Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-12-07

I,rxsident lohnsos . Policy.

FuSaEX A1As s3Ef ANzks@ Atss&fN%es @&ssN
Their viii l., or IL supposed 10 be
BE-, smbadisd la the Constitution oil the
IJaissd Ssatess sad say policy thss that
instrument doss not require Mr. .Jebasoa
10 adopt, be has 10 right 10 inSisa upon,
wAsn tho people ia their sovereign eapac-
isy decide thai aorns other policy shall be
adopted and pursued, The Consultations
IL aas uaiaea States does act aashosIse
the President 10 sntesFere wish Or eoatfol
shs aesion oil lhe people Of a State, 50
dang "a they EnainEsin Republican form
d government and sabnsis 10 che osnssi-
stnsien and constitutional laws Of tbs u
|, aised States, ard Mr. johnson stalsiaes
himself whea be insists daE certain
p policy shall be adopted b. lie cilisens Of
State ID order to be psr1nittea % be rep.
Fessaled in the, Congress Of he Usited
States. His sheo4y Is, taas The States in
seheilion Reves wers Ont Of The Uaioa,--
IL that theory be tsus all the psur!e Of q
ssasa ia rebellion bal % 70, IL osd2r to
FeSusna ihsir rights as . State vas 70 cease
snaAing war against The government Of tho
Uaised States and submit 10 is cons;itn-
lioa and laws. 1ais bslag aohC lhey bare
right 10 elect their pwa aiEeers AMI
members Of Csugress Ia acoorssnee With
the provisions Of their Stata Gonstitasion
end 90 % managing theig cwu afairs II
thsiz own way, AID no mar, not even Pres
tasns johnson has any right to call their
acts ia question or insiss upon thFiF aior-
ting policy that be nag prescribe, a. g
iassns By which they shall DO represented
In The Uoagress Of tbs Uriied States.
we are led TO these remarks from Rad
lhg aho fallowiag telegsan fran Wash
tsgtoa;
ssprvsident j0hnson'a letter 10 GaysFa-
or Holden disappoiDts those who bad
hoped be would iosIss en- the admission
ef the Southern memeerwof Congress, IS
10 shows thai be viii insist on "a honest
c9nplianss xith the terms az bis policy.
HRspubiiean members Of Congress al
ready hire, show ia conversation that they
beliEse the President las undergone d.
eide change in his viewa AMI feelings
sowards The Soaib, ard iltcods TO apply
the brakes IN dry ortwe. H. has aince
expressed himself much dissatisfied wilh
North Casolina for defeating Tgol.,sn fer
Governor, against his known wishes.--
. Holden wiil probably remain Proyis soaai
Governor for many months 10 CONS"
The President IL dissatisfied wila The
peaple Of North Carolina because they
defeated his candidate fer Governar,' ar 4
because they exercised The privilege Ct
araenen and elected Governor TO suit
khssnselsss, the pFssidsHs by the srbaEs-
" exercise Of Unconstitutional roxeT, is
determined to continue a Governor cG
bis own appointment in c5ss "fsr many
months TO CONS" in opposition to tie orc
legally elected By the paorls.
. Dir. johnson visiuaily s@ys 10 the re0-
parSS North Csraliza, ''If yoa adopt uss
yoliey and eises wg candidates TO nESeC
wiil permit yon 70 exercise ard spjoy tbs
rights and privileges u frecrncn; bat il
you disregard nsy wishes aud eieSi men &c
oEses not Of nr sslaesi3a, tAen yoa shall
bsmads 10 feel my powsr and shall SAT-
under my displsasure; and should ycg
continue to insist ugon yoGE legal aad
constitutional rights sit might b. fata
80 tbs restoration u your governmental
resafions.D Sueh is sast zIk Ct the Pres.
idens, Who according 10 onr theory 81
goKefEnspt is ths servant Of the EeoPlc
60 the people whs are his master. Tbs
ss poaicy Of the President il 70 manage th'
Gessrnmeas according to Lis oRn vii
and pleasure, without Any regard TO thl
Coastitutioa OF the people ~hose sesvsn
be Is. This Is tka polsey that The bagu'
neAoeva:lc SsaGa Convention Ut De
Mpines last sammer pledged the DsEo
cratic party to Support.
For cur part VIC are wiling u supper
tie President 10 all eoasti1usioEai meas
arcs calculated 10. restore peaea and haF
nony among the psepla u the diEfreH
seetions Of tie Union, but NC tbins %
substitution Of his own Arbitrary viii an
pogiey. fer The Eili ard poIisy Of The PEG
pie, is policy and meassre calculated {
destroy rather thsa cement the bonds Q
Ualoa among the pso2ls d the seEera
States.
The question whether the State 6
North Casoiiaa v i'll sasify tLs amsndmsr
~ The Constitution Of shs Unisod Statg
il oas fer shApsepls Of that State an
ST noG asr she prasiaeas TO decide, and wbs
he tails them that ualess lhey ratIfy Il
amendment they will ncs be allewed
representation in Congr~ss, he talks MOI
like Monarch on bis Throne, than
DrsaOeratic RyesLisns Of the Unite
States.
-sts Persons slaiming 10 be Democrats ms
ssppors bis Administration; lat 10 dois
lii %, shsy .pssss that shey do Bss kno
!. xhas shs principles ofAshs Dsn5or4I
psrsy are, On lhss sbey are base hyf'
81 erstsss s .. hypoesisss 10 yretsadiag 70
u T,smsesass, es being Democrats, hyp'
lsHh srssss ID pFsteaasss 10 support the i
NJ nsaIAsrasioa Of Aparew sIehnsost
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