The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-03-17

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| only dread him when IL disguise,
and When his foiaicp l. noiselcss.
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The ruufngc 10 strike like men. I
know they are willing io wound, but
afraid h. strike II any bIomI Il to be
ahcl hccnuae | vindieaio The Union
and Insist on The preservation of The
Government In H. original purity,
l,t ID be shed, bnt let IN altar 10 tie
l'nion bc first erected, and then, II
ncrssary, take me, tie me upon II,
aud lct The blood that now warns
and and nnimates my existence be-
po,,rcd out as the last Iihation and
attribute 10 the Union of the STATES.
Threat applause.
but lct tho opponcpts Of this Gov.
eminent remember when A Il poured
ont. that the blood Of the martyrs Is
lhc sced Of tho church. This lIuion
will grow. and ID will continue 10 in
crcose IN strength and powcr. though
h may bc cemented and clcanscd In
blood.
/ have spokcn 10 Won lonpcr than
I intended 10 when I came ont. /
merely intended 10 mako nv ac-
knowIedgmcn,s Cor The honor yo,,
have done mc Int beforc I closc.
allow mo IN say A word IN regard Ia
thc o,,estion of amendment 10 ,be
Constitution of tho limited States.
shortly after / reached Washington
for tho purposc Of bcinp inaugurated
as Vicc President of tLo limited
states. I had a conversation with
President Lincoln In regard n tbc
condition of the affairs of the coun.
trv We talked particularly In ref.
erence 10 nv own State. I told him
that we had called convention. tba,
we had amended the Constitution
that we Ind abolisbed slavery in N,
State. which was moi included in nj,
Fmnneipation Proclamation, MI
these things met his approbatiop. and
hc gave me words of announcement
We talked then about affairs . gener.
ally. and upon the subject Of IN,
amendment 10 the Constitution O
the United States. He said wher
the amendment of the Constitution
now pronoscd IL adopted bv three
fourtbs of the States asked hin
what's that Mr.. President / said
had laborcd 10 preserve hi. Union
/ have tried during four wears hay,
been subjected 10 calumny and mis-
rcprcsentotion. and INV desire ba
becn 10 preserye these States uude
the Constitution as they were before
I asked him again: Mr.. President
, what amendment is that which yo
would proposeY "Why.p said he
, "it l. that there sbould be an amend
mcnt added to the Constitution
which would compel Tho States /
. send their Senators and Represents
, tiycs 10 the Congress of the Unite
/ states y lGreat onplausel The ide
. was IN h;s mind thus: A part of N
doctr;ne of se,tion. or one Of the
means to breakup this Governmeu
, WINS that II tbey saw proner. the
: might Withdraw their Senators an
a Pnnresen,at;yes or refnso 10 ele,
4 them. He wanted 10 remove N,
: d;lEculty by a Constitutional amend
: mont comnellino the States 10 sen
Scn,,ors and Renrcseutativcs 10 Cor
. gress Rut wba, do we now And
i'be Constitution of the countr,
y evon ,be nor,ion Of n which allow
!. amendmepts 10 the organic law. q,
: nre.sIy nrov;de. that me S,ate. will
pn, h. consent. sbaIl be derived
r. canal suffrage In the Senate AZ
= al.o prov;des ,Is, each s,a,e sball /
/ r.n,nss,,ed rem hy Al least ono memb
!. on Tho floor II tho House of Renr
!. so,,.,;yos L., ye, the nos;,;on
4 ,.Lsn + that certain States ba,
i. mo-, been reprewptcd. We impo