Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-18
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The recent rebellion, the moral origin and
causes Of which haysSotto occupy the pen.
OF the Impartial Historian; the four years
of fierce oiyil var and sectional animosity
which II enEsndSrsai the forceful Nogic
Of events" developed by It's passing issues
lie rueful collapse; the almost innnite COM
pllcatlonS consequent to the national lifei
the assassination Of the Presldentj the acces-
sion Of the Vice President; the anomalous
ouaetments Of Congress; the creation, dis
cushions and report Of the "Reconstructlon
Conmittee;'' the subsequent conflicting at
tltude OF tho executive aud law-mRhng
powersi the rumored and demanded Cabinet
changes under the new administration; the
rising bitterness OF party strifei the several
calls for rival conventions Of RntRgonlstle
opinions, classes and sections; the meeting,
composition and proceedings Of each such
conventions; the Impeachment, trial and ac-
qulttal OF the Presidents the Traditional
session" Of the FoTtieth Congress; the re-
ports Of the several divisions OF the elm
parchment Commlttee;" the subsequent
popular elections, followed by the recent
presidential canvass and above all, the as
tonlahlng result Of that onnyasfF-all, all
or prejudices which we may have for the
one policy, or dgdiHI, tho other policy In
Yolyed therein, must have combined power
fully TO impress every earnestly thoughtful
and patriotic mind with tho conviction that
We have entered upon and are passing
through a Transition period, the most critical,
serious and important OF any yet disclosed
in the governmental annals Of this Amori-
can republic. ..-
And now, to-day, looking out on all this
panoramic display Of strife, excitement and
confusion, We are reminded Of that memoir
able epoch In the Senate Of the United
States, which betokened the termination
OF those very seeds OF error and OF discord
which have since eliminated In the horror
| fui experiences OF the rebellion, aud are even
now influencing the most critical sequences
Of lie termination.
Had his commanding presence, or could
l speak with the wisdom and the tones of
his persuasive and oYerpowerlng eloquenso,
would borrow the words Of the immortal
webster on that occasion, and, addressing
myself TO the executive, Legislative, and
judiciary, as well as the people OF this Union,
weuld says
"Mr President, whsa the mariner has been
tossed for many days, in thick weather and
SELF OF the srst pause In the storm, the sArii-
est glauoe Of the SUI, TO take his latitude and
ascertain how far the elementa have driven
him rem mis- course. Let us initiate his pHu-
dsnos, and before we fioAt farther refer 10 the
point from which we departed, that We may
at least be hbla to COM sotnra whore we are.
call for the readinE OF the'-CoAIiiiIaiOH
Let us, Invoking the faith and the patriot
lam which inspired It's great DCtsndsr, pause
aud study the Consultation. Let us do II
Soberly and fairly, without fear or favor,
without prejudice or Partially toward any
portion Of our common country, and without
any sectArlan, sectional, or partisan aims Or
MAS and then, though unlike hlm) ne hdDs
" tssa OUT land diAaevered, discordant, bel
ligerent, rent with civil feuds, aud drsnched
With frdternal blood, we may, nevertheless,
| realize his earnest prayer, and "when our
| eyes shall be turned TO behold for the last
time the sun In the heavens, iss may Ind the
gorgeous ensign OF the Republic, known aud
honored throughout the earth, advanced fill
high, its arms and trophies streaming In
their original lustrO, not a stripe erased or
polluted, nor single star obscured, bearing
FOR its motto no such miserable iuterrogatoTy
as, Wat % al hii porthi' Nor those other
words Of deluAlon and folly, Liberty frat and
union qtlsrpdrds;' but everywhere spread ell
over, IN characters OF living light, blazing
on all Its ample folds as they float over the
sea and the land, and In every wind under the
whole heavens, that other ssntlpent, dear
to every American heart, Liberty AsD
Union, nor and Jorev'r, one and insepayar
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