The Right Way for Restoring the Late Rebel States to the Federal Union (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from The Right Way for Restoring the Late Rebel States to the Federal UnionSince the issuance Of the first edition from the Press, the writer has searched into the elementary authors, and into the adjudications of the courts, applicable to the doctrines ad vanced respecting his right way, and he has embodied the results of his labors, in the matters with which this edition is enlarged. He has found nothing in con¿ict with, and no little in support of, the way suggested as the best for restor ing these States to the federal Union. Although so much prominence is given to that special topic, this edition so eu larged, is published, as the first was, less with a View to indi cate the right way Of acting in this yet fearful conjuncture, than to make an effort to reawaken the popular desire to have the public men respect the constitution of the United States, and in each State, the constitution thereof - that is, to kindle afresh, as in the earlier and purer periods of the Republic, the sentiment in the popular heart, that the first duty of last im portance, of every man in office, is to administer it, in the particular part of the general trust assigned to him, with fidelity to the restraints limiting his authority, just as they are, and not as he or any one may think they ought to be constituted. The written constitution declares the glory of our system. That ascertains and determines the extent to which the individuals trust their liberties to a majority. That also defines the extent to which the States, as such, trust their rights to majorities. If that fixed limit be transgressed, by so much the glory of the system will be under an eclipse. It is upon the republican principle the constitution Is constructed, and in so far as the structure fails to conform to that theory of individual rights or States-rights, or there is a departure in administering it, by so much it fails of its professed purpose, and ceases to be worthy to be trusted for the protection of either class of rights, against invasions by majorities.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.