Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1866-07-13
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! ors OF the late war for the suppression g
the rebellion, and that the families of TIL
fallen heroes who died that the countr,
E E might live. are the wards OF the people
and should be cared for by the govern
y ment.
: DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS TO TILE
PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Dangers threaten. The Constitution
the citadel of our liberties-is directly aa
sailed. The future is dark, unless the people
Will come to the rescne.
/ In this hour of peril National Union
should be the watchword of every true
i man.
/ AS essential to National Union we must
maintain unimpaired the rights, the eigni-
i ty, and the equality Of the States, inclu-
dlnY the right OF representation in Con-
gress, and the. exclusive right or each
Slatc to control its own domestic concerns.
subject only to the Constitution of the
| United States.
! Alter uniform construction Of the Con-
Istltutlon for more than half century. the
! assumption OF new and arbitrary powers
III the Federal Government is subversive
OF our system and destructive OF liber-
ty. as
a free Interchange of,opiniop and kind
feeling. between the citizens Of all The,
States is necessary to the perpetni.y OF the
Union. At present eleven States are eA-
cuded from the National Council. Fo,
seven long months the present Congress,
has persistenlly denied any right of repre-
sentation to the people of these States
Laws, affecting their highest and dearess
Interests, have been passed without their |
consent, and i'll disregard OF the tunda-
mental principle OF free government. This
denial of representation has been made to-
all the membels from ii Stote, althony]s !
Tie State, in the language Of the PRESIDENT
s'prescnts itself. not only in an attitude OF t
loyalty and harmony, bet III the persons
OF representatives whose loyalty cannot be
questioned under existing constitutional
Or legal test The Representatives OIL
nearly one-tLird Of the States have not
been consulted with reiefence to the great
questions of the}day. There has been no
nationality surrounding the present Con
gress. y There has been no intercourse be-
tween the representatives of the two sec
tlons, producing mutual confidence and re- t
spect.1 In the lallguage of the & s;ingush-
Lieutenant Genes al p -t.'E =
'Itls to be regretted that, at this time. +
'iSiO Se'"AOt oI ~ IcssteF collllHlsA ing be- IA
tween the citizens OF the tw seclions. and
particularly Of those entrusted with tbeI,
aw>making power I" This state Of things
'he uld be removed at once and forey. L
a. E,.f - 5s,t 7es tzttHr thaE 2s@- LSs3 3 F.
Therefore, to preserve, the National s
Union, to yindicate the sltiicei,cy OF orr s
Constitution, to guard the States t
rom covert attempts to deprive them OF +
heir true position in the 4Uniou. and 10 a
'ring together those who are unnatural !
y severed, and for those great national a
purposes only, we cordially approve. the Il
AL for a National Union Convention. to Ie
'e held atthes citvSofs Philadelphia, on the I(
econd (l4th) OF August next. aud en- t
|orse the principles therein set forth. ls i;
We, therefore, respectfully ,bnt eaffest)v,,l G
rye upon our fellow-eitizens in each Stat s. n
nd Territory, and Congressional district s,
! the United States. In the1irtercsr # &
Union and in aspirit Of harmony. and IG
nth direct references to- the principfesl ii
ontained in said cal, ito act promptly ii IN ifc
be selection OF wise, moderate, and con- I,
ervatlse men to represent them in said o
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