The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-10-27
" MY Policy" Reviewed.

Or taking the Executive chair Mr.. johnson
began 10 shadow forth policy, which 1t is In
leresing 10 noIe step BY step Of It's deVel pa,ent
Ills policy has not been without interruptions
aud spasmodic somernullS and gyFaiions-bui
such, rs il is, II remains the noudescripi policy
known by the name of the President.
FVI The President laid down the principle
that State in the Cnloa is always 10 the Union,
whether u rcOels Or not, a manifest absurdiiy
according 10 the Executive Interpretation. Else,
IL was ngr0ss wrogg To light for tue purpose oi
bringing back States that we're already ia the
Onion aud cniil,d TO all IT. rights aud privile-
g,s Else, why were not Gen. Sherman's and
Jobasion's terms Of peace and surrender prompt-
ly accepted anl ratified by the Goyein.
incni. with Mr. johnson at its head u Il not
NANTES; ;ha, the Prrsidcn, has teen laborinz for
q year 20 DO what Gen. Sherman. 10 accordance
with Af. Andrew Johnson pro.cssed ,rincip,s
proposed 10 j0 in - month, a. the p.oPlc would
only ,cgmit l.
S,.ri: Acting Ul the principle that the States
were always in the Union, aud .ntlled 70 all
tlieir rights aud privileges under the Constiiu.
ton The Presidru, proceeded TO treat them Oh.
quered territories, iuipUsing on them military
garrison and provisional governors.
Third Still acting on the principles IS sfore-
said the Presdrnt orders conventions Of StAIe MP
TCs,ninuyCs TO remodel the constructions /; pre-
scubigg what amendments shall 6e Iassrd, and
insisting. To- several instances, that the evnven.
tors OF legislatures shall undo their work. \
plain Of dicta,ion surely IL States are never
out q the l nion and sovereign when ia !
Fourth PrVcteding 10 the Development OF
this ducirinc The President declares his intention
20 - reconstruct aud " restore " the several
States though !, Is plain, according TO the John.
sonian doctrines, that States never ont Of th.
Cniou cannot be restored
FIN AiraReiHg steadily 20 the rear of his
theories, the President Tec0niseads the adoption
Of an amendment basing representation on white
populalioH-thc same in effect aud substance as
the one put forth Wy Congress, which the Presi-
dent now iepudiaies and denounces. At the
same time the President writes to Gov. Sharkey
that i" restoration - will be subject to the will
OF Congress- which the President with s.rcnu-
Gus consistency now violenily assai!s, and en-
dcavors TO overhwc and overrule.
S,IM Sill moving on steadily b. somer-
saulis, the President ordains that elections shall
be held, whereby leading traitors are cent 10 the
door Of Congress 10 demand admission. the Pres
iieni backing them loudly with abuse OF the
leaders OF tue House and Senate. Notw withstand
ing all this The Prtsidcnt declared iha, trail
tors should he punished mud treason made odi-
Gus -
Ssresh Pressing on indomitably the Presi.
dent continues the operation Of the pardon man
uiaciory, hereby Rebels are reconstructed into
fNtFn \ Nlltttl OF NUiFAtNuttNQ lptMllAtf
ceive nO pardon for the color of their skin
lhOagh the President once proiessed 10 be their
" Moses, aud claims the right 10 manufacture
not only voters by the Thousand bat judges, leg.
isators and governors by the score
BigAfi The States being alh0gys In the Onion,
The President declares that such as aFe oGi of II
are hot yet RESTORED 10 peace. At the same iime,
IN virtue II his early Mosaic character, the Pres.
ideni recognizes the right Of an armed Rebel mi.
Il L.
marders net worth mentioning.
NiHh Tue States in Rebellion having teen
reconstructed primed with legislatures aud cap
prd with governors. all pardoned for tile purpose
The President declares tina, they are aOE Ia the
Union snd entitled to admission 10 Congress
whatever Congress may say as ioany right 10 the
premises sec President seoni,ssiOn 10 Gov Shaf-
kew 10 control the work Of restoration.
Tt,as Pending ali these acts, the President
recognizing the binding force OF enaciments OF
Congress, proceeds TO appoint Rebels to ofice ia
plain and direct violation of such enactmeuts ~
garding aspecial session Of Congress 10 determine
on tic affairs 81 country as entirely tupereroga-
tory.
Eierssh Texss being, according to General
Sheridan, place comparable only 10 the lower
regions, and, according 10 Gen. Custsr. unsafe
for Northern meu, and treasonable all over, the
President thinks that, Ia virtue Of the doctrine
Of State Sovereignty, Il ought 10 he recognized
aud admitted, notwiihstanding that Il Is impos-
sble, under the condition Of things In that State
10 bring io fair trial hundreds Of Rebels indicted
for capital crimes against Northern men and Tn
ionis,s, while blacks are imp isoned for many
wears for trivial otenses. Nevertheless. the Prrs-
ident pr0ciaims peace
T,reifh Almost ai tie sane time the Presi-
dent writes telegram dirrrtiug the military 10
take part With The Rebels while the latter were
engaged 10 atriEhtfal massacre cf unduuhted low
alists white and black--a massacre which
Gen. Sheridan says WAS conirived by Rebels, but
which Nr. johnson and bis supporters avow was
aliuee,her due 10 an illegal Convention, which,
nevertheless was held In pursuance 81 United
Statcs authority. emanating from Gen. Banks and
President Lincoln. The President. likewise. hav-
ing RESTORED a sovereign State (sirsvs IN the TN
lou } pat out bis hand 10 destroy Il by inlerfsr-
ing 70 deposr iis lawfully-elecied Gosern0r.
Thirteenth The Supreme Court being the chief
tribunal oi the land hefore which. qassflons In
volving the legality of rival hodles riaiminn 10
rule 10 Stair must, Of course be tried, TIE Prts-
deu, reeoRuizr the verdict ofa petty court as =
sovereign pretexi for telegram and riot-the
brat. the uosi unfnrianaas that eould come ron
a President. and The second the most airoclass
aud criminal that could ever assall an innocen,
perpie. All this the President dd IN respect 20
q "sesevvign sisss," whose 0overnot be over
turned.
FenrteeaA Larry believing that Tennesses
ought 70 be admitted, a. soon M possible, into
the Union. the President laiserly threw obstacles
10 the way Of iis admission 10 order 70 deisas IN,
constitutional ainendmsnt which he hlmsclf pro.
posed
fytssnA The President havirg thus conf.
dently eompleted his work % Fssiosation, .
tnrns on Congress and calls iia aeia nsurpaslou
Notwithstanding thai Conersss has nevsr ordarei
the calilug Ufleptslatures, appointed provisions
Noseruegs. diotased coustltuslous. o. ~ asiae ID
goveFaors.elsci ofthe people. Conersss has pow
" over the sublrct Of reconsiFuciion--lsi ih
Prsslass, ,. witness Coz III eut ths rsssiasu