Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-04-06
THE PEACE PROCLAMATION.


we copy from the Boston Transcript what
follows:
"Ine Presidents Proclamation Of Peace is
an act OF direct war on Congress. In the most
empnane language he asserts the equality OF
the rebel States, now organized by the Ex-
ecuuve, with the States that have spent three
thousand millions of dollars and half million
OF ives to put down instruction. On ms own
on his own authority he has declared their
restoration to their position in the Union; and
row, on his own authority, he asserts them to
BE loyal and trustworthy. Congress is entire
ly left out of the question in the most import
ant matter which will probably ever come be-
fore the United States Government The En-
Peror Napoleon, in a similar matter affecting
the national life of France, would at least
have consulted his Legislature such as il is
or taken the votes of the French people The
President OF the United States must 20 to Asia
duct"
We also copy from the National Republican of
this city. comments upon the above from the
Transcript, as follows:
''The above infamous statement is a fair
specimen OF an editorial in the Transcript of the
30 instant on the subject referred to. That
paper is known TO be the Boston organ of the
Secretary of War, and the article quoted above
is believed to have been inspired by that Off.
Ger, VINO, before he begins a political news
paper war upon the President FOR the purpose
OF obtaining his place. had, IN our Judgment
better withdraw from the Cabinet. 1t would
Some experience of our own, with this as well
as other administrations, has induced us to
form some opinions of our own concerning
administration organs as well ssorgans" at
the capital, as ''organs" in the States The
result of our observation has been that the
s'organ" Is an instrument which n e Admins
tration and the Departments ART much less in
the habit OF playing upon than persons con.
nected with the press and the public some
times seem TO suppose. The truth of the case
we suppose TO be this. Viz: A newspaper in
washington or newspaper in Boston may
range Itself at times. or habitually, in favor
OF the policy of the President or If the head
o. one or other of the Departments This
Is our own case; we being habitually ac-
customed 10 defend the head of this Admin
istration and OF the several DEPARTMENTS
upon general convictions of their wisdom and
patriotism. immediately Journals which adont
this course are represented by opponents OF the
Administration as its organs. Nothing could
be more erroneous. So far as we know, neither
the Administration nor any Department in
spires pubic journals with peculiar senti-
nents or opinions. There is no more reason
TO believe that the Secretary of War INSPIRES
the Boston Transcript to denounce the Presi
dents proclamation of peace, than there is for
oeleying that the President, or the Secretary
OF state, or the Secretary of the Treasury, or
the Postmaster General, or any other member
OF the Administration inspires the National Re-
publican II this or any other case to assail the
Secretary OF War. Journals will best consult
true dignity and character by rising above such
small ''organ- grinding as this