Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1865-08-30
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SPEECH or GIN, GEO, ", MORGAN,
On receiving the nomination for Governor by the
Democratic State Convention
.-- Aug. "A, 1865.

OUR committee has informed me that the
delegates from the people, here assembled,
have confded to my custody during the pres
ent important contest, the standard ofconsti-
tutiOnal liberty, and appear before you, re-
sponsive to your call, to express my thanks
and to accept the trust, and give my cordial
to the resolutions adopted by
the Convention.
It was my fortune, Mr.. President, to be
associated for a short time in the field, with
the distinguished gentleman who is the nom
inee OF the Republican Convention, and en-
tertain for him sentiments Of personal kind
ness and respect. But our views on certain
questions of vital Importance widely differ,
and hat difference OF opinion has made US,
without any action on our part, opposing can
didates for the sufrages Of our fellow citi-
zens.
Is The UNION RESTORED?
Our country is at peace. No one believes
that there is danger of civil commotion or Of
foreign war. Our gallant army of white SOL
diers is being rapidly disbanded, and they are
welcomed to their homes amid the grateful
plaudits of patriotic people; but the fact
that large armies of negro troops are retained
under arms, should excite to vigilance and
awaken the anxiety OF every citizen.
The war is over; the supremacy Of our
flag is acknowledged over the entire Federal
domain; there is cause for rejoicing over the
brilliant deeds of our soldiers, but there is al
so reason for grave apprehension as to the
future. The roar OF cannon, the clang Of arms
and the shouts of victory are no longer heard;
the conscription has ceased the hurried
tread of our young men on the pathway to
war, no longer starties our women ard chill
dren from their slumbers; but the Union,
the grand and only justifable object of the
war, the only object for which our soldiers
fought--the Union is not yet restored, and a
dangerous aid powerful effort is being made
by professed friends to exclude certain of the
States from a representation in the Federal
Legislature, and thereby prevent the restora-
iion OF the Union.
1.-THE Union" does not mean any given ex-
tent of territory held under arbitrary rule,
but is government Of the United States,
and until those States are represented in the
Federal Legislature, as provided by the Con
stitution, there can be no Union.
War has performed its part; the soldier
has nobly discharged his duty, and let us take
good care that his blood has net been shed in
vain the insurrectiouary armies have sur
rendered their munitions to the Federal au-
thorities, and resumed tteir allegiance to the
Government of the United States, but the
restoration Of the Union to their position and
rights under the Constitution, is not yet
achieved.
Upon this vital question, on fellow-c;tzens
-of the Republican party are divided among
themselves, and a majority of that party in
Congress will oppose President Johnsons
plan for readmitting to the National Legisla-
ture the Senators and Representatives from
the Southern States The President declares
that he is in favor of leaving the question oI
reconstructing their State Governments to
the citizens of the Southern States, in the ex-
ercise of their Constitutional rights.
Our Government is not consolidated EN-
pire like that Of Russia, Austria or France;
nor monarchy like that of Great Britain
but we have a Union composed of State:
with coordinate powers and co-equal rights
The States formed the Union, and, in doing
SO, relinquished certain rights which are dis
tinctly specified, and, in the language Of the
Constitution, "all powers not delegated to the
United States, nor prohibited to the States
are reserved to the States, or the pople. y
The Federal Government derives its power
from the Constitution, and possesses no law
iul authority which is not granted by that in
strument. Congress may admit new States
but has no authotity to expel State from
the Union. Nineteen States represented il
Congress, have not the right to exclude rep
resentatives from seventeen, and if not from
seventeen; they cannot exclude the repre-
sentatives of one State.
The powers of the States, as States, being
coordinate, and their rights co-equal, one
State cannot exercise powers or enjoy privi-
lsges to which every other State is not equal
| ly entitled.
Thus, every State is entitled to two United
States Senators, no matter what may be the
locality, or how small the population. Anc
the Senators from a majority Of the States
cannot exclude Senators from minority o
the States, without thereby violating thei
constitutional rights.
The six New England States, with pop
ulstion half million less than that Of thr
single State of New York, have twelve Sen
ators, while New York has only two. An,
the State Of Ohio has greater population
than FIVE Of the New England States, an
vet they have ten Senators while Ohio ha
but two. Nor will we complain Of .he fac
that one citizen Of New England exercise
FIVE times more representative power in tn
! Federal Senate than does a citizen of Ohic
unless that great disparity of power be use
to subvert the very rights W hich it was crea
ted to protect But we are told that til
people Of certain Of the Southern States haT
been in open insurrection, and that thercb