purpose II was called,
We are glad 10 see you all here. Ny friend Gen.
Blair suggested an idea 10 me ou this subject,
that this meeting was called for tho purpose of
approving the administration Of President John
son. t"Yc-,' YES" aud cheers 80 far ~ his
administration has developed itself, I certainly
have no fault to Gnd with a. t"Good, good. J
doR = know but n therr T. AnythiBg obJeetiona-
bile, then, ~ a matter II course, the questions
arise the country will have q right 10 decide for
themselves whcther the President Is in the right
or w the wrong. The great questions that have
been before the people for the last four years
now settled, tho rebellion II suppressed slavery
n yOrfrSr dsId. Tremendous chcoring again
aud again renewed. The power Of this great
Government has boon felt, and IL woll under.
stood, not only ut home but abroad tapplAuscl
the supremacy of the laws Of the country, with
its constitution, has bccn maintained by the
prowess Of Americans the people ofAmerieR have
batisaOd them selves because there was once SOIno
doubt about ", that they eau maintain tho laws
aud the constitution of the land, suppress rcbI-
lion, aud can-" all men to bow In humble sub.
mission to the consultation aud the laws. Zap.
plause.l
This, then, having been done, other questions
will naturally arise. We now fCel as matter
Of course-ali II fus-whcu we see our friends ro.
turu from the bloody fields and scenes II the war
we all feel proud say, happy aud proud
We all hail gladly and with one accord the CuIa. .
ng Of peace aud good Iinea to tho country again
Three cheers for LOganl uno of the qucs.
.HPaNNn''u Xxx, ~, Icrhaps, cansc Some discussion
10 the country II tho question ~ reorganization.
The great question l. how II this 10 bo d0no7
How are we as pcoplc-a great aud mHguani.
m uus pcnplC-tp act toward these, our subduod
cu"iniosf How are the lately rcbcllipus States
to bo reorganIedi How are their representatives,
to rc.Cnicr Congress- How are they to be doult
with by the Executive, by the Administration,
by the pooplct Now they arc Of different opiuluns
Ia regard tu how this shall be done. some meu
who ate wise men, who are 20 considered by the
country, contend that those States are now In II
territorial condition, and that tho same p1wCT
must he rNerctked over thom by the Government
that II exercises over territories prior to their ad
missiUn Into tho Uhlun States. This Idea Is
RdyOCaIcd by some, and tho opposite Wow II held
by othcrs, aud, think, by more ! Wys'D
disIDrte ioih MoSs ioh" bsiisw HHt Those Hdtes
1Ie brrhprisS. Applause.
I understood when this rebellion was organ.
lied against the Government, and when the EN-
ccutiYe called Into rcquisiilOn the power ut tho
Federal Government, that Il was to supprcss In {.
-urrectlUn and rebellion against the laws and
Consultation of the land, aud mot for the puTp0sc
Of wiplug out ut vbliterHtiug Stat"s. Great ap-
pausr.l Then II was understood that States
could not Socydc Secession was unlawful, un .
warranted II could not be submitted to by tho
people; neither the people nor the Government
could submit 20 dsintcgmiion. We fought our
hatil"H upon the theory that State could not
rtf'ut lut MI lhN NlAtHH Wefu IN tnN UNION, ANA
could not go out VI IT, Hence, when JcH. Davis
hissGs Aud groanz, assumed To he President OF a
portion uf this country, we Coutnnd"d that he
had NO right to do 80, because the stAtoz over
which Il" assumed to preside had been, aud were
| sun, aud should always be-, StRtos Of tho Union.
W. have maintained that proposition; secession
has been defeated, aud the question has been for.
settled in favor Of tho perpetual existence OF
this Union ~ QUO nation. Renewed applause. J
II, then, W. hold {" the doctrine that uu State has
scceded can scc,dc, we cannot advocate the
doctrine that tho rebrlliOus states have become
territories
Another point strikoS me at least with some
force. II those States, by making war uu the
Government, have become territories, tlru we
must admit that Davis did really establish gov
Crnmcnt, and that we have destroyed that gov.
CruIncnt, aud having destroyed Il, that we hold
the Statcs In which II Tor time bOro sway, ~
acquired and conquered territory Now We eau
upt accept this propositions because, II we do,
we cauuot punish the men who made war upon
u-. II i0s dd6in Nt sriStstIce ~ II government
~ the SbUth, fos cGaaa pURish hd SOuthsrH
is0,tsrS: because, when two governments are vt
war with each UtlcT, there il no treason In IT.
there cnn he no treason cOmmitt"d by either.
Hence we must stand by the Idea that the States
were iu the Union and are still In the Union
Cheers, Now, . do MT to'in 10 admit thdt Jeg.
DiiUis IrsT hId - 1OrtFHmfHt, fApplAuse.l do
not want to admit that Jcf. Davis aud tha ioadcrs
NJ this rebellion should not bc convicted II treason
ANT pTnfSlsd ds traitors. ["Bully for Logan, ,
and applause. H"ucc, II We desire to punish
straight; we hayo got To hayo the law aud the
Constitution on our side To do II, l"BrayOl'l
This IL Que Of tho questions that II discussed by
tho people throughout tho country, or at least
learn 10 by reading tho newspapers. | have
not heard any person mako u speech that know
Of ON the subject; but have learned thrOug b the
papers that this was discussed. The next prupu-
siti1u that understand To be discussed II this
The States having hcon reduced to 4 territorial
condition, then II wHs the duty uf the President
II tho United state- To authorize certain men to
Organize u Territorial government, aud certain
others should he excluded from tho privilege Of
participating In that work; that Il, that he
should declare certain men 10 have tue right H.
vote that never had tho right by law 10 vote. !
maintain this S heing the correct doctrine, that
President johnson has thu right 10 exercise such
power ~ l. necessary a. assist In putting the
machinery " those States In motion. Ho has
th" right for tho timo being to Appnint u man tn
govern. They ar" under military authority
n"w. "" hasa right to appoint persons To govern
nt reUrgani2lug their civil department. APP
plRns". When he dncS that, aud they organize,
the state Is then IN existence, not ouly a. II has
bccnScRn exercise the Eamc functions that II did
bcloro Ia the Government OF the nation. IA
voice, ''Oh, ~.
Tho CopstiIutuu declares that ca,. Si,ly shall
regulate thp qualifications ol L. own voJors. "
PrfSbi'm JnhaSIn has f4T rigbIhy pT""iTsidii"a
4" dGciIr, H.It al hs HtgFrts IL tie S1Uh ar
rnirrs, h. hdy ths right 10 d,oiIrd hIt he ,ohhs
Iira hIut not 0H The SuBE pFiaripis. II the States
that have been suhduOd, or the people OF thCm,
u th0y ore not ia territorial condition, hut
States, As We maintain they were In the rebrl-
lion, thcn President Johnson has Nc right TO
make any such declaration. II he docs, he makes
II In the teeth OF the Constitution Of the country
that W. have attempted to support aad 10 IRain-
tain ayalnst the TCbolE re- Hear. hear - An.