Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-03-08
Congress and the President.


and the late speech of the president, has
caused general tumult in political circles
not in the least calculated to please the
people, who are anxious for speedy So
luton of our national difficulties. While
we look upon the difference of opinion be-
tween the executive and congress as dan
gerous to the interests of the country, and
preferring a moderate and conciliatory
course, we nevertheless admit the bold
stand of both parties, and we hope, that
the question at issue will soon be settled
satisfactory to north and south. The late
speeches OF the president have given rise
to bitter, hatred feeling, and no doubt
Justly; for it is conceded that the cxecu-
tive department of the nation is greatly
lowered in the estimation of the people
when allowed to be governed by malice,
and seeks the opportunity TO let out spite
upon fellow men. Ridiculous as it ap-
pears,-how much degraded becomes the
position-and the like of which we trust
may never DE enacted by an executive of
the American nation in all time. No doubt
Congress has fallen far short of the cx-
pectation of the people yet that it and
the executive would by fair and hon.
orable means wind up the great ma
tional trouble, and in some way return the
wayward sister states to their former po-
sition in the union, with the guarantee OF
future good behaviour, was naturally
enough expected. The continued politi-
cal dickering,-t great long-winded
speeches, and the great mass of resolu-
tions already before Congress, coupled with
the late speeches, Gin no wise creditable>
of the president seems to have brought on
a regular political warfare.
BY the latest declarations of the presi-
dent, one is led to believe that he now sub
stantialy holds,--a the Chicago Repu6li-
can makes out-as follows:
l. That in the vacation of congress, his au.
thorlty TO presc lbe terms and methods for the
construction OF the rebel states was absolute and
puied ir ITO to or I'd auestonei m by Congress. res
2 That the rebel states are now thoroughly
Keen ,,nt teir rcnreseIta,ion is yioatine the con-
sttnticn. and setting on foot revolution intended
to change the government into concentrated des-
potism of sume nondescript character.
g. That each of the two Houses is lawfully
judge of the quail I.ications of its members, and
that under tiils aptlDllty oniN loHal men uugnt 10
be admitted to membership AS TO the test of 10y
atty. there is vacucness and Incompleeness IN the
presidents various cXpressl Ms. but the best conclu
sion to which have been able to come from ii
careful study Of them is that in his Judgment the
ordinary oa.h TO support TIE costitItitn forms the
Test possible evidence o1 loyal1y aud that any man
who can take that oath ought TO be adm ttcd 10 IA
seat in either House. Stlll, i'll his conversation
with governor Cox, he SAID that though he did not
think the existing Test oatii lrescilhed by act OF
congress OF lo62, and commonly kho"n as the IRON
clad oath, to he Iecestafy' yet he woald not GUAR
rel with congress foi insisting on IL. as ms Is
the only Ihdicatl II ne mas shown 81 Willingness
to concede anythlhS to congress, II Should not be
forgotten;
f. Ihat SO long as the representatives o1 the
rebel states are not admitted by congress, Iois aoh
respecting fi"m is Invalid.
.. Ihat the projection OF the ciNl rights OF the
ifeedneD IN ne iepei s''tes sntula pc ieit 10 he
local laws ana tribunals, which, from considera
tions OF scii-nteitst, wiii et sure to be just fi
case uiey should bc othel"lse' The United states
courts h.iSit lhtelNe
g. that colored men should not anywhere be
ehcoWeo Win tne ciec,lNe iaichise untii .he wi'e
men III me Respective iocaii's arc i 'a'or vi H.
The doctrines of the republican majority
III 4i4a.., 4,
III congress, OH tie oti'Si hahu, may illus
he pynraSSpH
/. While the rebel states should be restored as
au s ;ne t duv to h M
ed and @ onipH m e,t1es Thn nr t thsnf ms
2. That while the president, as commander-in-
ze provisional governments in the rebel states and
and Su state aye m with yew to
admission to take art IN NE loyGlnnen., congress
ments are republican in FORM and on what conditions
resume their places in the government which the,
3. That t. if % IN the conditions proposed by the
president TO- ne rebel states as 'naaspensaoe I.
have NOT besn complied with, so that according t.