New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-20

have the powers OF nation with
btes. Whether we regard these powers as naturally
inlering IN the nation, or conferred upon ~ % toSe
two title deeds the Declaration Of lnelSntemee a tne
National Constitutions the eorelnsion Is te sue. rom
NATURE and also from is titledeedst our must rave
all needfu powers f Tor the matG aod Gaiesd Ire e
national UNITY; sccondB for the salegiaIu oil lhe ezcn
ennnlty-the first Of rghts-so that as an owe equal
allegiance al shall enjoy equal protee sIoni anu hudy
,oa e NV the nation especially at its birth.
beng bapd3nal VOWS, which cannot DC di5oWned.
belong 10 our nation by the very law OF It's being
and the OF its creation Ihey chnot DC heEicteu
Condition or color who the cry. am Amer
can citizen" has right 10 require 20 me hands OF the
o uphold the national unity TO protect the citizen In the
rights of citizenship and perform tho original promises
combined vain to say that these requirements arc
not expressly set down IN the National constitution ny
law which existed before this le-deed OF onr nat0r
thev belong 10 tine essential conditions OF national HE
But II not positively nominated In the CONSTITUTIONS they
arc there IL substance; ana s = eore wash
ugton" IA instinct with national ne ana there u not
single EXPIRE taking from tho National Government
any OF MS inherent powers. From this nothing IN the
Constitution there can como morning adtefse 10 tnco
0sive iniunc on the nation 10 guaranty ~ republic
can form IF government TO oil tue states anu VINO
can doubt that, IN the execution OF this guaranty inc Na-
ron NAV exercise all these powers aud provide espe
cially for the protection OF the eltiLeh IN All
amendments to the Constitution nboi'hing slavery
aud expressly securing the "prlvilegcs ana ili-
Then there IL the Declaration Of Independence Itself
which is the earlier te,deed Ey that sacred hstr
nd Fonaty for S and then xng forever the rights
of citizenship announced that all Just government
Come veal or woe that great Declaration must stand
forever. other things may fail but this cannot foil 1t
Is immortal the Nation itself 1t Is part OF the Ma
ton, and is that part most worthy OF Immortality
The partsans Of state Rights. pausiby processing %
bic 10 deRotiOna-c t. In the name OF solfgovernment
they have organized loell lorlships hostile to Human
Rights In the name OF the State they have sacrificed
the Nation This pretensOn which has constantly shown
itself has broken ont three PRINCIPAL occasions Tho
i where under tho lead Of Air Calhoun, South Caro-
lima attempted TO nully The Revenue aets OF
After eucOuntcrn6 the matches arguments OF Dahlcl
WeDster enforced by his best cl0queuce, publication
who, in bis Proclamation as President thus OK
posed st. IN the form Of accession. winch 1t
Ing cxpressy parted With many powers as to eonst-
tute Jointly WITH other States single nation" cannot alttr
secession does not break League, but destroys e nnl
OF nation" The prrtenson neXS showed lIse III lh9
10 reappears IN stu another form, ny Insisting that eh
State al its ll may disregard the universal rights
OF the citizen, and apply discrimination according 10 IT'S
oNn local prtJudices thus within rs borders huily s
the primal truths OF tue DSc nIa IN t thtr
auarchical egousm, interfere with the National Unity.
The prcposcf0us rrctcnon that color whet OF the
hair or OF the skin or that any other interchangeable crcun-
stance OF natural condi may be rnldo the qlhiyl-
lie nation fbore can DO ut one Sovereignty there can
be bnt oye CtIzrlslp Tie unity OF Sovereignty finds
h. counterpart and complement In the unity Of citizen.
ship. and the two together are the tokens OF United
people Thus the essential conditions Of national
lie Nh resolved into three enc Sorreigty 0"s 0ai'e'-
ship, one People
Iconclnde as tecan. The late Rebellion against tho
nation Vac the of state Rights; therefore STATE
Rights Ia their denaiionazing preenslos must W GNf
cipes Of the Declaration OF Independence therefore,;
these sacred principles De indicated IN spit ana
/ LOT Int
cocqUll with the Constitution ~ whose illuminate tna
Constitution must be read, ana tLey sHll supply l'e m
nal definition ~ republic for our guidance at home ana
for n example ~ muuknd IN this great change We in
low nature nj obey her mandate. Dy un Irresistible
law water everywhere seeks Il, level and nnds II: and
~ cSS, other man in rirhts and will Gnd r. Hama
ias nature !, stronger than man. and the Creator
i4'-.i, -, 80, ,.,',n,, r,,,sr fr =, von ,gil vur
with nature rather thtu against a. aud al the same time
m bar,ory with the Declaration of independence. Here
I bn.tow n word from Locke who, u VI. Essay the
ifiors We nu,t always mad on what they bottom
Now IN dealing with tho Rebellion, ind that though
in tbc name 81 state Rights. 10 "brttOed On Opposition
a. tho law 81 nature and nu Open denial ~ the self
evident hs declared b, our Fathers especially o that
central truth ~ all which Abraham Lincoln, NJ Gcttys
bnrg in the most touchng speech Of all history thus
| arn5,tnces Fourscorc and seven years ago our
fathers brought forth this continent New Nation
i,Ioa that an ac,t are creoed equal" slavery was
hotiomcd" tao direct opposite: and was the Rebel
on FROM beginning 20 end Thcrutire you must encou-
ter this denial You do not eytgnish slavery YOU do
trafuple ont the Rebellion, until the vital truth de-
clarcd by fathers b. b. established, ad Nature IN her
law Is obcycd To complete the good work this must be
done. Liberty has been won; equality must he won also
England there is liberty without equality; In France
equality without liberty. Tho two together must be oufs
TINS final victory viii be io greatest OF the war IL VIII
De- the cousnmation " all cher victories. Here must we
plant the national standard A. the nation stands CON
lesscd In undivided sovereignty. The states will not
cease 20 perform their appropriate functions. Iuter
laced interlOcked and harmoniled they will he con
genial parts al the mighty Whole. wmlo liberty
ard equality will be the recognized birthright Of
all, aud local pretension can Interfere against
tho universal law There VIII be sphere alike Tor the
states and Nation Local elfgOyernment, which Is tie
pride institutions, will be reconcled with tho
National supremacy In maintenance OF Human Rights,
aud the two together will be the elemental principle, or
tho Republic The states win exercise minute jurlsdc
ton required for the convenience Of oil tho Nation viii
exercise TINT other paramount inriedcon required for
the protection OF all The recOucilatonGOd bless tho
word thus begun will embrace the people, who, FOR
getting past differences will feel more than ever that
they arr one and " VIII inygOrute tho still growing
Republic whose original root little more than an
acorn that will ud strength to resist the shock
of tempest time while II Ovcrarchesthe continent with
ts generous shade. such least Is tho aspiration IN
which ali may unite.
Firm Ike tie oak NAV our hea Nation rsr
Ne less distinguished ioF ~ strength thaH s1ei
The unequal branches emlous urite