The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-25

tic progress, and its glorious work,
Both the President and Congress might
well xpect TO be equally involved in
the calamity which should dismiss the
Union party from the national councils,
and see the great responsibilities "a
which the party had in that case proved
itselfunequal, assumed and discharged
by SONS new and yet undeveloped po-
litical organization. But the President,
Congress and parties are of no great ac,
count, in my opinion, when weighed
against the national life. The national
life lately hung on the issue of victory.
It now hanas on the issue eofreconcilta-
tion in peace. The nation must live.
It must live forever, whether 1t receive
the needed care, in any emergency at
the hands of the President, Congress
and party, or atlthe hands of another.
reasoned in this way about the triumph
ofthelwar. I reason in the same way
now in regard to reconciliation and
peace. Iexpect that a year hence
shall be found to be right now, as am
now admitted to have been right one
year, two years, three years ago.
I do not think, however, that there is
any necessity for a separation between
the President, the Congress, and the the
party ofthe Union, 1 admit that the
jealousies and suspicious of last SUM
mer were only tenipora ily allayed, not
extinguished, by the elections Of No
vember. They have been sedu1ously
cherished and increased, until they
have revived themselves in inham-
matory debates in the press and popu-
lar assemblies admit that the Ma
tional Union party in Congress has as
yetlbeen unable either 10 accept or re-
IeGt the counsels of thei President.
Wfdeand enduring separation cannot,
however, be made between Congress
and the President, without there being
at the same time a serious difference
upon some cardinal political questions.
for yourselves what. it is that we are
desiring 10 see affected by the President
and Congress. We all agree that we
desire and seek just what the nation
needs at the present junoture. we
can't accept less than this, because Il
would leave us still If not a deserted,
at least disturbed and distracted
country. We cannot require more, be-
cause, even If more were desirable, yet
that more is needed, and must be the
study and the work. not of ourselves at
this particular period, but of ourselves
and our successors hereafter.
What then does the country actually
need2 Most persons say ree9nstruc-
tion, I think it needs no such thing.
The country is reconstructed already
It was CONSTRUCTED in 1857. As then
constructedlit was a unioniof thirteen,
since multiplied to thirty-six equal,
separate, self-actfng, and, in regard to
Internal affairs, self-governing States.
We do not reconstruct that which has
not been destroyed. There has, indeed,
been an attempt at the destruction, but
it has failed. The political system of
1887, constructed by our forefathers,
stands now firm, compact, complete
and perfect, just as It came from tile
builders hands,. 1t was constructed
not for eighty years only, nor yet for
time of peace only, nor yet for period
of civil war only; but for all attending
conditions of peace and war, and for all
ages and all time. Others say that what
the country needs is the restoration of
the anatomy of the nation. 1lthinki it
needs no such thing. We have passed
that point. The Southern States during
four years we're EdisorganfZed. equally
in their constitutional relations to the
Union. They have, however, since that
time reorganiZed. Their organic pow
ers and functions have been renewed,
and they, have resumed their constttu-
tionaI relation of allegiance to the
Union. What, then, does the nation
need? It needs just whatl have dwelt
upon so much and SO earnestly in these
remarks. ItneedS reconciliation, and
Just now needs nothing more. II needs
lust this congressional reconciliation
and nothing less Let the -reconcilia-
ton be made first either in Congress or
in any, of the constituencies, and 1t t-wtll
follow in the other place Immediately.
The country exhibits at this moment
this extraordinary and Interesting phe-
nomenon7-a nation Of States not only
kindred but allied. yet hostile TO
each other. For such a condition tnu.
tual reconciliation is the only practical
remedy.
We are prepared now to ask what
hinders the application of that remedy
in the legislative council2. The Presi-
dents position is absolutely taken,
we'll defined, and universally under
stood. It is this, namely: That so far
and so fast as the unrepresented States
present themselves unQuestionably
loyal ,they are entitled toa representa-
ton In Congress, equally with all other
States, and just as well as If there had
been no rebellion. The Representa-
tives of the national Union party in
Congress do not yet agree with the
President, but think they differ only
In non-esSentials. Some are under
stood to insist that the people of no
State ought to reserve the right of Sc
cession or disunion. The President
should claim to reserve "a right of se-
cessiop, conld not be loyal. Others
contend that after the rebellion a State
ought not to be accepted which insists
upon or readntts, the validity of the
debts of the rebellion. The President
sa VS. exactly the same thing. A State
that should insist upon the validity of
such, debts could notlbe loyal. others
argue that as a consequence of the abo.
lition of slavery a change of basis of
representation has become necessary.
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