The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-05-29

the reserved and legitimate rights OF
the States; more just, moro humane,
better fitted to bind the people of this
great country in common brother
hood, at the same that it places just
condemnation on treason and vindi-
Gates the majesty of the law-if such
policy can be presented, there is no
| man IN the United States who will
more willingly embrace it than An
drew johnson. Hearty cheers. But
until that better policy be presented,
he must be false to himself, false to
his record, and must, in fact, cease to
bc Andrew johnson, if he does not
adhere to his policy, and sink or swim
with it. Cheers. 1t is pretty good
evidence, after all. gentlemen, of the
correctness of his policy, that Con
gress. after having been in session
nearly six long, weary months, has
been unable to present one which
they can agree upon as substitute.
lCheers and laughter.
1t was once said. l think, by John
Randolph, that of all thinkers. the
Constitution tinkers were the most
to be deprecated. Cheers If the
old man could rise from the grave.
what would he say to the present
Congress. in which every third mau
at least Is Il Constitution tinker?
Cheers and laughter But they are
not wise enough to amend that grand
Old instlYnlcnt. the work of our pa
triot fathers, OF the founders Of the
Republic. the glory of the United
( Sto} Il ~,
world. Cheers.
My frllow-citiZens. there is but one
proposition that has been presented
that stands even the ghost of :, chance
Of acceptance 10y the people Of the
North: and that is the proposition
baslng representation on voters And
whose 'anlt is il that that is, not a
part of tn" Constitution TODAY? Why
was it not submitted with the amend
ment aholi,hin@ iavery? Whose
fault Was that?
Voices The. ropprrira.ls
Other Voices Thal Stevens.
I Mr.. MrCulln"h Was it the fault vI
Andrew Johnson: Shouts OF The
fault of Congress. ''Thal. Stevens, =
and counter cheers for Mr.. Stevens. |
If the course which the President
WAS rurSuin% w.i- obnoxious to the
charges mad" against it on the recess
of Congress. how happened it that
there was no dcuunciation of it until
the meeting "i Congress? How hap
. pcncd 1t that these .!upiterS Tonuns
OF Congress were rs silent as though
I they h"I been dumb: Those men
whose duty 1t WI, to stand on the
rampartS OF the Constitution and
alarm the people OF approaching
danger. why did they not drnouncr
that policy and demand OF the prcsi
dent of the United State; Il Conven-
ton OF Congress? No such demand
was made. No such dcnunciation
was then heard We did hear :, voice
from Pennsylvania, ! believe, and
perhaps IL response from MaSsachu-
sets. Laughter. Bat the people
were silent Til" press WAS silent, if
no: approving.
! t'sllow-citiZcns | did not intend
speaking so much. Voices. eco
on. L have only this to say: l
! have desired aud hoped for the con
tlnuatlon OF the great Union partr
with which | have ever been idcnti-
fed. Cheers. But ii its leaders can
present nothing better than the pro-
Srammc Of the committee, | mn
greatly apprehcnsivc that its DAYS
will be numbered. Cheers
trust, ellow-vitizens, that this
will not be the ease; that ii will dis
card its hostility and its attempt to
continue alienation between the two
sections of the country, and that it
Will embrace those principles which
look to harmony, to restoration. and
! to peace. II it should do3his, it will
continue to be the great and control!
| ling party of the country. and cover
itself with impel'ishable glory Ii it
does not, its days are numbered, and
the epituph that will be written on
it will be. 1t knew how to prosecute
! the war with vigor, but it lacked the
wisdom to avail itself OF the benefits
of victory" Applause, and three
cheers for Secretary McCulloch
BEGiNNING 1T THE WRoN,i END. =
The New York U.r"Id says that Pre-
sldcnt Johnson Is removing from
office quite Il large number of subor-
dlnate officials, ana contom plates the
removal Of :, good many more. 1t is
pr'Sunlahle that the victims have
made themselves obnoxious by their