Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-01-10
GOV. FENTOS ON SsTFOyAEAEFARS

The following is the concluding portion
Of the message of Gov. Fenton, of New
York, being all which relates tSnational
affairs:
We believe that the path of peace
opens pleasantly before Us, and is inyit-
ing Us to q long career OF state and ma
tional prosperity. We may encounter
difficulties as we advance, and it is the
part of wisdom to be prepared TO meet
them. We have every reason TO hope
that the only causes which have seri-
| ously threatened our domestic harmony
and repose, have been removed.
The fundamental principles on which
our Government was framed, that the
Will of the majority, eonstitutiOnally ex-
pressed, is the supreme law Of the land,
| has been vindicated by armed force and
! the Federal compact made by u fore
! fathers is to be ~hencefOrth, and forever
| in~violatc. The only elementof weakness
| and danger, which claimed an abiding
| place in our Constitution, has been re-
| moved i'm the mode prescribed therein by
the consent of the nation. We are no
| longer subject TO the reproach, that under
/ our institutions the title Of q master 10
his slave is higher than that of a man to
| his liberty.
The stability OF the Union is no longer
imperiied by the a]ntagouism Of incOn-
gruous elements. The system of free
labor, hitherto mainly sectional, has now
| become universal. The same auspiciuus
results which followed emancipation, in
every portion of the country where
slavery had ceased before the rebellion,
will regenerate Che States now wasted
by war, and open up q new era Of growth
and prosperity. The effect Of homo
geneOus institution and "a general COM
| muuity Of interests, il is believed, viii he
to secure a just euipOise between the
States, and a fair and equal representa-
ton in all the departments of the Federal
Government.
The success Of q great cause, involving
vital national interests, IS seldom wrought
out except through suffering and sacri-
fee. The people of the loyal States, who
were engaged in the defense Of the Gov
eminent, had TO alternative but to sub
NIT to the inevitable cslamities and bur
ieus of war. These Ultimately fell, with
still more crushing N-eight, on the States
in which the rebellion had its origin.
The issue was decisive and final, and we
are now once more at peace with each
other and with ali the world. II the
power which has been exhibited in this
memorable struggle, shall fail to secure
US AttANlANEA eAAaltNnA AkANAAA 1-ZAk-aNNIl
and wrong, we shall present to the pub
lie enemy n firm and unbroken front;
but We trust that no occasion may arise
in the future for visiting upon other ma
tons the desOlation and waste which we
have mutually suffered and inflicted in
these four years of civil strife.
In the work Of restoring the revOlted
States to their appropriate Federal rela-
tiuus, great questions still remain for So
luton. While we cannot ignore the
obligations which honor and good faith
impose ON the Government toward all
who have been faithful in its behalf, We
entertain the confident hope that en-
lightened craftsmanship viii solve these
difficult problems, in a spirit at once hu-
NAME, magnanimous and just, and on
principles which viii commend them
selves 20 the approval of all the friends
Of the Government, and secure the pub
lie safety. We must not be unmindful
OF the practical difficulties which con-
front US in the settlement Of questions
like these, n0r impatient Of unavoidable
delay, incident to the working out Of
conviction and the attainment OF results,
when dealing with organic reforms in
the structure Of political institutions.
Toward u misguided cOuntrymen we
entertain no feeling Of bitterness or I'M
kindness: and animated by & quality Of
generous f-Orbearance, We will cordially
cooperate, in our respective spheres Of
influence, in supporting the general in
terests Of al those entitled to cur pro-
lection. With a firm adherence to the
just rights Of all, in a spirit Of kindness,
all traces of alienation will gradually |
and forever disappear.
In the sunlight of returning peace, we
see opening before US a future of prosper
ity and greatness for our common coun-
try, such as has hitherto been offered 10
none of the nations of the earth. The
war which threatened the overthrow or
vision of the republic, has developed
its resources, consolidated its strength, 4
and infused into the whole body Of the
people 6 spirit Of renewed energy, vigor
and confidence. To Us and to our chill
dren it s an occasion of heartfelt graft
tude that the protecting hand which up
holds the heavens, has been our constant
support. The grand and noble edifce
reared by those who signed the declara-
ton Of our national independence, has
withstOod the rocking of a tempest
which woHld have 0verthrowu the oldest
monarchy; and il stands to-day, as we
trust it will eyer stand, firm and ai,-
moved, with civil liberty as its chief cor
stone.