Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-09-07

w EllC Tue uCW dTilclc ducHuluP Guc 4NdtiCu-
al Constitution offers the most liberal cOndl-
tons to the authors Of the rel ellion, and does
not come up to the measure Of our antlcpa-
tlo1s, we believe ratification would be the
commencement OF a complete and lasting pro-
lection to all our people, and therefore we
accept it as the best present remedy, and APP
peal 10 our brothers and friends in the North
and West to make it their watchWord In the
coming elections. The tokens are ausplcious
of overwhelming success However little the
verdict of the baIlot-box may affect the reckless
nan in the Presidential chair We cannot doubt
mat the traitors and sympatiZers he has encour-
aged will recognize that verdict as tue surest
Indication that the mighty power which crush
ed the rebellion is still alive, and that those
who oppose or DEFY it will do so at the.rlsk OF
their own destruction. Our confidence III the
over ruling providence of God prompts the
prediction and intensifes the belief that when
this warning is sufficiently taught to those mis-
guided and reckless men Of the South, they
will be proffercd those ii hts and franchises
which may be necessary to adjust and settle
this mighty controversy in the spirit of most
enlarged and Christian philanthropy.
The resolutions proposed by the commit %,
and adopted arc as follows:
THE RESOLUTIONS.
l. Resolved, That the loyal people Of the
South cordially unite with the loyal people OF
the North in thanksgiving to Almighty God,
through wholc wi rebellion unparalleled Tor
its causelcsSness, its cruelty and its crimnallty
has been ovcrrulel to the vindicatiou OF the
supremacy of the Federal Constitution over
every State and Territory of the Republic.
=. Resolved, That we demand DOW, as we
have demanded at al times since the cessation
of hostiiites, the restoration Of the Statcs in
which we live to thc;r old relations wit 'he
Union on the simplest and tcwcst condir g..
consistent with the protection Of our ! ..,
property, and political rights, now in jcopa
FROM the unQuenchcd enmity Of rebels lately
in arms.
8. Resolved, That the unhappy policy pur-
sued by Andrew johnson, President Of the
United States in its effects upon the loyal
people Of the South is unjust. oppressive, and
intoierabie and accordingly, however, ardent
]y VIC desire to see our respective States once
more represented in the Cong 4css Of the nation;
Inadequate conditions prescribed by the Fresi.
dent. as tending not to abate, but only to mag
mfg the peris and sorrows of our condition.
/ Resolved, That With pride IN the patriot
ism of the Congress, with gratitude for the
fearless and persistent support they have given
to the cause Of loyalty, and their efforts TO
restore all the States to their former condition
as States in the American Union, We will stand
by the positions taken by them, and use all
means consistent with peaceful and lawful
course to secure the ratification Of the amend
mcntS to the Constitution of the Ur'ted States,
as proposed BY the Congress at its recent Sc,
sion, and regret that the Congress in is Wis
dom did not provide bv law Tor the eater
security of the loyal people in the States not
yet admitted to representation.
5. Resolved, That the political! power Of the
Government of the United States in the ad-
uinistraton Of public affairs is by its Constitu-
ton coufded to the popular or law making
department. OF the Government.
6. Resolved, That the political situation of
the States lately in rebellion to the United
States Government and the rights Of the peo
pic of such States are political questions, and
arc, therefore, clearly within the control of
Congress, to the exclusion of the independent
action Of any ard every other department Of
the Government.
7. Resolved, That there is no right political,
legal, or constitutional, in any State to seccGc
or withdraw from the Union; but they may,by
sever the relations which they have sustained
sumo the attitude of public enemies at war
to all the rules and principles of international
law and the laws of war applicable to b2liger
{ It's, according to modern usage.
s. Resolved, That We are unaIteraby infa
voc of the Union Of the States, and earnestly
desire the legal and speedy restoration Of all
the States to their proper places In the UulOn,
and the establishment in each OF them OF lnfu
ences Of patriotism and justice, by which the
whole nation shall be combined to carry for
ward triumphantly the principles Of freedom
and progress, until all men OF all races shall
crywhcrc beneath the flag of our country,
,ave accorded to them freely all that their viz
tues intelligence, industry, patriotism and cner-
gy may entitlc them to attain.
g. Resolved, That the organizations in the
unrcpresentcl States, assuming to be State
governments, not having been legally establish
ed, are uot legitimate governments until recOg
nizcd by Congress-.
10. Resolved, That the welcome we have re.
ceived from the loyal citizens OF Philadelphia,
under the roof of the time-honoreG hall in which
the Declaration OF Independence was adopted,
inspires Us with an animating hope that the
were made the foundation Of the Republic at
its origin shall become the corner stone of re-
construction.
II. Resolved, That We cherish with tender
hearts the memory of the virtues, patriotism,
sublime faith, upright Christian lie, and gen.
erous nature Of the martyr, President Abraham
Lincoln.
p Resolved, That We are in favor Of universal
liberty the world over, and feel the deepest
sympathy with the oppressed people of all
countries in their struggle for freedom, and the
Inherent ri sht of all men to devise and control
for themselves the character Of the government
under which they live
Is. Resolved, That the lasting gratitude Of
Tie nation is due the men who bore the bat
and in covering themselves with imperishs
glory have saved to the world its hope of free
govcrgmen,; and relying on the ''iuvincible SOL
ders and sailors" who made the grand army
and navy of the Republic to be true to the
principles for which they fought, we pledge