The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-10
Want of OfIicial dignity.

III GHOlI uCdlIuSo Win JIG lCSlOCus
and his COMMUNICATIONS to Congress
They seem to think that because the
President SO far forgot himself in his
dizzy 'ssswing, around the circle As
to get into a disgracefulwar of words
with crowd of.rowdies, that they are
justifedin acting equally silly In their
dealings with him. Men who will so
far forget the deeorum that ought to
attach toa position of honor such as
Representative In Congress, cannot
retain thenrespeetS ofAthe4 American
people, whatever may be their intel
lectual ability or. parliamentary expe-
rience.te -. s y,os :. 5gsns9.
( Mr.. THAD.s STEVENS, Of Pennsyl-
vania, is frequently guilty of excuses
in Congress that are hardly pardona-
BILE in one of histage and experience.
Congress is no5place TO- play the buff
foon or exhibit petty personal malice
We donot presume that Congressman
are exempt from the weaknesses Of
other men, but we do think they
should take particular care not to pa
rade those weaknesses before the en-
tire nation. 49,. "a. .fsais1. r ,. atjft Z
{ We find in the New York Herald
report of the proceedings that took.
E. Hs4f-r .I 80 q
place in the House of Representa-
tives Immediately preceding the re-
eeption, and during the reading, of
the Presidents Message, which sugel
gests the above comments. The Her
aid says: - - 9e.. 1911 s,'ti.,,I &
While the House was waiting for
the Presidents private secretary with
the Message, Mr. Stevens, sending up
a newspaper to the Clerk desk,
moved that the Message be now read::.
The Speaker replied that the Message
had notyet been officially communicated
to the House, and he had no knowledge of
its being sent by the President e3
Mr.. Stevens remarked that he had
thought he would just mention the fact of
ito being already published. ae
The Speaker suggested that the printed
Message might not be genuine copy. II
Mr.. Stevens exp aimed that il was print-
ed in The Presidents official paper. the
Constitutional on-Qaughter)-and he
assumed that 1t was correct copy, as it
The paper in question Ga very OBJ
scure concern) had simply been gull
ty of breach of confidence. ],
He next suggested that the House
had better adjourn, AS it would take
toe long a time to . get the Message.
The Speaker remarked that Mr.. wash
burne had reported that the President in
tended to communicate the Message inn
Mr. Stevens then moved that tie House /
do now adjourn. 3
1.-The Hopse would not adjourn. -
Next, in the midst of some business
proceedings, Mr.. Stevens moved tod
adjenrnn He had noidea of waiting
for the Message after it was Sent ali |
over theIeonntryal Pending the roll 4
call the Message was announced at
the bar, when the motion, to adjourn !
was withdrawn, and the. Message was
laid. before the House, 6ha Stevens,
then. moved " to = postpone the
reading till tomorrow. The |
motion was rejected nsS} Next. I
after the Message had been about two
thirds finished in the, reading. Mr.
Stevens Interrupted the iClefK and
said that as their friends-the repnb-
liean clubs, freedmen, &c, of Wash
expecting them outside
on the eastern portico, he moved that.
the further reading be postponed tai
to-mogToW. HE motion-yeas Ga.
nays 65-failed. = q
1t is by such little, contemplate
demonstrations as the above, Mr..
STEVENS has convinced us that he is
not the man to be recognized either
rs the leader of the House or the Re-
publican party. Doubtless, Mr. STEvII
EMS feels very proper contempt for
he President and his opinions. Per-
laps that feeling is shared in, to a
considerable extent, by majority Y of
he members of the House. But these
gentlemen cannot but remember that
Mr.. JOHNSON is acting President of
he United States, and, so long ashe
cts in that capacity, Congress must
reat him with decorum and respect.
f the different branches of the Gov
are to use every occasion to
manifest their hatred of, and con-
empt for, coordinate departments,
We have, indeed, proved our unfthess
or self government, and shouldE55be
landed o8erito some military dictator
t once, who is both capable of main
aiming his own dignity and teaching
IS the respect due the head of great
Iation. 'i.' @2
We frankly confess we dislike such
Genes in Congress as is described
bove. We find it very difficult to
ssociate the idea Of greatness with
nv M. :, -rbo y,arnits hsmSalf ~ al