, 1865-10-11


Wiseontin-a party composed Of men q al polltl-
c11 antccedents. Of Democrats and Republicans, aud
which is the real Democratic Republican party.
wise would. but tcF fhe eererc criticisms which
some have made upon the action of that Couveu-
tion both IN and out OF this State.
Ing made 6y The Federal Government a condition
precedent 10 their admission, or 10 the admission
Of their representatives Into ful fellowship, shall
fpeak upon anobcr occasion and ut another plaec.
have not time 10 do 20 now.
Upon the great question. whether tho States in
severed from The Union; whether those States
haye gone ont Of the Union and have been cnn.
qnered back, and nre now held, not under tho Con-
mere coaqaezed pfoinees unSer he iar Of Sae coz
guest had The honor 10 speak 10 the people of
Jancsvle. and shall uot enter into that argument
grounds which then took, aud which believe arc
imslnisined that the State docs not CONSIST of
existence Of siate Without people, territory il
but wilderness. tnaintatncd, also, that State
does moi consist IN the form offs government. The
urEtocmtic, o. theoeIatic; It may be 1nilihrJ; ii
1nn} hare any one Of these foEns. q mixed ono,
ernrent every year, aud tho state still Hvce. The
State no more consists OF It's go!ernment than a
man a2s,, eenFsss Of The carmen. with which be Is
ever, but still the nun remains: and for
State TO change its FORM or for ths time being to BE-
stripped OF all form Of Government no moro de-
stroys Its existence than when man takes Off one
cost to put On another, OF s stripped entirely Of hs
garments. Nor Is State destroyed by the aecl1ra-
ton Of martial Law, In II. Martial Law being de-
clared may suspend for the time beng the cIv1law.
may tnEpcnd the civil conrts and the tusdciion Of
he civil tribunals. stu the State remains subject
1t Is tue. Tor tho time to martial form OF govern
mentn Therefore, although the rebels succeeded to
get such control by military power OF the people Of
several States Of the Union as to hold them under
their martial rnte, by the power Of their armies,
that did not destroy their existence States at ALL
The States still existed.
When we entered into those States, with onr
military forces md displaced the rebel martial rulc
md set up oIr martial rule tn its stead. that did
not destroy the State either. A State consists OF
people, organized In society In large numbers oecu-
pyine territory especially set apart 10 them BY
treaty, by common consent Of mankind. Of by CON
stitulional guaranty. The. State consists oil the,
people living upon the portion Of Tho earth set apart
and assigned to them, anu though its form OF gov.
crument may be changed every gear the State Itself
is not destroyed. Another thin- maintained, that
when we entered into those States With Our military
forcs We did not conquer anyth1nss' for they were
ours already. When Gen. Sherman, st the bead Or
bis victorious leeions, marched through Georgia
and the Carollnas he dtd not Tread upon the SOIL ot
foreign States; ne lrod upon our oMn sol! whea nc
Yer. ine5s, lCaeela:5 ~ IeeEg.ad @ dg ne,o1gca 10 as
onr statesIand We were ent entering INTO or oND
~ NAN miEht en1ef his own nonze II thiel had
'enletsn snd loeEed t5e aoof & asnst nun he Wonid