The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-08-27

aud punisheI cbmmunities ran-nots nor
can the States aiid thcir people, without
plaip ylflRtiQn fth6Constlmti0ut be de-
lnledNthe riglt Of REPRESENTATION, fhrough
nlcn tfrsqnalfy qualidal. IN the councils of
tho IiatieAl. 4fte iifteAtion Of Cenrreha
seems to be TO deprive them Of representa-
tion Just ~ long as it suits the purpose of
\ the eIlldieal. party Many -aaseFt that itwul
lconcede The right Whenever the .Constitu-
)Et59H4 Athehurhents 81 lblye been adep7t
Ited, and th6 prcscriBed number Of STATES
shall lmve ratified ~ lJtft ~ fsdtttte crftafvi
that the amendpent viii net be ratified by
thrce-quartorsofth the States and, therefore.
that II will not be adopted. Some, nerbaDs
manys Of the NorthtrIr StittGsW will iaJeut II /;
aud we can not expect It's legal ratification
py any Of the lately MSrrcctiop9ry STATES,
lSQitheI0 STATES wit reject III ifi4 eno,iih
that II proposes 70 dis(ranchise nearly an
the men In The South Who have influence
over tle tnasses " thc' Tyeurlc! hl f hone
were TO DE disfranchiscd except officers az
the rebel army. we still should not expect
the south to adopt y. for large majority
OF men in the lately insur1ectionary States,
Through compulsioh or choice, served N
thc rebel armies. and their votes alone
would overwhelmingly defeat it, Would
n Union soldiers, to recover political pfivi4
iegcs, disfi9snehise tlieif leaders, whom
they love and revere for their heroic vr-
ltANAs'N fhohs NiitNs tfl We tNDffN EOnIHPfn
SOLDIERS 10 disfranchise aad DEGRADE their
lold commanders AS there is nc possi-
5ility That the amendment will be ratified
by three e-ioufths OF tile States the plan of
lrcstoration which Congress appears To have
ldetermined on Is ut best impracticable.s
That proposed by the President and ap-
proved by the National Convention Is feast
Bile. and we believe. safe q We have no fear
that the SOnth can overthrow the Federgl
I6OVernineut, or even disturb its career o,
power aud glory. They will be the last ce
the States to rebel, aud If they shall again
rise IN insurrectiou. the loyal people eau aud
MHl snRdpe. aild, ii need be, destroy them
The Government has asserted its power for
Misrepresentation, and the devastation and
misery Of the South proclaim 20 this gone
ration, at least the crime and the terrible
penalties of treason. fBeholdin9 woes
and contrasting ,theit weilkness and our
strength, we could afford to show the con-
fidence and courage of .magnanimlty.o We
might well let our Yanquishad OpDpneuts
arise, and, like James Fitziames ut Cailan-
togle Fonl. stauIieh tlieir wounds and for
! give their treason But we are not asked
to he magnanimous7 but only consistent
and just, iu lu4iurlI 4uf ioB.'yt4u
| This we can not refuse, without viola
tl0n of the Consultations Of our country and
arlsll OF It's utter overthrow, Wesetk and |
! viii haye no association la political action
with men, North or South. who are nOtd
Iavowcdly and in our opinion Sincerely |
taithm 10 che Constitutional principles for |
which we fought but If men who have |
taught or pr;icticed treason now openly re- |
nounce their errors and maintain. with us
the true principles OF our Governments we |
shall not reject their co-operationa When |
the destruction OF the UhiOn and the pres
ervatiOu Ofpqr form Of Government are i'm |
issue, however much We regret to sever
cherished political associations and to co.
operate with former enemies, wemust pre-
fer TO act with those who have been wrong
aud who are now right rather than With
those who were right, and are now wrong.I
Believing that our Government is again |
inperil. we appeal 60 YOU who have fought |
TO save it, and who hold it dearer and more |
sacred than all party ties, to come TO the
rescue. Let the soldiers and sailors agreeA
ing with us in sentiment, but who can notl
in person attend, send delegates. through |
the action of their societies or of local, con-
YentiOns tl iH Ha,,i' HHl' H" hu 0i Iiao elii 4
Let us meet III force 1T Cleveland, on the I
18th ofSeptember, the anniversary of the /
day when the Constitution was proclaimed |
by'our forefatflers. andlet us aid IN restor- |
ing the \ nion IT crented and the liberties |
1t was ordained TO socuroyn.iu IU,naHl ie
"tSienedl VI "i .tuh'Ht 10 tri sit utt
g, \. !CusrEk, Maj, Gen. U, S,A,; '1a'' I. - T..
"A, Mod. McCooK. Maj. Gen. u. S. A.:
Il. u ROUSSEAU. aior General;
GEORGE CRopK. Major General;
). MEREDITH, BreYet Major General
THOMAS EWING, Jr., Brevet Mai. Gen.
p" ''' ''''' g. Committee OH Address.
WASHINGTON, AugGstlO, 1866. i').i i"
"We cordially approve the call for the
Convention, and recommend the holding of |
local conventions to cooperate in the |
movement. 4uG go
lJohn A, Dix,James B, Stoedman, IL. Z. i
BIHir' H,W; Sloe9nl, p,IE Sickles, Gordon |
Gran ger, q. a. McClerriand,' y. N. Couch |
| w. MSAverill, Ill. E.DaWies. jT, 70. .iDs W. |
cox, A. 3. Williams, G. Mott Hugh EWING
| I. *. Smith, 4. RunyOn, William b. Frank |
lin, Thomas l.. Crittenden, MafsenayR. Pat
| rick, Alvin e, Gillem, j, j. Bartlett, G. N. |
| Warren, Jell. G. Davis, Joseph =. Knipe A. |
| II. Markland, Superintendent u. .S. A, Mail, |
Martin Il. Mcmahon, Brevet Major General |
III. IL, Heath. John M. Oliver, w. Z. Ward, !
Henry A. Morrow, j. p. Este, @. G. Max !
well, Anson G.. McCook, George Spalding, |
lJ. B. Swetzer, W. w. A. Davies, Walker G. |
| Whitaker, William McCandless, A. b. Nc
Calmont, Lane Beatty, William Harts- |
horne, }. ). Fullerton, G. 4. Winters, +. Is. /
| Brown, |. G. Parkhurst, George III. Hail. /
X. a. vaughan, James Craig, Morgan II. |
smith, James g. McFerran, Joseph w, Bis
| sell, Lewis c. Hunt. +. Vanderyeer, James
| ii. Ford, Thomas Curley, II. :. Bragg, Chas
| q. llalpine, Henry >. Commager. II. G. Ho-
I bart ii. G. Dunlap GO. Ioomis. Cassus
tairehlld Henry Bertram, Charles w
| Blair. James IL. Mills, Charles Black, Bur-
bin Ward John Severance, Quinn Morton,
David Murphy, John NJ. Richardson, Mar |
cas- Boyd, James y. BrOdread. w. b. Roy |
crs, James Peckham. P.J. Crittehden. Sam
uel X. Malt IL, +. Baker, L. Ill. Allback.
james Mann, Henry Barnes, Richard Meal |
lister 5. b. Moe, ID. w. Bliss, John Atkn-
son. NJ, II. Fitch, Henry Starr, William d. |
lewis Oscar u. Moore" and a hundred |
other officers. i Boo ... i-.. 300 .i'i.."i'