The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-10-17
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!: would surrender Girra d the 5remainde 5
rebel forces, and lay down. their arms,
then the rebels, on returning TO their
!, homes, should be reinstated 10 all
their rights, political and otherwise
These terms were ( carefully drawn BY
BrecEinridgc, submitted TO Reagan
of the Confederate Cabinet, = and
agreed to BY Gen. Sherman; who was
incautious enough to bes taken lin che
ltrap.ss But ,tbeS m6menk -mebG Glterms
were published to'th6 conntryyWit
the indignant comments Of the SecIe:
tary Of War; aud you remember that
one Of those comments was that they
surrendered all that we'shad been
fighting for, and gave the rebels po.
4 litical rights ); therefore, they. were
not approved; Orders were sent
down BY President Johnson 'and all
the people said, amen, thatatheE Con.
stitution should be set aside, and new
terms, such as Grant had given Lee,
should be required. ~ :. q;
i Then they got no riglts.. What
] did; they become7 What did they
claim they werel What. did they
claim L Amnesty as parolcd prison
ers of war. Now, then, my doubling
friends; if any there are :, here, is
not a paroled prisoner of,war pretty,
poor material to make sovereign
States Of this Union o4tt of :[Greas
applause r. Sil5y,. i4r gri,.>
What were the States, then in tho
intendmcnt Of public lawi What
wcre the States, 10 the intendment, Of
national right, and Of every decision
Of every Court and Of, every juriat I
7hcy apere but camps q of f. parked
prisoners under the guard Of our sol:
diers, to SEQ, that nobody, nolestcd
them 20 70 long as they behaved We'll,
now then, l ask you right here, can
there be any doubt that the Congrcss
Of the United States, representing
: the Government of the conquering
army Of the United States, have full
rights to make all necessary rules and
regulations for the government OF the
camps Of paroled prisoners OF war3 |
do not discuss the question what You
Gull them. | deal With tho question
coldIy and firmly what they were.
You mny Gull them territories, con.
quered provinces, anything but our
Governments. ] won't stand that,
But have heard the sophism
which is tho ond, Alpha and
Omega Of all arrangements against
) US, to this effect: :" "Well, I don't un-
derstand you there. You say that a
State has no right to secede, and you
whipped them and prevented them
Then You say they are not in the
Union. How do you reconcile thatT
: Let us for a moment deal with that
argument. What do we say precise:
) Ilyl We say that no act Of q State OF
the Government ofthe United States
even, Gun alter the relations ofa ain.
gle citizen of this Government, or the
, protection Of the American flag. We
: say the obligations Of every male re-
main the same to the United States;
: The distinction We make is this =.
They lost their rights by the crime
L, they committed, while they did moi
!. get rid Of their obligations. They
, had rights as q part Of this Govern
3 mcpt, as Statesliu this Union. They
t had obligations as citizens Of the Uni
ted States. & '.-.'' > Z. -" ,',,.-'H -.
=. Let me give you an example famil
., iar to our courts: A man commit'
! murder. .At.,hat moment he has al
!. the high rights, Of a citizen |; the righ
! to tho ballot, the right to be elected
to office, the right to the marriage re-
, lation, the right to tho government 9
I his children, the right to walk q fret
, man around the streets !; but .by. tht
: act of murder, by that crime, he for
feits his right to his liberty, to hil
: wife, to his children, and oven to JIG
:, itself. Mark me- lie gets rid o
: none Of his Obligations to society b
.. his own crimes: So with these States
,, While they could not mako ono hail
!. |. white or black; 90 far as their; assev
! erances frolnthe Union was concerned
!; get they, By their treason and .theil
) crimes, could forfeit all their rights; II
; the UnioI-not:less traitors, becaust
! they were citizens mot less citizenl
|; |; because they. were traitors: !: ~
. They say : State never dies iWhat.i
. /. State? It i, . political ,orgahi4atio,
: Of certain communities under one consti
Z tuition: Suppose 'that 10 agivcn State o.
!, tho inhabitants should die; what becomea
Of the State thent, Laughter: Sup
!, pose all the inhabitants should sepigrate
3 what beciomi5e;si oti iitEc STATE :. The lanee
: theretAthe people have = gone: Suppose
: sii deinia abisaatl become public 3Alisl
: enemies, What beoc 1Ssi Of The. Stats :. 2
part of..h. s;oyjsei q Il iI ssis
: that;i shssc' ! eau s. taetei, die, because ~,
: saf taers !il ,po risht n Sase y: !sesde