The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-16

LONDON. ADJUST 10.
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PHILADrLPaIA, Aug. l6.--I
vention has adjourned
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success
y ITO tho Associated Press
A PHILADELPHIA, Aug l6.-At meet
ling Of the National Union ENecutiv,
Committee, resolutions were adopted
earnestly recommending TO the friend.
Of peace, Union, liberty and law, il
each county of the Stateand Terrific
ries, TO hold mass meetiAgs, FOR the
purpose Of ratifying the acton OF the
Contention, and provide mans to
place fts proceedings in the haTfanG
every citizen of the Republic.
The Convention address has been
adopted. 1t invokes the people of the
United States to remember that the
war has ended, and that the nation is
again at peace, and to accept with all
their legitimate consequences the 20.
litical results of the war: that it has
established beyond all further contro-
versy, and by the highest ofall human
saction, the absolute supremacy
of the National Government as
defined by the Constitution; that
the permanent integrity and indissolu
bility of the Federal Union are neces
sary consequences that it has put an |
end. finally and forever, to the exist
ence OF slavery upon the soil within
The jurisdiction Ut the United States
hat the Government of the United |
states has maintained bF force of arms
supreme authority over all territories
md over all States and people within
IS Jurisdictions, which the Oonstitu-
ion conters upon it; that it has acouir-
ID thereby no new poher or enlarged
no nr+'t either of terri
orial posses sion { of civil authority
'hich itdidnotnt ,sess before the re-
that tie .stitution to-day
) precisely as it was r,efore the war
ne supreme law of I'll lad, anything
the Constitution or laws of any
tate to the contrary notwiths |
nd to-day, precisely as before the c
ar, all powers not conferred hy the
constitution upon the General Coy n
nor prohibited by it to the =
tates, ar& reserved to the several =
tates or the people thereof h
During the war every Executive Il
essage and proclamation explicitly h
sclared that the sole purpose Of the n
ar was to maintain the authority of q,
e Constitution and presere le
c integrity of the Union and h
ongress ratified this solemn declara- "
)n, Congress has since proclaim tr
that the Government has the right !,
conquerors to subject the territory q,
nquered and its inhabitants to such .,
nalties rs the legislative department n,
ay impose. Under this claim that al
luse of the Constitution declaring N
atno State, without its consent, shall Or
denied equal suffrage in the Senate, W,
s been annulled, and ten States are nj
prlved Of representation, although an
, Federal Courts are reopened and m
les imposed +;
This claim, so enforced, involves as N
al an overthrow of the authority of
} Constitution as that sought to be
ected by the States in rebellion NJ
, right asserted that Congress, in
NAL possession of authority, may tb
clude any Of the States from repre- a
ltation until they comply with such br
lditions as they dictate. After con. oo
yerting this Radical doctrine, the Of
lress says: "We do not hesitate to on
rm that there is no section of the wo
Intry where the Constitution and hc
's of the United States find more A
,npt and entire obedience than in ro,
Sc States and among those people N,
0 were lately in arms against them, on
where there is less purpose or Sc
lger Of any future attempt to over cit
ow their authority. In closing. %,
address alludes to the approaching soI
lgressonGl elections, and says: rat
We call upon you in every Con wa
ssional district Of every State to IN,
ure the election Of members who.
ltever other difference may charac-
ze their political action, will unite tol
he recognition Of the right of every
te of the Union to representation, for
who will admit to seats in either ha,
nch o. Congress, every loyal rep cor
entative from every State in allegi- arc
e to the Government, who may be his
nd by each House in the exercise of grl
powers conferred upon it by the tin
lstitution, to have been duly elected han
lrned and qualified for seats therein. d7i
When this shall have been done. Dol
Government will have been res sal
ii to its integrity, the Constitution act