The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-01

Constitution, and established by the supreme
law, must be maintained inviolate.'
"Rebels and Rebel sympathizers assert that
the rights of the citizens must be left to the
States alone, and under such regulations as the
respective States choose voluntarily to PRESCRIBE
1--WE have seen this doctrine OF State sove-
Ieiguty carried out in Its practical results until
all authority in Congress was denied, the Union
temporarily destroyed, the constitutional rights
Cf the citizens OF the South nearly annihilated,
and the land desolsted by civil war.
'The time has come when the restructure OF
Southern State Government must be laid on
constitutional principles, or che despotism,
grown up under an atroc1ous leadership, be
permitted to remain. We know OF no other
plan than that Congress, under its consttu-
tioDal powers, shall now exercise its authority
to establish the principle whereby protection is
made co-extensive with citizenship.
I'VE maintain that no State, either by its or
ganic law or legislation, can make transgres-
sion on the rights OF The citizen legitimate. We
demand and ask you to concur in demanding
protection to every citlzen OF the great republic
on the basis of equality before the law; and
further, that no State Government should be
recognized as legitimate under the Constitution
IN so far as it does not by its organic law make
impartial protection full and complete.
under the doctrine of State sovereignty
with Rebels in the foreground, controlling
Southern Legislatures, and embittered by dis
appointment in their schemes to destroy the
Union, there will be no safety tor the loyal ele-
ment OF the South. Our reliance for protection
is now on Congress, and the great Union party
that has stood aud is standing by our nation
ality, by the constitutional rights of the citizen,
and by the benefcent principles OF the Govern
ment.
For the purpose of bringing the loyal Union
lists of the South into cOniunchve action with
the true friends of republican government in
the North, we invite YOU to send delegates in
good mum bers from all the Southern States, in
cluding Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia,
Mary land, and Delaware, to meet at Indepen-
dence Hall, in the city of Philadelphia, on the
first Monday of September next. 1t Is proposed
that we should meet at that time to recommend
measures ior the establishment of such govern
ment in the south as accords with and protects
the rights OF ali citizens We trust this call will
be responded to by numerous delegations of
such as represent the true loyalty OF the South.
That kind OF government which gives full pro-
lection TO all rights of the citizen, such as our
fathers intended we claim as our birthright
Either the lovers of constitutional liberty must
rule the nation or Rebels and their sympathizers
be permitted to misrule it. Shall loyalty or dis
loyalty have the keeping of the destines of the
nation? Let the responses to this call, which is
now in circulation Tor signatures, and is being
numerously signed, answer"
The Signers.
When the call was first issued, the following
names we're appended
TIxAs. TENNESSEE.
A. j. Hamilton, w B. Stokes,
George W Paschal, Joseph 5. Fowler
Lorenzo sherwood, James Gettys.
ALABAMA. John B. Troth,
George Reese, j. M. stewart,
ID. ii. Bingham, william N. Berkley,
NJ. J. Safold, Allen @. Harmon,
j. II. Larcombe, Lewis Mckenzie,
GEORGIA. j. w Hunnicutt,
u. W Ashburn, John g. Underwood.
Henry e Cole, Bmnham WardNeil,
MISSOURI. Alexander Nj. Davis.
j. w. McCurg, NORTH CAROLINA.
John Kelso, Byron Lafiu,
j. Benjamin, Daniel X. Goodloe
George W Anderson.
Notice was also given, at the end OF the call,
of lieto have Ihniy
names attached to it by forwarding written
request to D. H. Bingham Esq, one OF the
signers from Alabama, at Washington, D. G. In
pursuance of this invitation the following addi-
tional signatures, among many others of less
prominence, have since then been forwarded to
Washington, and annexed TO the CALI
Michael Hahn, AoUiSn; Henry c. Dibble,
A. p Doshe, Guy Duplantier,
w. z. Judd, A. +, Field,
j. Hawkins, Rutus aples,
Eugene Staes, Judee E. Helstand,
thomas W Conway, N. w. Daniels,
James Graham, X. q. Richardson,
X. King Cutler, A. u. Cooper.
TENNESSEE
Nat. B. Owens, T. Mckinley.
r. r. Van Horn, Alexander Baughman,
Thomas G. Fletcher, Samuel Baughman,
Charles Il Moss, Jacob Buzard,
A. ID. Cannon L. ii. Grisham,
c. " Honyfeld, Jonn Plant,
John H. Stokely A. p. Mckee,
James H. Yorke John A. Yancey,
Peter Brown, IL. ID. Harris,
X. ID. Bansheld, Philip Inhoot,
j. X. French, James Taliaferro,
Jacob Baughman, Euah Relnharo
VIRGINIA.
John Minor Bolts, owen T. Holmes,
Franklin Stearns y. q. Dean,
w. j. COwIng, j, Ii. Brister
| John II. Lewis, j. A. Faulkner,
John b. Brown, Samuel b. Walton
FLORIDA.
W. X. Hillyer, c. l.. Robinson,
| Philip Frazer, John W. Price,
| ARKANSAS.
| Isaac Murphy, Ehas Harrall.
| GEORGIA.
| j. T.. Bryant, N. p. Hurbin,
Fred Bender, w. M. Wright,
| A. S. Murray. A. u: Vlnlng,
| Nj. u. DObbins, Charles hnorr,
| Turner Floyd, u. W. Orr,
Isaac McLane, James Dunning, .
| Daniel Ingle, l.. L. Gudger,
| b. Hartmann, Ambrose spencer.
| John /. Compton, p. l.. hampton.
| ALABAMA
| thomas Haughey, William IL. Smith.
| Albert Griffin,
| NORTH CAROLINA
| r, BOyley, Alexander ii. Jones.
| SOUTH CAROL INA.
| T. Henley.
MISSISSIPPI
| John IL. AUgheY, Joseph N. Field.
| KENT UCKY.
| Charles Sanders, j. I. Coins.
| Thomas Bridges, John X. Chandler.
| W. Sprodlln,
| n N;IIar j A Asburv