American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-03-03

.,.,s md REPRESENTATIVES from Congress-: and,
thorafcre. he desired q Constitutional amendment
tacorspei thernto BE- sent How now does the
matter stand the Constitution Of aae sns So9a
o,y mssnd ment III tie organic law says that no
ssatswithout its copsent shall be deprived OF It's
uosnanta tioii An Congress- Now what DO we
aspa9 The nostion taken that the States snail not
ha rerresented; that we may impose taxes, tN
we send our tax gatherefs 20 evsry resao u anu
portion Of State; that tne pe1pie aru " b ou Op
psss;eI n the legslasion Of the country they
ara met at the door and told You must pay
Sour 10 xes -ndhats bear the burden OF the GoV-
ssnn,ent bdt must not Participate IN tne co9n.
ellis which is to affect you for all tme' 10 ul's
lust? No. no. Then say let us ADMIT in.o ,ne
councils of the nation those WHO are unn, s y"
bly, and uu equivocally loyal, those men WIZ "o
knowledge their allegiance to the governmeh,
and swear to support the Constitution. IL Is ail
embraced in that--.tbe amplifcatio OF an oatn
makes nd difference # man Is not loysi-out
you may adopt whatever test cath Iy2u please se
'brove their loyalty When the rebellion "as
going the Constitution was roolled up as
niece niece of psrchment.i If it was violated in some
partculars to save the government, there may
have been some excuse td Justify 1t, but now tna
neace ia come, and war is over. we want WHILE
constitution. I say the time has come to tax
the constitution down, unroll and read IL ano
understand its provisions come mere 70 'inut
cate the Constitution, and TO save II; Tor II doe'
! seem to- me that encrOachment after encroac'
nfent is proposed. stand to-day prepared, q
| far az can. to resist these ench0achments upol
| the constitutional government. tell the oppo
nents of this government, care NOT rom "na'
! quarter they come, you who are engaged III tn'
work of breaking up the government Gy nIienu
ments 10 the Constitution, that the principles o
tree government are deeply rooted in the Amer
can heart.2 All the powers combined, care no:
~ what character, cannot destroy that great IN
strnment the great character of freedom They
nav succeed for q time but their attempts vii
be futile They may think now tnat IL can u
done nv A Concurrent resolution, but when IL
submitted to the popular judgment and the pop
mar will. they wifi find that they mil as wei
y, tave f,1dertaken to introduce resolution 10 re
neal the laws Of gravity as TO keep the Unto
from being restored. It isjust about as feaslbI
to resist the great law of grayitation, wnic
A binds all to common CENTER as tnat gfes' Jaw
tions With the Union. have detained you loI
Il Ger than intended ia voice-gc on,] We are i
% oreat struqple;I am yout Instrument. Wh"
tbsre That have not toiled and labored 70,
Where is the ma, or woman, either IN puohc :,
t private, life. who has not always received my
; tc ton or my time in proportion 10 my ann.
| They saw that man johnson is lucky man; b
= NO man can de feat him. will tell you wh
!, constitutes good luck 1t is due to right and T.
ing for the people, that is what constitute; go'
: lnek. Some hour or other the people VIII lu
ont and understand who is for and VINO sagaih
: them, Iha,e been placed in as many tryin
c positions as any mortal was ever piaceu 'n' ="
] so far have not deserted the people, and 1 Ut
D Iieve they will not desert me. What prlnclp
+ have Violated? What sentiment have swerv
\ ed from. Can they put their finger on 1t! H"V
i van heard them point ont any discrepancy
o Have Won heard them quote my predecessor, Wn
2 fell A martyr to his colEtrys cause. as going
T. opposition Or contradiction ~ any 'n'"s sna
h have doneY The very policy that am pursun
] now was rsued under his administration; W
;. haino nursued by him when an inscrutabe FRO
i idenc. saw fiji to summon him. i trust. to bett
! World than this above. Is there one princip
It adopted by him in reference TO TINS reVolut''
g that have departed from? None. The war
I moi sim,ly upon me, but upon my predecess
It lso. / have tried to do my duty. l know tina
p some are rnviuls and jealous and speak OF tF
g White House as having attractions Tor the IRE
n dent Let me say to you, the charm oil the VIM
n House has as little influence upon RE as any IND
A. vidual in the country, and much less upon ~
$ than upon those who are talking about the din
d ence between the little TIL sufhces for my stol
n ach and back, more than enough has not char
" for me. The proud and the conscious satstacti
n OF hhv ing performed my duty to my c1untry
OF my children to the inner man, ia all the reward
10 ask IGreat AppFa'ise.l In conclnsiGn' INV
IN this vast concoarse here to-day this sea OF u
y turned faces. to come with me. or will go wit
ut you and stand around the Constitution Of OF
P. Country again unpoluted. The people are inv
-, ted to read and understand sustain and manta
ne its provisions Let us stand by the Constitute
m of our fathers though the heavens fail; tho'e
IT. faction should rage, though taunts and jeers me
V come. though abuse and vituperation may !
n poured out in the most violent form, mean to
hu thp
y ark at our safety as people, and the palladium
II of our civil and our religious liberty, Yes let
no cling to it as the mariner clngs to the Inst Plar
ne when the night and the tempest close around n
v Let us go away, forgetting the past trusting
yes Him who is on high, but who controls all hel
a. below, that ere long our Union will be restore
" and that we shall have peace not only with 0
We the nations OF the earth but peace and good W
in among all parts of the people Of the Unit
ne States. When your country is gone, and Z
AZ are about that place. look out and you will
an that humble Individual who now stands beio
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