back to bullets;that there can be no successful appeal,except to ballots themselves,at succeeding elections.Such will be a great lesson of peace; teaching men that what they cannot take by an election,neither can they take it by a war---teaching all,the folly of being the beginners of a war. Lest there be some uneasiness in the minds of candid men,as to what is to be the course of the government,towards the Southern States,after the rebellion shall have been suppressed,the Executive deems it proper to say,it will be his purpose then,as ever,to be guided by the Constitution,and the laws;and that he probably will have no different understanding of the powers,and duties of the Federal government, relatively to the rights of the States,and the people,under the Constitution,than that expressed in the inaugural address. He desires to preserve the government,that it may be administered for all,as it was administered by the men who made it.Loyal citizens everywhere,have the right to claim this of their government;and the government has no right to withhold,or neglect it.It is not perceived that,in giving it,there is any coercion,any conquest,or any subjugation, in any just sense of those terms. The Constitution provides,and all the States have accepted the provision, that "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a republican form of government.''But,if a State may lawfully go out of the Union,having done so,it may also discard the republican form of government;so that to prevent its going out,is an indispensable means, to the end,of maintaining the guaranty mentioned;and when an end is lawful and obligatory,the indispensable means to it,are also lawful, and obligatory. It was with the deepest regret that the Executive found the duty of employing the war-power,in defence of the government,forced upon him. He could but perform this duty,or surrender the existence of the government.No compromise,by public servants,could,in this case,be a cure;not that compromises are not often proper,but that no popular government can long survive a marked precedent,that those who carry an election,can only save the government from immediate destruction,by giving up the main point,upon which the people gave the election.The people themselves,and not their servants,can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions.As a private citizen,the Executive could not have consented that these institutions shall perish;much less could he,in betrayal of so vast,and so sacred a trust,as these free people had confided to him.He felt that he had no moral right to shrink;nor even to count the chances of his own life,in what might follow.In full viewback to bullets; that there can be no successful appeal, except to ballots themselves, at succeeding elections. Such will be a great lesson of peace; teaching men that what they cannot take by an election, neither can they take it by a war---teaching all, the folly of being the beginners of a war. Lest there be some uneasiness in the minds of candid men, as to what is to be the course of the government, towards the Southern States, after the rebellion shall have been suppressed, the Executive deems it proper to say, it will be his purpose then, as ever, to be guided by the Constitution, and the laws; and that he probably will have no different understanding of the powers, and duties of the Federal government, relatively to the rights of the States, and the people, under the Constitution, than that expressed in the inaugural address. He desires to preserve the government, that it may be administered for all, as it was administered by the men who made it. Loyal citizens everywhere, have the right to claim this of their government; and the government has no right to withhold, or neglect it. It is not perceived that, in giving it, there is any coercion, any conquest, or any subjugation, in any just sense of those terms. The Constitution provides, and all the States have accepted the provision, that "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a republican form of government.’’ But, if a State may lawfully go out of the Union, having done so, it may also discard the republican form of government; so that to prevent its going out, is an indispensable means, to the end, of maintaining the guaranty mentioned; and when an end is lawful and obligatory, the indispensable means to it, are also lawful, and obligatory. It was with the deepest regret that the Executive found the duty of employing the war-power, in defence of the government, forced upon him. He could but perform this duty, or surrender the existence of the government. No compromise, by public servants, could, in this case, be a cure; not that compromises are not often proper, but that no popular government can long survive a marked precedent, that those who carry an election, can only save the government from immediate destruction, by giving up the main point, upon which the people gave the election. The people themselves, and not their servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions. As a private citizen, the Executive could not have consented that these institutions shall perish; much less could he, in betrayal of so vast, and so sacred a trust, as these free people had confided to him. He felt that he had no moral right to shrink; nor even to count the chances of his own life, in what might follow. In full view