Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-08-10

LincOln-His Tyranny and Treach-
cry DenOunced-Scathin Review Of
Abe's Position by Abolition Leaders.
TO THESUPPORTERSO OF THE GO HFRNlLENT:
We have read with surprise, but not
without Indignation, the Proclamation of
the President of the 9Th of July, 1854.
The supporters of the Administration are
responsible to the country for its conduct:
and il is their right and duty to check the
encroachments of the Executive on the au-
thority of Congress, and to require it to
confine itself to its proper sphere.
1t is impossible to pass in silence this
Proclamation without neglecting that duty;
and, having taken as much responsibility
as any others in supporting the Admins
tration, we are not disposed to fail in the
other duty Of asserting the rights OF Con-
gress.
The President did not sign the bill "to
guarantee to certain States, whose Govern
ments have been usurped, a republican form
of government"-passed by the supporters
of his Administration in both Houses OF
| Congress after mature deliberation.
The bill did not therefore become q lao:
and it is therefore nothing.
The Proclamation is neither an approval
nor veto of the bill; it is therefore docu-
ment unknown to the laws and Constitution
of the United States.
So far as it contains an apology for not
signing the bill, it is political manifesto
against the friends of the Government.
So far as it proposes to execute the bill,
which is not law, it is grave Executive
usurpation. ...
It is fitting that the facts necessary to en-
able the friends of the Administration to
appreciate the apology and the usurpation
be spread before them.
The Proclamation says:
'And whereas the said bill was presented
to the President of the United States for
his approval less than one hour before the
sine die adjournment of said session, and
was not signed by him"
| If that be accurate, still this bill was pre-
sented with other bills which were signed.
Within that hour, the time for the sine die
adjournment was three times postponed by
the votes of both Houses; and the least in
timation of desire for more time by the
President to consider this bill would have
secured further postponement.
Yet the committee sent to ascertain if the
President had any further communication
| for the House of Representatives reported
that he had none; and the friends of the
| bill, who had anXiously waited on him to
ascertain its fate, had already been inform
ed that the President had resolved not to
| sign it.
The time of presentation, therefore, had
| nothing to do with his failure to approve it.
The bill had been discussed and consider
ed for more than month in the House of
Representatives, which 1t passed on the 4th
OF May; 1t was reported TO the Senate ON
the 27th of May without material amend
| ment and passed the Senate absolutely as
FRI ha N nj I11u
Ignorance of i6 contents is out of the
question. rly... ....t .......
| Indeed, at his request, draft of bill
substantially the same IN all material points,
and identical in the points objected to by the
Proclamation, had been hld before MIN for
his consideration in the winter of lS62-63.
There is, therefore, no reasen to suppose
the provisions of the bill took the President
by surprise.
On te con.Iy, hy, wemaTe nay, @ ieason " t neigye Ky,
Cnei " ilaFS peom ~ vel Ait9mn h,,, .naV ILiis
neCnou Vi preveHithLng i.hg tie ne olli l.;, liom pc
colilile Jaw wtliVu' 1li9 oohsViCuIlola,
responslpliiCy ot igIo, , nau peen zee resolved
on iong oeioEe one otln ~ passet one oet,ate
ale a,nt1,u e5 ~ Snspsa ~ etslsieI aaI as
70 enCire cSniluence, s tnaC pelore tne z5u Oh
oure en,bet nb rew oS Gem R.nIs,s STAFF iI ;n tIS ny
~ ~nlcIloel ~ Gon' a.tIN.i Dahso s'ai, III SnI
presence Of other gentlemen g,;aiS in IN official
position, tnat senator DoollItie hau Written
letter 70 tie uePartniennI % onat tns Rouse
hecShstrucIlo piii wouiu De s.axeu OH III
the penaIe " pel;9u voo iate ln ~ tiie SESSION
10 require the fresiuenG 70 ve!o ~ IN erder
70 deieag IT, anu tnaS Mr. Lincoln Wouio
Ietain t'ie piii' - he0oS'aiy' anu 0iiereoy
u1IHaS asio ~ ~. .;o,,oo Of Saroto, wodo ~ II,
VARIOUS va, eilorss 70 ~ 'lie "; pi co,,s,eleu h m
ny .'onaoo, ""s 1u. CT 20 ~. Is;I, ...a Wy"
that pan; anu tns iaGe % Dl Ine Dlll was was
accuragely pLeuiv.Gu tg.seIs lecIiteu S., .tsl
6ro SeW orie'ils 'eiore ' IL ~ iiAu passeu ' 1iie W
oenats. D.,.I.s.,o.. A.o, ., :.
nay tne Ilocial,,d1ion @ .,a,a stoPpeu I Saert' ~
Mouiu ,ilave e pSen ea oiliy onG T. oVier ueieat ol
sne VIII " @ an ,;r HAeou'ive - i've
pepvtlon ppwtt es -, fnrtber Su Tbs P,os,det
ut soee res,uen' es,ie say 81
".Andwhereas the said bill contains, among
other things, a plan LOT restoring tne States
In rebellion 10 thelr proper pIactlcal reia-
tion in the Union, which plan expresses the
sense OF congress upon tlaC sup]ect ana
when plan ~ Is now Cnougn! nt 10 lay Pc
lore tne people ior slieir 81
by WnaG AntnTiioy nj, VI VIZ S1nsSleuCion!
In what formss Inc result 70 pe declared
by whom! WIN Whap eiiecG When ascer-
tainee! :,
Is IL 10 pe law py Cne aPPrSSyal vi tne
people Wlslolt N sne nBplSsHai VI OohSressat at
the Ts,i MI oi 1ne iestpenr GU 80 A.
VIII we soi .,,t om nis 70 oPiniom % 'ne
poPuiar aPpioxa, do,;c ~ % ~ ,aW ~;a A.,
Gn 70 resnonsib;Iity s of defeat;uS IN ala 10 W y nn
Srh srh;oh 90 many inva} hearts renosed for So