The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1866-08-29

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This is the work, not of passion, but Of calm
and sober judgment; not of resentment for
past ofenses, prolonged beyond the limits
which justice and reason prescribe. bat Of
a liberal craftsmanship which tolerates what
it cannot prevent, and builds it's plan and
its hopes for the future rather upon COM
munity of interest and ambition than upon
distrust and the weapons of force.
In the next place, we call upon you I,
recognize in their foil significance, and tC
accept with all their legitimate consequent
cess the political results of the war just
closed. In two most important particular,
the victory achieved by the national gov.
ernment has been final and decisive. First
il has established beyond all further con.
troyersy. and blythe highest Of all human
sane tions, the absolute supremacy of the
national government, as defined and limited
BY the Constitution Of the United States
and the permanent integrity and indissolu
billty OF the Federal Union as a necessary
consequence and second, il has put al
end finally and forever to the existence o.
slavery upon the soil or within the jurisdic
tion of the United States. Both these point,
became directly involved in the contest
and controversy upon both waa ended ab
solutely and finally by the result.
10 the third place, we deem il Of the ut
most importance that the real character o
the war and the victory by which il wa
closed should be accurately understood
The war was carried on by the government
Of the United States in maintenance Of il,
own authority and in defence OF its own ex
istence, both Of which were menaced by th,
insufreetion which il sought TO suppress
The preston Of that insurrection ac
con- plished that result. The governmen
of the United States maintained BY force o
arms the supreme authority over all th,
territory, and over all the States and peo
pie within its jurisdiction which the Con
stitution cnniers upon il; but il acquire,
thereby no new power, noenlarged jurisdic
tIon. no rights either Of territorial posses
sion'or Of cnli authority which il did no
possess before The rebellion broke out. Al
the righiful power il can ever possess i
that which is conferred upon II, either il
express terms or by fair and necessary i'm
plication, BY the Constitution u the Unite,
States. TWAS that power aud that author
~ which the rebellion sought 10 overthrow
aud the victory OF the fcteral arms wa
simply the defeat oil that attempt. Th,
government Of the United States acte,
throughout the war on the defensive. |
sought onlv 10 hold possession ol what wa
ALREADY lis own. Neither the war. nor III,
victory BY which il was closed. changet
IN any way the Constitution Of the Unite,
States. 'rhe war vas carried on by VIRTUE
nf its provisions, and under the limitation
which they prescribe, and the resul, OF thv
war did nat either enlarge, abridge or u
any way change Or affect The powers 4 con
lers upon the Federal government. Or re
lease that government from the restriction
whirh II has imposed.
The Constitution Of the United Sta.es i
to. day precisely as IL was before the war
the :. supreme law of The land, anything Il
The constitution or laws ot any State 10 tn
contrary notwithstanding" and to-day. al
80. precisely As before the wsr, all the pow
rrs not conferred By the Constitution upui
the general government. nor prohibited b.
il 10 the States, are reserved to the se,e
raj States, or TO the people thereof"
This position is yindlcated not only D.
the essential nature Of our government, an'
the language aud spirit OF The Constitution
but b, all Tie acts and the language Of ou
government. in all is departments, and
T all times from the outbreak Of the rebellion
TO its final overthrow. In every messag,
and proclamation Of the Executive it wa
explicitly declared that the sole object an'
purpose of the war was TO maintain the ail
| ihority ol the Constitution and TO preserv'
the integrity Of The Union; and Csngres
more than once reiterated this solemn DE
ciaration, and added the assurance tha
whenever the object should be attained th'
war should cease, and all the States shoul'