Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-04-14

Be allowed % cone back into The union ?
The ground assumed By some. that these
states never have been. OF Of thc union. d,
10 Us an absurdiiy. IL The srst place. they
Assumed THAT no ioyai man ever conceded.
that they had constitutional rigtf % So
eede AMI BY conventional action take them b
selves oct o. the union. Although ne DEW
this right. vet -e aarnit tbs tact that - far
a. they cOuld. by rcvolationsry at ion. they
dad ~itbdra- from The Union and st %
state governments ackno-lsdging ale
giAnce 20 Another genersi govcrnaent
The rsbel states not only doae this. bu Z
they declared -ar Against the old govern
meat aad declArej for indcpendsnoc. AZ.
Ter ths whole nAebinery Of state govern
mens has been thu. PLACED IN motion agains.
the general Eovernment. they -e re d faofo
cut % the union.
In the early stage, % the war the ceaeral
g0v,rnoent uadertOok TO treat the.- rebel
hous m unicipalitis. a. ss1fss Ia released 20
exchanEe prisoners. and undertook 90 en-
force The Fugitive slave ls~. ~ s.ndinr
bach AbscOnding slaves, Thl.last act ooula
only DC done upon thls hypoi hiss. that those
states vere a. the UNION. for the rea.on that
the rendition clause in tn couslitution -
SIMPLY = contract bef-oo, s,af>r. The geo
eral governments however .oor h.d % 'ahan-
don this untenablc ground To Gen bat
Ter belongs thc honor Of 6-.s taxing the trse
ground that slaves ~crv " coutrahanl a.
var. that b. tAking Up arms against the
federal governDent thcir masters had for
feited their rights under the constitution.
Although the President -, ,lo- 20 take
this advance CrOund vet be did cone 20 u.
but not until after Cougrrs. had passed a
ia~ against armv oaicers seeding ba-k fa-i-
tive slaves. Just -. the other point u. the
cas- had % be ahandoued. The govern
uent Aokno-icdgva The rebels a, bcIircr-
snts. by respecting their AAg. % truce ard
exchanging pfi-oners @; var Having done
ihis tn general government snd the rcbel
states -ere hostile bslligercnt, Carrying on
a va. Just a. 70 ~osh against q f,rri-n
po-vr. This beng ti~ir states how car 4
BE- ard that anv or the rebel states A. in
The union 90 long A. .--1ed bostilitic. rnis.
between them and the soscrnnent' Bot n
the people 81 q state IN rebeuion ar con-
gssred by the Arrns % the government.
that . their political coalition them Wien
this - done. the general governm~nt End
the fe1lfovy. The ilsd. buf ~ go-cr-.u~-s
aeknosicdgins allegiance 20 he federal
government u foro-s thcn. thaf these
states arc - many conqucrcd territories
and Ar % b. treated a. su-h. The a. q
ssrrenderiDg TO the superior fo-ce and pow
er q tie genera goverumen; does not q a.
ssh rv-inVest them Nth the rights thev Tor
iclted D. taking Up arms AEaiu.s . Evcry
oue a he rebel states. vhen th~v submit
O. FEDERAL authority. cone back 90 - rrr-
e'sely a. 80 many 'conluercd PROV fncs..
and the general government has The risL,
% trvas them A. such and re-adnit then ~
% the Old Union. upon sub terms ana con-
diiions a. they sce - 70 prescribe. subjscs
onis 70 The eonsiHstion. In receiving theu
back several imPoraat qucs,ion. present
thcmsclvcs
isi. A. % time. When al Nc take ,hc-n
back Our own Judgment -. thaf shev
should never have q ne right, coaicrrcd up-
on them uuiii a majority % be people arr
truly loyal % the general government.
Let them rcuain in territorial conditon
entirely uuccr the control % the general
government until TIE haven - .cce.,ion
All treason . fairly purrcd oui o. then.
=, them b. sahiect O. thc I1u-s e C'.-.,-,.,
ard he rvstoraiion q imposes upon their
eisil rights. until thes honestly sha-s,-
ihcir Old internal hcrssies and become Gin
cerely loyal
p. EFcry returning state shoaid Be- con.
peiiel % ratify ihe corstifet,on,l s,s,5.
ment abolsting slavery tLrou. bout the IN
bon. Jnii they car 10 lbs IN good hiiL.
lei tLcu stand without T. Permit A.,
state hereafter 70 boiI slave. would te A.
inssii % God and hsnian u.s.. snI an ou,rags
aPon he Aneucan people This ierribi.
sar las COS; us Goo msch blood and trrs.
IRE % ever siio- tbs " sum ofsI william
be- 20 rear 10 sceursed bad in az part q
or country
Sd No state sbo1li 30 siio-ed Go cone
baes except upon che express condition
has tie i.-f-s in tiis rebsuion shall ior.
ever Pei di'franch.sei ard prolitfieI f-om
hoiilng a-y of-- or place q tra.t or r.-.c,
u1irr tle state 90 general government
The condition Hvi'ii 90 the perretuity ~
o. ceoeral g.rcrrarut No nan. ut.
tas Been i-ii~. in flis teritis uar. should
ever hc Permitted to o--spy post.o. ~
honor ani trust. e.i,er BY appointment or