New-York tribune., 1867-08-29
PENNSYLVANIA.
ADDRESS OF THE UNION STATE COMMITTEE.
This brief and wcll-writtcn document thus

ADDRESS OF THE UNION STATE COMMITTEE.
This brief and wcll-writtcn document thus
tersoy sums mp tho OF national Importance
since The campaign OF 1896:
Tho contest Of lsG fought in the MAN, upon the
amendments proposed by COuErc, 10 the Constitution OF
the United states Tlosc national issues; aud on
side were arruycd the Union Republican party
and The Boys In Blue" ana ON the othtr fTtsideht
johnson, the Democratic party aud all the Rebels ana
their sympathzcr from one end Of the Union TO the
other ON these mOmcutuus issues Pennsylvania rallied
n her strength. and pOlcd over one hmdTed ana
FORTY thousand more votes than at her preceding annual
election. Among the results were the triumphant cleo
ton Of MajorGc John W. Gcdy FOR Governor aud the
Endorsement OF Congress by The return OF delegation
tho history 81 the Commonwealth O.Nr loyal States
united with u.s. and the insane and wicked Policy OF
President johnson aud of his new friends ana allies was
overwhelmed by the unprcccdeutcd ana magnificent
popular majority Of JOiT hmdrcd thousand r0es! Every
State which had been faithful 10 the National Govern
mont and the cause OF the Union during the war ap-
proved the proposed amendments Every Rebel state,
except Tennessee rejected them and under the Rebel
Provisional Governments created by President Johnson,
Rebel power resumed It's authority ana became dominant
i'm their executive legislative aud judicial departments.
Vagraut end labor laws virtually retnsay the freedmen
Loyal Outlawcd aud tramplcd under foot; and
The revived spirit of the Rebellion was everywhere ium
phant Riots murders, outragcs, and assasslnations.
lives or tbe propcrty of loya men was nowhere found
Treason had front seats loyalty had been made Odous,
and aorOus cOnspaios against the lie Of the nation
yindctiye and rampant such was the condition OF
public affairs I'm the South when Congress convened In
December 1865. 1is nation had socmnly resolved, and
voted that the Union should be restored ON the basis Of
loyalty and Justice and To this end was the FOructh
Congress elected. Hence were passed the Recon
struction laws, IN execution Of tho recent popu-
lar verdict. The President vetoed them, rcfus-
ng 10 accept abide by the decision Of the people 20
whom he had 80 often and 40 yauntngy appealed Con
required twOthirds aud they are the laws ot the
land. Under them including the amendments OF last
doubtless ere long be successfully accomplished, but for
the persistent distractions by the President In defiance
loyal men. white aud black. have been protected from
the malice OF defeated Rebels treason, In measure at
I..g ,Ia obi In
compelled to take back seats AS Andrew Johnson In
lucid interval declared they should Even the better
portion OF the Rebels admit the justice OF these
sructOn laws, and cheerfuy acquesce In their pro-
visions.
The enemies Of tho United states having been nnally
defeated battle united their efforts to elect sympath
ers from the North and to procure the admission OF
enough Rebels from tho South 10 enable them, through
Congress to attain what they had lost In the field This
programme was frustrated by the loyal people at tho bal
lot box tho election Of the FOrticth Congress. De
feated IN open war and again In Congress, these baed
eonspirorS, as last resort are endeayoring to save
the lost cause" through the courts. They deny that
anything has been settled by the and boldly pro-
claim that all these grave pending questions must
bo deciced Just In fact as they would have been de-
cded had they arisen eight years had taken
place" phiadephid Age, July 81 They not only deny
upon the Rebel states or people but deny that Congress
itself Is lawful body because the Rebel States
represented Hence, the recent application to the sn-
preme Court OF the United States for iunctions to nul
fy the Reconstruction laws of Congress In Mississippi,
Georgia and other Rebel States In the same interest,
and OF the same character IA the nomination OF George
sharswood welknown and lifelong State rights man.
FOR the supreme Court OF Pennsylvania. He Judically
denies Tao power OF Congress 10 Issue paper money or TO
give II value by making II n legal tender. (B0rio agt.
Trott Lgdt bteHigecer, OF March l5, 1864, page 92
Judges Thompson and Woodward OF the Same court not
only announce these doctrines In the OF Mer
vine agt Sailor ct al Legai Iegeneer Of June l6 and
80 lS pages 1888 aud 2O but In the cases of Kneedler
ct al agt Lane ct al u Wrighfs Reports, page 2J,
denied the power Of Congress, in time Of war TO
draft men into the military service The principles de.
cared in these decisions hostile to the national
existence and perpetulty any assault ever made by
Gen Lee and his armed egons at Gettysburg or else.
where. It requires argument TO demonstrate that II
these decisions currency and the draft had prevailed
and become the established law OF the land success I'm
the would have been more impossible than II the
Rebel army at Richmond had been reinforced with half
million OF men, Ii safe therefore, TO place another
man. entertaining these Opnion' on the Supreme Bench
OF the Statef FOrwarned shO, be forearmed These
Superior Courts are now tho last ditch OF tho Re.
belllon, ana tho country calls tho BOYS In Blue,
aud eycsy gal voter 20 rally once more TO inc rescue
Complete your county and township organizations with
out delay. with this thoroughly done victory sur0i