The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-16
FIFTH EDITION
w / G w A M!
The Address to the People Of
the United States.
,ed .ttom our Lourh Edltior.


Amidst The chaos OF conflicting elements, insepars-
bio from such nn array-whl,e the pubic heart rs
keeniy alive to oil the influences whcn sway
the public Judgment and eject a pubuc action,
while tho woundOt war IS still fresh ana ecdng on
their sight and on the uf9hores OF the land
II IS the gorious and imperative duty which we
on your benalt hero assembled, and nave under
taken to perform Tor the first umo Tor six ,Ong
wears OF desolation ana conflict, and nave COME
section OF our land es cItIzene OF
common country under that flag. the symbol
low best TO restore and peipctuate tue Umon
which has again been brought together, and thus
posterity.
Now, IN the first place, We invoke Won to remem
Der alMaJ ana everywhere, tho war IS ended, and
the nation rs AGAIN at peace. rhe shock .. con.
tending armies no Ongcr shudders tic heart Of tho
An resurrection against the authority OF the
Union ha- SCCn suppressed, anu that authority has
aaan been acknowledge Ot word AMI acl in every
tate, anu by every citizen within It's iurlsdc,O
We aIC no longer rruu red or permit ted treat
or iUdyc them as enClmeS, Tor hot only hnvo tile
acts of war been Giscuntin but tho ynapJnS ut
war have been laid aside, and the state If war no
longer ,NiNts, and itS consequences no Ongcr nave
nghtlul sway over us
We arc a'am tho pcop,e OF The United States,
fellow -c liens Of one country, bound by the duties
and oDupauOt Of IA common patriotism, ana having
neither interests nor rights apalt from Il common
uc-tiny.
The duheS that devovc upon us now are aglrn
;he dunes which have not Dccn AT ctC1 by var.
We have assembled here To take counso concerning
the interests Ol peace TO uccIde nov we may most
wise heal tho wounds oi war, ana perpo uatc the
benefits 1t as secured, which, unOer o wise and
Lemgn Providence, have sprung up fiery track.
This is the Woik, not OF passion, but OF calm and
sober judgmCnt-nO resentment Tor past deeds pro-
lOIgcJ hey Ond the iInuts when iudgln III aud real
SON prescribe, but at u liberal craftsmanship which
tClea Ls what II canno prevent and pleads It's pur.
pose with lie future rather upon community OF
mt tests lhan upon reconstruction by weapons OF
lorcc.
in Their llI sglnnC and accept their
innate consequences inc pOtlcal results of the war
Just clUsed The most uupOr ant part OF the victory
achieved ~ Tho Nat OnaI UOycrmnent has been hnal
and dt Cisnc.
inst, IC has established, beyond all tuturo contro-
Vcrsr, and by The highest Ol . human >ancuon,
the absO,ute supremacy Oi the naTOna, Government,
a. oeined and hmiod ~ the ,onSt tuition OF She
UIItcu outts, anu the permanent i'll cyrIty aud iu-
dlsso ubrl OF the Federal Union, rs Il necessary
consequence
second. L. has put all end, finally and forever, to
the existence o. avery upOn the soil and wlrhm
the iuIls dict on OI the Umhcd States. Both uI
these points dc,ai ed, dm3ct iIvo we'd tie con.
test and cOntl ov'rsN, ave been ended, absolutely
and minlY, by the result.
Ia the third place, Yc deem Il of the utmost i'm.
pOraIcc that the real cnardc Cr OF tn" war ANA Oi
the vic'tly by whlch iU vas closed sholld be wen
Understood Inc war aus carried Oh by tho GOV.
crllnCnt O1 tn UuiCd NIuIcS III maintenance OF its
own authority and d"t'ns9 o. It's own cXsttnce
beth OF Vhici wer. mpcr'llai by cue InsurrccuOn
which IT sLU"lt 10 suppless.
The SUI preston oJ tlat accomplished thai result.
Tic Government or tho United states, bf fore OF
! arms. has asserted rs ruprcme authority over
ali the la ties, and States, aud people under
jurisdicr II, and has asserted al tho powers whc
III" OnsttutiOn COnfers up0nlt.
But II has acquired thereby no now powers no
iurisGIctiOn no rights, either OF territorial pos
session or oil civil authority winch 1t Gid not possess
could have possessed that winch is ferrcd upon
y through the express terms and nCccs airy imp lea
tions OF tho OIL stitut'on Of tho United states
That thcy have truly sou Eht overthrow, and
the victory OF TIC Federal arms was shnpy dc eut
OF thar atGmpt. The Government of tho United
States acted throughout the war on the defensive.
1t SOUGHT 10 hold osscss.on OF what vas already
its Own. IN the war by tn victory 1t NOT
changed i'll any way the .COnsti utOn of tho old
eiaes the war was carried on by ana under tue
prov sion Of tho limitations which 1t proscribes,
and tho results OF the war attained have
the powers conferred upon the Federal Government,
or relieved that Government from tho restrictions
| Tho ons,itutlon OF the United States is to-day
precisely as it was before the war-the supreme law
OF the land anything Ill the Constitution tho laws
of any Othcr slate or Itory notwithstanding, and
TO-DAY, precisely rs before the war all the powers
not conferred by the Constitution upon the
| General CO. ernmCnt, only powers by which
! to the State are reserved and to the scve-
| raj States and to the people thereof.
| by the essential nature of our Government but by
the naluro and spirit OF the Constitution and by all
the acts OG the National Government IN all its de-
| partments, ana ut AL times from the outbreak OF
the Rebellion to lis final overthrow
In every eventit was explicitly declared, that the
sole object OF he war was 10 maintain The authority
of he Constitution, and to preserve the INTEGRITY OF
the Union: And Congress more than once has re-
| iteraed the solemn declaration, adding the assur.
ance that iLelty and hope have been attained BY
! the war.
II is only since tho war was closed that their rig ats
! have been asserted in behalt OF ono department Of
the general Government. 1t has been proclaimed d
DV Congress- that in addition TO the powers alreadv
conferred upon it by the Cons1tutlon' the Federal
| Government NAV now claim from the states and
territories and the people involved by the war; the
! rights OF war,
! The right OF conquest and of conlscaton, tho
| right 10 protect the exiting Government, nl5tItu
uOns and laws, and subject the territory conquered
| and each inha0It thereof, to such Jaws reguln
tiOns and deplrvRtiOns IL the Government itself may
see lit TO impo.c under this broad and sweeping
| clam, that clause of tho Constitution which pro
vidcs that state whatsoever. without ITS consent
may be deprived O Its equal sutlrages by the Senate
| OF tho United States, has been annulled, ana ter
states have been refused and are stll refused reore
scntation altogether in both branches oil the Fedora
| CONGRESS.
And Congress in which only part OF the Union
are represented have asserted the right thus TO OK
| cudy the rest 1rom representation and from al
| share III maxine their own laws choosing Cheu
! own rulers, until they shall comply with such con
dltions and perform such acts as Congress thus
| comDo,ed may itself preScupe. That ,ght has NOT
only been asserted but HIS been exercised, anI Is
practically enforced at the present time,
Nor docs 1t then interfere with the states in rebel
cludoU therefore, IRON assuming its authority over
those i'll rebellion. lhis IS due to cher LOYALTY
to wards the Government and 10 their sworn ale
ujance 10 the Constitution of the United states.
In n o one OF them is the slI0htest indication o.
resst9nco to its authority the slightest prejudcC
against ITS Just ana binding obligations This con
lliIon OF renew ed LOYALTY has been officially recOg
nized bY solemn proclamation of the Executive. y
Thc laws ofI the United States have been eX
tended by Congress over an rhsse states, and tho
people thereof have control Courts have boer
| rcopcned and Federal IaXes Levied I'm every
respect except the denial Of representation IN Con
| IN rebellion are recognized ns holding tho same
| position. ..
IIAis addcess piH be concluded in our aeyt tSirth
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