The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-11-15

their victory, now they have won ~" Is
discussed Nv tho New York World.
AMER passing over The veto OF the Prcsl-
dent their civil rights bill. aud their freed
mems bureau bill. they could proceed no
further except by proposing amendments
~ the Constitution. Bat amendments be-
ing nullitics til ratidedby three. .fourths OF
the states, The resistance oi the south Is
moro effective iu respect 10 them, tian flN
Presidential veto Is in respect to ordinary
laws. Tho veto can BE- overcome by two
thirds of both Houses, bui the negative OF
thirteen States tKenttcky, Maryland and
Delaware make up the tliriccu), on a pro-
posed amendment. can IN no way be OVER
come Gill the number of states reaches
flity-two--a larger number than We are
ever likely to have.
The South. then has nothing worse to
fear, rs n consequence of the late elections
than protractcd exclusion from Congress.
Negro suffrage cannot be forced ON them
except by an amendment TO the Constitu-
ton, which they can chcckmate. New
penalties for treason are equally impossi-
hlc. by the prohibition to pass ec post factO
laws. The old penalties have been remit
ted by the Presidents proclamation of am
l-1esty and his individual par,lons. The
State Goycrniiiy :, I, y have been formed
In the South cannot he upset. because Con-
0 %
except IN iudging OF their competency to
furnish credentials 10 that body Congress
having already done its utmost against the
South, that section has nothing to fear in
consequence ot these elections, beyond
what it already suffers.
Congress being powerless TO wreak atldi-
tional vengeance on thc south, will proba-
bly, concentrate their hostility upon the
President. II they could replace him by a
Radical, they might admit the Southern
representatives without endangcring thei'
power, and thus escape the Odium-;tn odi-
um which will grow--of preventing u res
tOration Of the Union. With every South
ern senator and Representative in his seat.
the Radicals would still have a majority,
both with this Congress and the next. But
sO long as we have n President disposed 10
veto their bills, they would surrender their
power by admitting the South. With the
South excluded the Radicals are too strong
for the veto; with the South admitted. the
veto would be too strong for them. If they
could deposc President Johuson their chief
objection to the immediate restoration Of
the South, would be the Southern vote in
the presidential election.
1t is also supposed that The Congress Just
elected will pass, in the winter of 1860.
joiat resolution declaring that the Southern
electoral rofes shan nat be counted. We
quote:
"lf they were insured against veto.
they could pass that Orauy other resolution
they chose. even IL the South were repre-
scnted but the Inconsistency OF admitting
the southern states to Congress. and at the |
same time excluding them from the prcsi. |
dental election. would be too damaging to |
be incurred. emay therefore be certain |
that whether the President be imprachpd |
or not, the South win be- shut out of Con- |
grcss till after the presidential election
"There are two things which Congress |
may attempt against the President, but In |
each there is danger of recoil against !
their party. One IS to pass laws crrtai- |
ing his patronage
The Philadelphia North AH orjcru thus |
talks against the President:
Through the whole remainder of his adj |
President johnson will be |
confronted by Just such Il Congress rs the |
present one. Doubtless he will now. with |
out entirely changing his policy, make |
such fair seeming professions rs may, in his |
estimation, lead the Republicans 10 hope |
for his return to their lines. Ne are or |
opinion that 10 ought II make no difference to !
any Republican member OF Congress ,chat |
professions the President Day nOiC see prOper |
10 make.
'Thc power lodged in the hands of Con- |
grcss by the Constitution should be used |
freely 20 take from he President the potrcy he |
has dbRsed. and to establish some perma- |
nent system of appointments 10 Office, based |
on competitive examinations by appointing
officers selected hy some one else than An |
drew johnson. The general sentiment of |
the country now is to the effect that the |
dtt0crdt{c po,cer Of The national Erecutfrc is |
trdaght ,oih peril to oar liberties and free IN
stftptionS, and ougbt TO be reduced"
The World also discusses the possibility
of impeachment rs in the probable pro-
grammc, and declares
sam impeachment of the President would
shake public credit, send mp the price of
gold like u rocket, and cause suspension
ot business similar to that which took place
in the winter of lSG0-'Gl. when the labor
ing classes in our cities were suddenly
thrown ont of employment If Congress
chooses to topple everything into confus-
ion and spread Il ruinoIs commercial panic
over the country, their party will 90 down
in the Presidential election. II their ma
lignity so far gets the better of their Judy
mcnt as to impel them to impeaci Mir. |
johnson, the certain result will be lnan-
cial panic, followed by a tremendous reac-
tion against its authors, and possibly by a
civil war. But If they dare not force the
recOil of an impeachment. what have they
gained by their success in the elections? ?
Nothing substantial, except their ability to
passa joint resolution forbidding the presi-
dent of the Senate to count and declare the
Southern electoral votes. But they cannot
prevent the Southern States from choosing
presidential electors; and if the candidate
for whom those electors vote is really
chosen, the Radicals will again have 60 fnce
the possibility of a civil war. If General
Grant should run against Chief Justice
Chase. and beat him by receiving the South
ern votes. it would be an extra hazardous
business to say that those votes should not
be counted
The Condemned Fenians.
The Louisville Courier of Tuesday says: