Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-12-07

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the Union with al the dignity, equality.ar
. rights oil the several States unImpaired an
that as soon as these objects were accom-
Tll-hcd the war ought to cease" In som
instances, Senators were permitted to con
tiuue their legislative functions, while il
. other instances Representatives we.e electe
+ and admitted TO seats after their States ha,
formally declared their right to Withdraw
ilom the Union, and were endcavorIng t
/ maintain tLcir tight by force Of arms. Al
/ OF the S-a.cz whose people were in insur
rJctiOn, as States, were included in the ap
VoItionmUut Of the direct tax OF twont,
/ millions Of dollars annually laid upon th,
/ United States by tie act approved jJh Au
+ gust, leUl. Congress, by the act of Marci
T 4, lou2. and fy the app0rucDment Of repre-
/ scntauon theTeundef, also recognized then
/ presence as States IN tie Union and they
T have, tJl judicial VurPQ5Cs, leen divided in.
F 90 Districts, as States alone can he divided
+ The same Icc- guItl0u appears in the recent
lsci-ia-I. % 10 reference 40 Tennessee. which
evidently rests upon tie fact that the func
iaus of the Stale were not destroyed by TIC
rebellion, hu, merely suspended; and that
Irincipl, is ol course applicable 20 those
States wHicL, like tennessee, attempted to
rcEoarc. their PLACES in the Union.
Ia1 action .l Tie Executive Der tment
.. tle Government upon this su' CT has
H.el equally definite and uniform, fud the
T.rIl-. OF tie war was specifically stated in
t.e proclamation issued ty Iny predecessor
.u The --- day ID September. 1862 it was
then s..gLuly proclaimed and declared that
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tie United States and eael ol the S-at,s and
the people thereof in which States ,hat re-
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ltt -til-u s- t-1 states hy '-e Ju-
-i-ia- ID rEel- ai Tie Government Aos
also teen ,.e1r an4 conclusive IH J.. proceed
ing, al,a--l- ,EeA as S.a'c-- had in the SUI
Irele, Circuit and District a1ts.
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-.-.~ ,l.r confidence of the American re5rle
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