Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-12-09
How the Abolition Press View
President .IOhnAOn's Message.

Generally throughout the country the
Abolition press, from the extreme radical
down to the most conservative of the con-
servative, greet the Presidents message
with great satisfaction. They speak of it
as a well written, able state paper. 1t is
very true that many of them do not concur
with the President on the subject of "re-
constructions" but they are pleased with
the manner in which he urges these views
the absence of an emphatic avowal OF
maintaining t1em-and in his turning the
whole subject over to Congress they find a
perfect placer of satisfaction. The Chicago
RepubIicdn, which is one of the most in
tensely radical, as well as one of the most
ably conducted Abolition journals in the
country, concluded its review of the mes
sage with this paragraph:
Upon the whole, we think the country,
in view of the doubts and uncertainties Of
the past six months, will feel very grateful
for the message. 1t Is exceedingly well
written, and betrays that earnest thought
and deliberatiOn which is characteristic of
the President. 1t will prove more gratify-
spirit of resistance or defiance to the we'll
known wishes of the people In the matter
of reconstruction, and because, therefore,
it promises the utmost harmony between
the Executive and the National Legisla-
ture." s0 Fyor9 lLt1t
Col. FoREEY, in isreview of the message,
ascends into the third heaven Of joy over
it, and lie exclaims: no.. a.
"Itmay not fully satisfy what are called
extreme men, but it satisfies everybody
who looks TO a permanent and harmonious
adjustment Of our national difficulties.
AbOoe all, he president males, no argument
against the possible platforms Of his party
friends. He does not dictate to Congress.
He submits plain Statement of the history
ofevents, and tells the manner in which
his remedies have resulted, and then he
leaves the whole subject to the considera-
tion Of the representatives of the people
thus binoingthe National Union party indissoI-
. Wbly and tr9teTndlIy, iRSNriry Us continued as
ceHdeRcy In the administration Of the General
G0peynghe11e. 81 . ilt hfs sf t,f f
The Nsw York Tribune is gratified with 1t,
except on the point of reorganization, and it
gives its opposition to that point in the fol-
lowing language:
aOn single point, we non-concur with
the President. His assertion that, If he had
assumed to extend the right of suffrage to
blacks in the States lately in revolt, he must
have done the same with all the States, is
clearly mistaken, as Mr.. johnson must see,
if he will vary the form without varying
the essence of his proposition, so that It
shall read-If had assumed TO appoint
Provisional Governors for the States lately
e. L ko~r< a..sko
ernors for all the States.' His right to med
ale al all with the Internal poiity of auy
State, sprung from the participation of that
State-=thatis is, Of its chosen representatives
and rulers-in the shareholders rebellion
Delaware is very snaall State, and not an
eminently loyal one; yet the President h az
no more righCto provide her with aGov-
ernor thadlfo endue her with Chief JUS
tice and Legislature. l'De Eef5ya'
.We do mot care 20 chop logic with ttos.
who insist that no State has ever gone on
of the Unfon; If it means only that all the ter
gitorg included within the area of the United
States, as deiiaed by Its Consultation and b,
treaties made since IA pursuance thereof
has remained and still remains within tn,
URiOn, no matter though temporarily Ii
the power of an invading or insurgen
force, we do not care to OBJECT. But If AM
one chooses TO assert chat the body poIiti,
and corporate known to the world as th,
State Of Georgia or Of Mississippi has no
been alienated from and at war with TIL
Union, we must be allowed to hold con
trary opinion. That IL had no right to ZEN
ter into any treaty, alliance or eonfedera
tiony we well know; that it did what it wa
thus precluded from lawfully doing, W,
also know. The dialecties which prove tina
no State has been out OF the Union would a
easily demonstrate that no man ever com
mitted burglary or forgery, because non
had any right TO do aught Of the sort.
"The Constitution and Government re
spectfvely Of ten States were perverted b
the uses Of treason, and thereby 0yerthrown
The Union 'repossesseR those States b.