Year: 1865

eAoun,eo upon oonsoo, Intelligent and nnuentia trai


tors-the leaders who nave deceived thousands upon
thousands Of l.horlng who have been drawn into
this rebsliion; aud while sw to the leaders pun
'sninent' also say leniencyi conciation and am


nesty to the thousands whom. they have misled
and deceyed. And In refereNce TO this as Il
remarked, I might have adopted vour speech o.
my own Az my honorable friend knsws long since
took the ground that this government xas upon
great mission among the nations the saretthat 1t
had great work TO perform, that in starting IT, II
started in perpetuity Look back for one single mo-


ment TO the articles Of confederation and sben come
down TO 1ys7, when the constitution was formed Whit
do you nndf THAT we, the people OF United staes
In order to form more perfect government" Sc Pro
vision is msde for the admission OF new States to be
added to old ones embraced within the Union Now
turn to the constitution We find that amendments NAV
be made by recommendation oftwo thirds of the mem
bers OF Congress If ratified by three ourths of the
States Provision is made for the admission OF now
States; provision is made for the secession OF old
ones The instrument made TO be good In per
petuy, and you take hold OF it, not to break up
the government, but To go on perfecting it moro
and more II down the stream Of time.
We find the government composed OF integral parts
An individual is intsger and . number Of ndi-
viduas form a State and State itself ia in
teger; and the various States form the Unon which
is itself an nteger, they all making up the gov
ernment OF the United States Now we come to the
point OF my argument far concerns the perpetuy
OF the government We have that the government
Is composed Of parts essential the whole and the
whole essential to each part Now, II an individual E
part OF State declare against whole in violation
OF the constitution, he, citizen, has violated the
law, and Is responsible for tho art individual.
rhere may be more than one individual II may
90 on TIL they become parts Of staesthe rebellion
may go on increasing in numbers till State ma
chinery Is overturned, and the country becomes
ike man that is parayzed one
side but we find in the constitution great pana-
cea provided. II provides that the United Sates-that


is the great integersha guarantee to each State the


integers composing the whoe) in this Union a republican
form of government. Yes, IL rebellion has been
pant and Get aside the machinery of a State for time
there stands the great remove the paralysis and
revitaze it, and put it on its feet again When
to understand our system of government though be
complex we see how beautifully part acts in har
mony with another Then We see government is to
be pcrpeuity, there being provision for pulling
down, the Union being its valizing power imparting


life to the whole OF the States that around il like
planets round the sum- receiving thence light and
and motion. Upon this idea OF destroying States my
position has been heretofore we'll known see no
cause to change it now; and am glad to hear
y its reiteraton the present occasion Some are
satisfied with the idea that States to be lost in


territorial and other divsous-are lose their
as States But their life breath has been only suspended


and 1t is high constitutional obligation have to


cure each OF these States in the possession and enjoy


ment OF republican form of government. State may
be in the government with peculiar institution and by


the operation OF rebellion lose that feature was
State when it went into rebellion land when il comes
out without the institution it is still a State Great
Appause) hold il solemn obi saton in any one
of these States where the rebel armies


back expelled care not how small the number of
Union men, ifenough to the ship Of s,ae-I hold t.
say, high duty to protect and them repub
iican form of government This is opinion. 1t
10 expressed in conformity with my understand
, ing OF the genius and theory or government


Then, in adjusting and putting the government
: upon its legs, again, think the progress Of
this work must pass into the hands OF Us friends


Appause) II State is to be nursed until IL again get
strength II must be nursed by its friends smo,head
by its enemies (Applause.) Now, PERM. to


mark that, while l have opposed dissolution and


disinegraon the hand on the other |


am equally opposed to consolidation tappsuse)- the


Capitalization Of power in the hands OF a few Sir all


this has been extorted by the remarks YOU have


offered and as have already remarked might have
adopted your speech my own. have detained you
longer than expected but Governor Morton is repon


sibe for that scarcely know how express my feel
ings in view of the kindness you have manifested this
occasion Perhaps ought not to add what about to
say but human nature 10 human nature Indiana first
named for the Vice Presidency though it was unso.


ci,ed by Indeed, there is not say that
ever approached him the subject Ny eyes were
turned to my own State If could restore her
G the measure OF my ambition complete I


thank the State OF Indiana for the confidence
and regard she manifested towards me- which
has resulted in what Is before you, placing Inc in
the position now occupy In conclusion I will repeat


hat the vgor OF youth has been spent in advocating
thosr great principles as the foundation OF govern
mcnt and therefore have been by many denounced
demagogu. was striving to please the people. | am
free 10 say TO you that my highest ambition to
please the people; for believed that when pleased
them pretty nearly right and being in the right


did not who assailed me But was going to say
tha have always advocated the principle that govern


ment made for man. not man for goyernment-even
the Gooi Book says that the Sabbath was made for
man, not man for the Sabbath So far in lies,


those principles shall be carried And In conclusion


tender YOU my profound and sincere thanks for your


respect and support in the performance OF the sruos
duties now devolving upon ne.


Hu.ss