, 1866-05-23

Which di.tnres the prhlic 1niad Is a sappo.et
S S1 Tbes es ns saa sp spd hs$ heS9s atss
iheir respective ana co-ordloa,e roxsrs I aerse
hat Il 6 altogether eas1er md altogether 15ore
de-ttab!e that The, work Of Reconciliation
90 happily begun and 90 successfully prosecuted
hefelooFs. shalI B.: confined ana ended under the
auspices o. the National Union parry. and OF The
preAideut and conEnrsa the Representatives, Of
Nai p4ttJ. la"fee, therefore, that ii Wonld be 4
sac misfortune II divergence betaeen tue Prtsi-
dent a,d congress should work decline and
de"ntal Of The National Union putty. II is dear
r1ee, ITS ma5estic ,progEess and its
cfaodl Wofk. hoth tne President and ongres.
might well expect 70 be equally tnvolvod IN the
trom thr National Councils, and roe with mottld-
cation the great responsibilities 10 ~hlch the parry
1ad IN that ca1e proved III nne 1ua assumed and
Atical organization But the President, Eougta.s
r'a,ttmsn aud Eanie. a1e Of 10 real account II ny
e:nma!ior. ~ "a WetRhed aEatn:t the national lte
q e Won u Nat. II no" hangs On the issue Of recon-
cf!iauon n peace
Ihs na'ioo must Ase. y must lire foEeves~
Rtncy. at The halds Of one .Prtstdcnt,
tongrees aud party, or a. tho hands
Of smother. l rea,oncd IN this
-ane ~4y now N rtcsrd 10 reconciliation and
peace: 1ezptet thst year hence lsnall be found
70 s e sn G nom a. ,s sd@1ttea to htrs been
ihe Prez1se9i, The Congress and The party OF the
Uolon* ADMIT that the jcalonsfes
we're only temposasily allaYed. no. cxtipgulshed
by the elections OF Norembtf. They htvs been
tednlonsly cheri he'd mud increased un,i they have
pres: md popular assemblies. admit that the
nstioDal Union pzftJ IN ConEzess has as yet heen
unan!e eiiheI 10 accept e. reject The councils Of
cunnot, towerer. be made between congress and
the lsestdent without having for ltt groove set1-
Qua difference upon tons cardinal political question.
1t .hts point IT, will be well to settle tor you,-
selves Mhst It IL ha, aEr desiring 10 see e6ecIed
by the President and ConRres4- We all agree that
We ott11e and seek iaEt what the nauon needs al
Tic present tuncture. We cannot accept less thau
thle because It ~ould Leave d. k! If not desola-
ed. at least disturbed and distracted coanuy.
We canrot require more. because eyeu1 If more were
the ttuoy and the work, not Of ourselves
At this particular period, but Of ouEseires and
suseessoT hereafter
nsh IL eeu1,1y !. slesdy
ss 61on of See%n Il III sa @us s i
t1x, NEE equal, sepaEac telfacting. and IN regard
10 internal atlair!. relf governing states We do
not reconstruct thai whlcn has BOT been destroyed
Tbers hat ncesd been sn attempt tt me deatsnc.laE
constructed BY our foretathcrs, stands now nrm,
compact complete4 anu perfect. Just Is 1t cams
for eighty years only, noz ret toz t,ms Of peace
only get for period Of civil war only, ht Tor
all The changing eondi,lons Of pcaoe and var, for
Others say uhst The country needs ia the Eessora-
tfop Of the auta omy OF the Nation l think it
needs no such thing. We hare passed that point
ranged tnd dI.orgruszed equally in thclr Cousttiu.
t,onal relations 10 the Union. They have, how-
ever. ttDse hat time rtorRaaized. Their orcame
allegiance to The TALON.