The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-12-21

osllos -c;s;s<ss Of ~ !S~sas
asd Ho~se Of Reyrssss1ts
The ssstinssa aisssEsa nlIs~ Of
the UsIos, to vAisA ~ fssidept
Aax 10 o(Asa caijcA he at3lolDnn n
Coagrssa, is yst . subject Of pro
fossd asa pstsissis sessssa. We
nay, hsvsvsi, I'D ssas relief from
v1ktu1lDQy M@NouU1urt1seyas
Dsisfsl peliticsl situation, slsAough
SsAsS 69e1;aa' By eussavsd = "a
ssv il IL expsfissss = ssaess.
!. -PsG1ianl ssiaaenb sGoAooA : - AlGA..
y psr5ee1 10 or evn dae asd coas
~ = ~ sthsr. ~ - ~ disclosed
ssy mssss BY whisA civil wars can
BE- absolsssly prsvssSsa.
Al sujlghtsnsd nsslos, however,
viii viss Aad bsni1sess coas,ita-
dos q ~ govssansut nay dinin-
IsA tAsls ffeQsessy Asd mitigate
their ssstrisy By lisssdss III it,
psccssdiaap 10 sseesdsses with IL
issdansssi Law. Wbsa . civil sss
has 49, brosGAs = clcss. il is
nasiss3y h. Ass4 ialsse.. Aed duty
Of ~ Slsss to sspsls ~ isjuriss
vhieA ~ war Ass tsliessd. aud 10
secure d. bensas Of the lessons IL
ssachss, y fully ssd speedily y pos-
sibls, This ds.J W, upoa the
tesnisstea ofsAs rebellion, prompt.
" accepted, sos osly BY the Exess-
tive Department, bat BY The iasur-
rectionasy States themselves, asd
ressoratioa In ths lrss moEest Of
peace ~ bsl;svsd 70 b. y easy aud
ccrtais y Il vas iAdispsssAhIs. Tho
expeStataess, hsvsvss, tAss 10 rsss-
ossbly And esnslsady sstsrtaiasd,
vsss disappointed By legislation from
which I klt eosstsalssd, BY ny obi
gstions 10 Ne Cosstitstion, to with
hold my aAssat.
fHB sdAfB OF TAR UNION.
lis, thsrsesrs . source Of pro-
foasd regret tAst, In Complying with
The oblissaioa imposed spsn tie
Prssidsn, by The Csastitutios " give
70 Congress, fFoo tina V tias, in.
fssnAtisa Il tAs state II ~ Uaion
On unable to eeau Aaieaae any
dsasise adjustment, satisfaseevy 10
~ Amsricss psopls, Of questions
which, since The u1oss Of tie rebel
lion, have sgitatsd ~ pebis nisA.
On ths soassasy esndos ssspsls ae
10 declare that at ths time there n
no Usios ~ our hiksrs usdssstood
The tcsn, and - thsy ssssst u 70 BE-
ssdsmtsed BY ". Tbs Uuien
which they essblisAsd ssa saiss only
where ell ths Blasss sss rspssssstsd
il beaA Houses Of Cos rsss, wbsrs
ono State - ~ free - aaetAer to
regulate Ms internal oosaerss aceor.
ding to il own will, and whsrs sAs
laws Of shc csntral govsrsscns are
strictly soAxnsd 70 matters of nation.
q jurisdiction, spply with squal force
TO I'll the people Of every section.
Thai sssh IL cot the prsssnt staAs Of
ths UsisA 10 q nsiAsehsly faes;
ssa ~ ell IN NJ ackn@slsdgs il,st IN
restoraAioa Of ~ States 10 their
proper lsgal rsassisss with IL Fed.
srA GossrnusnA ASd With ons
assthcs. according 70 ths tssms d
The Miginsl ce0pssA vsald b cha
greatest ss~posal blessing which God
Il bio kiAdest PpovlAescs ooald no.
stow upon this nation. ta
II bssenss our imperative duty to
seasiasr vhstAsr ~ - Il h inpessi
~ 70 sSset this mosa dsoisable Goa
ssmnatios. The Usiss aud H. Con
ssitalisn ase irsspvab,s. A long Al
sss y obsysa ~ AZ parties, ~ sshs'
Will b Psssssssd aud it sss Y
destroyed, both nuss perish together
Ths dstsucAiea Of the Consolation
will b followed BY other asd s.iA
greater ealsnitiss. II vas ordained
not only " foru . more psrfsc,
Union bstwssa the States, but ste
establish is,tjce ensure dom..,i,
srs..,uiEsy, p.os;A. 10. the CON 4
Offence, pro~sss The gsasssl vel.
fare, AID to secure the Ss!!s-.isx Of
liberty to ourselves and osr postsri.
y." Nothing but implicit obedsencs
10 in requirements in Ill parts Of she
country will accomplish these ira,
eude Without that obed;encs =.
can look forward only to continual
outy,rcs Mos individual y;yhi.
inecsssns breaches of ,hs p9bli,
peace, national weakness lns,e;.l
dishonov spssj Ion Of our prsss.,it,
:. general eorrup.iop Of ner.is snS
the nm. extinction Of popular ffss
dom. To I've our cosstry ftou
evils 10 sppalliae :. these ~ ,hould
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