Des Arc weekly citizen., 1867-08-10
dress we find the following language

to that effect are legally uoid.
 I therefore consider that, in view of the Con stitution and the laws, the Union is unbroken, and, to the extent of my ability, 1 shall take care, as the Constitution itself expressly en- joins upon me, that the laws of the Union shall be faithfully executed in aH the States. .
 Here, two things are plainly asserted by the Executive power of the United States: l. That the Union is not and cannot be broken by the separate States and 2. That this doctrine shall be maintained.
 In July, 1861, the Congress of the United States, with almost entire una- nimity, resolved,
 That this war is not waged on our part. in any spirit of oppression, nor for any purpose of conquest or subjugation, nor purpose of orerthroring or interfering with the rights or established institutions of the States; but to defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution, and to preserve the Union with all the dignity, equality and rights of the several States unimpared; and. as soon as these objects are accomplished, tho war ought to cease.
 Now, let us analyze this resolution and we find that it asserts three very distinct propositions
 l. It declares whatis NOT the purpose of the war: It is not "in a spirit of op- prcssion," nor for any purpose of con- quest or subjugation.
 2. It declares what IS the PURPOSE of the war: "To DEFEND and MAINTAIN the Constitution, and to preserve the Union, with all the dignity, equality and rights of the several States UNIM- PAIRED"
 3. It declares when the war shall cease: "As soon as these objects are accomplished the war OUGHT to cease y that is, as soon as the Constitution is maintained and the Union preserved with the dignity, equality and rights of the States unimpaired, the war ought to cease.
 Ten days afterward the Congress again declared, on motion of New England Radical, their "fixed derterm- ination to maintain the supremacy of the Government, and the integrity of the Union of ALL these United States And, with the single exception of Mir. Breckinridge, this resolution was unan- ihlons in the Senate.
 Quotations of like character could be multiplied until there should be no end of the books that should be written, but these which l have made arc so clear, so explicit, so official, and make the single purpose of the war on the part of the United States so distinct, that 1 couM not make it more explicit by thousand additional proofs. That single purpose, at that time, was to de- feat the validity of secession and pre- serve the Union of all the States.
 Now, have conceded, and here re- peat, that either party, during the struggle, may increase his demands, or enlarge his purposes in waging the war; and these additional demands or purposes being proclaimed and made known to the other party before the surrender, while "his men and arms remain" may be claimed as among the results decided by the war, and as making part of the terms of peace Such demands, it is true, must be req sonable, and s.rch purposes mest be within the laws of war For instance either party, within the time prescrie- ed, may demand the removal of the cause of the war so that it may not produce a renewal of the conflict: or, in case of an unjust war or of NnAcccs- sary or unreasonable prolongation of the struggle, may demand the expcn- ses of the war; or, in case of rebellion, may insist on excepting from the am nesty the authors of the disturbance to be brought to legal trial; or, if a cruel and barbarous nation wcfc to give dis tinct notice to rebels that they must expect no quarters; that they must consider in case of surrender, that their Hives cr property or both are forfeited, the world might be shocked and hu- manity be made ashamed; but the rebels ought not to complain, for in that case they are notified they must submit to the declared will of the con- queion and ought to fight to extermi- nation. But as such demands are usu- ally cruel, they ought to be made known before the surrender, with un- usual distinctness, lest the weaker par ty relying on the law of nature and hu- manity, to save something by not fighting to extermination, should be entrapped into surrender which &C., complishes what they intended by surrendering to escape.
 repeat, the only demand made by the United States in the beginning was, that the people of the Confederate Stated should Clay down their arms, retire to their homes and obey the laws,' because thereby the United States sought to accomplish the only purpose of the war, to-wit; the defeat of secession and the preservation of the Union.
 The question is, did the United States, during the war and before the surrender, make other demands or aSow additional purposes and make them known to the Confederates
 have been unable to find any other and believe no other man is able to find any other Legitimate or official demands or declared purposes.
 find many individual threats, and I find also acts of confiscation, suspen- s;a,, AZ bahoas .1.,,,,s aal a..l f.l.