The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-07-11
The President, Secretaries Seward and
Wclles to Tnmmany Hall.

obligations, arestored, inyigorated and permancn
US, as apcople,. one and indissolublo. There cal
be, for the patriotfno higher duty, no nobler work
than the obliteration Of the passions and proju
conflict, have retarded edreconciliation and prevent
their constitutional relations with the Federal Go
vornmenti @hioh ia essential to the peace, unity
strength and prosperity of the nation
: Regretting that my public duties will not permit
me to be present Mt your celebrati0n, I am, very
Is the Hos SSars gons Horra4s, s city Hail
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IS; FROM SECRETARY SEWARD.
, DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
u H.: WAsHINGToN, ;26th June, 1885,
To he Hon. Joa" T. HOFFMAN, City Hal, Ne'o
sIn:-I have had the honor to receive the inyi-
tion of the approaching Fourth Of July;
tation, l. like the motto which is placed at it's
head-"The Union must and shall be preserved:"
like tho yignette which illustrates it. like the
associated hues with which it is colored, namely,
the red, white, and blue. I like the Temple OF
Liberty based upon the rock Of the Constitution,
tiheha Ike fh9 ships and RAILROADS, iIdieatlSe
conjunction of dates, 1776 and 1864 period of
ninety years. Why, in looking at these figures,
we almost, feel assured that our republic has a
life OF at least one century. Alas! how many re-
publics have been shorter liyedI would have
had the flag of the Union, which is on the right
present in it's azure field only the thirteen origi-
which is oh the left hand, and in whose enlarged
field twenty-three stars hre blaSng, which have
come out ffom the deep cerulean within the past
ninety years, while the original thirteen States
yet remain in their ancient place, all thoir morn
ing ustre undiminished.
/ have had some differences, in my time, with
the Tammany Society, but long ago forgot them
all when recalled the fact that the society has
never once failed to observe and honor the ami
yersary of National Independence; and the iur-
ther fact that during the recent civil war the
Union, and with unswerving fidelity heartily sup
ported theFederal Government in it's struggles
noble principles now avowed I hail the Tammany
Society as q true Union League.
Ireioice with the Society that the conflict of
arms has ceased; that the authority Of the Gov
vernment has been vndcated, and that the flag
of the Union now floats trumphantly over every
foot Of the national domain. On the other iand,
given to ue by our patriotic forefathers has not
Yet been sntifely restoted; that eleven. sovereign
States are denied representation in the Federal
Congressp and are not recognized as coordinate
parts in the National. Legislature. How, strange
all this We have killed disunion outright, and
have killed African slavery with it, and yet we are
not completely reunited. ~. = ~
II I da' not feel assured that the American
people cannot suffer 80 great and fatal solecism
to continue, should say, as many others do, that
we are at crisis. But have unbounded conf
dence in the wisdom and virtue Of the American
people 1t is said in excuse of the denial of rep
resentation, that the States and their chosen rep
Tesentasives stilheontinpeto be seditious and dis
Seditio1s? Are the Senators and Representatives
of those States dsloyalP desire, in this respect
that each OF the two houses of Congress will ap-
sply the constitutional test with all the improve
ments of legislation upon it, and thus admit
those States and, Representatives who are loyal,
and reject only those against whom tho orime OF
dielOyality shall be established. 49,"
I believe, with the Tammany Society, that the
Union was created to- be perpetual; that the States
are equal under the Constitution; that the resto-
ration of the Union by the recent war ought to be
acknowledged and recognized by all, the depart
:ments OF the Federal Government; that spirit OF
magnanimity and fraternity should prevail in all
our councils, and that the South aving accepted
Of the lessons of the war, and relinqui6hed tho
heresies of secession should, just SO far and go
fast as she comes in the attitude OF loyalty, and
~ the persons of loyal and qualified Representa-
tives be admitted to her constitutional represen-
tation. b.. 80
want, henceforth and forever, no North, nc
South, no East, no West, no divisions, and nc
sectlonsSan no classos, but. one united and har,
.moniousp people. &c. - .... ..,...
), It will, be impossible for me 10 attend the cole
), bration personally What I have writer, I tfus
will satisfy the society that, in spirit shall al
ways be'with them when they shall be engaged
in renewing and fortifying the national Union.
have the honor to be, sir, your very obedien
servant, WM. H. SEWARD.