The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-08-17
Jhe Gaaa Sentinel.
RECoNsrRUCT1oN
BEN Wade and III. winter Davis
Protest Against the UsurpafiOl
of Abe LincOlD---sEis Tyranny
and Treachefy DenOunced---
Scathing Review Of Abe's PO-
SitiOn by Abolition Leaders.
10 the Supporters Of the Government

10 ute c4pDt"SV " "c uoterH'to"
We have read with surprise, but not with
out indignation, the Proclamation OF the
President of the Sth of July, 1864.
The supporters OF the ADMINISTRATION are
responsible to the country Tor Its condnct !:
and it is their right and duty 10 checK the
eneroachments OF the ExecutVe on the au-
thority OF Congress, aud TO require 1t to
contne itself to ITS proper sphere.
1t is impossible to pass IN shence, tins
Proclamation without negleGtlns that guy;
and, having taken as much ireSponst9iilty
as any others in supporting the Admhlstra-
tion, We are not disposed to fail in the other
duty Of asserting the rights OF Congress.
1he President did not sign the bhl TO
guarantee to certain States, whose. Govern
nents have been usurped, republican form
Of government o-lttssed BY, the supporters
OF his administration n both Houses OF
Congress alter mature dellbelatlOn.
The bill did not therefore become Sd'c
and ltls therefore Aothmg:., ,-z.r...
Ihc Proclamation IS neither an approval
nor veto OF the bill 1T Is therefore aoc-
ument unknown to the laws and Constltu-
tQp oftho United StateS.-- s;r--rag
m 80 lar asst contains an apology tof not
signing the bill, it i8 q political manifesto
against the friends ut the Government, -.
So tar Us it proposes to execute the bill,
which is not a law, Is grave Executive
uSmpatlon, ',
It IS hitting that the facts necessary to en-
able the friends OF the Administration to
appreciate the apology and the uhurpauQn
be spread before them. t5re..
me Froe'amatlon says; -
aMu whereas tne Sald p,n was pteSeilteeo
to the President Of the United States TOR
his approval less than one hnuf De!ore thg
S'"f "e adjouInmrnt OF si.iu SESSION. anu
W&S mot signed by h'nl---r ~
II thot be accurate; sun th'S p'i was pre-
SentGd WIN othef piils whlch were siTnco'.
WITHIN that hour, the time 1or the $"r
o." i"Jo'"'''liet!t "as ,T'co viinoo "I' pT'iou I
~ the votes oi both linuscs ana the leaSt
ln'ln!4tloh OF deslfe i9f more 9 ulnG o{ vlie
lresiu9ht 10 GofSidcr thiS pi1l "ouia nave
secured furlher herpoStponomehf' .c.l
YET the committee SEM 10 ascertain Il !le
l'rcsIdent had any, further cohhinnlcation !
1or the iiouSe OF hel,reSGl'tat!!!cs reprftteu tt
that he had none. and the friends, OF the
bill who had anMoaSly waited on nm 10
ascertain Its tate, had already peeh lhlofm-
e!! that the frcsldent haa IesoiNco hot 10
slgn It,. -,
lhe time or nrescntatl0h, therefore, haa
nothing to 90 with ms laiiufG 10 3pl'roEG It,
me pill haa bceh discussed ana sT'S'ucI
Gu ior more ti!'th II nohth Ill me li2uSe ~ ~
representatives Whlch II PaSScd m ON inc 4th
ui May; II was reported 10 'iie SENATE On
the 2tth OF May, without hia,eflal Sineh9
meht' ana passed me 'oeila'e aDSoiitGl} Us 1t
came from the House on the "a OF July
Ignorance OF Its contents Is out oi the
question; I'm
indeed, at MS request oFh' oi d pill
S"pS!lh'i:'lS !lc H'"c W "i'
1nd Identical N the points 9ncG!e0 70 ~ tne ne
fTocahatioh' had oecil lalo ncioro 'ro 5''ili lor
com%lderatlon III the winter OF loo@~o,
There Is: therefore no reason 10 suppose
the provisions OF the blll took the PRESIDENT
by surprise
!. On the contrary, we nave reason 10 pe
leye them to have been so wen kno|h 4, mat l14at
tins smcthod of preventing the niii !iNhi pc
comlnga a. law without 1ie cohs''tuti9nal re-
SponSlblilty 9f ayG1o' nag peeis resolved OH
long before the biil passed me 0eha'o. .,oa
we arc informed by gentlemen M c9,,5icd MY
70 fnt!re cQhAoence' ina! pclofe tHe ~ VI
J'ne IN AeT w. orIea1s B 1t %4s ;na'G" co. ~ ;ro
mcmper OF "eIl' baf'hS :taii, " ~ .he ile-
sence OF other gentlemen m Official position,
thrt senator Dooiittite nag WIit'ei WIZ y le''ci
to the. department that the lGuse heGoh-
hnuctlQh bill Would DC s'aVeu OH III the gen
ate toa period 100 inte IN tne session 70 r.
quIre the fresldemt 10 Veto II III orqer 10 qe-
featlt ana that ME-. l1nc9ih WouiS retain
the blll' II necessary ana tnergGy acita' H. i,
Inc eNEefieilce ol oS'i"1or 1.u "uci III III nia
various efforts to get, the bill considered II IN
tue senate was quite IN McoFhaI'en tH Ia; ,. WIN
tilat pan ana VIC i"Ic VI 'ilo "i'i ~" " "1
cIrateiy pIedic'Gu ny lGtlGrS lc'eiNUtn U tioli' il
New orleans peIorelt haa 'pasScu tiie Hen-
ate: ..,, , :.
liad the froclamatlon stolpeu mere, II
.WonId! have been only, one 9thef defeat oi
the will AZ the people BY an IAecatlFe pPr-
version OF the ConstihuH9n' .,.,,na y
t>uo II goes luftler' nc FIe3itieiiU 81 S?ys'
ana whereas lhe h r. fai1 oill ooilial'1S' ~
among other things, plan 1of restoring inc
states N rcbeillqn 10 theif proper pfacuca
position IN the Chloh, "hich pan expresses
the sense OF congress on tla1 SupJeGt' ana
Whlch plah IL ls now tliouEh' ~ W laS De'
tore the people ior theif c9haaefaoioh- 4;
Dy What aa5lo1TrInty ol Wv, opliSttutloii
~ Wiiai ioflnS nc feSl,!t u! " ~ "ecialco "eal "
IsnI - mlgni :" i'ii f"lN"' V'70s' "'A''- ''N'0-
7'a1loa H. hn, h., .ha ,,,o,,,1 of tl,e
40 ~ ,4b',t w ~ " '%% tho IF r~nrass y,
Tsop'G , wlf"IuV ~ tho Posdnnt9 I,r . '''.e'N
tT WI wi' ~ ~ Iu pno;lont eTe n bo,,n;o If ,be
H. Wy ,1,,'I'o's,' n'o,to w. i y ~ law2
Pvpniai lG',on ''i.oj,, "i da,;ro ta a,,n;d tbf
~ l' tliie '9IiS ;I;i;iS, ~ dof"a+ina aw =,
SGLiobS ronpU,,'II,i Ianci baorts renGsod iar sn
",iiIn S 30 many IVY" 'i''' nv" " ,-
'oI,.a pa H. oss;rrod for mot on
ta7 Sul wy ICaSouo NV o-N, '',,S'ii M" M" -. II