The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-09-20
Meme 50 Blind as he who will not See.

Meme so Blind as he who will not See.
It sometimes happens that obtuseness
bluntuess of perception, is an excellent trait,
but when carried to excess, 1t is questlona-
BILE whether it may not in the end prove
a curse rather than convenience. For IN
stance, President johnson with a portion OF
his cabinet and quite a large retinue of what
he terms his satraps and dependents, has
has been making rather an extended cleo
pioneering tour through the country, under
the ostensible purpose Of making pilgrim
age to the tomb of Douglas-or as Mr..
johnson himself says can honored citizen
now no niorei"
From the time the party left New York,
until it arrived at Louisville, and thence
back to Washington, at every stopping
place, the President met with reception
from the people that might have convinced
one less richly endowed with moral obtuse-
ness, or less securely clad in the armor OF
self suffieiency, that he was neither loved
honored or feared by the people, and only
tolerated because the loyal people OF the
North practice the virtue of patience and
accord to the lowest, the boon bestowed by
the Declaration of Independence, the right
of ''life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
But Mr.. johnson is bomb proof; on his
return to Washington, to the crowd who
gathered to welcome back the returning
brave" he made the following speech The
dispatch says;
Thousands of persons were in the street
as spectators, while a large crowd had
gathered before the Executive mansion
The President, on alightng from the car
rage spoke as follows: sl
FELLOW CITIZENS For this demonstration
you tender me upon my return home to as
sumo the discharge Of my official duties, You
will please accept my heartfelt thanks. Such
welcome from the people who have been the
daily eye witnesses of the manner in which [
have discharged my duties is peculiarly graft
flying All can promise you for the future is
that there will be continuance ofmy conduct
as il.the past. have tried to discharge my
official duties in compliance with the constitu
tion and the principles which | deemed to be
right. l will add that the sentiments (Which goa
ertt6t tonight Is not peculiar to yourselves, bu
that ggiich peTUGdes the country 1cheFeUer hGC
6een My own opinion is that the expression
which has gone abroad to the country with re
gard to sustaining government OF Constltu
tional law, is unmistakable and not to be mis-
understood, and | believe the day is not IA
distant when the Judgment of the American
people will be made manifest that this UnioI
must be restored-that peace and prosperity
and harmony must again prevail throughout
the United States. I belieUe that can Sqtell
testify that great portion Of you, tel1oac citizen
them since Ilett you-1CW accord Nth yOu IN SatS
tanning free government, in compliance aUitt tn
constitution Of the country Permit me, in retir
ing this evening, to again tender you people
whom [ have known long, in whose midst
have served in various capacities, and now
serve as that of Chief Magistrate, my heartfelt
thanks for the cordial welcome, which will be
remembered by me as long as there is a pulsa
ton in my heart
Cheer after cheer was given for the President
at the conclusion of his remarks, when he
bowed his thanks and entered the Executive
mansion
Let one be deceived by the ambigu-
GUS phrases in which the president clothes
his ideas.
What he means by the people sustaining
a free government in compliance with the
constitution of the conntry,' is that from
what he has seen, he is convinced that the
people will sustain the policy of Andrew
johnson, for has henot in numberless speech
es declared that the majority of Congress
and all who uphold that majority, are trail
tors to the country and enemies of the I'm
n
he said -:
"The citadel of freedom, the Constitution
OF the United States, has been encroached
upon and If the invasion of the organic law
is not arrested the day is not far distant
when we will have consolidated and mon
archical form of government. The tenden-
cy now is to absorb all the powers of the
Government in the Legislative branch
.~ "UnIess the course of Congress is arrested
by your suffrage, we shall have another
civil war 1t will not be between the North
and the South, but an internecine var
linen ask you to come forward and pre-
vent such adeplorable result by standing
up Tor the Constitution of your country"
sa The idea of the peoples Representatives
absorbing the powers of the government
y may have something awful in it to the
mind OF Andrew Johnson, but we doubt
whether the people, themselves, will think it
so very alsTming. According to the theory
Oh our government, thepeople are the source
OF all power, and they have no way of max
Ing their power felt in the government but
through their chosen Representatives in
Congress- SO chat in effect Mr.. Johnson ap.
peals to the people against themselves and
threatens them, if they do not yield their
own convlctions-of right and justice, and
Their power to carry into effect aud practice
those convictions to Andrew Johnson with
another civil war-nay worse, an inferno. |
cine war The only instance we krow of
In which the people have complained of |
their kepresen tatives in Congress is that of
the people OF this State, against the course
OF Senator Doolittle. But that was becapsa
Mr. Doolittle sides with the pres;d.nt :,
stead Of with Congress, and he was asked |
to resign his position because he did not
represent the majority of the people of the
State.
rs The director of the U. S. mint at
Philadelphia, Ex-Governor Pollock, has re-
signed his position, in consequence of his i
not approving of the policy of the Presidan.