The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-08-18


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nsss The hunlilstions Ass sos1 ID l. - sssases1
sssa shsa: hsssS..sss q inisssiss h always N.
which pronpts The statss and people lately 4 n.
s.r.eetie. bet lssergsat nov no longer 70 pros.s,
asainst the inpssitIsn Of shjsss "a Ss1rs SI.s
IeesAitie.s, makes them sll ihs more vortSv h
49, ID Y u: so.ssa.sal q . M. eonuoswssith,
Nd freedom Of The Rspshiis. For vhstsvsr -.
sponslbility The Southern psepis NAV bavs
In r:sistlag tAe sstheuty Of The rational rovsrr.
nsns 80 r s.si.s sp ss.s fSr Ne overthrow, they
Judicial tribunals o. ihs land ssd or AZ. es.oss ne
% associates and organised eommunitics. ~, No.
already paid The most fearful psnsjtIss thst - =,
on offending States 10 the losses, the susvins, "a
nu%' u ,S ~ .nssoesssfui war But vhstsvsr
authors Of the insurrsstion, oandor snd so,.-s.
justice demand The concession that ths srssa ~.
Of those who became involved In H. !.
acted upon what they believed 70 be thsir Az, y
defence 81 what they had bssn taught 70 bsfisve
their rights, or under oonplusion. M -
moral, which they were ppwsrIsss 70 r,;iss ~.
can u be amiss TO remember that tsrribis !. -.
been the bsreavsmsnts and Ne 1ossss or Al, -
they have fallen sxcluslvsly upon neither ssstior
sna gpoI neither party-thst thsy have fallen
whom the war began that In The dcssh Of rslsti,ss
and friends the dispersion Of families. ne disrun
tion Of social systems and social tiss ~
81 governmsnt. OF law and Of order, The destrue.
uon o. property and Of forms and modes and mean
Of indu:try the loss Of political, Commercial Ana
moral influence, In every shape and form vh,oS
great oalamities can assume the States and nsorIs
which engaged In the war against thc sovernmsrt
the United States have suffered tsnlsd mors n NJ
Iss wno remained In allegiance 70 It's Consultation
These considerations nsy.not, q they osrt.,,,v
DO not justify the action OF tbs psopie Of ~ ~
surgsnt States; but no just or esuerovs 1i,d III,
refuse to them very considerable weight Iu dstsr.
M 1ns 'ins o. conduct which the government
They accept, II not with aiasrity, ssrtsinIv IN.
out cuiisn resentment. the defeat ana evc,,h.s-
they have sustained. They aeknoviedes snd 49, ~.
Su,',os n ne results, TO themselves and he eoun.
claim for any State the right 70 seed. ~. onssr
Union they no longer assert for sny Ststs =, a.
isgance paramount 10 that which Il dus 4. -.
general government. They have soceptsd ~ A.
co,.si,ns 2. slavery abolished u ~ their STATE
people Of the whole Union In prohStips NJ .,s.s.
enee forever upon the soil or within ths isrsaisti
Of the United States. They indiana snS ".,...
their purpose just 90 fast q nay 5, poss,b,s "a
oons n .asI, sss domestic laws 10 hs changed
and ts tribunals equal and Impartial iuios u III
Glasses Of their Inhabitants. They admit ~ ~
validity Of all sots Of rsslstsncs to the nstIonsI ~
thority and Of oil debts incurred In sttsmntn. N.
~ vssnnrSw. Tnsy .vow their willingness 10 sSsre
.ne burden and dischargs all the dutiss sud obiirs
lions which rest upon them, In common vIth ~
state: and other ssctious Of the Union and nav ~.
nav, through their Representatives In tbIr Convsn.
.,on, ~ al their public conduct, In every vsy ana
'ns moss s0lsnn got. by which States and soois-
VS. can lsdgs their faith, their snesssmsnt 10
bear trus faith and allegiance, through al Fine ~
come to the Constitution Of the United Sac. ~
70 81 law that may BE- made In puruanoS thcr,oS.
nsnow eountrymsn: We call upon you, In fuii
~. !. upon yo.t Intelligence and your patriot,
IN .@, 20 sSeeps With generous and uusEudeins oos,
, nasnes, shis fun .urnndeS on the part u 49,
lately N Arms against yoor authority. and IA sL.,~
VIA chem tbs honor and rsnown tbs. avs,ts thos.
wso oIsng BACK psaes and concord to jarrlnr gstss
~ waf just closed, with al IL sorrows And disss
efs has opened nsw career Of sIorv Ia ~ ,.s;a,,
u has saved. II has swsp. away Tie bosaipsiss ~
sentiment and Of istsrsa which v.rs : .essx,s.
menace % ~ psAes II hes DESTROYED tAs instits.
no. uoa asvssy A.sys cause Of ssstiossi asits-
way To- unity Of interest," q prnspls IA N ss,io.
through al time 70 cone. Ithss dsvsiopsd n Sosh
sections military oapaoity-an sptituds IN,
aehisvsnsnts Of war. both By Sea and land. MORA
ansnown even 70 ourselves, and dsstinsd = s1sr
inhusnes urou the character and dssa,nv N ~.
continent and the world. And whiie ii ~ time
revealed, disoipllned and eompastsd our povsr N
IA nss proved 70 " beyond controversy Or doubs by
AT
lions By foreign Power. IN. =. eo.nssncne SEQ
dams Of our own indspendenos snS ~. ~. sass
eiplss Of republican ff,edom :. r.c,s.s.. - p,a,
among the nations Of the ssrth no Ss;s.xs -
fsndsrs but Ourselves. - " A, 80
We call upon you, therefore. bv .vs,v ....ss...
ton Of your own dignity md ,sfstv 80 - ~
name Of liberty throushout ths -o,iy ~ ~ We
the work Of rsstoraticu nd 1890 vh;,s ~
idsnt Of the United State ~ - vi, ~ IN.
which the policy ldoptsd and ~. ~" mo
serted BY the present Gouere.s .ior. ayh.. ~
time Is close ct hand wssn msmho.. ~ V9sset. me
grsn are to bs elected. IN tbst Co.,, ~" s von,
btatss and people from rsprcs..;.,;a 1a'ng loyal
shall continue the usdlpstion i, -hi.h nA!s
lstlvs powers Of the Government AZ ~. ~. 's6s
common prudence eompsIs IN to Sy.... soised.
msntsd discomfort, sailsu vlthdYeSi ~, aug.
duties and oblisations Of tbs Fsasr.i 3 rom the
"; it,. ~ nay q
ssh naoiv sesfui sesPs, Tue oivli war from Nhtah