Year: 1865

second that there can BE- no mi Of s.ceson ascss
say 70 be declared a. part Of Che Fundamental law be
have been taught By their leaders that such right
cx - that many good and have beenjsd away
Otherwise have shrunk. Let the MAXIM ssThere
rights OF secession therefore, hereafter stand the
State they 80 much 70 the sacriooes OF the Ioya
states for she union The third proposition that the
preventive Of grevous wrong


NEW YORK AND rHn rUsiic pgBr


The loyal States Of tho North New York for example,
In addition 70 its share OF the burthen OF the national
debt ID burhened with many millions OF State debt all
contracted In defence Of the country and in sub
DUNG the rebellion The Southern States when they
thor practical relations with the
will back wholly free from this class OF debt with
which Now York Is burthened Their debt II any will
have been contracted in fighting against the Union and
not in restoring It, and OF course will bo at nrst
pudiated But in time. when as just New York and
the other loyal States call upon the general government
10 this debt contracted In its own Defence such
demand will be opposed by the Southern States which
have such debt will be encumbered by the propo
sition 70 for the South part OF the Con
fedeate deb and such will be the OF the pressure
soidated debt unjust and inquitous rs II would be
for the nation to assume IT, should fear for tho result
Therefore would have It as part OF the fundamental
law Of each State that part OF such debt should ever
be assumed paid by the State any portion thereof
The assumption Of such debt by the general government
is subject raught with DANGER aided by the infu
ence Of money that would employ every to keep
II from the M ationa councils.


THE STATUS REBEL OFFICERS


The necessity Of the fourth proposed amendment OF
the constitution Of tho several States that rebel officers
should vote or hold Office s obvious from their constitu
tons This rebellion basey set foot because polt
cal power was departing from the South and travelling
northward To regain that which their enterprise
wealth and consequent increase OF population brought to
the North the leaders at the South plunged the nation
into this horrid Shall not therefore, teach
Ing generations by living examples that political power
not gained but rrotrevaby lost by rebcng against the
United statesf Besides the common mind at the South
has been heretofore much controlled by the leading
that such deprivation Of political power absolutely
to deprive the eeng class there Of that nnu
snce over the Southern thought which has heretofore
been and will hereafter be, exerted against the Union
THb LANDHOipIS0 AID MAvEHoLDiSG ARIsroCKAcY.
Being democrat, would break down the landhold-
ing and saveholdne arsocracy Of the South which has
brought much Of evil upon ue Ii not the deprivation
Of political rights the appropriate and mildest form OF
punishment OF treason Is this not necessary measure
of precautoR against future evilsf For these
therefore, which have scarcely more than limited at
would Insist, before any measures should be taken "
bring back revoltsd Stae that the inhabitants In their
primary and fundamental law, part OF the frame Of
government should soemny provide that there should
Be neither slavery secession in their state and that
rebel debts and rebel notes should be alike repudated
Thanking you for the patience with which you have
listened me- shall be than repaid II by these
remarks have brought before your minds for consdera
ton any Of the momsntous questions involved In the re-
| construction OF the rebel States


| Tho meeting was then adjourned by the President