The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-08-30
NnussaI soldier. and s"irsr'. Cs"'s"

NatissaI Soldiers and HRiisr's CssEsa
tios.
The soldiers and sailors conycn-
ton, the call for which We published q
few days since, in our tclcgrapbic re
ports, will be held at Cleveland in
place Of Chicago as it first proposed.
The change has been made for hc
convenience Of delegates, Cleveland
being considered more desirable as a
central location. The call Is signed
by Gems. Gustav, McCook, Dix and
over one hundred officers Of high rank
in the Federal army They have is
sued an address 10 the soldiers and
sailors ofthc Union army setting forth
the Importance Of the issues before
the country
But Il is said Congress will conccdc
the right Of representation wherever
the constitutional amendment shall
have been adopted and each prescribed
State shall have ratified il; bat it il
quite certain that the amendment will
not be- ratified by three fourtls Of the
Statcs,and therefore that it will not be
adopted Some, perhaps many Of the
Northern States will reject it., and we
cannot expect is legal ratification by
any Of the insurrcctionary States II
there were no other rcuson why the
Southern States will reject it, It is
enough that II proposes 10 disiranchlse
nearly all the men in the South who
have influence over the masses Of the
people. lfHone were 30 be dlslrap-
chiscd except officers Of the rebel
army, we still could not expect the
South 60 adopt il for q large majority
Of men in the lately insurcctionary
States, through compulsion or choice,
served IN the rebel armies, and their
votes alone overwhelmingly defeat it.
Would Union soldiers, 10 recover
political privileges, dislranchi,c their
leaders, whom they love and revere
for their heroic virtues How, then,
can we expect Southern soldiers to
disfranchisc and degrade their old
commanders
The address concluded as follows
But we are not asked 10 be magnaui.
nous, bu. only consistent and just |
This we cannot refuse TO be without
violation of the Constitution Of our
country,and risl, Of its utter overthrow |
We seek and will have no association |
in political action with men, North or
South, who are not 0yOwcdly, in onr
opinion, sincerely faithful " the con
stitutiOnal principles for which we !
fought but if men who have taught
or prncticed treason now openly re
nouucc their errors, and maintain with
us the true principles Of our Govern
ment, we shall not reject their co opct
ltion when the restoration Of thl
Union and the preservation of or
form of government are in issue
However much We regret to sever
political associations, aud to
20 operate with former enemies, we
must prefer to act with those who have
,ccn wrong and are now right, rather
han with those who were right aud
low wrong,
Bclcvcing that our Government IL 9
gain in peril, we appeal TO you, who
ave fought to save it, and who hold it
.carrr and more sacred than all party
les, to como to the rescue. Lee the q
sailors agreeing with rs d
n sentiment, but who cannot in per i
ON attend, send delegates through the v
elton of their societies or conveu t
ions. Let us meet in force ~ Clcvc I
md on the nth of September, the an q
ivcrsary of the day when the Consti b
nton was proclaimed by oar fore a
lthcrs, and lctus vie in restoring the t
'nion and the liberties it was ordain s.
i 10 secure II