, 1866-01-19

tLe eonsu +. ~, ssnct Setseta tbe ai,nt3r snd
Great western md Reading Railtoad Compaaies,
oueht t9 Be- - r. gg1fis PeI
rna5 r,.tS.n. onnnectns Nith The Baltimore md
Ohio Railrotd, fr Ba1ttma.e and Washington. Is
required y tos s9,hg ~ 1g ,eoP hai, Fu9 n
nanict nd jni9sidn1ls.
"1he resolutions "efs 1upPoIsea @ o. extended r.
,[S;3e sen.toS Han nd Nichols onnosed }hen
The resolutions were postponed for Tic present.
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FROm "AshlNGIVN.
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congress alo ane eFfesluent-Ane ncxi-
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e.. srtt,a s,.-,e, ..,aot - y
~ 1-s3h w. srca11o,t t,rt n,a -. .... o'.aIA
MIN tbs ,nanh.r. ~ the P.s,a., 49, ~
,,a+,1,ts 49, H. ~. rtas.t .,,~1A--s
.e ue.a,as s.Hs $500 sas ~ 80 "
o l1.... ~ s,' 49, W 4.nam n.s1ea ~ ''e
!s'aelons !s W. tuo sAesuu'e' Aao ~ .oo same
tuno paeus au mueieuuens' sLsms msnIlor"aso ~
cou'so o. as'1on III aeco!uAnee Win theff Own
eon'ietAu,.s' nau euo nenes " toeH respect
I've constituencies. We AL know TINT the
Presidents attitude was rather defiant than
coneiliatory. In the first week of the session
there va, an emphatic expression Of iisappro-
baton Of the executive plan of restoration on
the part Of both Houses. In the ACE of. this,
and Of the manifest desire Of Congress to
assume charge of the work of reconstruction.
the President directed the Government Of the
several rebellious States to lie turned over to
the authorities elected under his policy
thereby consummating 1t, as far as he possl-
bly, could. and obstrncting and embarrassing
In advance by thisnearcst possible consumma-
ffon the Intended action Of Congress bearing
upon the same question. Yet, notwithstand-
Ing this direct defiance and prnrocation, the
temper Of the majority towards the Executive
has been truly admirable, Hardly word of
direct reproach or censure has been uttered
by any radical member. All The speeches.
made 60 1ar on the radical side. while reveal.
Ing the fi1mett resolution against the i'm.
mediate restoration Of the disloyal Skates.
hayo breathed tho ,kIndest, most forbcatipe
spirit towards Mr. johnson. But, while thus ful.
filing their duty ofdoiue everything consistent
with their convictions and the true interests
of the Republic, tn avoid q rupturo with the
Executive, the radical majority, on the other
hand are inGe11bly determined TO treat the
Presidents experimcntn as q failure to
insist upou the right OF Congress to solve the
problem OF reconstruction in their own vav.
and to act accordingly, despite exeeutive
wishes. Establishments, threats or suasion by
dint Of patronage.
The wise couIse pursued bv the rnaior;tv
has already borne It's 1erftinata frnft. Thc
kindly hut firm tenper of Conprcsa h., ~.
assured the ,loral nnh11c md what !. an
better. nil hr,t disnrmcd tbe Erecut;v. ana
reducet1 him tn n ststa or 1,,a,va e~1a.t.aaH ~
instead AZ tbc a.t,rss,,,o nos,.,o-, = 1rsss1. -
annearcd bef,rc the ho,,davz Hsd thas.ss ~
mi naiorftv shown ,sss rtsaafastna.s % @ - .' ~
onn1osItion II h, s1r,,,.,n r,,i5,c 49, ,,.a.s
bilitv of r,,ntnr, with him ,you1d ~ n.ye H., nD
far crcater than # ii nt t,,tz momon, ~ ~
thaf event avorv notnt v1o,aod ,vo,,a 80
ynndc lin m donbt 1nnrc cToctfno ~ III. -.
monda ~ conccsstors nnt;1 ~. .,a;a,s..
would have had ~ chooso ba.uasn haas,,,,'s
a ,rsrf, ,oo1 n t1o h. ~. ~ tha r~aa,,,,ss -.
br.arfng NTH him ,ntc, n,rch 1,asa n'sn,,. ~
,no c;rcn,n sto,~o. As;+ IA ~ 49,
t1s -.d,csI n,otorstv ~ tha sn,ds,. ...Saso, =,
indo,,emert ~ ~ ~. ~ 1ass, $3.50 at
has produced natural 1,es;tatjon in hin ~
push existing difference. to extremes. s,nco
The reassemhifno Of conprcss- he hn. 'r1,;,eat.
edly declared N rnp,nhe1, that ba consias,,
his mart of the WORK Of rccon,t ructron done
and that he IL wi]1tnu to lrt concrc,,;t,tn
charge of and comn1ete n If n e1n l., its
own gay. If he be sincere in the,o dcc1.r..
tions-and hs can well Afford IN he a. h. hs.
certainly gone the ful1est possshle 1cngth ~ b;s