The Placer herald., 1865-10-21

that they do not affect either the territory
or the people, or The State government, but
that the nffirers Of the State governments, in
resorting to war, became usurpers, and bv
fnrce, and in tiaud, perverted the powers Of
the State to illegal ends; that their acts. so
far AZ executed. are utterly void This usur-
patton supplan,ed the Legitimate govern
menis, which lie dormant and imperative
now, but entitled to all the powers and rights
Of the States, when the usurpa,ion displaced
them. Hence hs appoints Provisional Gov,
ernments to sst the old trsrhinery in molten.
and ss-ks a pivotal point, on which 's revo
luton shall commence. wish the Presi
dent had gone further. liz would have
done better il hs had accepted Shernan's
| truce. lie would have done better it, when
IN received the submission Of armed forces.
he had recognize the legitimate powers Of
organlz-d S ate governments. But he has
d"ne we'll in this, that hs recognizes The
negro suffrxy-; ,ha, he appoints rs Pr"vis'
,onxl G,v+rno,s the ritiz-ns Of tho S a'es,
AID not super s-rvir-abIs l,a,riots from OH"
| ar ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS hs desires thr : xies
10 resu,ne their rela,i"ns to the Federal G"v-
ernu,~nt ~ aeon Nh vmsshl4, and 10 bv Ar.
rested in both Houses Of C"ngr-~-a"d TN
these points desire to give him cordial
AID hearty approval.
The frat dies rs OF every patriot now ia the
parifcation of the country, the return to the
WINS aud duties and prosIwri'es Of peace,
and this can ms, speedily and only he a..
romplished hy securing /" the people Of the
| sk,.,r "a
their apl'r"pris'e influence in tho govern.
men, "f the Union. The Constitution vii
do this 1t need only lie observed. Its pr"
visions are all sufficient. 1t needs no amend
,nen,; wise in-n made il; good men admin
is'+red it fer seventy .ea'.; peace and pros
p-rily attended it. II will agxi" hIlng uni"'
and freedom and prosperity. II secures th'
tights "f the Safes VI home. II secures thu
Just rights Of the Federal Government II
secures the liberty of the citizen. IL the
President v i'll fairly administer u; # In will
maks an homes, IF n, TO xppI, i's provisions;
It he will remember thsl the pow-rs "f the
Federal Government are all del"gatet, aud
that the rest are all reserved; that trial hy
] ~, free speech. free press. are to he held
,nviolal~; that military commissions. f'r the
trial "f civilians. are xt~"lutei, prohibited, /.
for one. believe IT I" h- my highest duty Il"
give him n warm support. II he will not e"
y" txr, | will supI"'t him where hs III tight
and as earnestly condemn HIM where he IL
wrong. The part, which hrs not been di.
veited in the midst "f the tsir"rs Of the past
tour years from its steady supper, Of the
| rights Of Tho S. 'atrs aud the gh,s Of the
people. csnno, b. s-ducrd hy hopes Of pow
-r, nor driven by fear of consequences I"
ahanhnn that position now. II demands
nothing which IS not prescribed in the Con.
s,nu'ion; 1t will lie satisfied with nothing
less; i, will le selfish and earnest in its sup
",r it will te determined aud active in Its
"ppsili""; it RISES above party aims; it hS"'
| isi'-s party aspirations; 1t will h. true I"
him, whoever he may bs. VIII" will 10 true
10 the Constitution and the country.
The questions now in ""ntr.v-rxy touch
the very orgau'zation of the Federal G"vern'
m-nt. They revive the old theories OF con
federation and cons 'l,daton. .Ihey are hid.
den under spurious and deceptive names
Reconstruction, as our opponents "se the
word, means not restoration of the Union.
hut reconst rurtion of the CONSTITUTIONS;
change in the framew"rk Of the Govern.
n+nt, and every change proposed is IN di.
minulion of the States. and aggrandzemen,
"f the federal government. Delay in recon.
struclion means that military governments
are to be used to affect them. The tendency
If war is to cons lida,ion. We must resis,
ii. |, will lead to d+spo'ism. Local self
government, tho igh's "t IT, States, con
federation. these are The only hope OF liberty
Our fathers saw tins, and they rmrd con
federation. IL few and ample words, they
established the t-s, "f all questions. IAN
powers not delegated are reserved" Let us
tr,mg all to this test Let us solve them by
| it. aud as far rs human wisdom can effect it, i,
VIZ escape all dangers Shall VIZ change
,ha, test n"we shall VIZ destroy tho States?
Shall W. impair their p"w~r>i Are w wiser.
more patr",i-, more honest than our f"r~-
tath-rs9 No. Let US restore the GOVERN
,neni as they made it. They gave Us bles
sny; let us now beware that We do not
make il n curse.
The speech WA warmly rsc-ived. and ellie.
,ted throughout ma, ke'i attention aud great
applause.
MuuNr TluuD IN EHUpTION John Denver