, 1866-07-02


yc1s and honest men tell nc that The
man y bo Is a 1ajlos TO hls connt1! has rights
without the Legislature department OF bis Govern.
Nc should examine ihcse qnrston. calmly. md i
Ie1lcncv Is asked for ttnttoa, We shonld at leass
demand jn<t,ce fer ourselves. fIacnewcd aoplan:e-]
tprfe1Gu all the rights they had BON civil and
political and wnIa thty nle in the act Of treasoa
a.a1nst Ibe Government, shsy ean ciaan no EEhts
untcr The Consultation and laSs q the aud. Af:eT
Int aca Of s1eason Ind armed Etbcllaon las ceased
thee rights certainly do Eo' return '9 the1 until
the powers oi The ernmens Of the United Staies
Eh1 by ieeaslaflye actl0n fehAo1litnte or EEcnthf
tnem with ench r1ehtt ~ they deem proper under
the circumstances. They may Return them all to
them u they hase mind 70, bur none can tue tsai-
pn,c*s The Legislature, winch IL The Congress Of
the county, shall restore him 10 itt rights Zap.
isw wss fba, a man could comsni. t1eason Today
aid II h+ lar down his az1s to morrow he could be
restored to The tsme rights be had before com
| would trcsson he In this country; what ctme
would i be Certainly. by tnch course it wonlc
be made respectable, and not made odtou..
| fnends, II msjoaty of these eltycn statss com.
I mlttcd tIcaton aCntntt the gorernment. and tup
poec there IL no man 90 ,suoelu' in the land ,ha1
few. very few men, 30 leirped in the 1hAt have
| 70 much learning that 1t hAs made foots Of then
Appnse S:} 10 ;1s mn f.S
uapI aps nxn- / care rot who. 10 te!I me al wha
time tbete traitors 10 the Government have beef
fee,ond to their rights. I Want them to tell me
| The mere fact Of thefs having hetn captured d.
enemies of the Government, rcstorrs them TO- rgh!
a. ct1zcns OF the United statrs? 1t certainly dos
| not. Then, in what "ay have they been restores
| Ibey have been restored b5 no act Of this Gosern
| ment, aud lonAy. unless tt had bttn ~ the a>et!
Of tic Legislative Department of this tiore1nnsnt
| they void stsnd as tsaitoss to the Gorcr1mcn1
tfembl,pg be fore the law-upon thcI Epoe'- plead
| 1ug for thai cemtpcy Of this foret1ment 70
sbon c1rd upon them, Nhlch they fo otten <efns.t
| Wbe,, offend to them by the hmeutEd ard lna
preaidenr, Apsahsm Lincoln Tremendous n
Af1cr tbfe rebellion had erased, In what cond1lo
d,d ,yr flnd The people Of these seeding Stress
ftryaY commouly called? Did wc fnd the peapl
T.. thote Etstes with a Government unucr th
Of tbe United States Did wc find theI
os,cs inq the laus Of the Unised Saates! Tney wet
without apy Government Of = local character unde
tue | ton>t tl1nuon aud lATs oI Tue United 5taies.
the1 acs Of 1chcl,on they had Destroyed o oyei
,E1own thrtr Stsle Governments. and a1tempted
| se establish new relations wsth pretended COZ
1 ernnsent ut Richmond. When they Nete oeieattt
and captured. nuu tAken pr1tone:e. and Jch Uas1
! :Et head OF shef nseterded Govesnzne1lI VIII a
hfe cabinet. undertook to cscape from th!. conutt.
What condition were 1etr people ins would AZ
| spy o1 these men nho seem to be The champion
n q ndsocnles OF treason In this land, these mt
WHO have never failed 10 eympathlze With treaso
trdtn the utne that the dtet gun vas fired st tio
Stmte1 10 the present time. to tell mo ,roat NJ
,he condition OF those people then? tAppan.c
WcIc they not 1Ea4to1s 10 the Goye.nmcott Ths