New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-28

etrnorIe WTlgT 80 i7ITfTIIN '7I0
was an nfequent ard very reinciant No ~o,.s
,ri1s1 of sneh great events il seemed to ne ,hh.
were out OF place, and they seem,o h, ov ,faf tSe
orLos bann;ly closed now that the greatest Toptl1
xersv known 10 our time at ieist las uee 20 M ap
and as think hsppy es her and di,ca
calmly earnestly faithfully as psii.o's % have
xens The issues which that war ana lis eoh'u''' '
mace ownpg the most reluctant Of all men to engage
a. wei vos one who would have sacrihccu au! ',ire
INT prnciple to avoid war, but INN, Pp,9 os".e hy
shon the sacrifice Of principle WouIu Ic nsS'I,v"
Those who misled the South ana she icai'ui S""rs"
was forced upon us. . 5orb,s tint
&c ;ssne has been decided positive, complete w ~
mas il decided First, all men agree thsu our :, ,
rlose has settled 'bis point '"ra nn mere rop,ed
.vscv. we ere not League; we are NOT an Aluacvi
We are a Nation THIS S9nHry Of ouIt' t''s an ~
Beople, compose Natoni shu !opl ",et v t0 tIc
allegiance is due. primarily, - you" " -, ~
United States ard not TO NeySVofE t2I Ne".o''s'l
nor PENNSYLVANIA. nor virginia wherever So .!
barpen TO hye-not to State. bat 70 our -
Ssrniapse There we're diferentSf Of opluion aO0''
mis- before the war but ! believe tNi a uth 10"
agree that the point has been setti"' AiE We -
NAV have been heretofore believed ~ Watn' !" 40 -
gard to State Rights or the right OF Sec SIN
Fraly conceded now that that issue HIS vsn s'''''
mud that first and above all things, We lie N't"u'
Now then this conclusion carries V.ry ss q. w
srith n. for il the Government # the Unit III ot's is
ENTITLED to your allegiance and my allegiance "ina'
fhen we are ent ted 10 lis protection. III -, ~
paramount allegiance, and on the other hHnd " NV
not entitled 80 that Unions paramount ana con ~"
protection II the state may wrist uUm me w..
fection of my cOunuy-ftbe State n"y stahd O,t"''
me and the country aud say; The Nauon oe.le'
This; but will Go with you as we please IN sp'e "
the Nation" then IL is most NJ just inst tne l'"d
phOuld demand from my alegi'uce al the sane lIuS
lhat it withholds from me its protection 'D"A III
rnen say yes 70 this ,.,.,-
many of us wcuid he willing 10 !Diow ii; for II Wha
have said is true with regard 10 WHINE men, 1t Is aso
krue with regard TO black men lAlpauSS'J II lDy
Iioyernment of the United States before ad ABOVE y
rlse is entitled TO the allegiance OF every great anu
EVERY small man every Intelligent and every ignorant
man every white every black man 10 the country
tben that Government before al is bound 10 pro.
Rect these mel in their rights as nee ren 20 "nen
am asked: Prom whence do you derive TIE power OF
The Government 10 pass End make law The Freedmen
Surean Bill and the Civil Rights Bll, especially the
civil RIGHTS Blfp answer-"I derive II rom the fict
Chat the Government claims, and riehtiny claims the
allegiance OF those men and therefore entities 'neui 10
ITS protection" fApplausc
Ibeieve il is conceded by all men now that me var
has settled other thing that this Is TO We hhu o.
T,Dy Free People j. to bo land paft slave and
mart free; but IT Is To be land Of rcemcn frttomen,
we ssy with regard 70 some OF our peOpe tou.{ tboe
who lately euslaved but their Children VII MOI DC
Freedmen but Free Men. There are me IN ions ana
To-day Law fully and Tghfui! hui Tree leope abu us
point even those who differ most widely rom us all
admit that We are and henceioFth are 10 De- I''ou
Wei these two points IRE settled ard they are much
We have had a terrible waT, bloody weT NOS,
khese two points, fTst that tits Is not Lcae le, not
Ionfederacy but Nation and second int al Its peo
lle are row and are 10 b. hencef1t Free People, then
terrible as the war has been devastating ana ca'n"n
rs IL has been il has rot been without W eat uses. VIII
Out bearing noble fruits, if We. the people, Prove
wise enough and good enOugh 10 preserve tue", ~"
Sho very greatly regretted aud Cepioed the Icce>slt
nj war, who would have been Wiling 10 RlIe UP my
Thing but principle to AVOID war, s4! o teI az t', VI
Ass been one of she war most Deueh1eh. 10 i,su's
any that the world hes ever seeniGet IS II WIZ DC
q we do not unworily or thoaghi!essy cast away II
sruts. (Appause.I
Let us consider tber what ere IRE dangers that no.
threaten US. aid what the ial,Sc.es nuoer wilc
they Turk. First OF all the cSll the subtle qWl
which says Once STATE, alwG3s . State ana =
fought against the coctrn- hat StHe rtgrt go Out
Abe Unou' You have a soyt OF Chinese pr @e stdt'
e. you, thus; DO yOu admit that Stne cai 20 on
" this UniOni" aoswer No: ii Won mean thai e. STA
can take part OF tie territory OF this hatCF aS'
from it, don't admit it, but n you ark he VhGLer
State may behave as 10 deprive Itself Of Oh rgh.i
power in the Union say YES IT can oli forJ hayes Be-
81 done. daughter aud applause Al to-day ioI
stance, any State in the Union. Whether it has be-
1oya hitherto not, 70 form seer
league with the Emperor Napoleon ood give its'
away to lin the State Of Tennessee. In u
Summer Of 1861. did give itself away o. the CoLiede
zcy. Then, say, last thai Sate-tLat corpora
political power called q State--WOuld by that act
ceiling itself to the Emperor Napoleon. or any oiA'
Emperor. forfeit and diyest itself Of al ~ right
powers. and privileges, us a member OF tins Union
hich II would BE- eutitled while IL remained mepp
Of the Union. IL could not GiyCst Itself Of IL OpDs
lions but IL migBt dyest Itself Gifts prerOgaiyes g
rs you see Illustrated IN many familiar cases. II
ansiance. an unia.thfu husband nay dyest himself
Ibis rights husband without drcsting iiDseli 81 b
obligations husband So 1t ia with a State.
State which itself against country, which III
10 destroy country which strives by plot and co
spiracy and treaty aud battle-by every meaio Ia ]
z0weI-to break up tie country is not Stale in u
a niOn witD rghtiul powers to send majors % II
Senate. and members 10 the House Of Representative
while il is in that condition of anarchy. IAppeuse j
Whoever has been attentive TO tie history 81 II
war will remember that all through the siiugelew we b.
JneNbfrs tOuglrSt-tLcN
wished the Uni on 10 succeed, but MI Clement L. Va
1ancgham and Others following in his wake, who inT
Guced resolutions whereof the object and puIpoTt vi
3hat State must always be STATE; state can new
<vesi Itself Of its powers as State State can new
Dose IFS rights as q State All this we bad over al
over again; but IN every sucn case Congress; wise
end well think, laid the resolutions the table by
<ery decided vote, and went on aud attended to !
Business. refusing 10 discuss at that nme any such in
flc distractions i remember but one single j
stance wherein Congress deyGted from that wlee az
zhOughttnl pan Of doing to-day tie duties of to-day al
2eaving tomorrow 70 make laws for to MORROW. lha
think. was their universal rule except In one case
1hat of the bill passed at the session OF len3A-whefe
I'll attempt made to regulate and forecast the ma
7er whereby States ID Rebellion should be restored
ace Union. When that bill q don't know whether
was bad bill good bill; presume it TO have be
a good bill in its termsl when that biu III
been passed President Lincoln declined
s;gn Il; and on the strength OF his reius
Iienry Winter Davis and Senator Ben Wade drew
3he Presidents action. Mr.. Davis called upon me vi
Ehat protest, and said: viii you PRINT what VIC ha
40 ssyT Certainly, said i, always pIlnt WDnleNtr
Important; but told him, although, a. j say 1t "
<ery forcble and cogeDt, that thought Il wrong 81
She President right and when ! printed IL said I,
pane thing aud think that the judgment Of the peot
sustained that decision. And ] took that We
mot because thought the bill bad BILL but becaG
thought we could not foresee under what circu
stances and With what conditions the Union was to
restored and that were not prepared in The Spfi
or early Summer Of 1864 TO determine under wfa& u
visions or with what precautions State which had
golted against the authority OF TIE National Cover
xnent should be restored 10 the Union SO, sthOug