The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-12-12

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hence. If these States remaiu as they are,
the right of representation will Be no
stronger---thc rightof exclusion will be
no weaker. n IA 3, saga
The Consultation Of the United States
makes it the duty Of the President to re
commend tothe consideration Of Con-
gress ''spth iaeasures as. he shall judge
necessary or expedientr | know Of no
measures NOR imperatiyely demapdedby
every consideration Of natural interest,
sound policy, and equal justice, than the
now unrepresented States. This would
censummate the work Of restoration, and
exert most salutary influence in the
re-establishment Of peace, harmony, and
fraternal feeling. 1t could tend greatly
to renew the confidence Of the American
people in the vigor and stability Of their
institutions. It would bind us moro
closely as q nation, and enable us to show
to the world the inherent and recupera-
tive power Of a Government founded upon
the will Of the people, and established up
on the principles Of liberty, justice, and
intelligence. Our increased strength and
enhanced prosperity would irrefragably
demonstrate the fallacy Of the arguments
against free institutions drawn from our
rccent national disorders by the enemies
Of republican government. The admis-.
sion Of loyal members from the States
now excluded from Congress, by allaying
doubt and apprehension, would turn cap.
ital, now waiting an opportunity for in
yestment, into the channels Of trade and
industry. 1t would alleviate the present
troubled condition Of those States, and,
by inducing the emigration, aid in the
settlement Of fertile regions now unculti..
vated, and lead to an increased production
of those staples which have added 50 great.
ly to the wealth uf the nation and the
commerce Of the world. New fields of
enterprise would be opened TO our pro.
gressive people, and soon the deyastations
Of war would be repaired, and all the
traces of our domestic differences efaced
from the minds of our countrymen.
In our efforts to preserve ethe unity Of
Government which constitutes US one
people," by restoring the States to the
condition which they held prior to the re-.
belhon, we should be cautious, lest, hay-
ing rescued our nation from perils Of
threatened disintegration, we resort to
consolidation, and in the end absolute dts
potism, as a remedy for the recurrence
Of similar troubles. The war having ter
minated, and with il all occasion for the
exercise of powers Of doubtful constitu.
tionality, we should hasten to bring legis.
lation within the boundaries prescribed
by the Constitution and to return to the
ancient landmarks established by our ia.
theirs for the guidance Of the succeeding
generations. "The Constitution which
at any time exists, until changed by an
act OF the whole people, is sacredly obli-
gatory upon ALL" "If, in the opinion Of
the people, the distribution Of modifca.
tion Of the constitutional powers be in any
particular, wrong, let it be corrected by
an amendment in the wayin which the
Constitution designates But let there
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