, 1866-09-22
SPEECH OF EMERY 4. SYORRS.

SIEEVa VE En- ELL H. OkV1ak&3s-
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Delivered at OTTAWA, September H.
1866.
FuLow CITIZENS: The po1lacalissnes involved
those thst ha1e been before u. for the psst ass
yeaEs. During MI thaspcItoa Of time The Rcpuh::
lean ps.E has urged vigorous att9n Of
Issues were those which naturally grew "a nf ont of
d. @saner e T6ieh i should + + ' 'saaausssa
The continued and Triumphant supremacy OF the
& RfRablissan L. PARTY wss evidence q tne Iesoluts
L to p1eselse our national integrity . 70 remove
q he causes s5 htS g,SSs53 se 70 ee vas
Rfs. Eas. es, e! 81. ~s Ts,en Wig 1saslas tas
was inauxr.ated, i with The aImies. which wero
armIes Of the rebe1lion we.e hpt lie physical ex-
whteh thoes annie. were erEsnized- ,E1eT battle
soahea e sfes e. s sst 81 &
sesesslon' sns Polt!eal power ot slavery, s9d ths
We @ sontesse5 wiiS msss pelitiesi
principles. When thslr armies ws1e defeated DE
QftpC4pl3& lQf Q1Cu kQQaG 1ouHQE were de-
}eatcd also. When their armies enfrendsEed to
@ Which ihsy foasht bat tSs p5ins,p1s. ior shieh
aea s1d ssnqashns % % re M vsaqass e
also the treason for which they fought the has
been tsilnre indnttcly more tgnomtnloua aud
eaac platform ot ISL been inc when it was wit
ten The question now Is as then Was
,.11a, r95 ~ " th9ss nnsfed tsous,ns
lvee, snd an expenditure OF almost countless mil
Lions Of money fl eonquezing the military power
o1 he he ~ ses 70
national councils, to voice In national legisla-
tlo1 without adequate guarantee. that the poltti-
epired its every e1eEion. shal not dame ont anew
inlo the horrors OF civil wae1 then IL the war =
failute tL6eed, then treason meets with no pun
ane and reason upon 1t - We may, The question
Of the hour is. shall the fruits Of Union Victories
be gathered and aeGutedf
toration Of yet dtsloyAl States and communities
to 4 share In national councils with the
full privilege accorded TO them there to urge by
~, Is ,ac % practical snspe which Ills % questioa
now assumes. II nnrepent4nt 1nd suu disloyal
rebel .FS e S L. a.
The rebel debt, Or 70 deny the freedman any tho
poea s,9casta ss Que Of tSc results of tae 70.
bellion which has been crushed. or 70 attempt to
establish the dangerous doctrine OF StAte sOytt-
4o:.s n resas md sSe trails o 6niaa ves fs
| rtea hare wasted and withesed as they lie strewu
over one hundred bsttle,plsins.
crushed It woufd acem naturally enough to follow
that al thoec who bad engaged Ia 10 rebellion
% s stbeEs ws,s
tspouseu. .-.--.
! THE RESULTS OF TIE wAn-
! The Constitution Of every State which tempted
/ kefaffa ffbtD fbc (1nfnD- far 4 {;H
lion with The National Government WIS CONCERNED
abroeeted BY ihc act OF secession.
same had relation to the Confederate Government
fell az The consequence Of tho defeat Of thai SO
thus, at he close OF the war, each and every on,
Of those 9. cedins States vas absolutely wishout
own art; lhc new one, which placed them In re
military power OF the la Ion. Not only were the,
without Constitutions ~ Sotts but there Was ri
power then exstlg Within a. ~ shs setsitorial limit
had, b ,he1r tfeaeon, forfeited iii political Egh
and privileges: Hence, there was no organic law
State Gu he said 70 Be- in tAe Union, whtsh ha
neither Constitution nor people empowered Il
create one, nor Representation IN Congress, no
political problems which will leave to the sup
wa; os e eondoa rs when BY
sseaesinsion Of Abraham Lincoln Andrew John
son beeame President Of The Uni.cd states. 20,
ws sSq msSt lave Is 70 & s
liow confidently they anticipated their owtn e.
clusion from all share In The control or the natio
oass a asGs
the ei<m5acy of ths nation aud not possessed =
to have restored. upon basis brond aid perms
Dent. erery State to lts proper relation with .th
unlon Of au the states, We I'LL we'll reuembe,
ANDEKw JouNtoE's HRcoNsTRtcaox.
Al ouce Andrpw johnson nesan tho WORK Of II
c11stsust!on ne appGlu!ed what ss ae called Pst
to es
H. !ebslleas stasss. u tdis set hs sa5.ssatss
ssea sa - BY shsH eec va sc
head. lie thcn proceeded 10 declare what elasse
Of persons might be gnltled to yote q she ssesio
70 st'ena !h1fe ~ @ as
ost md forfeited them 81 ,heif iTeasoii, and thl
tie sig. of he elective t,auehise lot ind iostel
them By htmsolk which be proposed to do, IN
did DO by paftons, nmncst,cs and proc1amstlonl
Andlew 5ohnsca nj d % he Coz s
behalf Of treason and against loyalty. The nj
ltons Of freedmen who had alone been loyal. VII
tAe nation huadseds Of shonsa sands q .ncn, .wes
mol permitted ID partfcIpate In tho election OF dc
cCstee 10 Convention tAllpd TO Sc.cfcate . StRI
Government Under whteh tltcy snd thelza wooo
live. This right was denied upon tho assumptIu
elective franchise. II was sald thai II was In II
Thai 4 could not cotYtr It. iIow eontcmi'tible
ss that 70 s.nsls .sssl rsGs.s!rsssd u sAs.s sis
rlgh, from Andrew Johnson. Eycry rebel IN q
South bad losi The ,iEht 10 yote. wh!sh l.e had b
| of urt{G91 hgF-nn bs ,1nst,
Andrew johnson deprived 10 .sebai os Ills r.eas
rcbel himself. Hnt Antirow johnson dld conf
the Right upon tho rebel who had lost It by b
treason, aud refused 10 contcr # upon the uegl
And ,hus ii was int Ia the WORK OF rccunsru
Andrew johnson. He fonnd thesc statcs wttho.
| Governors, and be appointed Goycrnors- q
fonnd lheu without a constituency entitled
vote. and be siraishtwsJ esSated eons'ltuene
| spectacle was presented Of rebels again exe!c!
ing political power. Tho result Of the eleetto
Tor delegates was snsh a. might vel have Iesn
{ just dissolved, win tho adv1ee md under The
framed and declared 10 be tbe law of tie lau
these Constitutions were a much the work
, the President, as were the Governors thenselv
; Governor Pcr1s The e. necessity Of regulating Il
rebel debt. lie fue,rncts ali his newly created %
eEuoIs that the Constitutional Amendment abolla
erhor stafkey 70 extend he elective franchise
p IL consataitons tins having hsen framed
, accordance with the dictklors OF the Preside
BY Convention elected By q constituency whI
he called Into being Al elections called BY Cover
ots whom be had appo,nted tne work Of reeo
etructl0u under this one-mnn power proceeded
the Organization Of State Governments. Let 1t
remembered, however. in this connection. q
1 e a s
Stale Of Tennessee. The several States being u
ns sss NsS e 4dw e.
ststes officers: Aembers Of Congress were Il
elected " Andrew Johnaon's voters; And Unit
J. lures whom Andrew Johnson's voters l.
: in session. The creator Of States did not deeu,
= call to his assistance nor to solicit The counst
!. Of the representatives Of The people. bnt upon
. assembling Of Congress thst hody vas advised
= dent had performed, and were asked at once :
admit 10 seats IN National councils the reprea'
Z were dcy1ng Natlonsl authority, and seeking
!" force OF aI1nk to overthrow It. This CongT
: has thus far refused to do
i Any attempt to obtain clear idea Of what
i drew JDhuson calls my policy" from anythi
!. thai he &nyR, will provo utterly futile. Hnt co
| pairing his acts with his declarations It will
seen that they are utterly it7econcilable-
In his Dirt meseage TO Congress he saya, Ia
Of military rnle over the seeded States that eu
policy wunld have q implied that the States whit
Ntnbahttanta Eaay have taken part In the rel
ttlioa hid bT the act OF those inhsbtsants ceA,
"to exist. But the true theory Is that I'll prcse!
"ea acts Of secession were IRON the begsnnl
s.null md void. The States cannot commit +,
s'eon nor screen the individual citizens who n
t.have committed treason any mora Than they {
!, "uake valid treaties or cpgaCe in laNfnl cc
:. "ruerce with any foreign power. The States
~tempt,ne 10 secedc, pl1ceh themselves in = c
wdttion where their vitality WIS impaired buk
y 1extingnished-theIr functions suspended
- .snot destroyed"