, 1866-10-27

T5KOHvNING1F LETTE{I.

z3KOxNTNG5Qs LETTEH.
Secretary Browning las written q letter.
lie l.ns addressed Il very. touching appcal,
A'lel with f'rvid ricty and burning patriot-
i2!u in l'rha:f Of his country, but the pIcty
ard The patriotism Of the appeal sink to
the lcTrl Of whining sycophancy wl,r, thc
reader understands that the letter puts forth
ArdE.'w johnson as 1hr country which Is To
hr preserved, maintained and upheld by all
hon,>t citizens.
1lit letter was rrinlcd in tue TRtnCSE
yesterday, and has doubtless hccn c1!rn.
s'cly read. The logic Of Mr. Browningi Is
cHrss sdingiy la,oe for gentleman Of his le-
gal reputation. The country is divided up-
oii tw" laulicics; unc If these is that OF the
President, anu the other that Of Congress.
lit President denies the right Of Congress
t"Gissti''n the validity, or to inquire into
t." legality Of any OF the Governments naw
Ill "ictatlou In the rebel States, mud Lc-
Il AIDS ;Itat the Se,atoss and Representa-
tiv,s APPOINTED l.y unl under the authority
o. Il c. Gssyesn.nents be admitted 10 Ton
.ic:S. liz denies to Congress any right To
4'.s1inn the ia:alty of any State Cavern
meat approved ''y hin, :nl clams for the
l'"Fle il Tcocl!iou an unbrokcn and undis-
!l.r!s'd ri.A. 20 4 si,are IN the Government Of
.se 1 h'oa they. ny~as, sought to destroy
u'uc1 lug @H1".'o'a,
-. :" psss W" 1ne saAai's OF an!
s,s's. .., '."t u0s nilhe'eo Eee"-.-
49, A-'''s ''a 'ac aat'enai pcaes ana
a"o t"S 'ers eAisicnsc
~ 'ne '''neb', hPcnus upon an ai'lend-
4.<' - '.'F "''>s!'et:2a "A'eh VIII dccidc
a"u stose u'seass'"n forever upon certain
!,ae'', :, 1,'''. ',a' sH2s''o,s' IL h3S presented
49,. 10 .''e Hcs'ssatnfes VI thc
- >t.s - i1's not presented tue
>''s ~ -, YIN a'i!aea'e u she feocl
-, s"' ';"'''s u''oa":s upon aii
."' 4iT 'e"ei sta'es nas1b@ E'tn-
'an'' t',s'F representatives. anu by war sn7-
le"aeu '1st lsi''"H's "it't Tile ua'"1, ton-
I:,:- .sl'sss LUZ, pe'efe 1ehe~'cS 'he'F r.
...'s my sA1t' "S'es viii 1he o'hcr
~ ~ t'4e .o''s''tnt1ohai 4aa:
~, 'a''st .1'o's teeeliloo.
.'t' t'os"t" ose'ates tnAs nEoI'oseu
Ilaetsu.ae'l " ane constitution 10 be horrl'
s'e' NC secs IN It's adoption second open
AhS " ta'ao'a poS- lie points oul several
!'osteo'a's ~ "a'cu Tue a'acna.neat, IN his
!Eusn'eii.' WAL "osh 'hcalcalabic evil 1hc
s.st,ut L,.'1, VI tte au'enu1nent pFofldeS:
lie. Micfx a. t,;,,,sc,,E tE any @ Gssson o!
law ~' ""~ f1S~s'7 ''
The Constitution now declares that uuo
.'persan shall III. .lenrivcd If III: ,;f. 1;,,crtv
"or property. without f1u. nrnc.se If law ),
Mir. browning comedies that .,,is nr,,v,sion "a
only defence Of tht citizen .s.,,;nst tb,.
II dcral and nut against the State authority,
hut as the State Constitutions urarly all con
t lii u similar provision, he asks, wIrv rcp.at
The pr1tcctions Mr.. Brown'ar carefully
avoids the alternative oucs..::,n. Is the nro.
lection afforded by sucl, :, provis;on \ inst an,
p.oper ones lie avoids all aiscuss;on of
that question, and also Of The Contingency
Of no such provision being in State Com
si:tut-on. 1t Is a notorious FACT, as we'll
hioWn TO Mr. Browning Is to any one else
that Under tie Constitutions and laws
tsl many Of tho Sta;rs. the liyes. liberty and
property Of larne pro,nrtien of the neo.
Pc have never had the protection of any
such constitutional guarantee. This clause
III the Amendment will supply tic Omission
OF Il corresponding clause in any nt The State
Constitutions. That is ill it Will tlu. aud if
liza: is sucA an un,nitisatcd evil THAT whole
CENTURIES Of patriotism caunot remedy it. wc
Incline to tLt opinion that Lii. evil is prefer
a'.s, 10 tie Patriotism that would ro, aur
American cilkcu or that Incstiu,ab,e pro.
1"'!:on.
*:!'s clause TO which. Mr.. Brown5n. SO
siitruously objects is a1r embodiment Of q
IriEciIl lie recognized since the .lars of Magma
tEarta wherever the English lanyuarc il
LEt."n, except in certain Of the States OF
his Ur;on, wi.cre il is denied 10 a rurtion OF
tie iivtEic1 Willie csErcGcd to others. No
.:..:er IN Eu@ial1 or A.uericl, FROM tho days
III King jain until those of Andrew John
n, las Lad i minister daring ur reckless
t:i"s.-ll tn publicly oppose tho extension of
Tat chartered ,j"ht 10 auy nortiou nf TIN,
i,>r:s.n III tie land. Ei;, Iohn thor,,,t
il wc.ld tc terrible tr;nr ~
give every person vhosc Lii.
1;trrt?, er property was imper:llcd
III" 1:,.vii;g.. If a:.rralirs to tho cnnrts. AMI
n.r GsI"u!a:. in this year of grace, boldly
lrc.::ai;ns that il will ts an iut.leysh,c evil
IT, :.:,e 10 i :ree.an tl.. right to ap,,.,l fr,.,,
liz. acior oi his State T.; kim, his ]i. ];,,.r, =
. q: l.,,~rty without due PROCESS uf Inv Th..
b.:"l.s II En. .1aE,: luld kin. John that thcy
N"a..,. t:.Ec the ra,k IL; ali the dsordc, that
Would "nsilv from sucl, provision. and the
i1sIi. Of the United States will tell Kin.
-i'.lcw through lis minister that they will
do tt.c same
Mr.. i,ruw,,;rn in his niic,,,s ,n.,,,1 ~ u,
:.a;f ~ the rrc*ideut objects a1so IN W.
t..,.,. or ,lr ,u,.,;,urn, ,,r,a;,,;,,r r.. 49,,
1y>t.;ai;,u. III. s,y1.s j. .on,th.r ,,,.
.e,i,;r1rr,r,,t y,,ir1, ,n,r f.t,,crs f:,r,d,,5 !,
I;ur,. las n.v,.r h,.en r., :, rse.. ~.
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'"e ie'a"es aeo WHO mas hot