Weekly Trinity journal., 1866-03-03
A PoliticaI ConvuIsion.

| The firing on Fort Sumter, and the ASSASSINATION
of President Lincoln were two exciting periods in
the interval between that time and this, and to-
dav the country is again in the throes of a most
remarkable political convulson, caused by an
act similar to that of President Tyler-the veto
of the Freedmen's Bureau Bill by President
Johnson Elsewhere we give as accurate "A sy-
nopsis of the bill vetoed can be obtained at
the present time. Suffice it to say that the pro-
visions of the bill have been in full operation for
more than year, and that through its workings
much real benefit has resulted to the liberated
negroes, while it has taken heavy burden from
the shoulders Of the old slave aristocracy of the
South. The Freedmens Bill being about to ex-
pire by Congressional limitation, that body pass
ed an act renewing its provisions. This bill the
President vetoed. and the Senate failed by two
votes to pass it over his objection Secretary
Seward in his New York speech, says the only
difference is that one pilot says we may steer di-
rectly through the difficulties of reconstruction
without delaying the progress of the old ship Of
state, while the other says we must take sound
ings proceed cautiously, and 90 around these
difficulties" We may be perverting the Secre-
tary s meaning, but from the recent light afford
ed we take it that Congress is the party which is
endeavoring to . steer directly through the diff
culties of reconstruction by Immediately ad-
mittng the representatives of the lately rebel
lious States In his awkward haste the Pres-
dent has made mistep, for such we believe n
great maj jority of the American people consider
his act-partcularly those of the States which
never rebelled. They are with Congress this
issue. We cannot look at it in any other light
than that what Andrew Johnson pleased to
denominate radicalism in the North, at the pres
ent time, has to Il great degree been lnclted by
the very - radical - course which he has pursu-
/ ed with reference to men who have always been
loyal. In his remarks to the Virginia delegation
he pats the sleek, $50, 900 ex-rebels on the back
and says :. htey the extreme men Of the
North :" whom he looks upon the counterpart
or duplicate of the extreme men of the South,
who have been whipped into good Behavior
The Government having done this, perhaps the
President intends assuming the responsibility Of
subduing these other 'radicais." The men
who by word and deed battled four years in the
Union told that they may profit by the
course of the exemplary patriots Of the South,
who have not yet brushed the dust from the knee
cloths on which they dragged themselves to the
Presidents feet to for pardon. The intem-
perate acts of the President just previous to 60
ing over to the Conperheads has swelled the
ranks of the " radicals " wonderfully.
The doctrine Of the President is that Sumner,
Greeley, Phillips and Stevens must be frowned
| down because they are radical - in t:er love
! for the Union, but that the -" radicals y of the
South who attempted to destroy the Union must
be petted into communion again because they
failed in the attempt.
As we have stated we believe the country will
sustain the loyal majority in Congress now just
rs it did when Congress voting aid and sup
! plies 10 put down rebellion. We hope this disa-
greement between the Executive and Legislative
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or not will soon be made manifest. If the breech
continues to widen, and the disafection to in
/ crease, the results may prove more disastrous
than did the great rebellion SO lately brought to
a close. The President may persuade, but we
scarcely expect to see him succeed in intimida-
ting the Congressional majority. Could traitors
have retained their seats in Congress in 1861,
and in conjunction with their Copperhead allies
of the North have succeeded in voting down the
war party, rebellion would have been successful.
If revolt should be re-inaugurated in the South
as q result of .inhuman treatment Of the liberia
ted slaves, and the present feeling prevail be-
tween Congress and the Executive, the former
might be unsuccessful in either getting force
into the field to subdue it, in sustaining it af-
ter once there The Stockton Independent sensi-
bly, remarks that in a conflict of authority be-
tween the Congress and the President, nothing
can be clearer than that the Executive must or
ought to yield for, under every constitutional
Government, but especially under ours, the Leg
islatire is put above the Executive power
So far as heard from the sentiment of the coun-
try cannot be misunderstood. State Legsla-
lures, Governors, Union committees and people
indorse the action of Congress The Union State
Convention of Indiana the 22d of February
- Resolred that it is the province of the Legisla
tive branch of the Government to determine the
question of reconstruction When this excite
ment shall have moderated, as we believe it soon
will efforts will be made to accomplish by other
means what was intended to be effected By the
bill vetoed
SENATOR S1EwARr's SoMERsAULr.-Iu looking
over the Congressional Globe, we find that on the
18th of January, when the Freedman's Bureau
Bill was under consideration in the Senate, Stew
art of Nevada, delivered speech, beginning as
follows:
Mr. President desire make few remarks in reply
the Senator from Ohio and this bill being before Senate
calls the precise question which desire to occupy
the attention Of the for upon the subject
discussed by the Senator from Ohio Without attempting
make speech wish to remark that there is practical
before the Senate for the benefit Of the Freedmen
carrying out the constitutional provision protect lin his
civil rights am in favor of this bill 1t goes the
extent that think entitled to under the consu
tonal amendment. There another by
Senator from Illinois which must along with it, which
provides civil jurisdiction for the protection of the freedmen
Under this constitutional amendment can protect the
freedman and accomplish something for his real benefit
On the 18th of February the White House hav-
ing been heard from, Stewart, though u in favor
OF this bill, )" voted against it. Why ?-.Sacra-
nlento Union
We are assured BY an individual who until re-
Gently hated to hear the name of the boorish
'ai'or mentioned, that old Foote, father-in-law
oi 'ne Senator in question, is to have place in
johnson Cabinet-probably that of Secretary
oil warm consideration of the CHANGED vote
AN oNBELlEvEH. THIS MucH-We ara incl;rad
10 oe tolera5iy radical in opinion in connection
with national affairs, but the teleprapbic itsr,
under date Washington, 23d, which state. tb.,
while the crowd were surging to and fro ;n
front OF the White House, yesterday aftcrnoon -
guards were placed around the en,rarca 1oon, oni
none out Democrats were allowed to mass J, ~
put down as moderate canard. If the c-o-rs
was as great as represented and surginr at 49,
we doubt whether the most familiar Wasb;ro.
policeman, Federal soldier. was able 70 a.
criminate between Union men and Democrats to
any great extent. Give US black mark