The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1866-04-12

eizes the course Of President johnson
during the war, impliedly refusing to
endorse him now But this is not lett
to implication. In the 9Th resolution
they expressly endorse Congress as
against the Presidents policy, y,---express-
ly declaring that Congress have the
right to impose upon the Southern
States what terms they please as condi.
tious precedent to their restoration;
and declaring that to deny this is to
deny and imperH one of the dearest
rights" The President does deny this,
and acts in direct contradiction of it,
therefore, according to this resolution,
he is a usurper and is imperiling cone
of the dearest rights" The 18th reso-
luton is also significant. 1t declares
that the Hon. Edgar Cowan has " dis.
appointed the hopes ant has forfeited
the confidence ofthose to ohOm he o,ces
his place and that he as hereby most
earnestly requested to resign" The
head and trout of Mr. Cowan's offending,
is in his uniform and persistent adher-
ence to the very principles proclaimed
by President johnson as fundamental
ana essential to the welfare and per.
petuity of the Union. The animuS OF
these resolutions cannot be mistaken
They are hostile to Pres johnson and hi,
policy. Mr. Cowan and Mr.Johnson were
both elected by the Republicans. TIC
day, they stand shoulder to shoulder in
the contest for Constitutional principles
against the despotic tendencies of the
Radical leaders. 1.-THE Republican lea
ders an the convention had dared dety
the Influence and potronage Of the Ad
ministrution, they ,couM haze dealt q
direct 6low at Mr.. johnson himself in
stead cferpending their spite upon on'
of his supporters. We cannot support
this platform because we are at variance
with it on a question SO vital and impor
tant in our estimation, as to sink all othe
issues into insignifcance.
We turn to the Democratic Platform
Mark the bold and manly tone in which
it sustains the President. The 9th res
luton declares that "the bold cnuncid
tion ofhe principles ofhe Constitution
J and the policy Of restoration containe'
in the recent annual message and Freed
, mans Bureau Veto Message Of Pres
dent johnson entitle him to the confdenc
and support Of all cho respect the Coz
stitutiom and lovc their country" An
10 the lst resolution they proclaim wht
we consider the true doctrine, to wit -
that the Southern States are in the u
ion and entitled to representation b
proper men. In other words that Cor
gress has the right to decide upon th
qualifications Of its own members, an
under this right to inquire in
the validity Of the election of memb'
o and as to his personal qualifications,
= but their jurisdiction is confined to IL
individual case; that under no circur
stances has Congress the right to decla
!, that certain States shall be unrepreseu
= ed, and thus by their simple resolutio
disfranchise them; that in the prese
case they are bound to admit the Sout
:, ~rr Ctat~- 70 representation, "hSnU'
~ they present proper persons properly
> ected
: Such being the respective attitud
g of the two great parties as organized +
- - the coming contest in Pennsylvania, al
- ). believing 1t of the highest importan
y in the present crisis of our national 4;
fairs that the President should be 81
af aF tanned in his restoration policy, we e
u u ter the list to battle from this til
~ ~ forth in support of the Democrat
10 10 candidate, Hon, HESTER CLYMER.