The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-03-01

: eeemD, thAt GOyeRnene~ paN.I e0 fav0.
1lltioni1eds governments ct Least maybe
12e sitboqi gosng; through, lal,t
TT e h.isst ;.1s ihss se@ s Isso!s:
: Ssstsd Without he, .heddsngF s q blood.
.Sss q fSI! tgs sf sI% aaa ss s
;;5s5IsF bs sss Msr iind that insthe
!. pd1hf 81 Mct nearly all the Rowers,of the
-Hoye11mept are assnMed by an ,iTEe-
! popaible EentraI Di1ectory, which docs
! S2eeative DER fiupenf.p the, Govern.
) EDinmi1tee ia whom II seems that prec.
rcea1JY, the legislative power Of the Gov.
efH8Qent Is now vested, that great prin.
clple Of the Constitution which author
!, lies and empowers each branch of the
legislative departments Of the senate and
the house of representatives to judge for
Itself Qf the election, returns, and quail
hcatinns OF, its own members has been
Virtually taken away from the two
branches Of the legislative department of
the Government, and conferred upon O
committee who must report before either
house can act under the Constitution ms
to accepting the members, who are to
take their seats Has component parts Of
the respective bodies. BY this rule it is
assumed that there must be laws passed
recognizing State as, in the Union, or
It's practical relations to the Union as re-
stored, before the respective houses un-
der the Constitution can judge Of the
election, returns. and qualifications Of
their own members, What q position il
that! You struggled for four, years TO
put down a rebellion. You denied. in
the beginning Of tho struggle that any
Btate Gould 60 out Of the Union, You
said that It had neither the right nor the
powerto do so. The Issue was made, and
It has been settled that the States had
neither the right nor the power TO 80 out
Of the Union, With what consistency,
after it has been settled by tho, military
arm Of the Government and By the pub
TO 90 out of the Union, can any, one now
turn around and assume that theyare
out, that they shall not come in? lam
free to say to you, as, your Executive,
that am not prepared to take any. such
position, [Great applause. 4 said in
the Senate, in the very inception of this
rebellion, that the States had no eight to
SO out. ! asserted, TOO, that they had no
power. to go out That question has baeD
settled, and it being settled, I,icanHot
turn around NOW aud give the, lie direct
to all that I have protested, and all / |
have done fox the last five years. tAp-i
plausc.1 Even those who rcbelled collA-,
ply with the Constitution when they
give sufficientevidencs ofloyalty. When
they show that they can be trusted, |
when they yield Obedience to tln law
that you and ! acknowledge obedience.
to, say extend to them the right hand
Of fellowship and lei, peace and union be
restored. Tremendous. applause. oaI,
fought traitors and treasan in the South,
l opposed the Dayises, tue, Toolnbs, the
aud q long list Of others which
YOU eau readily w. without my repeat
ing the naines.,, Now when + turn round,
care not by What Aal4e you call uAem,
who still stand opposed to the >re,tpra-s
lion Of the Union of these States, 4 am
,ree to suy to you that I am still in the
ield, [Great applause. ],4 ! aln. still for
Of. the, Union, T. am still I
i favor Of this great Government of |
urs going on and filling out its destiny. /
Great applause. Voices, "Give three ,
alnes ut the other end" The President {
vas called OH to name three at the other I
nd Of the line. am talking to my
riends and fellow citizens who are in /
crested with me in this Government, l
nd I presume am free to Wention 70 e
'ou, the names Of those whom look up n
q as being opposed to the fundamental v
principles OF this Goyernlnent, and who Il
ne laboring to pervert and destroy it.
Voices-"Name them. Who are they?'
The President-1ou ask Inc who they f
re. say Thatdeus Stevens Of Penn
II vyny ~ In 10 7 - a.
onate Is another, aud Wendell Phillips I
. another. Lony-continued applause. +
voices-"Give t to Forney.''a - q
The President-In reply to that, will G
imply say do not waste my alnm,lni- G
ion upon dead ducks. Great laughter 9
nj applause stand for my country, !
stand for the Constitution. There / I
AVE placed my feet from my advent in
0 public life. They may traduce, they :
my Islander, or they may vituperate, !
tut let me say to you all, this has no in +;
luence upon me. Great applause. J..
Let me say further that do not intend
o be overawed by real or pretended
ricnds, nor do mean to he bullied by
ny. enemies. Tremendous applause.
Honest conviction is my courage, the
is my guide. / know, my
that it has been insinuated
no, not insinuated, it has been said
tirectly, in high circles, that If such
asnrpatiOn OF power as am charged
With had been exercised some two hun
ired years ago, In particular reign it
would have cost an individual his head.
Great laughter.] OF what usulpation .
las Andrew johnson been guitty?-
None, none."] 1sit usurpation that
stand between the people and the en-
,roachmeuts Of power? Because, in
with fellow-citizen, who i.
happened to be a Senator, l said that ,
thought amendments to the Constitution
ought not to be SO frequent; that If it !
vas etenally inkered with it would
awe lost all its prestige and dignity; /,
hat the old instrument would be lost !
sight OF altogether in short time? Be- !
cause IN the same conversation | hap /,
pened to say if it were amended ut all
such an amendment ought not to be i
adopted, IT was charged that was gull !
" OF usurpation OF power that would
cost n KIM hia head s., q o,,t.;,, 4.