The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1864-08-20

The supporters OF the administration are
responsible to the country Tor its conduct ;
and Ii Is their right and duty to chec!; the
4 encroachment5 OF the Executive on The au-
thority OF Congress, and to require it to con
y hne Itself 10 its proper sphere.
II Vt Is Impossible to pass in silence this rrOc-
iamatIoa without negIecting that duty: and,
Il having taken as much responsibility as auv
4 Others n supporting the Admin 5trdtion. We
I are not disposed to fail in the other duty of
asserting the rights Of Congress
4 1 he President did not sign the bill 'to
guarantee to certain States whose Govern
menta have been usurped, a republican form
z OF Gov srnment; passed by the supporters of
: his Administration in both Houses Of Con-
gress. after mature dclibcration
The bll did not therefore become q lar.
and it is therefore 5to'hiac.
The Proclamation Is neither an approval
nor 'e.o Of the bill: il Is therefore a docu-
m9nt uuknlwn to the laws and Constitution
Of the United States
So ar as II contains an apology for not
signing the bill, it Is a political manifesto
! against the friends oi the Government
So far as it proposes 10 execute the bill
which Is not law. 1t is grave Executive
usurpation.
1t Is fitting that the facts necessary to cn.
able friends Of the Administration to anp-e-
GA the apology and usurpl,ign be spread
| before them.
The Proclamation saws:
And whereas tie SAID bill was presented
! to the President o; the United STAT. .or h.,
approval lc-, ,aan one ho.r before the ais.~
( a'@ atjournmeAt @. said session, and was not
signed uv him"
/ ii that b. accurate, sill! ;hat bin was pre-
/ SERTED with lttc- bills which were s..ueI.
/ Within that hour. the time for the siae 6i.
/ adjournment was three times postponed by
/ tIc votes Of both IIou-e-: aud ;he lea, it,
/ timatiDn oi a desir: for NOR. time bv the
! President % consider ta.s bun would have
! secure . farther p3:.pyjc.nau,.
81 the Committee sent &, ascertain If tie
! frcsIdcat had aay .lrthy, co.na.uuica;iya,5r
/ 'Ha Holse oi Rope cu,ativcs reported that
| he had none: and the friends ". L., LII. vino
! had aaE'ou,-y waited on h'u, 20 ascertain it,
fate. na! algeEGy been informed .iat the Pre-
/ ident hai resolved LOT - s.rl Il.
| The tine .. presentation, therefore. had
no,hiu; 10 do with hi, ;aiilr.. ,oarrroye il.
The I'LL had beeI discussed All considered
FOR mere than = month .a -he House Of Rep
r-senr-Iivcs, which +. passed on the ;;l Of
Ny; II wa r-pgrJel ! ~" S-u.,. ol the
I'm o- Ma w-hpa- material aneulleat.
b t:lH .i-a-t '!.t Senate, aBtJlu'".T a. = came
from t.e House on tie - To-, J.lv.
lg...4ace oi is coH;oats j. out oc the
quc.-al
inteai . u.s request. a irat Of h.il sub
stantI-l., Ia. same IG all material points. and
lJeAtic-,tv a the Voi.', objected To- u the
p-or.,-h. B. '.'t been ...I h..'r. a." for h.
Consideration ia the winter of l-i2-gg.
HER j., the0-.J-a. Hp reason tr suppose
thc provisions Oi tie b.. tGJA tAe Prc=.ieut
I b. -a-YTi-e.
ON the -eoT'tFnTr. sc have reason- to believe
. --e'n T. have tera So "nI E.1gu. Tia. 'G.-
method o. preventing tn. bill! .rr.. becoming
= i!.T ".'ita'Ut the "'a ..-I'ltla. g. ,1.-.r.i-
IT. Of % veto. had Jra resolve. on ,oa, -
( .5-e 'Ee b:- pts,rt ,a- senate.
""tr- .".1r..-- II = gentleman oa..,.l
.1 eHil-- q. .'-i-.-"t'.. t... --'.r. t"c -. o..
'.lne. in %ew o...--. d, TIs s.-'el b..
.At'n"-F 81 "eA h-a.,s s.lt hath r.. re
10! ";-.. r.a.ltI'c n .hc.l Position. ra-t
Senator 4yaH.t- .-. "g.,ea % l,...r % t..v
Department t-.' -ie H'1-r Hee'.s-r4-..aa
J.l "Ou.I "e ;a-,: IT,. tar .e.ltr. 20 Z, per-
yt to lac N t-c session ,s a. l.-a .Le ?r-.i-
..li ID veto q, al 1--,c u a-..... r.. 1ul that
Hr Lincoln Wt-i3 retain tie a.|. J. acec.,a-
r.. AZ. thereby d.....- IT,
The experience u. senator Wade in H. )
/ various cdyr;s b, -,l The L.l CD. r.-.i in
The Seaa.e. wa s.l.,. III a.r.rl4 ..,.lr. tft-
plan; and 80 i.,i, u. the bin e.., ....-r-4t.,e
predicted Dy .,ry-r, received 'rrm ~ 20
/ leans before j, H..3 passed the Scaa.r.
Hal tie Pg,cla.a4,l,u >;sra.a tner,. it
u-1 4l1 hav, been oll, ..c oi-la. t....,-nr ;I,.
u.l. of the people b., an Execa,ly, ,,.ry,-,iou
oi Tie Constitution.
Bat ii r4cs further. The rr-.,,I,.t saws.
And ,yher..,. -I, ,.iI i,.. ,..,..,;, .,..,.,
1... -. -,
IA rebellion r., ib;r r,r.,,.r ,,-,,,;,I rl.,;,,r
/, rbe Union. which t,ab cxnr.s... tL.. ems.
n ,.,,,ro.. uroD .lat suie., a..5 .r:.l ,;,,.,
- -.