Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-24

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he ioyali North Be of good cheeri The
sacrifices they have made TO psrpstuate-
the Goyernpsnt are not to be friitefsd-
away IN a mistaken policy Of lspienlcyi,
HON. SCHUYLER C0LFAX. AR
- - - sszs=- .o5I9 IekA
An aiess7 cSS Sfdes 49, How tHe sotath
= may be Represented in CoDsrsss.
wAsH1seros, Nov is. "a
,aislafoe crowd Of ffieA6s Uf%Speaker'
C5lfaS REPAIRED to his quarters, and
COMMUNICATED him with serenadeI In
response to earnsstrcalls, be appeared
~ ny Eli IA hank yO1 10 or this
pleasant serenade with WHICH xog well.
come me ON my return to the kers, Of
public duty. Since l left here, y have
fr6vel4d. as you are all aware, eLnaRge
thousands of miles.
My thoughts turn thu. leYe4ing TO
the s6oBditFon Of our country
,noT, as eempsredlWith the clesi9gE Of
the last Cn1gressss Then, an alien and
hostile flag waved over cities and forts
end camps and regiments; sapa ne went
\, hoShe fn0MardhIto assist in raising more
srob ps ,eaHei for by the President. Now
l,iberA is peaee over all the land, and the
flag Of the Rsppblic waves unquestionsd
over every acre of our national domain.
LC 4 r. 1 per Easw the value Of. our ID
Y ssitutions Until tie hour Sfs. EheiiEE npasil1
If we had failed. there would have abeeH
4nofas arfscti6tp 3r6m 4he Rgab ofI7as
| lions. But, thanks to our heroic>.de-
tenders, no Cibbon will write the history
Of our decline and fakg Cheers ~
Y Yia r shalt hail the day .when, all the
ikStatssi s6ail revolys IN their appropriate
4 orbits round tfhe1 central government,
! and -whenswe can behold them distinct
Jas the billowsy but one as 4lheasea; but
we-c9nn6t. forget that history teaches us
that-H was eight years alter the surren-
4 der OF Yorktown, in the Revolutionary
4 w ar, though our fathers were of. pne
i mind as.to its'aecessity, before 4hs Con-
stitution was adopted, and tthei 3Unioh
thus established. 1sa ira .iss o. ~ Z
cit is suspicious that the ablest Con-
gress that ever sat- during my knowledge
1 -of. pnhlic affairs, meets next mouth, to
face and settle Observation-Disclosures
which will be-brodght before iH 'Pt.wili
not be governed by any spirit of re-
venge, "but solely by duty to the country
if'have no right to anticipate its action,
i nor do eonfne myself to any infexible,
onaltefable policy; but these ideas oe
cur to me, and ! speak of tRem with. the
frankness with which we Bhguld always
express our views .... - .sAs1
Last March, when Congress adjourh.
| ed, the States lately in rebellion were
represented in Q hostile Congress and
| Cabinet, devising' ways a d means fol-
the destruction of the country. 1t maJ
not be generally known, .bht it has beer
reported to me on the testlmo ny OF mem
bers,of; the so claled Confederate Con
Isgress,, that General. Leed the military
u head Of the rebellion, declare last Feb
d ruary, inshis official character, that thu
4 contest was nttefTy hopeless, but tina
their Congress and Cabinet sdetermfued
to continue the struggle, AID $4,000 fell
:. after that titne, on both sides, in thu
battles- around Petersburg and Rich
nnofd '',ai.'
"Since the adjournment of the Unitet
States Congress, not a single rebellioul
: State voluntarily surrendered; not al
4 ARMY laid down its weapons; not regi
y ndent abandoned their failing cause; bu
tie Union armies conquefed peace
not by any promise of voluntary submis
sion, but By force-ef arms.
!" .Some., of +he members of the 50
I,callad .Confederate4Gongres who, abou
EadjonFnment,. 4asks March, were strug
Cling to blot this'nation from the map 0
the world, proposed understand, to en-
tar Congress- on the opening day of it
session, next month, and resume thei
former business of governing the coun.
q try they strp ggled so earnestly to ruin
They say~they have lost no rights l
seems asst the burning of the ships o
our commerce on the ocean, starving
4 our PFisoners, and raising armies to de
: stroy the nation, would impair some o.
these rights until their new government
we're recognized by Congress ICheers.
! The 7cdnstitntion, which seems framed
for every emergency, gives to each houst
p the exclusive right TO judge of the quail
GUAtfoas, : elset6ts, and feturns of il
members; and / apprehend they will ex
ercise that right.
}, Congress having passed no law OF
restoration, President johnson prescrih
ed certain action for these States, t@hici
dif9ad t1 sis. sssi' to 5's st,
government, which / think eminently
wise and patriotic. 80 g
4 'xEsrsE- EGat III dffs Conventions should
declare the various ordinances of seces
sion null andvoid;T not rs some heyt
+ donei merely repeal them, but declars
them absolutely without any force and
effect atA
" Second That their legislatures
should rstify the constitutional amend
Il ssSs ths5 this %;, ssp :,
E utterly extirpated.
"Third-That the whole United States
repudiate the rebel debt, though, By its
terms,-it will be long time before i
falls due, as it was payable six months
Latter the Fecegaitson~efsshe e9nfederacy
by observation-disclosures Chee rs.
'Phis reminds me of an old friend in
Indiana, who said he liked to givesrlis
: notes payable ten days ate Or Vconvefi
{ ience. Laughter and cries of Good
-'Good.1 -~,,-- n ~ ~
ABat there are other terms On which
| think, there is no division among thI
i loyal men, of the UniolsI =, "a
d sa'' Frs That the declaration of In
/. Independence mast be~rseognfzed as th,
law of the land, and every man, aher
and native, white and black, protected
lathe inalienable- and Godsgiyen rightt
y cf,Hfe,,., liberty and lie pursuit of happi
, I.neasa .llMrs Lincoln, IN that emancipa'
) tibr proclaim alton whit is Hbe proudee
II wreath in his: chspleElof fame, cheers,
8 nOtsonly gave Freedom to the slayes,c bn
declared the government wot sniain
tain that freedom. LApplauss1 . W.
cannot abandon them. and, Leave then
II defspcelessr at the,meFeV tof, their form Ell
+ owners. they must be- Protected II
} their rights or person and property, and
!. these fEeemen must have the right Il
sue iu scourtsi aofs III stffds TOR all JUS
> claims and to testify also, SO ais to have
: security against, outrage and wrong.
lcall them freemen, not freedmen. Tht
ID last phrase might have answered before
'l4itifeirs freedom was fully secured, bu
5 they should be regarded noYras freemer
: OF the republic. Loud and enthusiastic
i cheering. T. s,- u = AFA-'@ g -
IT ,Secoad-Fhe amendments of theil
State Constitutions, which have been
adopted By many of their State conven
lions SO reluctantly. under the pressure
n Of dispatches. from the. PRESIDENT ano
! Secretary of State, should be ratified By
a majority of their people. WeEall know
that but very small portion of theil
voters participated in the election q
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