The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-03-14
The New Danger to the Nation.

Tie Chicago Times. prompted as usual
bv the defil. advises the President 70 imi-
tate Cromwell, and Dissolve Congless 90 i
driving them out Of the Capital with tie
bey0uet, by this act making himself sole
dictator and putting al end to a Repnbli
can Government. The same idea seems to /
have been uppermOst in the minds Of the I
traitors who listened to JOhnsOn's speech .
on the 22d Of February, for they loudly .
cheered all disrespectful illusions 10 Con- 1
gress or any OF liz members. But IL re-
NAMED Tor Garrett Davis, a member OF the +
United States Senate from Kentucky. in
his place upon the floor Of the Senate, in
violent abusive and revolutionary speech
10 advise the President to reorganize the
Southern members OF Congress as the le-
climate body, and thus 10 place the gov
eminent at once in the hands Of the rebels.
The New York Trt5une's reporter says:
" He distinctly declared that he would
far rather trust the people Of the South and
their Representatives than the members OF
the Senate from the Northern states. and
40 he believed would the American pe0pla
He said that. should this resolution pass.
we might see in this land two bOdies-one
composed Of the Southern Representatives
and Senators and Democratic and Conser-
vative members from the North and the
other OF the Republican members alone.
Each Of these bodies would claim 10 be the
Congress, and the President would be
Obliged 10 recognize one or the other As
the former body would be in the Majority
why would not the President recognize
them a. the lawful and legitimate Congress
OF the United States
Mr.. Davis said that be believed Gen.
Jackson would DO this. and by the eternal
he hoped that President Johnson would
invite these Southern members elect to this
city, and, uniting with them the men he
has designated, recognise them as the Con-
gress. Where then, be tauntinely asked.
would the unconstitutional fiustlrs nu the
other side OF the Senate mud themselves.
This brought Mr. D0Dlittle 10 the aoor.
who. while opposed 10 The resolution. de-
nOunced IN severe terms the language of
Mr. DAVIS. aud declared his ideas aud state
ments to be beyond the range of possibility.
He further denied, under any circumstan-
ces, the right or power Of the President 10
say who should or who should not be ad
United 90 the floors OF either House Of Con
/ gre-s.
The associated press report says that
/ Davis speaking against the the concurrent
resolution, denied its constitutionality.
and asserted that it was revolutionary in
IL character subversive OF the Govern
ment and was dissolution of the Union
by the two Houses OF Congress.
"In conclusion, Mr. Davis said that the
southern Senator's and those who were in
favor of receiving them in the Senate. con
stituiel a majority OF the whole number Of
/ senators. n these two united the Presi
I dent could communicate with them as the
/ constitutional body. and hs the eternal he
would advise him 10 10 il tomorrow He
would Ice clearly r ghC in doing So lie
wou'l sooner trust the southern Senators
a The friends of the country than those
who were for keeping them out The Pres
| idcnt has the remedy n hls hand and OUGHT
tO use 10. There was nO palmer principle
OF law than that the President would have
| the right in case the Southern Senators
came here and went into session with those
I who We're in favor of admitting them Ia de
eide whether IL was or was not the consti-
/ tutonal Senate.
IL will be well for the President 10 pause
before taking the advise OF Davis. or listen
inc 10 the foul treason ofthe Times. Charles
lst summary arrested five members OF the
English Parliament, without any power TO
make snch an arrest, and his head rolled
upon the scalOld. II is impossible to say
how far the President will 20. but We can
not believe that even prs onal ambition will
prompt him TO follow such suggestions.
Should he persist in his determined opposi-
ton to the present Congress, and in the
carrying out, without any power or advice
Of that body, his reconstruction policy it
would not be remarkable II We should find
the Southern members at the opening of
another Congress, with the and Of their
Democratic allies OF the North, and a few
Republican dough-iaces, ready to carry this
project into execution. Let every man
stand by his principles with determine
ton TO see them carried ont. for danger
still threatens the nation. Whatever the
result may be. let Us take DO steps back
wards