, 1865-10-12

| BY Tho necessities Of the case itaelf "-1
Making peace is A. Executive duty just .s much
s9DS ihs WE 1ne E q Ehe
war; TIC disband1ng OF tho forcee witch IRE en- m
ploJed IL It. when the President shan thInE It saft
,Sat peace b. come sd and co. co., e c
il we are enea=ed IN war with a for
tne xar tbe President makes pessc tonsn Gons, VIZ
nothing to do with IT. The Presdent entefa into
saiy e. Res;s and h,t eay T. submitted 70 iht
advise and consent, The trenty Is raied and Ssaes
ia made. Congress my declare war; the1 do pe1 no
NJ make pe;ss9. ps;1 How T. peace made n east
iaws and the Constitution, which il civil voS on.
when the insurgents eha1l, in good fa,tf, eubmjf
thsmselss7 TO me LAWS and ihe coassitut1on pence
Obedience to tho laws is peace. ~ot4e. 'ot
hea sae 2pss1en se ss s4a I'll pq by ha
military Go1e1noss That oneaa ros1so7at y 5,ns o.
tant; hnt to that ,que:,ion the answer s
s gibs3 a gsMesy y Ses asr
my mind. The President does not make de- m ~
poinunsnts Of these asents call them b. whst name
yon Til1 Pfo.iaional Governors, 1tllts1y Govern.
erals anything you please, nor does ba e,rnsar Hn
these asenles By vi1tuo Of lis 10 aathap9}yy ttmhp1oy
aopoanant. r. als in aasy 'en.s ss e Po
fof !hess i no law under which they are apoo,nied
at al They arc mere military agents OF tx presf
hend hen y II q 3e Who Is
leioFe he can discharge this duty, Of musfern ~
forces ont, and Of withdrawing III a.ny H. sis 1Is
tnsss ae1ts INTO the several statss Tor 'its Ise
p1poHs o. Ssseeanng whethsr he rrbeon
pio ka1e eea.ed % armed Ha1aS. sesist,ns ,ae PEG
intending 70 tubnit In good taith md mako Ju no
m15c q r. Sssn3; 70 The authority Of he
..rescc has come 10 stay'' These arena ~. T.,
him authorized to ascertain that fac,; IN sabs,snce
atfe9 gesons Wa, f"2 70 ,he pcoe Il
5sTered, whether b{ an election hc casting Of 6si
tha s eG efn,t1osS u SoGd ls to snms 70 apa accept
you! are you ready, As ftee statcf, to bat un a
repuhhe7n form Of government? And AZ you de-.
seid?ns ctzeas to t,s Be- ,e ,oys, ana aT
says fhe P1cs,dest and viii aysats ,Tiis.
a5 a,a as ta RsSisT M M 70 hod
you BY martial law viii withdraw The fiooi;s , spd
let The csTl hrs, which arc silent IL the mist Of
anns;nte a1e once "a mon some C. INTO 5a play fou ay
bayonct Of the soldier, which Icomn,and. / can
then safely ehesthc the sword and leave Won 10 our
seIxes, Ara When eau do that there i peace.'
there is an sir Of Tho clvilian seen, Of tbc .
md civil nnthoriy In the legal forms employed In
which topuf and answer these Questions. What or
wearing the saFb Of The civilian. rhey are calisa
F!ortso7dl Governors, but In reality lEoY arc Cont
mfss.ocers 10 see II peace has come IN reality. or
peace only. ''3
Governor is tho n1mc We attach to man elected
BY the people 10 the highest office Of the state
But they gro not Gove1no7s, but Provisional Gov
Of no consequence II they had been sent out
simply az apies by commanding General to ascct-
iicy mean 10 Keep ,hc peace, d. soon NJ the a11ay
s,.syias ,Is asest e e. eeal9 ais9s ssoy
thing. ii IS q nccet4ity military question, and
clearly within the scope and duty OF military COM
nu:nder. It u Therefore no invasion, no tramplinc
upon the rights Of any Of those States 10 use sucl
Take tho State Of Geo-gia. A military power
had poFeessfon 9: Geo.gia-a rebel military power,
%hIch e0nro2le the psore By na'!l. Law.
1etute aaa Governor, Int 1t was dominated by lie
5ceel military power and ruled By martial
,,ss. ,sS s,s,h Wien Gen. Sherman marched through
What teeame Of tho Ie6ei msTlial isS;, i ani rchei
form ofsisil & EovernEert e 'has s'atel Il went
Being there IN command under tbs President, Lis
uil Was for The time tho law oi the State OF Gcor-
gia, substituted IN the place Of The rebel General
Sess cess vii Aad hsS essa he e r, ea9 5 the {, w ss
sspee ssss spes T Il ibs down ti T.:
,s: h nd sa,e ,he ;pSseps t.
ae they thcmso!s!s shsll establish. True enough,
the President, before Withdrawing thc etso1s hsni
81 Hilary power, sns h. right r. e:lef 70 ra.!af
enaS W. 4tS II f,y nv y good taith to know whstor
ss5P ssPs iii II II s eonns1 win gss!!ll3s s5shsr @
hey will ercac war 81 sEee~ ,,ni, ,nS "hi,cs si,n
md the blacks Whosher they ''fe'F .,tos: ataa
ION as fee Ssatef N good fai,h. and thess
military questions. es Commander chie! ia9Uf.
lef 70 determine the question, Whch bclon2a TO
IT. IT. ,al alone IT. t9 determine whether le can sband
'oWer Of appointing these agents, or vhate1er you
'!cssc to Gll them. Is ali Involved In lhe poWcr
O., @nstes 9ns,aa tas a5my out Of the ssries q
> all involved In this second great duty that The
nv OF CONGRESS has Imposed 1pon l.n1, VI: to
top making War. in short, making peace. II Il.
ns,1 poweT 5s q On sI AZ
oNcr with which thn law has already clolheJ him.
Nov, te illustrate this lltilc more fully. Snp-
ns ffs an!7s s ss' ssa spoE see. s
into the stato of Mississippi. or any Other
, tsie, And proposed to do nll th:5c
linGs ihat hls nsent, his commissioner,
ulhotizcd bJ him to do; End suppose le Should
. 2 .ron1d himself among the people, and TIN, al
hich the people could show he1r' disposition To-
sd the government IN ortleE thar, upon hi. o:vu
toslcGgc. be could determine whether It mas biz
NJ Ills duty to withdraw The military torpe ana
y 10 the people ofthe State Of Mississippi, 4aov
on csn 70 on, lea7e 5ou 10 yourself, reorsanize
LAT then would become OF t6cI- os5c1,t1n th1t he
'cs!dcEt Nas assuming powc1f II uoEld yantsh \
1n ''s3t. n1l s1pr9,s he had done ibis. Hhca
!; Suppose be had authorized the General In
mnana TO act for him. to do ali this through OIL
~ aes n s n t. s;ad vt n ana
tua!on in which the wnr has placed tasf.: to
I o to Ga tasst1 81 Gas e. t ls
1ieh aooi1thes slaseEy IN every State, md thus |
Monstste that they have accepted their eituetion
lss 81 Ssstss 6 ieseses. as the result Of hi. var.
opted That Amendment they woal5 nerer expect
restore shsers again, because once abolished bv
s C9a.niutHn Of ;he unlted ssatcs, i ean ncrs7
a!s q ii tas aslad.e te S foe = s.ses aas
IL Is the Late slave states. When dxed a Inst
'n.Gtut'on 1t becomes tfregc-ahlo M changs Of $
rtics can afect It, no change Of President ceuld
e II It VII stand forever ~ the Law Of freedom
At tbl4 accursed thing which has ben ihe casss @
all our trpnblc, (which brought death suso he :
nd and al! onr woe, the institution or stAycry
ar, ne sGosa M % eas o! Ss'enss s "ll 10 forever
IN Kentucky and Delaware. !
~ y 70 atgp iafther. and suppose that be
iltons 10 them: suppose they had been made as !
# OF tht teFms OF the surrender Of tho arulIes :
9 cer Tie e1ptGss direction Of The President, who
uld syss ,s,a a9chs the pEc.iaents power o. Com
(. can doubt thai the President has poMer to =
I'd "A agent down in!o any one Of those sis!es, 3
hy ths cooperation ot the military commander:
lhe naEUl> probably, why the Adminfstr1 1f{on |
tend Of employing General ia command. sent ;;
atE sepfs q z1 apfS||ated spee agents 10
ppoeed Tint some person who had personal b
!sence am9ne tha people who had moi bfen con- !,
l.h ne 1Fh hai .ys ,asns in
: had hronGht upon them, thsn one who ilai >
:ss 'xed t4Fonsh thsir country ia the terrible i
q 10 na ibee ana nts wh9fs re- ra rsh anl
vas doubtless supposed TINT man selected from
ong lhelr own people, Of great influence among
aorc likely 10 lead them IN thcIr 7eTy souls 10 ::
emit, in good faith, to the authority oi thn ;oy. Il
nens. We knos. that. In ancient tins, thc.c =. ~
ne duties Who Wers denomisated iIe;oidss who t6 d
re- scnt out to announce terms Of peace upon the In
mlnation 0. 1le conflict It does moi matter b.
ssr exists as ons Of 'he necc.sary s % inedcnts Of
which i 10 make peace as well a. to make var. b.
NJ hs sa !; ~ ae1ihsFae 9, eptnioa
Of the loyalty Of the people in those States, a. ~
Il A. the best possible Eua51nty for The liberty Of y
nS f9%ea fase 5ana sae was she opinion Of III;
he third resolution adopted by that Convention, -,
'ch reads e. follows: ~ ~
hat the oni1sts which caused the late rebel. IN
] against the United States, was born Of the p:
De nnd ambition Of IN aristocracy founded npon e.
TcTr, which The var and The Emancipation Proc- aa
s.on n, o. res:dsn, sa lincoln h;s rEhtly De-
Of the Late Elase, but Eov ifcc. Statce. thlt 10