, 1866-02-27

various rights. DC. To stimulate them to accept
taese eonaitiGn. beng sueh =. azla hs Ss,'
nc thought the nearcst to right oi any he Gonla
frame. be engaged that On tacfe acceptance With
csidcuce Of good iaith he would permit them 70
could do. would rcstore them to lheir ,poeitioc
n The naion r States; Tier hsd &c. 20
exreIimt q, n sncccss. He bad reorgauized the
Put Uince Department among them, had reoncaed
trade. and removed restrictions thereon through
al TxecusTc Departments, reorgaulzed them rs
States III the Union. only keeping enough military
to:d 10 protecs The fIpeme1 ano 70 1ndues them 10
Now but one thing renamed in which those
STATES did not else full rights Of states, and
that Nas representation In Congress. In this be
alty Re aprlled., lie Would admit only such frpr,-
tory cTidcnce Of his Whenever sate % district
would think il rtsbt 10 admit him he same Is If
from any other State, and be would sdmis none but
s e ' sss5 eest sa ss .n Rt.
Wien they Ind a'l done this their representation
would he iuil, aud The work wonld be done. such
81 on eeet,ofs | and qusil1eailons IL of 3 moa'es3s a
oi Consrcss Of OF their loyalty. Congress
is It's own Judge. and he bad no dream Of
,ncs1rr VIII ,s , ngas ba,
n ln,. sI mode ss y ,nisRns a TT the ' 9o5k '1 70
nearly completed In other respects Tas the only
I'D nep hgS sef ,st I'D I'd ga
were exeruffng their rights and enjoying thelE priv
i]eccs within the Union, were In ehort restrained IN
81 ohe5 and ,hat It ss 100 lste to question
then remarked 10 him tnat heard 1t suggested
thai !cgis'atlon eou'd properly be made By Con-
rees pn,ely elsll u Its shiTa:e1 n.osdpg for The
Inferior jnnsdlcuon In all cabes whete States did
pot do 70 themselves,
De rpled that tnea an idea would run exactly
parallel to l.1s pan, bp' he bad not thought It get
time tu fx hl. own ideas Of the precise mode Of
cnEplehing thla, aud becante Te bad margin ct
tme as1ins till atter the next session OF Congress,
continue IN operation; II before that time the
Southern Stn'es fhon]d recognize The necessity OF
p1~sinr proper Laws them7 eltes- and providing a
fu11her on cur paIt woa.d be necestary. II tnry
| cid Eot d. What they ought. there woUld then be
| time enough to eiabotaie plan.
have fccu rejoicing orct his veto message, saying
lhat II shcec men IN good faith adopted vicwe ol
his policy. be had himseH helh md netea upon. and
Which he hsd 70 fully flabo1atru tn his ann1a mes
ssse and explained 10 me, The country surely could
bare no cause fer sorrow il that II dislo5sl men
unu rebc]e,. ercrywhe5e. North and South, should
/ tom!ion. be had informally insisted upon, be
lbonehi that was precisely 'he Kind Of paciGratiol
loyal men everywhere would rejoice IN.
hcler he would Ike It, for # they were not sincert
they would Al lea%i diminish their 20" er OF danger
ous opposition the future. Ills whole heart wa:
| with The body OF trne mtn who had earned tut
Eptntry through tbe Eaf,and he ealnesty ci,ted Z
maintain corhtat md perfect understanding Will
| fhrtn. Thle sentiment and purpose he regards A
entirely consistrnt With hls determined opposition
10 the obss1seson policy Of those extremists. wh9
be teI'e,sd would keep The country IN chaos til
| absolute rnIu rntsht csGle upon Us.
snch, my dear ttr. is the .tatement or the Ptctt
dent on this Important matter. and i YOU conlt
meet bis %traiGht1n:Uard, honest ioos, and hea
/ the hearty tonea Of his ypice, "a did, nm wtl
Hssnscd you could bel!esc, with sne, 1lss a'thons
&watsaee Mr. Lincoln u-ed 10 show, there Il no nee,
to fear thas Andrew johnson Is moi stneere In b.
Adhesion 10 PRINCIPLES upon which he was elected
Very tzaly yours, j. u. Cog.