The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1865-12-28
Congress and the Presi dent.

meeting with decided opposition nom
the Radicals. in both branches of Con-
gress. It was upon the promise Of
their support of the President in his
views upon the subject of restoration
that the Republican party succeeded at
the State elections last Falls The
Democratic Press warned the people of
the snare thus. prepared for them; but
the plausible trickery of the Northern
Disunionists prevailed. and the country
will now, reap the bitter fruit, The
majority in Congress is s. using all its
tremendous power to render .nugatory,
the efforts oftRe il lcutiyeei etc to bring about
unity with, ali sec pms, andthe fact is is
patent that a faction viii reign iigaf supreme ahn
at the Nations Capital this winter. 9u'
In the Senate, on the 10Th, Sumner,
of Massachusetts, iinaugprated the war
upon the President in some discourte-
Gus remarks, styling a message laid
before the body BY the Executive. "a
90 white-washed document or, as an
other Senator explained it, az that the
s President IN an official Message to the
.sSendte Of the United States-1ied!"
In the House Of Representatives, on the,
same day. Stevens, Of Pennsylvania, an
Anticipated bluHderer, who is pecu1i-
arly fitted tobe the leaderiof The zeal
OTIS in the Lower House, offered the Gre
dentials Of what he styled 4'the repre-
|" sentative from the p Territory Of Lon
Feisidna!" On the day previous, the
18th, this Same individual in a set
speech INDUCED himself IN a treason
able TRADE, tearing the Constitution to-
shreds; and sinking the legislator in the
huckster Of political majorities,, avowed
his rule Of action to be so to mould the
representatives of the States as to Sc?
cure majorities g. in Congress which
should effectually exclude democratic
influence from its halls. @ sslasgi7a 9dI
81 AS Senator Salisbury, Of Delaware,
expressed it, 'there is decided antag-
e onism between Mr.. Johnson Presi-
aadent Of the United States, and the
Eparty that elected himDq And If the
President pursues his course, not heed
ing the opposition ofathe7 ultraists, the
breach will widen until it cannot be
healed3 Mr.! johnson, it is reported,
says the Democratic party came to him
in support of his measures, and not he
to the Democrats. Whether this de-
claration be just we care not to inquire.
The President cannot be false to the
principles which have been his polfti-
cal gflide3 without proving recreant to
all his fornierpolitical course He cam
not serve God and Mammon.91It req
quires no prophetic ken to foretelb that,
Mr.5Johnson will need thes support of
every conservative mian+-eyery Y true
lover of his 5eountry-if, he stands
firm. 3iii Hador6 vIisB9 9Tere eTa -eff I
d The President lays down one, and
only this one requirement to the South
ern States for their full, complete and
entire restoration to all civil rights
the adoption of 6athe Constitutional
amendment abolishing Slavery The
& adoption of the amendment he says,
{; reunites us beyond all poweritdf dis.
/" ruptions" This is ), the . rock upon
which the North will divide. The Re-
publican party cut loose from this plat
form even before they-met in Congress.
The, Radicals deny that the Southern.
States possess any rights under the
Federal compact. They hold that in
the South there are Snob State Govern.
/" ments recognized by Congress Mr.
johnson, taking.as his basis the Fed
eralIC Constitution, land notl1 the pitiful
necessities Of the Republican party,
goesFon to show that the States have
never been out of the Union; he SAYS
that $50 long as the Constitution of the
q United States endures the States will
g endure Everywhere through his
Message he speaks of rsStates'a and not
conquered dependent territory, as
Summer and Stevens would wish to re-
gardGthem.l So long as 1IrI johnson
fayvors Che return of Tie SoutherniStates
upon the basis of the Consultation, cre-
cognizes the; rights ofall theaStates in
the United States, and promulgates the
doctrines so plainly marked tout in his
Message, he bwilL ilbe sustained .But
should he lsaccumb before theropposi-
tioniof theseod npprmeipledi faetionists,
and swerveIsfromo duty ihissaname
will be given to- posterity as that of the
preatesf failure of his time3 YsL cdr