The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-17

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matters OF reconstruction consistently with the ieque
nents Of the theory mentioned.
This party the to-day Il was IN the Gays o.
iA trial; the same party now a. when but rev snoH
months ago, " elected lincoln and johnson ana the
majority Ofthe present Congress, and as acted WIN
then for paramount reasons my sense OF ouy eoinus
| that remain and act with II now.
The pith and marrow OF the present call should say
not the government as has been the mission OF
the Union party"-but department o. inc goveinmeh
hardly conceive of any adder spectacle under the crisis
present circumstances than that OF the tried Union
party Of the country becoming disIoy ana broken up
the country taking isolated position upon questions Of
deep and common interest and placing itself IN hostile
| conflict with coordinate department
For these and other which might be mention
ed cannot join the call for the convention in
cipes stated in the call are in my view unobjec-
uonsbe will not stop to criticise those which are
thai the cali fails to take any notice OF one Of the great
issues before the American people aude to the
whether the several States shall raty reject
the last amendment proposed by Congress TO the const
tuition Of the United States This s grave and alm.
porant question The Issue upon il cannot be avoided
IL should be placed fairly and squarely before the peo
pie The failure TO take ground upon important and
all absorbing question must be attributed either TO
avoid the issue or as declaration of belief and
policy against the adoption Of the amendment Being
myself earnestly and decidedly in favor OF the adoption
Of the amendment by the States cannot go into an or
ganzation that would either openly oppose that
or that would smother 1t by avoiding It's discussion
must also add that no man is more desrous than
Union, with It's practical workings in more perfect
harmony and concord than and the surety, far
affairs can be made sure of endless perpetuity
in tho future. The blessings flow from such Union
are counties and inestimable but such Union con-
sistent within itself maintained by the universal
consent of all classes and sections and laughing to
scorn both the assaults OF foes internal external
and the ravages Of time and change will only be OBJ
tanned by sternly retactng every departure from or
compromise with the supreme and general idea fun
damental 70 the American constitution. That gen.
e idea consists in BRIEF of the political liberty and Of
equality OF mankind under law Such and only
can be the Union, nationality that will put form
the magnificent and lofty dreams Of the American CONT
mental mind and fulfil in the the highest efforts
of the present and past II the vague delusion
that the rights OF the States need doctoring The
theory eliminates properly the sacredness OF the
rights OF indivduas-of each single individual That,
and Jefferson, altering Il through his subtle and free
II Is well known that in the political and legal history
OF The kind alluded 10 have bcen those in The of
slavery and of its manifold Incidents I do not OF
course propose TO 90 over the thousand times told tale
lexaly ia az we ali know no more. hut some of the
remain, blots and incongruities upon the law What
equitable be given why these incidents also
should not be erased Time that when the brains
were out the man would die; but now We see the limbs
demanding to live and move, as II the nervous centre
s existed Tho persistent attempt TO keep In the con-
suon the rule Of an unequal and unfair basis Of rep