The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1866-10-11
Political Reveries.

we surrender 1n~Ih:S weeks issue
great portion of the space usually occupied
with editorial matter to such election
returns as have come to hand at the hour
Of our going to press. There is scarcely
room to doubt that the Republican Union
party has achieved all the success for
| which it hoped. But while out of mere
caution We will not too positively declare
the result of Tuesdays voting, it will
| not be amiss to scan the effect of the
triumph of the supporters of Congress.
1st. 1t will undoubtedly cause at no
distant day the adoption of the Constitu-
tional amendments by three-fourths OF
the States, and thus bring about the
full participation by the lately rebellious
States in all the affairs of the Union. For
it is hardly within the limits of probable
supposition that the people of the South
will refuse to secure to themselves all
their former honors and privileges in the
Union after the people of the North shall
have given their endorsement to the policy
of Congress and shall have virtually
! declared that no easier terms can be
granted.
I'd. 1t will decide, at least for this gen.
Grafton, that while the Republican Union
party conducts the business of the country
| with ordinary prudence and wisdom, it
can have the control of the Government
In all its parts, to the exclusion of the
| so-called Democratic party.
Sd. It will make clearly manifest that
| the day of mere party leaders has departed,
never, perhaps, to return. 1t will show
the increasing intelligence and discern
| ment of the people, and their fitness for
self-government. The detection of such
men as johnson and Seward, and their
failure to effect any change among those
whom they have been supposed to lead,
should teach lesson to all young politi-
clans.
4th. SupposiDg the adoption of the
| amendments to be consequence of Tues.
days elections, the question of citizen
ship will be put forever at rest Previous
to the adoption OF the anti-slavery amend
ment, the personal liberty, as indeed the
citizenship itself, of each person rested
with the State. Since its adoption, how
ever, the personal liberty of each human
creature has been entrusted to the nation.
9y the amendment proposed, not only the
status of citizenship, but security in all
personal rights and equality in such rights,
(civil rights, not POLITICAL are entrusted
to and guaranteed by the nation at large.
The case stands thus: Heretofore, Per
sonal Liberty, Personal Civil Rights,
Equality in such Rights, Security in such
| Rights, have been guaranteed and secured
by each State separately. Hereafter all
these viii be guaranteed and secured by
The United States.
| 5th. The basis of representation will be
changed and while the nation will leave
to each State the privilege of declaring
who shall be endowed with the elective
franchise, it will also point to impartial
suffrage as being the true and just method.
Thus the finger of the nation will forever
point to the equality of all men in al
things before the za,o as the foundation OF
popular government.
9th. 1t will declare to tho world that
our Republic means to keep faith with all
its debtors, and means also shat such as
trusted their wealth to aid rebellion need
| never exoect tn he reimbursed by LOYALTY