St. Mary's gazette., 1866-08-30

them IL common 'r,tIe other Ste'e> anf o'h@r
scc,t1nz II ne tF3;an. aad they re.es=. ihro isA
th-Jr ~, re1eniai!ves Ia tbs fyetiior, ~ III
their prr-slIc c..nduc, every way. GO ny tae
most Solemn acts ny winch >tates aai soc'eHe'
pledge their f,tii, their engigesne t IN oesr
true futh and allegiance through hit time 10
Come ;o ise cnnsitu'ion of the Unli-i S'aitS'
and tn all laws that may tie made IN pursuance
thereof.
Fellow colntr yIa--l-We call unon Ynn, IN
fuil reiHnre apon your intelligence and yoar "a
,rIotisns. .ept wfffl generous ana unsrhdS- .
ing confidence thi~ full sur eader on the par' @,
those Fl elv in arms aSansi your suthority, nnd
to share with Them the honor and .remowe that
, await tbose arho oil1g back peace ~and co7cord
To jarru- States.
The 1ar Just closed-wih I'll itzSorrows and
dIsosters--has opened new carer OF glory 10
the nation 1t has saved [, has swept away
the ho.iiitiss Of sentiment, and OF in'efsst when
were a standing menace 10 IT'S peace II haS
DESTROYED the institution Of slavery, always
cause Of agitation and strife, and has opened %
our country The way to unity Of interest," ol
principle, AND Of action through all time 70 come
II has developed, IN both sections, military
capacity and aptitude for ac1ievemenfs OF war;
Both by aud and before urknown even l"
ourselves and destined 10 exercise hereafter,
u der unei councils, mnoftant influence
upon the character and destiny OF the comment
and The world And While il has thus revealed,
disciplned and compacfe,! our power. 1t mas
proI Cd To us, beyond controversy or DOUBT oy
the course pursued towa ds bo:h contrhdin9
sections by foreign powers, that We mus; oe the
guardian of our uwn lndependence, aud taat me
principles Of republican freedom we represent
can fad among the nations OF Lbe enih no
friends or defenders but ourSelve,
We cal! upon yon. therefore, ~ con
sidrration of your owI. dignt1y dIEty, and
in the name OF liberty throughou out The world, tp
complete the work ofrcsturatIon and peace whtch
the President ot the United States has So well
5eghn, and which the policy adopted ana INC
y. .incpes asserted by the present Congress alone
olstruct. The .lue Is close at hand when mem
bers o. a new Congress are to De elected. II
that Coaeress shall perretuate this policy, and
by ex cludng loyal States and people from rep
reSeutatl,,l IN ii, halls, snail continue the usur-
parIon by which the Legislature powers OF the
government are row exercised, common Pf"-
dence comDcls Us 10 anticipate augmented DIS
content q suen withdrawal from the duties ana
obligations Of the Feder, government; internal
dis<ention AID general collision of entlmehfs.
and pre-; tensions which may renew, IN sail
more ,eartuI shape, The clvll war from Which "e
have lust enet god
We call upon vou to inter3ose yolr power to
prevent the recurrence OF 50 trahscenuenf CT
isnltv We c4 upon you, III every consre
sioral district Of every STATE, to secure tie elec-
uOn of m lenDerS who, Whatever otHtE uI'eieitt
rnay charac e. their poll ical action, Will unite
in recognlZing The rtght of every State OF the
Union To- representation III G. 'ngreSS, ana who
viii adult to seats IN el her bra ich every loyal
reoresenta,ive from eve:y State IN allegiance to
the government who may be found by eacn
House IN the exercise OF the power Conferred
uponl V the cons,ltu'lnn, 10 have been duly
elec ed r turned and qualified for seat therein
When this shall have been done, the govern-
n,,nt VIII have been restored to its Integtl'y. The
o the United States will have been
re-establi she'd IN its full supremacy, and the
American, Union Will have agaln tecome what 1t
was destined to be by those who formed lt--a
sovereign nation, composed OF separate States.
each like itself, moving IN distinct and lnde-
pendent sphere, exercising powers dehned and
reserved by a 60 nlnol constitution, and resting
u1on the assent, the confidence and cooperation
of all the States and all the people subject to It's
authorl.y Thus reorganlzcd and restored 10
their con stitu;io,.a re- Al the States snd the
general 90, erunent can entevl m traterna snlrt,
with coma ON purpose and common ntere {,
upon Whatever reform for the security o:pefson-
al rights the enlargement OF popular liberty
and perfection Of our republican lllsltuiionsmay
DEMAND