The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1866-08-31
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We reprint the following clear and OK
plicit article from tho Boston Ereains 1Su"-
suip. Tho arguments arc we'll put, and
show up the Presidents position 20 clearly
that we consider them worthy Of wider
circulation In our Stato, n.i rruu-
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Prssidsnt Johnson's reply to hs '.rst,onal
Unfon' Commiitss. - "''
The unrelisved atrocisy Of this sentiment,
whom uttered by President Of tho United
States, canno, he panlleled In tho calendar
of official criminal ut.erances. Il implies
and contains such probabilities Of executive
usurpstion by means Of the military Of tho
United States, such inferences Of public
commotion and civil strife, that tho mind
sickens with horror at the contemplation OF
the scenes that would ensue should the
President endcavor to enforce coincidence
between his ideas and the 'logic Of events
II Is the denial Of the legality Of existence
Of Congress "A body which, with no motc
claim to rightidl authority than Il now has,
carried the country through four years
war Of unprecedented magnitude, sup
pressed rebellion Of gigantic proportions,
and preserved tho imperilled Government
from the Vaccinations and attacks Of those
at present denouncing the Constitutional
being of Congress. The Representatives
and Senators from the loyal States were
sufficiently Congres-eleven rebcllious
States to the contrary notwithstanding-to
pass oil necessary legal enactlnents for rais-
ing and equipping some two millions of
soldiers during the war, fitting out and
maintaining navy second to mono in the
world, and to ovcrrun and conquer the
Southern people, who have more reason to
complain Of its power than Of its authority
to exercise the same. Since the war, the
so-called Congress has legislated for the
whole country rs though part Of Il had
never chosen to absent itself from the ma
tional councils, and this, too, with the con-
slant approval, until within few months,
Of the accidental occupant Of the Presi-
dents chair. To what body but tho pres.
ent Congress has President Johnson sent In
his messages2 Has he not attempted to in
fuence its members to admit the Southern
rebels to seats? If Congress has no legal
power to act, how can this be done, and OF
what avail would be their admission
Southern rebels and Northern copperhcads
arc making a great noise about small
grievance, If Congress, after aIl, Is without
legal or constitutional warrant to perform
the functions guaranteed to !, In the fhnda-
mental law Of the land.
But the arraignmcnt Of Congress by the
President and his minions, although known
to bo utterly false, serves os cover for the
most anarchical schemes. The plotters
against the National Legislature hope to 50
cmbittcr the people against it. that the Ex.
ecutive may safely acknowledge bogus
body for the rightfhl Congress. Such des-
perate plans, however, will perish in the
formation, as the popular thought is fully
awake to the crisis which these political
conspiratos are precipitating. If the greai
danger should be avered. .-of which we
have little doubt,-who can tell the mis-.
chief that has already been wrought in the
community by the attacks upon Congress
What false ideas Of the relative importance
OF the Executive and Legislative Depart.
inents have been sown broadcast? How
many minds have been led to believe tha,
the President is tho Government, and that
Congress should register his edicts without
calling them in question: To-day, large
pury-happily not majority Of tho loyal
voters--acts as though tho incumbent Of tho
Presidential position was the supreme arbi.
ter of the destinies Of this nation.
The Presidents declared opinions Of the
status Of Congress will be anything but sat.
isiactory to the holders Of national obligu.
tons. if Johnson's theory be corcc,-as
the national debt was incurred by an illegal
Congress = Government securities are 10,
worth the paper upon which they arc writ.
ten. Large Investors in this class Of secur.
itics can afford to expend portion Of their
surplus means to prevent the Presidents
doctrines from being acknowledged by my
other branch Of the Administration than
that domiciled at the White House. Sup
pose the Southern States, when admitted to
representation in Congress, shall demand
that the rebel debt be placed upon tho samo
footing with the national Indebtedness. what
better argument for that purpose can be Civ.
en- them than is supplied by President John.
son, who impugns the legality Of the Con-
grcss that incurred the vast expenditure 7
The National Union party Of rebels, cop.
perheads, and rccreant Republicans rcsolv.
cd u, Philadelphia, that the national debt
should be held inviolablc. President John.
son-the head Of the parsy-pronounces
the Congress which made the debt, a fraud
upon the people, anh as withou, right to ex.
isl There is no legal debt to-day, if Presi.
dent Johnson's avowcd sentiments arc cor.
rcti"