New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-12
CLURs NO MORE.

If there be one point on which the people OF the
United States have made up their minds 1t Is that OF
exacting implicit obedience, within their own country,
to the Constitution aud laws. If any individual eabal
or faction, shall henoeforth fancy that his rights bis
interests his appcttes his convictions, compel BIN
TO decline obedience to lawful authority, he must sub
nit 10 the penalties by law prescribed for bis aw-de-
fying nc, or omission. We have sacrificed lives and
property enough to the demon of Civil War. Hence
forth whatever differences may arise among US are to
be peacefully settled as the Constitution prescnbcs'
by the action OF the legitimate tribunals.
Certain States Withdrew from the Union, so Tar as
the action Of their constituted authorities could with
draw them-so far at least, as to wage four-yearS
bloody. relentless war against the Federal Govern
ment for the partition Of the Union. In the event,
they were thoroughly thrashed into submissions aud
they are to-day in the Union. Colorado or Nebraska
is to be restored to the privileges and franchises they
so wantonly repudiated just so soon as shall be
deemed consistent with the National integrity and
safety Whenever they, or any of them, shall have
eniranchi5cd that very large fraction Qn some
instances, a majority of their people who were in
aexibly LOYAL throughout, we shall deem then essen
tally reconstructed and shall urge their restoration
to all the franchises so "vely cast away" by their
ruling aristocracy Of ls6O-6l.
There is faction in the loyal States WHICH was at
heart in sympathy with the Shareholders Rebellion
throughout-no with its effort to divide the country,
but rather with It's Interior determination to coercs
the whole into submission to its will. This faction
hates the Southern Blacks the more intensely that
they hostile TO and helped overthrow the Rebel
Iion. and means to keep them forever in vassaage.
1t was in substantial accord with the Rebels it is now
prompting and stimulating them to trample on the
rights of the Southern Unionsts, and thus pepetuate
the eud which Peace ought to have ended and healed
To this end, it i now melting the late Rebels to
expect and demand instant. unconditional readmission
to Congress in defiance n loyal majority of the
members whose right to seats is undispu,ed We de-.
nounce this as tending directly to reminding of the
baleful fires of Civil War.
The Torid recently saw fit to say that the lately
Confederated States would all vote for President Of
the United States in 1868, and that
IF the candidate should be refused
his office his rqh riH Be asserted BY G,s and such
incumbent should be also be the President elect'
Now the Constitution of the United States has
provided against the bloody anarchy which The World
would iain ipaugurae, by prescribing Art. H., y
that the electoral vote of each State shall be Off
caly transmitted 70 the President of the Senate and
that
The President Of the Senate shall in presence 81 the SEN
and House Of open all the certificates.
and th shall then be counted Tke person hdpinS e
syeafssf number Of Doiss for President shall DE PrsdaL"
The President Of the Senate, under the direction
of the two Houses, will thus officially aad conclu
sively deterninc--as was done in the case of Mis-
souri, Qs2I) and in that of Tennessee Qs6l) what
votes have been constitutionaly and legally cast for
President, with the consequent result aud the person
thus declared elected and 10 one else will be sworn
into Office by the Chef-Jusce Of the United States,
And whoever disputes resists his authority other
wise than by legal procedure, to test his right to the
office, will be a rebel aud anarchist.
= Ofcourse, there will be none SUCH. The South.
having failed to fight herself out of the Union will
not attempt to fight herself into an unauthorized en-
joyment of its privileges. They will in due time be
restored to her, quietly legally, peacefully She has
IN no wise pFopted the menaees of violence and sub.
version put forth in her behalf These are Of Copper.
head paternity, and their responsibility should rest
whore Il rghtiully belongs. =