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ALBANY, OREGON, SATURDAY, OCTOBER- 6, 18GC
NO. 81
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ABBOTT, TR.lVnaSE.
M. H. ABBOTT. M. T. SHOWS. JOHS TRAVERSE.
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- ? BUSINESS U AKDS.
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CXIAXOn t HELM,
JLTTOHS'EVS dr COL'XSELLORS AT LAW
Office In Norcrois Er'.c'i Duild'.ag, up-s'a:rs,
Albany. Or?go!i. a4
lilt. IIICKLIN.
mrsrcAX. scegeoxaxd accoucher
Having settle 1 in Rr wnvi!!c. Lino county Or
egon. wj'iM resTwa'fn'.ly S-dtvit ih patr in
of
th-s pe ff tn i! vi-jt-vty.
r2t!i-3in
WINTER A 3IeII ATTAN,
norsE. s:ax. carriage, axd orxa-
, XEXTAL PAIXTERS 0 RAIXERS AXD
GLAZIERS.
Also. Paner'. asrri 'r an I Ca!ccm:a".n d ni with
ntatness anl !ipat Shop at the u:fer nd of
First Strtet, in Cuunirghaui s oil st.nd. A.t-any,
Crejon. :- firf
CJ. W. CilXAY, I. I. S..
SCEGEOX DEXTIST, ALBANY, OCX.
Perform .ill . ideations in the
Vno of lEXTITitV in the most
PERFECT an 1 IMPROVED man
ner. Pcroa ilejir.:i artificial t:.t;i
wrmla uo w.ll t give him a call. O Hcj up-stair
in Foster's brick. Residence corner of Si-n I an J
Baker aire ili. au2 5-1 y
i. o. o. r.
A LB AX I LODG E, X O
TL.c ncjralnr Meet
ings of A.banr Lo-l,
V. i T O O. F ara htld at their If !! in Nr-
cross Baildin. Albany, .every WEDNESDAY
EVENING, at 7 o'clock. lirctLren ui gwd
taadin are invite I to attend.
By order of the N. G. aui-ly
S. HSTF.LAT
H5IELAT & IKE..EY,
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS,
OREGON CITY.
Claims and Lal Titles.
OreS..n City.n.. Dee. 2 ISC".
AXpREW OI LOR I EST.
purist, Botanist, Gardener,
Ora3 left at tho Ea-'.c Hotc!, Albany, will be
pacctually atteuJ-l t.
fg?r "Will attend to or-Jerj in th country, or
jl trarslcn on shares.
Albanj, April li. ISM.
A. F. WHEELER,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Albany, Oregon.
JaTILL promptly attend to the
Yf writing anl takisig atkBowIodsmfcnts of
Deeds, Morta re-, an 1 Powers of Attorney. Also,
Dsposiiin, AXii.s.-;!. &c,
OFFICE la tiis New Court Ilcjuee.
Albany. January 27, 1SCC.
GOILDSMITM BROS.
IMPORTERS AND DEALERS IN
WAT HES AND JEWELRY,
DIAMONDS, GOLO AND SILVER YARE,
MILITARY GOODS,
CLOCKS, &c, &c., &c.
Ko.v 93 Front Street, Portland.
Purtland, Lcc. 20, lb(55.
l'jf. FAEHIsa J. J. lit) til AX
PARRISH & HOOIAN
POllTLAXD, OGN.
-Heal E3tate, Commercial and
Stock Brokers,
General Intelligence ana Col
- lection Agents.
OFFICE Xo. 80 Pioneer Clock, Front Street.
Portland. De::. 20,
JOHN WMUUSOX,
XOF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA,)
Will attand in person to tbe
Prosecution of Claims Arising la Orcjca
ani Caliijrniz,
Jlnd to the S.ttleauat of Acciuats with tbe
STATE, TREASURY. WAS. NAV'f AND POST OFFICE
DEPARTMENTS.
iH. THE INDIAN BUilEAJ. UN3 OR PATENT OFFICE.
Persons having business can have it promptly
attended to, and obtain information from time to
time, if desired.
Addkess No. 476 SEVENTH STREET,
WASHINGTON CITY. D, C. au28
ALiBAIVY FERRY.
4 X THE SOLICIT ATIOIV OF
J many citizens of Linn and Benton counties
Ihave ftited up the lower Albany Ferry, at Albany,
Oregon, at heavy expense, and in such a manner
at tot accommodate the traveling public at all
timei thai ferrying is wanted to be done,
AT REDUCED RATES,
Hoping thereby to secure a liberal patronage.
-My Ferry Boat is well constructed, with all of
the latest" improvements for safety, and strongly
secured by a good wire noPE.
, ASHBY PEARCE, Proprietor.
Albany; Aug. 18th, lS66-ly
A 1) V E R T I S K M K N T S .
FURNITURE AND CABINET WARE.
CJ. MEALY Sc CO.
Corner of rirtt and Broad Alb In Streets,
(First Door East of J. Not-cross1 Brick)
Albany, Linn County, Oregon,
Keep constantly on hand
A FULL ASSORTMENT
Of everything in their lino of Business,
At Lower Figures than any ether House
This sUe of Portland.
1VE CHALLENGE COMPETITION
In the 1'na of
UPHOLSTERY, PARLOR SETS,
Chamber Set, Picture Frame i
BUREAUS, SAFES, WARDROBES, ETC. ETC.,
V9 hare alo on hand the celebrated
'ECONOMY WASHING MACHINE,
Which has no equal in the world. Ct ono and
saliify yourself.
Particular attention paid to all orders in our line.
UXDERTAKIN
PROMPTLY ATTENDIO TO.
aulS-ly
D. EEACU.
tuos. xosTtnn.
J. M. BCACU
BEACH & IVIONTEITH,
Dealers in
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Albany, Oregon.
CORXEB FIRST AXD FERRY STS.,
Orpcsito Stsaaer Landing.
HEV FRM, NEW GOODS.
AND
XsTEV PRICES1I
rYUlZ ABOVE NAMED FIRM TAKE PLEAS-
JL urc in noti!ym thvir Ir.enUs auU XUi puMw
gvucrally tbat tLcy arc cuLtiaully rcc.-iviu
Dry Good?, Groceries, liard
warc, A:c., 5jc.,
Tarchasffd in Baa Franciico at t? t very lowest
Cure. f-r CASH, ar.d no are offering ibe iaiji
t-i patrons at corre-p-Jii'lin z cf. Tao &Ucntkn
of Farmers is eepecially ca!!cJ to our
NSW ESTADLISnrIXNT.
T7hr w arc p,-?f.jrcJ t take rbarre n( all
Herrhantablc irolure, fvr which we
ate offering tl.e higtt market prioe.
We respectfully ak the public to call and ex
amine our stock, and .r'.ces. and wea-ure a'.l tbat
we will giro cutirc f atisfatti ju tj prompt cuAtom
eri. JgsS-Vtc arc alo a-cats fr tbe riorence Few
ins Mat-bin Company. scl-Cm
GREAT KXCITE.IIET !
AT
J.FLEISCIINER&CO.'S!
First Street, corner of Washington,
CITY OF ALBANY, OGN.
WE WOULD RESPECTFULLY
call tbe atleution of tbe Public t tho fact
tbat we have determined to st!l out cur entire
large and well 8-lei.tcd stock of
Dry Goods,
Clothing,
Boots and Shoes,
Hats and Caps.
ALSO,
Crockery Ware,
Glass Ware,
Hardware.
ALSO,
A large, frcrh and choice assortment of
GROCERIES,
And many other articles too numerous t mention,
all of which we will sell at
SACRIFICING RATES,
On account tbat we are closing our business, and
arc determined to do so by tbe 4tb of July.
J. FLLISCHNER & CO.
N. E. AH persons indebted to us will pleise
come forward and settle at their earliest con
venience. J. FLEISC1INER & CO.
Albany, April 14, 186fi.
NOTICE1
I desire to say to those wanting
PAINT3, I HAVE A LARGE LOT OF
PAINTS AMD OILS
DIRECT FROM SAN FRANCISCO,
WHICH I WILL SELL AS CHEAP
AS THEY CAN BE HAD AT PORTLAND,
Adding Freight from Portland to Albany.
I 17AVE A LARGE LOT OF
CLASS AND PUTTY!
NAILS OF ALL SIZES TO SUIT THE TRADE.
au25 ; Um CIIEADLE
ADV11UTISKM li NTS.
uavio wsirruA.
Joseph ofi'r.suniMri:
Portland.
Albany.
GLOBIOUS 3STEWS
VERTHAN & CO.,
AT THE
KEW YORK STOKE
IN
Foster's Two Story Briolc,
ALBANY, OREGON,
Have just reeoived
THE LARCE8T STOCK OF
FALL AND WINTER GOODS
svkr B-torenr to albaxt.
Our Stock ConsUts of
Foreign and Domestic, Staple
AND
FANCY DRY GOODS,
Lil'.ci. Miics and Children's
CLOAKS, BASQUES, SACKS AND HATS.
Also a l'mo Lot of
ho:ds, nusias. ere axfast capes, a sdntags.
Thi Lst.st Styles of
READY-MADE CLOTHING, GENTS' HATS
FURNISHING GOODS.
AND
BOOTS AND SHOES.
AliJ a Tim Lot of
DRESS TRIMMINGS.
We also keep coss:act!y oa hard a larje uck of
GHOCEIUE?, CROCKERY,
IIARDW ARC. GLASSWARE.
TAINT3 and OILS.
Il-.rlr j a r.tr:ncr r.l'I!n- '.n :bo taartet. we art
CHhArhn I HAN lilt UKhAf CO I !i
An l Purchaser wi:i f.nd it to ibeir i-tcrcttto
giv us a cail bctorc buy.ng tI;iLer;.
p2T Grain and all k'.nd of MercLaotalle Pro
duc j Uleu iu exenanc for odi.
jxr r.EM!:.MUEn tsr.
WEltTHAN & CO.,
At the New oi fc tore, la i oiur s two story
Lrltk. Firit ;rc.-t
WKP.TJIAN 1 CO,
Albany, Scft S, ISCC-ly
WHAT A BUSH !
TO THE C SII STORE
QP
K. CII5ADLV,
CORNER BROAD ALBIN AND MAIN STS.
Goods sold in large or sma'.l quantities to suit
customers
AS CHEAP AS ANY STORE
11 Oregon.
FOR CASH OR TRADE.
I WILL SELL.
Come and sec Before Buying any where else,
A3 THE GOODS MUST BE SOLD.
au2;-Cm R. CZIEADLE.
SELLING OFF ! SELLING OFF!
S5COOO WORTH 1
CHARLES BARRETT,
Front Street, ani No. 5 Washington
Street, Portland.
Tlic Largest, Most General, and
Most Splendid Assortment of
STATIONERY, BLANK BOOKS,
LETTER PRESSES, &C,
ON THE PACIFIC COAST,
RICHLY BOUND
Illblcs, Prayer and Hymn ISoOkt
An Immense Assortment of
SCHOOL BOOKS I
Orders From the Interior.
Filled with dispatch and care.
CHARLES BARRETT.
Portland. November 10, ISflj.
SELLING AT COST !
AE
S THE UNDERSIGNED INTENDS TO
change his bu.Vmess, be is deairoud of dispo-
a.ug of a portion of his prcscut btock of Goods,
consisting of
DRY GOODS,
QUEENSYARE, PAINTS, OILS, &C.
The idea prevails with some people that when a
person ofiers to sr;ll at cost that it is only a change
of base of operations to catch trado. To convince
yau that I INTEND TO SELL AT COST, come
and 8atiHfy yourselves by inquiring the prices of
my goods and then you will know whether there
is any humbug or not.
Wheat at the market rates taken in exchanged
Sept. 8, 1866-tf - H. OLIVER
roat Npeecli ol
HON. GEORGE II. PENDLETON,
At K( at!in; Pa., July 2, 1NOG.
l'i:LU)W-ciTizr.N8 : Whon I received
the invitation of your committee to be
present with you to-day, I wan impelled
by nn jtltiiost irrci.itah!o impul.Mo to ac
cept it. T had enjoyed tlio hospitality of
your beautiful city, t had fcatftidc by viilc
in Congress ' with ymr laithlul and able
Representatives Tor many years in dark
and perilous times with J one, and Mc
Kentrick, and Ancona. I had known
most agreeably y mr worthy candidate fur
(lovernor. I desired once more to renew
those ajrrceablo association. Uut far
more did I desire to fee the Democrats ol'
Hcrk county thoe Democrats whose
renown is as extensive as tho Union
those Democrat's wlio hnve been enabled
throughout t storm of obl-.-fjiiy and con
tumely and ft proach unparallcllcd in po
littc il warfare, to adhere with unfaltering
fidelity and uribl,mchtoj courage to a par
ty whoso principle they believed would
sicurc life to the novcrnmentnnd liberty
to th ? people I.ou I cheers. I had
attended a thousand meet in: in the
Wc. I knev the tonoand temper and
liirit of the rartv there. I wi.-hed to
know it ns well here. I love the Demo
cratic p-r:y; I admire ifn discipline atid
oru'an'z ition; I honor the u mie and f ime
of in f tunders. I revrrc its principle.
8jbradin their npplic ttion. fO benefi
cent in their influence, tint in all thi.s
broad l.md, di-kvered :ih the Slate have;
been, th-y Mill are. there is not a State,
nor cmu'v. nor towndiin. n r town, nor
n M'.'hb- rbo 1 1, n ir familv, nor bouse in
which it h.n ft a re5 r-cM-tativc
nc ober. fClo-er". I knew I would
fi:d lure di-apU-s of the same faith be-
l ev.ng in tbe snn-e cree l and 1 uVstrc,
with vou I Wor-hin at a common aliar.
that I iniht ea'ch lb? in-pir ttion of your
pore faith, and be warmed by the fervor
f your enkindled zeal. And fo I ac
cepted the invitation; and I came to day,
though to do so I was obliged to leave
S ine true New Fepl ind I'einrcrats in
Ibtf n Int ni ht. I rm glad I have
come. This meeting shows that your
7.el. and vhnr, and courage are uiuin-
p-iirel, nod fills me with renewed hojKj
for the fitter?.
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In
my own StMe, in my own c;ty, we
have M' vera I Keo'ihlcau newparer
which d.dig'it to tells u tint the Demo-
cr;
b
eUcmiyfail. Ih-rks county will do herniate are performing
duty to the couitry. Cheers. I lions neee-isary to the"
iiic rarv i" dead. We irvto convince jtions of bu-banl and wife, father and! be the at'emot to govern one-half of the a the case cf the negro, so can it also 10,
em to ih" cntr irv: wj b .S I our con ! chil l, guardian a'id ward ; tlev regulate country without representation. j case cf the white nun. If it can increase,
; vcntvM, m k; o:;r n eniniiiuiiH, cou luc the de-cent and distribution of real and j I peak of men whom I know ; men -so can it also diminish. If it can increase
I Mmpagr:f. y -.-!! tw hundred thoimaiid permal citato ; they charter cities and j with whom I have served in public life, j or diminish, it can create a new and dif-
vi.Vj n- ir" flwin -I? .. ', vk ri-uihterl beat ' rulbve : tbi-v rTi-reUi tbe ri 'ht of ttnl-i T do not imrne1t tbeir intt-HiTcnci t,r rn-1 ferCnt T)UuisdiniCUt. or it can abolish 8.11'
t!n- M.metimc. and vet ftach day iiK-rclneut luiuain, bn:! I railruad.t, and ctab- i
jp.'.Mt.vciv in m the 1 ty I re, they teli
in tl. if th.. H.-jii'v r itie t.-irtv n c i l. and hv ilionM tliev not be rer-rei-cntC'l : K;re its overthrow. Thev believe con.vjli- an entire crinnnat coue, ana thus Dnng nil-
the diM-a-e of wh'cli it died. They will ' Ohio pnys Federal taxes ; odca Virgin-j datiotin better than confederation. They the ciiizens within the control of the
j Urn. f il.A.- ..,t cnoii?!.. ;tj;, a tu tUfrt-r rMc every county ; j prefer to trut their liberties and ihe lib- Federal poorer ; and this wa3 the main
Jca never absolutely die long a gov- j a eusiom h 'uc ofiiecr i at every port. erde ot the race to an overpowering ir- object of the biih ;
eminent hall ln,t; tint in this country Virginia took up arms again: the Feder
it will iminfain iN vigor n I mg as thcjal (iovcrnment ; alas ! fhc did. Seduced
jH'ates Minll have f r e guverninent. an I
Ithel'nion bnll be a enfeder itioti; for
j tii the Mafcn it i t li mrty oi the people
jn'-tirmt oA'cr; in tho !iim, it i the par-pip arm to rcsi-f the execution of the
tv f r..ti'c.Jr:itiou aniu-st cons j'i Jatioti. i IVleral I nvn. I5ut when ju sounlcl the
jit h::f always heen jtuIn of war. arnJ cal!t."l upon the people
j In the ilicuvoiH which joceclc'l thct1' m tintain their Constitution, their Cov
conventiou to f nn JiO C..iit!tut!on in foment, you u,l them that ?o soon a
convcnl or,i ',sc '!1 conventions
ifratims, two iJi(:er -nt ana o;.po!n: the-
orjes xvcre .vJvccatc : hy ahle aul patriot
ic men. The one i isiateil that the coun
try t-houhl he a uniry, and that the jrov
erntnent nhouhl he Mjotir and centralize J
the other uiainta'nc l that the general
offices of government .vhouM he per! rmcil
hy .State?, and a little duty an l power as
possible HumM he confi'led t the I-eu or
al 1'nion. In the cotivention there were
extreme views ami extreme men on both
fide.. The extreme men trave up the
work Hamilton 1,-ft the convention, Lu
ther Martin refused to strn the Constitu
tion the extreme view were toned down
hy the prudence and mo 1 .'ration of Vah
inton, Franklin and MadiBon, and the
Constitution was the result that Consti
tution which has piven us fur seventy
cars prosperity and liherfy: that Con-
fititution which, hy iM origin at the hands
of these men whom I have named, by its
beneficent influences became sacred to all
American citizens, till the fanatics of our
day draped it from its hirh place and
degraded it in tho mire of their partisan
schemes.
The opposit)' forces wdrc cathcrin
strength during tli3 administration of
Washington, but they were held in check
by the power which he possessed. They
met in hcrcc collision in the term ot Mr
Adams. The Dcmoer itic sentiment could
not be neutral in tint stru'lc. It was,
indeed, the chief comb ttaut. It emerged
victorious in the eW':ion of 3Ir. Jcffer
son, and brought with it a compact, vig
prous, disciplined organization to support
its policy and opinions. Our Democratic
party is that party, and it insists to day as
it insisted then, that thcuj fundamental
maxims of political science aro npplica
blc to our. Government at all tunes, in
every emergency, and never more appli
cable than to-day in this crisis of our his
tory that government is best which gov
erns the least that confederation is best
which leaves the greatest possible amount
of power with the constituent States, and
confides the least pos?iWo power to the
Federal head that all just government
derives its power from the consent of the
governed that taxation without rcpro
sentation is tyranny that all the States
in the Union arc equal not in territory
and population, nor wealth, but in duties
in rights, in powers granted and powers
reserved and that, therefore, JMassachu
setts and Pennsylvania have no more con.
stitutional power or moral right to govern
Georgia and Mississippi than have Geor
gia and Mississippi to govern Massachu
setts and Pennsylvania. I Uheers.j let
this is the claim that is made to-day. It
is no less than this it touches the very
foundation arid organization of the Gov-
eminent. It iroes to its essence and fnir-
it.
What i tho creat oueHlion, I do not
Hay principle of to-day '( Hhnll the South
ern Matea bo represented in CongreK (
Around this question U grouped every
other question which the v;ir lias rai.vod
and by the principle on which it in de
cided will every other question bo deter
mined. The 1'rcsidcnt Maya that, they arc
entitled to representation that they have
resumed their twrmal and harmonious re
lation to tho Union. The Democratic
party asserts the anio position. The Re
publican party, speaking by its leaders in
Congress, gays that although they are at
peace with the Union, they fdiall not be
represented till they buy tin enjoyment
of that right by consenting to amend
ment of tho Constitution which tho South
cm people, loathe from the bottom of their
heart, and will never yield to except by
coercion. Thi is the question remitted
to the people for decision and upon their
decision depend peaee and order, and the
perpetuation of the (iovcrnment, or dis
content, disorder, revolution and anarchy
despotism. Is not this true ? If these
.States are not entitled to representation
in Congress, they are not entitled to vote
in the electoral college. If they are not
permitted to vote in 18GB, and their vote
combined with that of cither party at the
North would elect a President, will that
party submit to the decision? Will it
consent that the will of the whole country
should be defeated by a known and ac-
knowlciigcfl minority, and if it will not
submit, will there not b ) a disorder, tur
bulence, probably war?
Why shrub! not thc-'C States be repre
sented? I'nnlvnnia and Ohio are ren-
rcncutcl. Why not Virginia? Ohio
recognizes the supremacy of the Federal
Government within the Constitution; Kt
,lc Virginia. Ohio obey the Federal
laws; M docs irginia. i here is not an
armed enemy in all the Confederate .States.
There is not a show of opposition to Fed
eral authority ; not even jo much as a
"hadow when it declineth. The Confed
erate Government is dissolved; the ordi
nances of fccccj-smu arc abrogated ; the
! I Constitutions are set awide, new one's
are established ; the old State Govern-
meuts are dUpbiccd, nev ones are iu'their
fcft.',j
a lie oiu ouicers nav. ueen cij imi-
it.,, . new one nave
l ,
I'Ceu ciecteii. J oe
all the fune
rary to tne maintenance ot
civil society ; they preserve order, punish
crime, protect life and property, collect
ikbts, enforce contracts, regulate tbe rela-j
lih common ?e!i v.,.
' by the nlviec of fanatics nt the South;
' go:ided by the nets of not lcs wicked fa-
! naticH at the orth ; unwisely hhe took
Federal laws were obeyed the war should
ccac, and it should leave the States with
their rights, their powers, their equality
unimpaired. "Cheers. Ohio is a-free
.State ; so is Virginia. Ohio protects ne
groes in every civil right ; so does Vir
ginia. Hut, hut ! but what, my friend ?
Out with it. Virgin's does not permit
negncs to vote. Neither does Ohio, nor
Indiana, nor Illinois, nor Iowa, nor Wis
consin, nor Pennsylvania, nor Delaware,
nor New Jerev. nor Connecticut, nor
New Hampshire, nor New York, nor Cal
ifornia, nor Oregon, nor Colorado; and if
that is a reason, why arc not those States
excluded ?
It is a fundamental maxim that the
States in the Union arc cpual not equal
in territory, or wealth, or numbers, but
equal in duties, in rights, in powers.
llicy were sovereigns, and as such were
equal before the Union. They each, as
sovereign, came into tbe Union, lhcy
delegated the same powers ; they agreed
to perform the same duties. Thev guar
anteed each to the other the enjoyment of
the same rights, llepresentation is the
most important right. Ohio enjoys it
why not Virginia ? The Southern States
aro in tho Union or they are out of it.
If they are in the Union they are equal
to Ohio, and entitled to representation.
If they are out of the Union, the claim to
govern them at all is a fraud and a usurp
ation. Cheers. They entered the Un
ion by passing an ordinance adopting and
ratifying the Federal Constitution. They
tried to dissolve that connection by abro
gating that ratification. The abrogating
ordinance was the act of secession. Either
it was valid or it was iuvalid. If invalid,
it was null, it had no effect; it did not
effect the tio which bound it to tho Union.
It left the State in the same position in
in which it had been for a month, for a
year before tho act of secession. If it
was valid, it destroyed the Union and re
moved the State beyond the Constitution,
beyond your power. I reject the claim
that these ordinances aro valid for one
purpose, invalid for another- valid to de
stroy the State, invalid to dissever the
Federal tic. It is the fanciful creation ot
a disordered brain, or the arbitrary dicta
tion of a man who will have things as he
wishes them.
I understand the position of Mr. Ste
vens and thoso who follow him. lie be
licves that either the ordinance of seces
sion or the attempt to enforce it by arms,
constituted the South in cftect a foreign
power alien enemies; that wo had good
cause of war against them, and did in fact
wage the war for subjugation and eon
quest; that having subjugated , and con
quered them, we hold them subject to pur
will; that bo lar as they are concerned
their rights and our powers are determm
cd by the laws af nations alone, and no
question of the ('onstitution can bo raised
except by the adhering States. 1 under
stand the position of Mr. Johnson and the
war Democrats. They hold that tho or
dinances of recession were invalid; that
whoever attempted by force of arms to
make them available were traitoTs; that
their unlawful acts do not effect tho stat
utes ot tho State or of its law-abiding peo
ple; that they may be punished, but that
the State remains the same. Cheers.
Hut I cannot understand the thimble-rig
logic of these half-way gentlemen, that
the ordinances of recession are half valid,
half invalid; that the States are in the
Union to bo governed, out of it toby pro
tected; in the Urtion when duties are re
quired, out of it when rights arc to be
accorded; in the Union when taxes arc
exacted, out of it when representation is
demanded. Why rhowld they not be
represented 1 This representation in es
sential to the restoration; of the Union.
Why was the war prosecuted ? For the
maintenance of the Union. Love of the
Union was the sentiment which lay at the
very heart of our people. It had grown
and strengthened, and become fixed by
the attempts at disunion of the Hartford
Convention and tho nullification of South
Carolina. It was this that made strong
men volunteer, and matrons and maidens
and wives to consent that eon and hus
band and lover should volunteer. It was
this that made the North yield armed j
men as if Irom.hcr sou. 3Ir. Lincoln, ina jury; bo euall have a speedy and pub.
his inaugural and messages, told u the j lie trial, have counsel and witnesses, an
war was for the Union; Congress iu the j be confronted with witnesses against him.
most solemn form, reiterated it. Mr. ! Vet this law proposes to do away with ail
Seward, after two years of war told m thesro safegaurds, and substitute the short,
that the scats of Senators and members ! sharp processes of military cour3, where
were vacant, and their open arms, with j there ia no indictment, no jury, and nO
silent ehKjuencc, invited the States &nd I counsel or witnesses for the prisoner, ex-
the jeople to return to the b'eingi and ccpt by toe grace and lavor ot the court,
duties of the Constitution. Your arms! Can any man believe this law was in
havc been successful; not an armed tne- tended for the benefit of the negro? Wai
my withstands you; they ask admittance jit not intended rather to bring every ciU
to their scabs. Why b not the Union re-1 zen of the United States, and every
fctored? Why do those who have clam-j State ot Union to the foot of the Federal
ored for Union refuse it? Why do tho.se! military authority as administered by the
who have urged others to fight fur Union I ignorant and degraded servant of the bur
prevent it? ' jeau who could be hired at five hundred
Gentlemen: It is because they do-j dollars a year? Cheers) consider the
ceived you and their friends. They never civil right.? bill ; it provides that all ciU
were for the Union. Thaddeus Stevens izenj shall be entitled to the same civif
was honet enough to ?ay ro. lie said in rights, and be punished for offences with
my hearing that with his consent the Un-jthe same rtcavure of penalty. Suppose
ion never should be restored. These men i in any State, the negro, by reason of his
hate the Constitution of the Unite 1 States. ! in furor intellect, is puaihcd less severely
They hate our form of Government; and; than the white man, can CongTe33 by.
mey know mc most eueciive siao nicy
could give it the most fatal blow would ,
triolfM, or sinccntv ; but I repeat, I he-
hevc they
hate our C'f.ntitution, and de- j
responsible majority rather than to one i
orderly process establhcd under the '
cheeks and balances of our pystera. i
Chccrs.l
Consider the Constitutional amendment.
Congress insisted upon its adoption as a
condition precedent to the admission of
Senators and Representatives. If it were!
entirely desirable, if nobody objected crjnot expressly granted were reserved, lest
could object to any of its provision, still 'there should be an undue activity in theJ
it ought not to be proposed. If the States j Administration, for a year after Washing-
arc entitled to representation, the adop
tion of this amendment ought not to be
exacted. If they are not entitled, its
adoption will not confer it. If they are
entitled, the refusal of the right is the
highwayman's course, who seizes you by
the throat and agrees to relcacc his hold
if you will give him your purse. In vain
you assert that j-ou are entitled both to
your freedom and your money. You buy
one admitted right by the surrender ot
another. If thev are not entitled, the
proposal to confer it is the device of the
devil, who eagerly offered the kingdoms
of the earth and the glory thereof, which
he didn't possess, if only his black majes
ty could be worshipped. But what is
this impediment?
Every person born within the United
States shall be citizens thereof and of the
States wherein he resides. Citizens of
the State ! That the Constitution left to
each State entirely left it there that
voters of the law of tho State were ex
pressly made electors for Federal officers.
No State shall impair the privileges and
immunities of citizens of the United
States. What are these privileges and
immunities? Where are they defined?
Where written ? The Constitution has
already put each citizen of each State upon
tho same footing as citizens of the several
States.
Representation shall be apportioned ac
cording to population, but if any male
persons over twenty-one years of age shall
be excluded from the ballot-box, the rep
resentative basis shall be diminished by
these in proportion ns the the males ex
cluded bear to all tho males of twenty
one years in this State. The former prop
osition was to exclude from the basis all
of any race or color if they were excluded
from tho right of suffrage. That could
not stand a moment. By it the States
might exclude the young, tho old, the
poor, tho ignorant, the soldier; and if
they are only white, tho other electors
might vote for them ; but if they have
excluded tho negro, his whole race was to
to excluded from tho representative basis.
How much better is this amendment ?
All the people are to be enumerated also.
If the males arc as ten to one and any
male is excluded from the right of vot
ing, then ten persons shall bo stricken
from the basis. If in Pennsylvania luna
tics were not allowed to vote, then ten
persons for every lunatic would go unrep
resented. . If in Pennsylania there were
ten thousand negro men over twenty-one
years of age, then 100,000 men, women
and children white as well as black
would bo without representation. I say
nothing of, its operation on the Southern
States ; will you here, be willing to adopt
it ? But the cunning of its , authors is
apparent here, for by thfa scheme New
Kngland gets two members of Congress
while the other Northern and "Western
States lose twelve more than they woi(ld
by the other plan. No ! gentlemen ; tho
only object of this amendment is to shqvr
to the States that they hold even the tight
of suffrage by the will and at tho 'com
mand of Federal Government, and tha
to bring their most yital rights etati'rely
within its control.
Consider the Frcrdma'n'a bureau bill.
Its object was not to protect the negro;
that was done by the old law. If it ex
pired too noon a lino might extend it; jf
power were lacking here or there a wcctiVa
would Bufiice. The object of . the bill U
explained by the eighth and ninth sectio'nf,
They provide that to every case affecting
the negro the President jdiall exteb4
military jurisdiction and protection ; and
thrt if a State officer tshall enforce anj
law, custom or police regulation discrim
inating between a negro and vhite inafc,
in the enjoyment of civil rights, he may
be tried and punished by any officer of
the Bureau all cases whether civil or
criminal, whether to punish for crime or t
enforce a contract, whether between two
negroes or between a negro and awhile
roan military jurisdiction and protection I
What h that ? Jiurtial law and drum
head court-Martial. The constitution
provides that no man, negro cr white
! man shall be arrested without a warrant.
held without an indictment, tried without
nitiwsi; i.u jmmrmucui .
Congress increase the. penalty ? If it can
punisiimcnt; ana tnos may
thus may establish''
within the State, and without its consent,
As I rod? from Boston last night
pas.-c-d through Massachusetts, Rhode Is-
land, Connecticut, New York and Penn-
syiwvua. 1 could uot help remembering
their history. Massachusetts was soieal-1
ous of federal power that she, first of all
the States, asked for an amendment to'
the Constitution declaring that all powers'-
ton's inauguration, lest the powers of the5
l eucral Government might be used to the
injury of her commercial and shipping in
terest. New York expressly declared iU
opinion of the right cf secession. What
a contrast now 1 How strongly and con- -stantly
do those States now iusist on the"
process of centralization. Pennsylvania,
alone, simply ratified the Constitution. f
By her fidelity to the common weal, by
her promptness, by her wisdom and mod
eration, as well as by her geographical
position, she acquired the title of the ;
Keystone State. ! .
Men of Pennsylvania, be faithful to
hy to your ancient history. Your; State '
has enjoyed a rare felicity. Her valleys 5
and plains are teeming with wealth ; her I
mountains are swollen with coal and iron '
aud other minerals; her cities siagger '
beneath the load cf accumulated capital.
They all need peace, order, stability, of
government and of legislation .fox, their
proper development. Her population is ,
crowded,-and industrious, and liberty-lov- -ing.
They need contentment and leisure
to pursue their own business. Ilerlimiti
contain Carpenter's Hall and tndepen-:
dence Hall. Her soil was the birthrplac ,
of the declaration, and is sanctified by .
Brandywinc and Germantown and Valley
Forge, hallowed by the heroism which.
endured defeat and suffering. In i Ier
midst the Constitution was formed, and j
the capital was for many years located.
By these sacred memories, I conjure yoti
to be true to your own great history .-r-
Be faithful to your principles, and de-r
serve more glory for having in this, dart
hour preserved our system of free govern- r
ment than your fathers obtained for hav- t
ing through blood and suffering founded
it.
Mr. Pendelton retired amid loud and 4
continued cheers; , -
0 ; 't
One Kind Kiss Before we Part.-
A friend relates the following: A young
lady having purchased an assortment of
music at a music store, ,ori returning to j
her carriage, recollected a peico she had
neglected to buy. "Sir," said she, on re
entering the store, "there is ono thing:
which I had forgotten, and which. I must
now request you to givo me." -"And' o
what is that asked the young niusiq j
seller. "It is, sir, 'One Kind Kiss before 7
we Part.' ". She meant the song of that',
name. The gay youth, vaulting irisfan'fJ
taneously over the counter, saluted' the
fair stranger. Ho lost his heart and hhi ,r
situation. Montgomery Mail. -'.:
' " " '.'.V
Not One. Montgomery Blair, itf his f
recent speech at : Reading,' said " there
was not a theif in the United States who
was not a Radical' -. , .;...
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