The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-19

Governm ent 10 the perior OF the duties for which
10 Ss esnSon no Of Ssss n subjected nessbonS
territory Mistakes nlusce even rsHd Inevitably
AGENCIES and these have produced their natural effect
& SssrIis S SCn TneTRs aTnC SSm @
TO alter the spirit OF our geat natona system % ana oy
hateul he people Of al the staes North and south
he duties Of a junction for which the Government
desened, do not wait the slow deve opment
Sisas,sr We are training iutIIe citizens by the worst
possible e. instruction, and every months persistence
h maniiesttha' the experiences of this DELAY, and
per of the people has become much less commendable
than Vas At the conclusion OF setye hostltie that
perlls OF our condition only increase It. 1t for you
sufficient, and whether the new conditions Imposed by
are likely 70 prove an na remedy The
to the national Constitution, have been presented not
Without pfeceden For the Grs time in the history o.
this Government propositions without connection have
been denied opportunity of tree choice concerning
zenship OF tn United states The second laws down the
basis OF representation. The thro is in the following
person shall be Senator OF REPRESENTATIVES in Con
ofce civil or military under the United States, or
under any Stae who having previously taken an oath,
stses or as member S any State LEGISLATURE or as an
constitution Of the Unted States shall have engaged 10
nsurrecuOn ebellion against the same or gwen aid
by vote OF twobnds OF each House, remove sue disa
The effect of each Of these utterly disconnected pro-
positions is made to depend upon the accepance or
who insisted upon thus connecting them could
pected that they would be ranaed TIE Southern
struggle and sharing the risk Of their fate through
paShmen S bodies
deserve at the hands of the Government unnte-
associates and followers to in1ct that punishment
9seTce more than MRa the
ntnt ltse IS aulholiEed to impose III IN the midst
nary fidelity comrades in arms to each other-the
con mon of honor which rules all companion
they have voluntarily and steadily followed amid
the amendment ana they are forbidden to accept the
oiler without It We believe that ihe only eiiect & OF
south lIom the practice OF seltgoyepment and the
to accept it we are at loss to perceive the
benefit be derived from it, because act OF Congress-
any pledge assurance that the adoption Of those
senIatves from the southern States now exc uded or
the recognition OF their constitutional relations to the
, he preamble and resolution adopted in the case of
DO mot ar 0Sei rs TO he % %
every other southern State 1t is evident from the
an endments and from the sentiments enuncated by
them that it Is their hxed Purp9se even the amend
equa ity of The co ored condition precedent to
States lately in Rebellion The psrsans Of these con-
dtOns attempted to excite the inclination and alarm Of
Without them IS an abandonment OF all the deaT-bought
Of hat war to Shrink rom being wise lest they Should
be OF nsultrg the graves OF their comrades
much.
they hold that to be infdel i is cowardy
wich this people has indicated in wll not scker
e and the
has been done 1t has shared alreaey and for law a:
% .Ge Of This m 81 1 GSf5 IL The
and INDUSTRY and wealth must inevitably rule
tos land but it wni and benenciay thai
mot By oree 'H
done towards and that they desire ad
mission to the national councils only that they may
tinued exclusion by the proposed amendment
which will not be ratified Their exclusion cannot be
This people will not suffer it to be lasting and they
inclined to patriotism and good iaith They are Amer
d @
Iom the Union and rom complete ses gSyernment Is
among them and the OF the nation might suffer by
sysTyh1g which dsmorszeS their cond0n and 5C
believe the people OF the South win violate the good
SeeS
hundred Southern delegates, holding influential posi-
believe, actually representing constitaences who
tie softS in piedgns that yenton aud the people
that the public debt q the United States shou fCTeve
paid and that the rights q, the freshmen should b
suSns wiz @ sOde
Know the character OF their opponents we believe
ss S SHs and the & and
e2 GSs sn T p aa t
in which they dwell 70 violate promises given in the
been given which justify adherence to the course
continuance q the present unhappy condition th}
@ arss. hat cORsltIon S sEo% worse @ fer 1 t%S
years longer Who can estimate the evils which will
as 81 Il . m a i90sS S
remember that the Government is not the em,
SSsno and esas with Ss So and Paa%e
h s ana Which as dnS %ngsa S P Of hS
We believe tnat nationality with its distribution
the chef fundamentally ana IS the best blessing o
political and civil life for all races and communities
as promptly as possible Te-estSb is6ed By means OF Il
we shall accomplish not only peace and safety but JUS
sacred rights we snail insist
We speak as soldiers because we believe that an ap-
peal from TO the brave men who met IN battle "a
unite W.b us IN giving peace to our common
10 I sd@en the gesh Which honor au
manity entoin will not be made in vain. We snail ASK
tsning the law preserving the peace vindcatng good
Will, and upbodiDg the honor and INTEGRITY Of our com
We want a Union not merely in name, but Union in
scti not Union merely Of geographea ~ iines Dui
such Union we wish to eniov. BY L alone can oui
nation accomplish Its true mission an In1 t a uS
TO yeu our former comrades In arms 10 assist ~ ie
Democrats. not Republicans, but as patriots anC
I national Union men. - A., =,
that mutual which should be ever cherished by
those who have shared common danger IN Sontendinl
dark days Of The RebelioD-et us remain rienos dur
aon 10 tEe sopiS when She was hostile and desnt
unite rendering to her not only just but gene
Ifwe but do this ii we but evince the magnan nifty
Pr always polite ron % 'ns St E,or to he conquered