The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-10-04

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l would read them tonight. / sha
take pride to myself hereafter whe
belied and illuminated in common
with others, in pointing to that plat
form, in the construction of which, an,
in the support of which, | participated
What then, gentlemen, was accom-
plished by the war, SO generally sun
ported and so triumphant in its close
One would think we had accomplishc,
the object for which we fought rcsto
ration of the Union, an extension one,
more of the Constitution of the Unite,
States over the whole of the States IA
they stood before the war began. Fo
what is the Union 4? 1t is an association
of States established and united by thu
| Constitution, and by nothing else. TAX,
| that away and there is no Union; ther,
| is no Federal Government there ar,
no United States to be numbered anon!
| the powers of the earth, Therefore, il
| 1865, at the end of the war, when thu
southern armies had surrendered, no
| only was the Union restored, but in or
der to its restoration, inseparably con
ncctcd with its restoration and indis
pensable to it, the Constitution of tn,
United States was restored every where
in our country; not alone in its authori
ty, not alone in the power which it con.
fcrred upon Federal officers from the
Pre- ident downward, but also in it.
privileges, in its benefits, in its guaran.
tees of liberty and of representation tc
the people of all the States which com.
pose the Union created under it. All
this is clear to common judgment and
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w.. J"vo ~. ieYu',o ic";t' ~ vi nisu WIS
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pluiiiise9 .Ilat ~ Wa9 lle result ol We
'orS anu Una. 10 .ilis lesuit ille wliole
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na,e oeeii tliti''eu ~ ~ iroili VA, mo,
iilene 70 ms Du. ilia prfViiege Oh
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mas 1eeil Witiihelu rom tlie h'herican
people, ahu ~ mas peeh witnhelu rom
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W.tnleiu rom ptIsoiis III any otner sec
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we ure emitted lot oiily 10 ei'JoS, li,ui-
sluuaiIy III our own PeIsoiiS' tnose I'D
ei.ie9 anu tllose pol.icai PrlEi'eges
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donnnnd r,"nn Of ihn hniiot ~
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t, tryco nvants Jo,.,, r. tLn n,.o,'ni
tirnn nv III ,r,ii,nin,r,, oxppn,innN
tin, uo sI,Ii Lo nnnhIoI 10 ;nL,,n thn
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mont unon thon, ''7
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dnnt nf thn IrnitoJ STATE -,,,rnint,d nrn-
,.i.ion,I t:nvnrnnr. fnr th" Li,,nr,I S,,,tn.
in thn South Thn.n Gnvcrnors i.SmeJ
mrnrlomotinns tn The nnnnin iu,itino,
thnn ''','nt nnm,nonIin,l tnrn, ',n nrn'
cnnI and renr,,nmi1n thair .st,,tn 1,n,n.n-
n,onts m. fhnnr>. u,h;,.b u'n. hoid h,,
,he prrsidnnt ,~o. ,h,t thn Gtotn I;nI.
nrnments ~ orrnnilrI for thn n,Irnnsr;
or tho war v.or9 ;nw,iid. thnt ,hair a,,,
u.r, um"nthoriynd nui tht hat II t,r,I ,'rn.
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rrrnrranizntinn nr he % inrni nr stain tinv-
a.nn1onts Thnt u,os lie ,,;o,,, II j.
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ca 10 colilli,e1'ce II anIi 10 encourage li9
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uclit VI 'lic ,ui.e', otateS mus ilot one
par.icle oi i;t,.i ;au.iiority lor tne creation m Oh
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