The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-08-24

pefIecJ gOOd laltn ODeyed.
4, You would not have donbted that
the recurrence of dangerous domestic
insurrection i'm the future is not to be
apprchended. Ifyou could have seen,
Sir, the men of Massachusetts and
South Carolina coming into the Con-
vention ON the first day of its meeting,
hand in hand, amidst the rapturous
applause of the wole body, awakened
by heartfelt qualification at the event,
i, filing the eyes of thousands with tears
Of joy, which they neither could nor
desired to suppress, you would have
felt as every person present felt, that
tho time had arrived when all section
al or other perilous discussions had
ceased, and that nothing would be
heard in the future but the voice of
harmony, proclaiming devotion to n
common country, ola pride in being
bound together by Il common Union.
existing and protected by forms Of
Government proved by experience TO
be eminently fitted for the exigcncies
Of either war or peace.
In the principles announced by the
! Convention, and !" the feeling there
manifested, we may have every assur-
aucc that harmony throughout our
entire lard will soon prevail. We
know that, as in former days, as was
oloqucntly declared by Webster, the
Nations most gifted statesman, "Mas-
sachusetts and South Carolina went
shoulder to shouldcrthro h .heg,ltcvo.
luton. and stood, hand in hand. around
the administration of Washington, aud
felt his own great arm lean on them
for support" SO will they again with
like unauimity, devotion and power
stand around your Administration,
and cause you to feel that you may also
lean on them for support.
In the proceedings Mr.. President,
which we are to place in your hands.
you will find that the Convention per-
formed the duty imposed on them, by
their knowledge Of your devotion to the
Constitution, the tax and interests of
Your country-as illustrated by your
entire Presidential carecr-of dcclar-
ing that in you they recognize a chief
magistrate of the nation equal TO the
great crisis in which fell your lot, and
in this declaration it gives unmiycd
pleasure 20 add, we are confident that
the Convention have but spoken the
intelligent and patriotic sentiment Of
the country; ever inaccessible to the
law and influences which often control
mere partisans, and governed alone by
an honest opinion OF constitutional
obligations and rights, and of the duty
,e Iodine arl,ly~ 10 tla tptfn int.r..Nr I
and honor Of the nation.
Such q class is Incapable Of rcsorting
to any sale for popularity ut the eX-
pensc Of public good. In the measures
You have adopted for tho rcstor-
alton Of the Union, the Convention saw
only a continuance Of the policy which
for the same purpose, was inaugurated
by yourimmcdiate predecessor, his re
election by the people after that policy
had boon lullyindicated, had been made
one Of the issues Of the contest. Those
Of his political friends who are now as
you for sternly pursuing it, are
lUrgcttul or regardless Of the opinions
their support Of his reelection
necessarily involved, being upon the
same ticket with that much lamcnted
servant, whose foul assassination
touched the heart of the civilized world
with grief and horror. You had been
ifyouh had not underworld TO carry
mt the same policy, and judged now
BY the opposite one which Congress
has pursuad, its wisdomSand patriotism
ire indicated by the fact that Congress
ias bat continued n broken Union by
keeping ten OF the States in which, at
)nc time, the instruction existed, as
ar as they could accomplish it, in the
Of subjected provinces, Dc
nying to them the right to be rcpresen-
ted while subjecting their people to
very species Of legislation, including
that OF taxation. That such n state
Of things is ut war with the very genius
Of our government. inconsistent with
every idea of political freedom and
periloUs 10 the safety Of tho country,
no rCiectiug man can fail to believe.
hope, sir, that the proceedings Of
the Congress will cause you to adhere,
if possible, with even greater firmnoss
to the course which you are pursuing,
by satisfying you hat the people are
with you, and that the wish which lies
nearest their hearts is that Il perfect
restoration of the Union at the earliest
moment be attained, and q completion
Of that result car only be accomplished
by the measures which you are pursu-
ing; and in the discharge Of the duties
which these measures involve, we, rs
did every member Of the Convention,
again for ourselves individually tender
our profound respect and assurance of
our cordial and sincere support. With
Il reunited Union, with no foot but n
freemm's treading or permitted to
tread on our soil, with industry renew
ed, with a nations faith pledged forev-
err to a strict observance Of all its obli-
N%ntinna. with kindness and lowe nunrv-