The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-03-27


Saturday so that the resolution has res
ceived the concurrence of both houses.
PENNSYLVANIA.
The following message from Gov,
Geary to the Legislature, relative TO the
call of North Carolina for National
Convention to amend the Constitution
Of the United States, was submitted on
March Is:
ExRcUrivE CHAMBER,
Harrisburg, March Ia, 1867.
To the Senate and House of Representa-.
tives of The Commonwealth Of Pennsyl-
vdnid.
GENTLEMEN A letter dated 9th inst
has just been received from the Hon.
Jonathan Worth, Governor Of North
Carolina, covering a set OF resolutions
adopted by the Legislature OF that Dis
trict, both of which, according to his
request, are herewith transmitted to
yon
The object Of the resolutions ia to in-
vito all the States North, South, East
and West-to National Convention,
for the purpose of proposing, in exact
conformity with the Constitution OF the
United States, such amendments to the
Constitution that the result will be such
mutual concessions as will lead to res-
toration of our former happy relations
Under ordinary circumstances | would
be satisfied to simply submit this COM
munication to the Legislature without
comment hut in this instance the oc-
casion seems to demard something more.
l am by no means insensible to a noble
spirit OF CONCESSION and forbearance neces.
sary to impart vitality to our national
existence and, therefore, 10 del,berat-
ing upon this important subject, / would
recommend that local feelings and pre-
judices be merged in patriotic determi.
nation to promote the public welfare.
But when we reht Ct that the people OF
North Carolina, inviting this assembly.
are not IN tull communion with the loyal
States that they have been tor many
years in the habit of lodging with great
indifference upo, the national interests
and of tolsrating disloyalty that
throughout the thrilling and sangninary
war of the Rebellion they used their ut>
most efforts to destroy ;he Constitution
ani the Union. and to establish n hostile
government OF their own that they have
recently refused to rality the mild and
wholesome amendments to the Consti-
tuition that Congress by the passage of
the reconstruction act has made a salu-
tary provision for their future military
government, and for that of the other
refractory districts lately engaged in
rebellion is not the presumption with
which these unrepentant Rebels and
subjugated traitors now ask for 'mu uai
concessions surprising! The people of
Pennsylvania have always been loyal to
the Govern sent, true to the Constltu-
ton and laws of the nation, and have
stood in the foremost rank OF the deten-
ders Of the Union. They have no cons
cessions to make, certainly none to those
who have waged a reasonable war. and
who have been conqured at the point Of
the bayonet. The doctrine is certainly
abhorrent that defeated treason should
ask the loyal men of this country to meet
them upon equal terms in con, ention to
amend the Constitution they repudia,ed
and attempted to destroy. The guilty
failure of those men has assigned them
to q far different task-submission to the
terms of the conquerors, and obedience
to that law which we all obey.
While Pennsylvania has no conces--
sions to make, her people desiring a
speedy, just, and proper readjustment
Of all the States in the Union. earnestly
b. seecl, the citizens of North Carolina,
and OF all the Southern States, to return
without delay to the benign influences of
the Government while yet the terms Of
such return are easy, and not to wait
tor more severe conditions, and, perhaps
far more serious punishment.