Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-08-11

We copy the following important manifesto from
the New York Tribune of Friday last:

the New York Tribune of Friday last:
To the Supporters Of the Government.
We have read without surprise, but not without in
d2naton the proclamation of the President Of the 9th OF
July, 1864.
The supporters of the Administration responsible to
the country for it's conducts and it their right aud duty
to check the encroachmens of the Executive the
thory of Congress- and to require it to confne itself to
its proper sphere 1t impossible to pass in silence this
proclamation without negecng that duty and, having
taken much responsibility any others in supporting
the Administration, not disposed to fail in the other
| duty OF asserting the rights of Congress-
The President did not sign the bill to guarantee to
certain States whose Governments have been usurped
republican form of government passed by the supporters
of his Administration in both Houses of Congress after
mature elaboration. The bill did not therefore become
| lao; and il is therefore nothing.
The proclamation is neither approval nor veto Of
the BILL 1t therefore document unknown to the laws
and Constitution of the United States So far it con-
uans apology for not signing the BILL it is political
manifesto against the friends Of the Government SO far
it proposes execute the BILL which is not law, it
grave Executive usurpation.
1t fitting that the facts necessary to enable the friends
Of the Administration to appreciate the apology and the
usurpation be spread before them. The proclamation
| says:
dent of the United States for his approval less than
hour before the sine die adjournment of said session. and
was not signed by him
If that be accurate still this bill was presented with
other bills which signed. Within that hour, the time
the dis adjournment three times postponed BY
the votes of both houses and the least nmaon OF de-
sire for more time by the President to consider this bill
would have secured further posponemen Yet the COM
mttee sent ascertain if the President had any further
for the House of Representatives reported
that he had none and the friends of the BILL who had
anxiousy waited him to ascertain its fate had already
informed 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 considered for more
than month in the House of Representatives, which it
passed the 4h of May it reported to the Senate
on the 9th of May without material amendment, and
passed the Senate absolutely it from the House
the I'd of July Ignorance of its contents out OF the
question Indeed at his request draft of bill substan
TALLY the same in all material points, and Identical in the
points objected to by the proclamation had been laid be-
fore him for his consideration in the winter of 1923
There is therefore, reason to suppose the provisions
of the bill took the President by surprise. On the con-
ray have to believe them to have been SO well
known that this method of preventing the bill from be-
coming law without the constitutional responsibility Of
veto had been resolved long before the bill passed the
Sonata We informed by gentleman entitled to en-
tire confidence that before the 22d of June in New Or
leans it stated by member of Gen. Banks's staff in
the presence of other gentlemen in official position that
Senator Dootte had written letter to the department
that the House reconstruction bill would be STAYED off in
the Senate period too late in the session to require
the President to veto it in order to defeat it, and that Mr.
Lincoln would retain the BILL if necessary, and thereby
defeat it, The experience of Senator Wade, in his various
efforts get the bill considered in the Senate, quite
accordance with the PLAN and the fate of the bill was
accurately predicted by letters received from New Orleans
before it had passed the Senate
Had the proclamation stopped there it would have been
only other defeat of the will of the people by Execu
tive perverson OF the Constitution But it goes further
The President says:
| "And whereas the said bill contains, among other
things plan for restoring the States rebellion to their
proper practical relation 10 the Union which plan
presses the of Congress upon that subject and which
plan is thought fit TO lay before the people for their
confederation"
BY what authority of the Constitution In what forms
The result to be declared by whom With what effect
when ascertsined Is it TO be SIaw by the approval
the people without the approval of Congress, at the will
of the President Will the President his opinion of
the popular approval execute it as law Or is this
merely device to avoid the serious responsibility of de-
eating law which many loyal hearts reposed for
security
But the now assigned for not approving the bill
full Of omiuous significance The President proceeds
s'Now, therefore j, ABRAHAM LINCOLN, President of
the United States do proclaim, declare and make known,
that while am las in December last when by pro-
clamation propounded plan for restoration unprepared
by formal approval of this BILL to be nfe1bly committed
| to any single plan Of restoration"
That to say the President resolved that the people
ha not bg ao take any securities from the rebel States
against renewal Of the rebellion before restoring their
mower to govern His wisdom and prudence to be
| our suffi cient guarantees! He further says:
"Aud whIe also unprepared to declare that the
FreeStae Constitutions aud Governments already adopted
and installed in Arkansas and Lpnsana shall be set aside
and held for naueh thereby repeng and dscoursRing
the LOYAL citizens who have set the to further
effort"
That is to say, tie President persists in recognising
those shadows of Governments in Arkansas and Louisiana
which Congress formally declared should not be recog
nsedwbose Representatives. and Senator'S repealed
by formal votes Of both Housps Of Congresswhich il
declared formally should have electoral vote for Pres
dent aud Vice Pre- sident They the creatures Of
his will They cannot live day without his support
| They are ohgarchies, imposed on the people by
military undes the forms Of election at which gene
rails provost marshsls, soldiers, and followers
the chief actors assisted by handful of resident ctsepe
and urged 70 premature action By private letters from
| the President
In neither Louisiana nor Arkansas, before Bankss de-