The New York herald., 1866-09-06

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husiss,c applause At Ms had subslasd he
| Nm PREsoESr .Sp GENTLEMEN on rax CoxvrN1noS
May arst Of all ask your ndulgencef you desire 10
hear me, hear ms patiently because the strength OF
voice that is left by severe aalicon win hardy per
| haps last me out 70 m6Sl yon as | would ike 10
| meet band of brothers The advocacy or good ana
glorous principles. We here either from the
North from the South 10 lay down platform 81 prln
cpes for the great Union party THAT has been done
through Us Organized representatives and upon that
various State % of & Soag oeo es0re & ,h' s0qs 70 ike Ss
that which Vermont has given. AppIauss But
y was necessary, i seemed TO good and
loyal men, that w addition 10 testimony taken by the
COMMITTEES on Reconsructon that tho southern loyalss
who had pered their lives for the love OF his country
should come together In convention assembled and an
thoravcy speak to ~ OF their necessities their wants
tho remedies which can be applied, that Congress and
tho country may have fully before them what " bc
DONE and endeavor 10 give such ad will restore that
without which we have no coanlry-freedom for speech
and action every foo, OF American territory under
| the American nag tAppause.l Pardon me " | am
slightly didaee because IN order TO put before you the
pIeca.s tnousnl iAa, .ay1 - my own mud beg leave
| look back and see IN 1850 that had
united country sa~ then pietcu taken
| from the constitutional election OF 4 President and
eleven Of these States undertook, nrst by the most
| solemn form OF municipal enactment bv conventions
more or es sanct oned by The people al hrst after IN
most fun and thorough discussion, TO abgogale s III
relations Of the State and tho ndiv dual 70 he tntcd
States They erected forms of fovenu oppoeed
10 the true spirit OF constitution Tor they made that
national sin which fathers for the sake OF unon
tolerated the foundaton Of their empire They then
took up arms hordcrS every veetee
Of United states authority seized All tho pnhc property
! for civil and military purposes, and then iormed
| % put themselves out OF the Union. Nfny
true and honest men q our party are troubled
i BY this presentation of the question. 1hry
say why you the dlsunionists You sa!d mat you
fought ha, no state should out Of tbs tnion, ana
i Of the Union ! pray you let state tho position
We ourht that foot of American soil should 10 out
from under The authority II the American governments
We fought that American citizen Alonld By any com
bnetion o. individuals have his relations changed - mo
American government We tonrht that the RlorouH iag
should loat In power ami might and protection over
every foot of American territory. (appause No ppowcs
alter the relations Of single nd yid1n - the United
states without its consent INSIST ~ corohary 70 tha
tbat from the beginning o tho government down % s
day, every state, the oned States ~ every posf1De
form, has proceeded 70 take away INC fHhts
| OF individuals, tneir ctizenship and every
oiher right IN punishment for crime--lle,
| liberty, property and perpetual Acknowledgement
| And nov can answer the Argument THAI we ara ds
unonisis I is said agree that tho STATES have gone
out OF the Unlon. What y Stater State under our
constitution IL assembIge oi individuals upon Ainer
can soil, organizing government within the principles
and enactmeata ot the federal consution and be
nothing moro and nothing less aud because OF that
formation and because OF ai Organization under the
constitution entitled heard by IT'S representatives
a state in tho Senate OF the United states We wi
take Louisiana although hor Is peculiar NJ her soil
was purchased by aur fathers and pai Cor acre ~ cre
and II anything hel0nged 70 the United states
IL was the sol OF Louisiana (Appiausa.l
Now, then. The United states, By accep.ing
trust into lbr hsnds the pcople of that state civil
gious and republican liberty under tho oonstitrton,
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tanned. By solemn enactment by altering her con
sttlon she al scd her and lost her right under
men, Of the tnncd states Her subjects we're
citizens OF the IN, "a 'atea, and could take them
selves, not ~ ihc rurn under tho authority Of thn
tniicd s,ase$no Ices citizens bcansc they were ira
tore les taiiors because they citizens ZAP
own acts The Supr Court said that by tho neccss
ties Of pubic iuiernaunsl law that state and all ibe
Inhabitants OF thal territory bounded by tho northern
\ hne o. loyal byonets were puplc enemee.
/ All the citizeBe OF the South, through their
loaders and their government, ruIfendered
\ themselves paroiod prisoners OF war---not
very hopeful material msKs sovereign State Of The
inited States out OF aud De part OF this goycrnmeut
When did Louisiana aud u applies 70 allgc her right
TO come back into the government, with all hs rghtl
oonsonan To government They said they bad Lost all
their poucal rrhts that they had abio1a,cd shcn,
cedcd Tue rst attempt their right back waa ~ s
surrender OF sherman 10 Johnston uaughterl No,
bcp PARDON ~ the Surrender OF Johnston sherman
wherein they stipulated q part oi the terms % be
given them that they should come bae. with political
t,ycr hui these tons yere atroaa,e r they ad boon
sates in the Union Why interfere with The surrender
~ ws3 understood by DAVIS. Benjamin hnd tho
rebel Cabinet that il was neces slrv l3r tho sehsiuu
ststes have theia rights rett1rcd Grant waa wnt
down 10 rt them all IN the condition o rarnled prsn
! the loyal m the souhY Thomas !. Dufant was
ono, though ho stood With muHsct hia shorider in
the ranks q the Confederate irool@ tihfee oheefa
wcra here proposed aud gwen for Thomas ! Dufanl
~ OycfbDrno by the rfeat force ~ the rebellion
Z Governments mHt act oa goveranenis, not ~ inli.
viduAle IN treating % government natter Asr thr
ter.n of sherman - Johnston whare dd thc states
their power come back - their rights - ineubaa oi
the Union President Johnson proposed y soiue iae
difficulty ami brink tnem back bat The cnnaftut0n dlra
not rive him the power 1ougfesr has that poser ne
a. i had N the admission % kansaa, ~ err 40
states Tho Executive then dd not 0r1sr 20 SETTLE
the troubles ~ crach = thr pon, although ihey know
aa much III n.rtutlona ia@ a. men cnu ~ 1uppyrd
4 Y learu 1y reven ysafa effHrtnof ~ tsli9r tflp
Unuther1 Al the properly ~ the rebeif aas iorf 4
~ tnc coRgucror Nv The laa nations ara hY me ir
4 cson of The supreme tour Cotffsaa feqHins atat
they shal guarantees or the fatare Eot 81 do 80
hse agnn The proyis on y Nc cou.tltnuoa ~. ~
master and the mater should psy thne nftlr 4 the