, 1866-08-26
THE COMING CONFLICT,
Andrew Caesar IohnsonsS Threats
Against The Loyal Congress and Peo-

Andrew Cnsar Iohnsonss Threats
Against The Loyal Congress and Peo-
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MAn1ox, Iowa, August e, 1866.
EdItors Chicago Tribune:
Your comments upon that part Of A. John
son's speech to the committee from the Phil
hdelphia Convention, that showed how easy
and cheap it would be, for him-were it not
for his virtues-to declare himself Dictato1,
were timely md well put. It seems to me
that another quotation from that speech
ought to be placed by the side of the "D1c-
tator'' quotation. It Ia this: -.
"There Is hanging on re verge Of The Govesn-
ment, as It WERE body which assumed 10 be the
Congress of the United States, but In fact, Con-
gtess Of ohly part Of the 5tates%
STEP ssp I'D Vo
lste day aher day and month Alter month, the
fundamental principles Of the Government We
thes W. faa sd sa4 + thsra
limit TO the sphere and scope Of legislation: We
have eeen Congress In minority assume to e1-
itseif." 1'N '''''' - 'A1 - '' ~.
> Now, 1t being clear to Johnson's mind that
nothing Is easier for him to do than to de-
clare himself Dictator, and he having further
settled in his own mind that we have only d
body Of men for Representatives who asr1tn,e
to be a Congress, but are In fact only minor
Ay, and that said assumed nsiaorify Congress
arc violating the Constitution by the day
md by the month, and that, II said &eos-
,gress arc allowed to 60 on, their &C
.tion' must result In despotfsm
or monarchy, 1t would seem to be d conclu::
sion to be drawn by all patriots (of John
sons atyle) that 1t will probably become the
painful duty Of A. j. to declare himself Die.
tator, as the only way to save the Constitu-
;tIon. -o4
1fitis true, that Congress is such revo-
lntlouary body, that We arc tast drifting to
desnotIsn, or monarchy under It, and such
catastrophe is in fact likely to occur, as
johnson eays, It must be, II he Ia trus
friend Of Rcpublicanism, that he is already
casting about for the means to make him
self the Caesar Of the Constitution. It Is
lawful to do anything that may be necessary
to save tho Constitution. So take it, the
haraugue means this, TINT II the people do
not, In the coming. election, return e Con.
gross uat will immccintely admit tho dcle-
cations to Congress from the rebel States,
upon his plan, and without further viola-
tions OF the Constitution, he will declare
himself Dictator. For 1e repeats three
times In this speech thu. ho is not to be
~ ''.u u' Ais pmpose w NY power
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e.'nes no''et: aiso. 1nat No nas
no ,saf:.lot, e1seps aoa, ana tue
i, psoptv " 'uo 1lsa slalss' 4nssc eaeep'
.os., sts, ~ s.loAu VI inyuss1y, no uouot' tor
1'lannss.'y nas ~ aocs not oelleve .nat tnere Is
NY ooa' aua 10 ny ~ 1at'uoently Pletenos
~ ~" uolo 31A tuan tno ts,'"as40es u sus
Es - Nv eu '4atse' INV sone11e,oa
~ .na1 Polut pseones eomplmsn,afS ~ oa,y'
. 1Auu asatn' ~ p11ns tne rlA4elpala aec1.
1aeion y, ptlue1p1es 1 aoose .he Des.afa.'on "
.nuepeuuenss- WY PAooapiS "4o'e i'
Ac nas no suPel.o13
tacse u@eelanss7 u oonoson IT y atarsnns,
as con1lng i1on' tae 11esaoent ot 1no unlteo
s.4 2a.s. Auu auu.,sa "ntn "u e9nslaei enc .tans-
e*naert ~ .ont.nuty ,4, atu oespeta'o wAcheu-
asSs az aras ...,.n 'u ~ .' p1auS, ~ Eoou
uen ute % nleu VIZ w ucePeSt. app.enen'
si;a.. sioa tsS so.eass ". " ~ ea'u as tuis cun-
~. ass.aS. . s.s 80. es1' "1e '" Ao" IL 'us'
Aot Tst u1s ns .osAo. ..,, :.
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GanEes. ] n.sat @ t1 tne5 ~ nean .,, .nas
rons.sas S mus. euolt ~ ~ ~ enaek ny WILL INFO
- nsesss-n r. ,.,, easJ "iu' ioIsy, = 1oses
a.oat1v ~ soss., n%o. %c 20 - .uas.o.e, a,.,. nnu
5nhnsoa,s @ 1Sua 1,t.a.aaaa @ ~ Me ~ souta penese
;shnasa - = .nn,,aa a1,us ~ n.t .n tS pew
saaIos. w. r..h 1suu.sn .e. - nus sAey ~ ~
sooist a, thas is he IsewaF ma snt.ity
at I'll commemorate with his mendacitv
and egotism, everybody who opposes his
policy would be sent across.lots n, ncrd1t,on
instanter: I:
What ia II TINT Congress has done to cali
down snch anatbemas from Johnson2 The
Declaration Of Johnson,n which is greater
than tho Declaration of Independence, has
affirmed all that Congress proposes to req uira
Of the rcbel States before admitting them to
their full relation to tho Union, except two
propositions: First, That no officer Of the
Uuited States who perjured himself by ioir-
ing the rebellion shall be allowed to hold
office under the Federal Government. or IN
the classIc lancuarae of johnson himself
"rcbels must take back scat:, and secou,,'
That the rebel States sln11 mt send tbtrtr.
three Rcdrescntatives to concrrss IN ranrs.
sent four milliona of freedmen nn1eaa thcv
allow snch freedmen tn cot. ronorass do:s
rof nrono,a IN co1nno1 ,,..-, anfse. ~ ~
leave the stntca nerfect,v Tlee n fnr71 tho,.
ffnnch,se 1,wa IN thstr orn ~ NV ~ a. '.s ~
Constitution nov stanas +ha. f-saanon sts ats
cnuntc, sn ~, ~ ~ a,to. ~ 1ns hasia ~ rrc
sentot,or ~ Conarass ;nstsas ~ 49, ~ az
when thrv wcre slaves ' s The ~ o,;, ino ,r,nst,ao
thst 80 4ho so,,4h +wa,.- Tarnss,.9as - .. =
1,rorertv w w.s ~ hsi. "nano1, hnt neas tsat ~. ~
rcrr Ia .bo,,sbcd thes Saat +h;aoea sr .nos1a
There ia noth,nsr ~ f,,s th.t w,,i u 49, S. ~
arrnmcnt. The man ~ who ] den,ea tho ~ . fs1n,s.. =.
and IustIcc Of thu nronos,t,on That - fteednrn mn,
should eltber vote or BE- counted mt or ths
hns;s of renrrsent.t,on aonses tha fana.1,s ~" ~
tai nrincinnl OF ronnhlic,n rorcrnmcnt
Hence Jobnson,s general rarin1s sr,,ns -
h.,.+. - o,...ss .-IS9