Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-03-03

allsgisacs to he nation, aud tha, howsv-
Or formal Or deciaratory 10 language may
have bsen these ordinances they never
PROPOSED even the shadow Of moral or
legal sanction that The Union continued
% it did and rsnaioed inviolabls, entire
aud sovereign in oil its parts, and obligs-
tory asd unim paired 10 oil ito authority |;
that coertion Vas resosted TO to compel
obsdisses sad ssbordination TO coosti.
tuition from those Who owed it allegiance
and over whom it sxsrtsd rightful power.
Upon this ~ commended 90 long % We
we're in arms upon this W disclaim the
binding obligation Of debts contracted By
the conspirisers on this W demand their
repudiation, and disavow our liability to
reimburse the nation or On individual
for losses, who may have aided the rebel
lion, because void AB INTO. Upon this
W have justified our warfare, and on it
- upon = foundation Of stone 10 reared
The fame Of our fallen dead who died ia
its defence; aud apprehend it will be
now too late to reverse it when We are at
peace, with the union restored. But to
view the position in another aspect: Does
the constitution contemplate such per-
version Of its meaning ~ to empower &
half, third OF thres-fourths Of the pso.
pie under it to war upon the weaker num-
Der for the purposes Of conquest, Of spoi-
lation and subjugation? 1t provides for
tho defence Of ID. country, whistler ..
against domestic or foreign Invasion. and
for these definite objects does it clothe
congress With adequate authority to raise
the means. 1t warrants no other greater
smployme Of the war power, and with>
out ueditating its own destruction, could
it authorize any other use Of force2
TO the extent W have gone in subdu-
ing the Insurgents, have We acted in con-
formi.y with the power given to suppress
seditiou does It s,ill authorize the de-
fender with national safety attainei aud
the insurgents disSrmsd aud submissive
to the government, 70 overssep the line Of
restriction and to exert the same power
that has fulfilled its ends, . oppress, en-
slave, impoverish aud to treat % entitled
70 no jurisdiction protected BY no laws
and having only such righss ~ the cap
riees or magna"imity Of the conquerors
may bsstow, no claim could b more Re.
purant to the intentions and letter Of the
consultation. and is . heresy - treason
able aud mischsvious - that Of secss-
sion itself. There was no more oft repeat
ed aud affirmed declaration BY Mr.. Lin
cola Of the limits Of this power Of defense
during the different stages Of the var,
than that with the Union restored both
tho reason aud authority Of military en-
ployment ceased, aud that these states
should resome their relations TO the Unisn
the instant Of time that they manifested
Q willingness TO renew their former ale.
glance to the old government and ac-
knowledge ito supremacy. Failing BY the
process Of revolution 70 dstsch themss Ives
and 70 abselvs their allegiance to the con-
federation, the logical Inference Of tho,
triumph Of our arms Is, that the Union 10
maintained, what Union A Union OF the
Of the loyal states against severance, or
the Union of The whole family Of states 40
comprised and ksown before the rise Of
rebelliun1 most assuredely Of al the
states and the restoration OF the integrity
and supremacy Of the national government
Of oil the states and the restoration Of the
integrity and supremacy Of the nationsl
government involves the necessary idea
Of the resumption Of control Of the consti'
ton Of that government over every part
and eoaally over oil. The constitution
.ha. guided our brave soldiers to maintain
The Union, now guided their foe to an &C.
ceptaucs and acknowledgement Of their
achsivement and confirms them - mem.
bers also Of that union that they may bear
By voice and act witness 10 ito indis,ruc,i-
bility and BY future devotion to it. secure
to the remotsss posterity ito blessings and
inessimabIe privileges.
A stats may ssperats with tho concurrence
Of Der ccnfederalss, provided . sufficient
number concur in the allowance, il mi"
aori,y therefore attempt and fail,e how
can the unlawful act lsgaliss the sspsna-
ton, or 10 other words how does the IN
lawful ordnance become lawful By the
failure Of arms TO give it succsssI It 10
simply absurd to say, that what we have
treated - unlawful from ito passage and
publication for the purposss Of prevent
NOS for other purposes lawful, and thu.
those whom We clai ned throughsat the
struggle we're il the union and formed ,
part Of il ore now By the same ordinance
out q The union and form 10 part Of il.
The position that The esbellious states are
out Of the union il utterly prsposssroas,
and leads 70 suicidal eonelusioo.
II, then. have exceeded in showing
ehas ihsso States are 10 the Union, and
that the Constitution 10 binding % oil the
States, equally. insurgent - we'll - 10y
Il, hov3oan you violate any one Of its
provisions or refuse to apply the constitu-
sional guarantees to oil tho States a.
equally entitled TO their protsotioni II
| 10 lhs constitution Of oil or OF none. II
either has authority to require the obser-
vance and respect Of the Alsbamian - it
hes Of The ci,isen Of Iowa, OF il has no
authority or force wbstsvsr. How can
| you uphold ssbmissioa to Law when you
IL shs sams breath deprive shs subject Of
that Inv and - psossction1 How are
these States 70 b eovsrasd By mis- con
stitution when in eject you deny ito ap-
plicalion - ehsoi Was The constitution
secured intsss, Or did il sasses from The
clash Of stssl and the rattle Of uuskstsy,
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