The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-09-05
VOL. XIV.
Address Of the PhiIadeiphia Convention,

aft 40 p1fv q 1rttfh he NJ
T1oa"Irra1ia this 10Th dav c' busustB lgGg rs the
onttiyes of the people in all se5tio and ali the
III. .i tcrrtories IF tfr TTnfrr - c6r 6rrIt No. ~
al-.I and tbe wants If ort aafsTo,, I ny
Ounce a. -op his dccIarB-epEaf o,,r ,,r nc;1i' " \
at.t oI.raI nrrr,osas pra seat- IN ,raE1,Eto i'
efca IKE uleetin IF the as l3tfoiaI rInyantio, IN
trIee0 nvnnfs have orcurfal ,yi ial XIII, cI,1''ad
w tarartar of nur Internal @oIiti,.s iii ;,, 7E
T-,ad states 4 new pIace anT1na te nEtiGGs ~ tLe
1. O,r ,,overn9eni has pa,aasa sbroI IN tl,e yics
les and he pcrils Of civil ya4-a var Which though
gectioral IN its chargcta. las nIess VI,
tII 5,olitfagl ii erenc that ir e yrv bcgip7ip,,
,1yarnanU+ had iFrsatolad N rn}t, ,f mn ,.
ai Existence and has Ieff IT, 9rrss d.en and in nc
"ie mon the Interests tsa sa. tirtnts and tba
-, of the renpbIic W5iIF if ms itdirted mon
& Whole couutry severe losses in lis and in propcrtv
rd has irnrosed burdens which ,ust yelrf an lis ra
Irres for reRcrations to come if has deEeoDed de-
rea Of national courage in tile rraseucb Of nationaI
3l-gnrs-a capacity for military laiisatipn and
grFegeuont and devotion oil the art df the peoDle
n the form of government wbief thGy baEe oTdaiDed
J II t,o rrnriples If fybir ba1
as DESIGNED 10 promote which n,lst confirm thn ror
@5par N tbe nation m tbe ppraetIit If HI ranIIicr
stitrfpus and command me- rfsrp,t 81 ithe lviI;seJ
,orld
like all great contests which, rora tIo hassio,s and
4ost tbe endurance of nations ais var oven a,,
,ono 10 the ambition of DolitiraI ,tartiIs md fresL
irnIpse TO plans of innoyatiob and rpE!r3, ArniIt
tIa chaos of conflicting snpherrs f,sataraIIa rror
cb an era while the 1ublic heart Is kfanIT ai;a 70
III tbn nassioDs that can sway +la ,ufic Idtsror md
Fct fine pubic action: yyhIli tbe ,onpds ~ -ar ro
m fresh ana bleeding on eithEr sida and faar fr liz
fnrn take unirst nronortiorE fran, ieTo,ns ,,d
sentiments Of the past II II ii jiHrnt h(t I'M i1a
t,ge dnty which on y0ur behalf ,ye yhoIarn bnra
l,otI3 br III iSt i-, i' tait' e 'r "Ho'"'o Lyle ~
~ H. 6rsl tiI1o aftn. n; II Pf.,i s. = ,;4.
a e arG;ct TX L.,,r, 7 t7,I1 : N ~ = T. @ q,
| +or,- sac+i,r ~ An Ill q s " r - ~ ',D'io
,,- | ',,nder tI,at Ga IT, fiI us l., I co"iou
mon qiorv to consult together how 6est * cenat and
rernetuaie that Union which il AGAIN tbeobirc4 Of our
cannon love and Thus secure flfa LIess,IC f I;tor
.5 ourselves aud oar posterify II
In tbe first ace we invoke rop + ber aI,-,s
II ,r,.,,.toLro * 10 - ,t a - ~ '" ~
i " . rac qJ - o. - 20 o.,.rV, l., .lG na''oll
80, asgdiiIs ft, 5jari< I+ ~ r. ~ : Iri ,i3 ~
r1 i1snrrnction ag,iret tba si,,+rna = tt;t ~ ~
] Las LnoI, s77,ral Il ,,s I,i =" ~ S;t ~ I liG
i, a,@,;, nnilr,rIil i13 [ f,sni .I IL - ''g i''a
C, aJ N, arer cza t'; it With J ~ \ y yi5
- 2o 'I ~ S'e'y o1o "';.l IN g4lslllclIoH N
a 0tIaT 4 aI,dd,,,es NJ ,l,. I i t'lot @ ~ = @ es
Iarn disco,tirtoJ AMI ~ - ai 49, -
iJa Inf t5e sfo}n Of va, M , 'u anu
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I,Ircr IlfyE,I ~, rj, Ell II -. 80, - Va ~ " II ~ az % Nv
-r brogd 9l,t,fT, W - -, rJr. l. ~ Ti;;ti
,.rgas rslIop. citizc,s ,f ~ E,o5,LL,t tE,nI - -
esap6 obligafians or a c,nr,aI ri.i' ~ any ,r
Ggring neither Tirl,ts ,,or IN tasess ,, tIf % I'
mn, jestin,- mo d.tias t,4t Io,.ttIy-a E,,,, ~. -
ro AGAIN III dnttps nf eaaa mi ~ M - lt; ,t2
n VIZ 6.,, sgar EIs5 - Il, Ei ~ it,lg' @
,sr,inr tbo iDtarnst4 of ra9ca, IA }.iJ br.,, ~ MI
lTost y5iseIv NH nif,.ctItIIt E,,aI r. @ a" tr I III
MI ad ,J rft s"''l1 @ III u i 1Ig MG
bas secured ana tha b}essins which rndIr and
anign PIoyiJance bo q III far ~ ran III
This Is the work not Of passion bu of CAIN and sobrr
iul,uaut. mt of resentment far 9as+ ciFsrsns NJ
i1nTod bayoud the limits which instca ont reason mo
scribe buf of n stafesmansbin which tnjr,ates ,t il
cannot prevent uud builds tts homes f,t the f,tnra
rltber Iipou community Of n+eras@ and l,IioT, ar
mon dittrusf and tIe yyeSanons Sf tree '''''
In tIe newt Mace we cali mon VIM IN i-oro,is IN
tbcir Glll sionifcance and fa 5crr, WIN In N i. t
;Inatn conse1nances tba ,ojrgI rasnitst of tb 60,
fnst closed m t,yo rnost ir,rort,nt oEic,,Iarg t
,rfory achieved III tha nation bo bc
nal and decisive First II IND ablist HI bayon5 Nh
r,rtbpr controversy and III, I'm higIa.t Ef III Itr,
eanctions tLe ahsoInfs 5,f ot,,aI |
crnn,art r. defined and jir5itag III, Iba ctnsttti f
me- limited states ma He r,arn9ent iatalsr;t, ari
indissoinhty or fhn federal Itof.@s con
eeouence. ard socoud il has mt ,n cnE fnSIIy and
e,ravrr TO tbe eyistcnco Of slayrp, unoE tbo l or
within the jurisdiction of fbe ~ tod Efotns RotI
~ ~a"rit - L - ~; W ~ I5 IL 90 -. .t.. i'oS'
md controvarsv mon bnf, yae ed njeoI,tr r- and
finally by the result
In The third pace we deem II o thc Utmost i,,ror
tance that the real character of the war a1Ed n rrtorv
bv which IL was closed shouId bat accrloeI, nndnr
stood The war was carried on by hc oiyrrIn,cnt of
tbe United States IN Igntenanc IN ts olcp authority
an5 M GsCcrrss M III Am a~staI.. hIt ~ rhi3h
we're mepaced bv tbe nsorrection ,vRicb n souobt NJ
sunpress The sipprpssion of tlgt ipsEgrrncti9n III
ronDlisbed that result The government If tIe limited
States maintained bv force Of arms the spnrene an
thortv over all the TERRITORY md ever I'm Inc States