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prosecuted their war against the United
States to find arbitrament and ala not
cease until all their armies were cantured
their military power destraved. their civil
officers--Stcte and Confederata- tato.,
prisoners or put 10 flight, every vestira .
state and confederate government obIi+ar-
ated, their territory oyerrun and occupieI
by the Federal armies, and their reoDis
reduced to ths coriitiou Of enemies con-
quered in war, entitled only bv nubIic
law to such rights, privileges and condi-
tions as might be vOuchSatei By tic con-
queror. This position Is also eztatIishel
by Judicial decisions, and Is recognized bv
the President in public proclamations
documents and speeches. !.
Tbi~i Having 7ciuntsrily deprived
themselves of representation in Congress,
for the criminal purpose Of destroying the
Federal Union, and having reduced them
selves, by the act of levying war, 10 tho
condlti0I& Of public enemies, they have NJ
right 70 complain of temporary exclusion
from Congress, but. on the contrary. hay
ing voluntarily renounced their right u
representation, and disqualified theua-
selves by crime from participating in tho
Government, the burden now rests upon
them, before claiming to be vCiustated -
their former condition, to show that they
"Fe fut'INe1 % repro :ht Federal re.a@
IONS. III oFoeF 10 40 ms they must prove
INA. 'noJ nave eS'AoilsieG, "Ith lhe con-
S'"' " lHe PenPie' fepopAcan IorMs ct
government IN harmony with the constitu-
lion and laws Of the United States, thar
al hostile purposes have ceased and
should give adequate guarantees against
future treason and rebelHon-guarautcc
which viii prove satisfactory to the gov
ernmGnt against which they have rebel
LED, and ~ whose arms they were sub
ueed-
Fonrtl- Having by this reasonable
"iIIdraWai from Congress and by tiaC- -lng
rebellion ana Warr forfeited all civil and
po'taeal rights and privileges rnder til"
Federal constitution, they can only he ~
stored thereto by the permi sion anu au-
'aorlty OF that constitutional power
against which they -sbeiled. and by which
they were sabdued.
FHth. These rshelll0us enemies wera
conquered by the people of the United
States acting through all the co oordingto
branches OF the government and not bs
the Executive department. alone. The
powers OF eonI"oror are not 50 vested IA
the President that be can fix and regulate
the terms Of settlement ard ccntsr son
grcsslonaI representation upon con4uere1
rebels and traitors. NOE can he III any
way qualify enemies OF the government
to exercise its law-makinr power. The
authority to restore rebels To political
power IN the government can be exercised
only with the concurrence of all the de-
partmeh.s In which political power IL
vested Ana hence the several procIamae
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upon thc goterhmei' NHl.h thet l""ett
% utSltoy N.e'iiF me h''ioh"i treasury
ire army q t,.s hal..,a, lts ma b rs IoTtS
l''I ".sa".I'~, us ""o'e el'i' a''ihiAistr.,-
tlo"' Its circuit Us pensioners-Jhe Wla-
o"a an" "i mans 81 thosa "H" peFIshet
Ia the W.'r-JHS buphe h"Ecr, peace and
a'.i. ~ 9"att 'l '"I''t over y me EecpTy
oL ,ts recent enemies "itH"lt deiay aud
without imposing sASa conditions as, ia
the OPINION 81 'on1re7ss tAe security q
The country ana ITS institutions may de-
mahi-
Seventh The history Of mankind cybiE
It's no example Cl such madness and folly.
The instinct Of sclf-pveservatian protests
against IT. The surrender hv Grant 10
Lee and BY sherman @ Johnston, would
have been disasters cf less magnitude. for
new armies cuaid ha-e been raised. new
hettlcs fought, and the government saved
The anti-cgeFcire policy which, under the
prctext Of avoiding bloodshed, allowed tho
rebellion 81 tlGc form and gather force.
would bc surpassed in iDlamv By the un-
heard Of yickedncss that would now sur
render che halls Of Congress to those so
recently in rebellion until prorcr urecau-
items shall have been taken to secure tho
-atioral fair. a-t TIE rational safety.
Eighth il has been shown in this re-
port. and in the e ideucc submitted, that
Ho proof has been afforded To Congress Of
constituency IN arsy Of the so-caileI
Confederate states unless we EXCEPT the
state Of Tennessee, qualified TO elect sem
atars and representatives in Congress No
state constitution or amendment to a state
constitution has had the sanction Of the