The New York herald., 1866-07-05

half dozen potentatss q Washington BY whose decrees
these ourages inflicted the creatures OF the people,
% ssS bound 70 90 their ys Citizen. the psoPss aosr
but By the default Of the people themselves II BY
their want Of vigilance BY their misplaced conndence in
ruin Is wrought OH for some master voice 70 rouse 50.
ciety nom is supor 70 stir into thought a. did the
.yssd might T s b cured and T Let the
over all the land who shall say them nay
republic win Be- scai,srsd as the dewdrops q ID.
night the lion shakes from his name. hear had that
sm Loyal g o ss
tonf II Is for tho constitution they ask Where else
but In the constitution ssy find sny hopes They
shall be only sword with which they are assaiIed
but shield by which they may be defended Their
duct for the last twelve months proves that they have
abandoned In good faith abandoned tho theory OF
sion They pray for "Union," and Union Is denied
them. How long is this TO last What was this civil
johnson, Of Tennessee and adopted on July 20, 1851
This resolution was offered In Congress-
& &S;nsns all al feeling M q and
ss ss war not g,o.:Stsa q part in .D
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rights osabishsd institutions OF those States But 70 de-.
laws made In pursuance thereof and to the
wsn Ss soca I. g s I s
North II for that to save, restore preserve
Unon they fought For this purpose and other them
young men % @ s the plough and the bench and took up
their long days Of toll and danger this tho prize they
sought to win. They gained Il. They conquered 1t.
their fathers bsqueathed TO them had been by their
strong arms preserved And now they find they but
grasped shadow The reality is snatohed from them, The
Onion not saved The Union is not preserved The Union
Is prevented and delayed lest its restoration may thwart
the plans or cross the specuatons Of the honorable gen.
In nuhnv md
been the OF profit and power they could not
otherwise attain TO- They need guarantees Guarantees
for what? That the South will henceforth be loyal and
obedent to the constitution and the laws that accord
Herewith. What better guarantees can you have than
they have given you sna gvs Is not IN ,neI deiea. com
tee that they will never again take arms against
the omnpotent will which has ordained that secession
IS impossible and the Union shall never be dissolved
Are no their ruined cities their wasted fields their
desolae hearhs the graves OF their dead-father son.
which nature, higher, mghtier kindlier than mans
laws, will dash the tear Have we guarantee In this
that these men are Amercans-our own brothers
detected but not yet humated too proud TO be false
Ask solders-the who stood face to face with
them In many hot and bloody fght-who met them
where kindred ignoring the articles Of war; made them
for while companions and friends Ask the generals
would not trust the word Of those whom they had
seen so gallantly defending theory with their
lives Ask Grant Il he he docs not trust Lee. Take
men who fought, mot the men who talked; ask them II
they trust the loyalty Of the men they fought vanqushed
and forgavc and my life for IT, from end to end Of that
glorious column Of heroes viii ring out "Aye, aye"
Would to God 1t had been left to them-to the men who
fought the quarrel QUITO settle IT, and believe the
Union would be whole to-day. But tho Union must be
preserved 1t cannot be prevented; il cannot be
tarded There is union in the hearts Of the people,
tom they desire the society Of another-trade and
commerce with one another It cannot be that they will
maneuvres Of faction that, to enrich itself,
retain power, would keep open, irritate and
a ne q is sn be- S1
remember time s running BY s unused
generosity still hope In their Just second thoughts their
calm common sense. Let not reconciliation true, real
reconciliation be delayed until that confidence is gone
and replaced by the suen submission Of disappointment
and despair too trust in the peoples they often
abused and misled lied 70 by actous mon for factious
and generous impulses they betrayed. Tell
them but the truth-lay bare the deceit-show
they will be quick resent the treachery undo
tho mischief II has caused. Citizens OF New York-I
ss NJ s. 20 snsa sv.s f 70 sS sna
need not divide US more. speak % you now on sub
Ject whercon We al must agree Citizens Of Now York
than you "a tear for pity and hand open day TO
melting charity" You arc eager TO relieve want
You You know do You realize the faOs that men and
women, Americans, Of the same language, faith,
color yourselves your fellow citizens in south
dying FOR want Of food win you not help them,
toos You can help them They don't ask money.
All they ask for Is justice-justice tempered with
mercy Give them that; they need more help. Con-
fdcnce will be restored. Capital viii flow thither The
soon ada to the wealth Of the republic instead Of
shaming II with their misery. II never be well with
New York whe Is III with South Carolina or Tennes
see. This alone s union-uni0n, not In form and namc
aionc, but In substance and realitythat wrong
be inflicted on any State or any city or any man from
Maine TO Florida without all the states all cities, all
men feeling the hurt and desiring 70 apply q reuedy.
This s real union-all for each and each for all.
Citizens don. look ., this from the low level s,.S Of
anes ss s'' As aad . for York @ssn ss
by which tennessee excluded from representation by
the same wrong your own State may suffer II the ex.
sences OF faction requa .naa crs M me t'r
the alleged necessities Of war were the only excuse
the constitution violated and tho civil law set aside
We bore for the sake Of the Union which We thought
BY such q sacrifice could be preserved. But
now the wnr Is over The violations Of
,Ss Ss Snlon Is no, restored c,izens beware
The republic Is in dangerl The historic danger Of
pub,cs The government has faIen from the hands OF
the many into tho hands of the few From the many
who are apaahetic to the few who energetic and
bold The respect for the constitution is fading OF
mems hearts, and when that dies the republic Is lost
indeed for paper constitutions, declarations OF indc-
pendence. laws, are but paperworthess feless-mere
press tho instincts and longings of FREQ people The
concentration OF power VIII 20 on till man. weary and
sick OF the worst Of all bad governments, an ire
sponsibc oigarchy, will go one step farther
DO you ever think, citizens wherein the greatness
OF your rcpublic-this great republic OF republics
really resdess In its wealth. trade manufacture? Not
There nations In the Old World richer, with
larger commerce than ours In It's broad lands--its
almost iilimtablc domain No. Russia has millions Of
fertile TO which no emigrant turns his steps
Thousands day after day arrive our shores IL IN
schools churches paacess In all these things there
other countries by which equacd or excelled
I'll tell where, and where alone, It's greatness hcs-the
OF its greatness, strength hope and endurance
II Is in lis freedom. In this that IL has been and VIII
cratic republic Lcse that and all is lost Better be
shorn OF its wcalth--better II had never owned
rood OF ground more than tho thirteen
original Staiesbcttcr manufactured pound Of
cotton bar Of iron-bettor we had mlllonaires,
no banks parks, no palacss-bctier now lose then
all than lose that without which could have been
heritage Of freedom our constitution, our demo.
cratic republic With this, all things possible with.
out this progress progress towards ruin and the