The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-19


from which he has deserted, that breeds murderers
and fights with the weapon OF assassinatton-a
weapon not to Ue used on so faithful and devoted
Andrew johnson has declared, "He who is not for
me is against me; lie who supports my policy IS nay
friend, he who Opposes it Is my enemy" If this
were all, II would lite indeed, bat he has declared
further, He URionlman who susains my Union
restoration policy, and none other" 1t behooves
then tooOk tothIs policy standing the touchsone
by which every mans loyalty IN the land is to be
Months, nay years ago Congress passed confisca.
tion act by which leading traitors should be
PEELED 10 repay somewhat to the nation of the losses
they had entaied on 1t through the confsca"
ton act which AnOrew johnson declared to be too
ienient and tender by nalf. Leading and conscious
TRAITORS must be punished said he, their lands taken
away. their social power broken. 1he land thus con-
fscated TILED by the freedmen enriched by their
toll more valuable than when they fell into our
hanos, Andrew johnson has restored to their old
Rebel owners-a premium set on treason by giving
"No man shall be qualified for power nor be able
10 take oath of Office who not alsoIable to take the
State" said Congress. Wno Is to do this worS Of
restoration Certainly not the Rebels who have
the Rebel cause" responded the President-then
with swift ieet to appoint Perry and johnson,
SharkeY and Marvin Governors, Judges Collectors,
officials innumerabe-not one of whom could take
the OATH nor stand the test Congress and himself had
pIescrbed.
Treason is the greatest of crimes and must receive
the greatest of punshments," saId dAndrew Johnson;
then signed the deatn warrants OF a few hred
cutthroats in Washlngton and turned to grasp
the hands OF Lee and Stephens, Floyd, Toombs,
johnson, Morgan, and Beauregard turned to watch
the great criminal traitor, and assassin, tllithe first
fame OF indignation had burned itself down. till 1t
was no longer possible to Try him by tribunal that
would mete him out justice, till it allowable to
give hIm the farce OF trial. that will release him,
acqut him, fail 10 condemn him, condemn him 10
Executive clemency anO pardon.
"Ihe pardoning power should be used most slowly
| and sparingly. venus not forget that what may
be mercy TO the individual is cruelty to the State"
Thus said Andrew johnson year ago; then par
dOned all, save few exceptons-lssued pardons for
the excepted till they count by thousands Pardons
| in such numbers that the Executive arm too
short and the Executive hand too weak, unsteady
which was TITO sign his name thereto, and
| stamp was used instead. Pardons liberal that
| couDtereiters and criminals in the North reoiced
thereat and men who existed received aDsolu.
| tiOn for crimes they had never performed.
He is the loyalIst says the President, who assents
TO such acts as thesehe s the traitor who opposes
them. Let the whole North cry, as one man, II de.
nOunce them, oppose them; do my utmost to
couneTact their evil effects and If this be treason,
make the most OF 1t "
But the Presidents policy which is to stand as the
test OF loyalty, has found other developments than
acknowledgements so rare, so strange, marvel
| lous-
Have eyes to wonder, but lack tongues to pra se."
| Developments in the shape of speeches so lofty,
and State papers SO just that the good TASTE the
| telligence the loyalty, and morality of the world
| are alike astounded thereby
Speeches, characterized by so dc cate a modestv,
| so fine humility by such an utter absence of self
| by SO comp ete an ignoring OF the upught vowel
that standeth in the alphabet, between and j. that
it seems cruel, not to say brutal, to even mention
| Andrew johnson in connection herewith
| Speeches so dramatically correct, choice in
words so elegant IN dIcuon so keen in Inyectlye so
delicate sarcasm, SO exquisite In rhetoric so SUBJ
lime in eloqucnce, that It betokens hardihood indeed
| in the man-not to say woman-who would dare
| essay criticize them
Speeches elevated in tone, so faithful to princi-
pie, devoted to truth; grateful to the parry that
| made so denuDclatory to the party that opposed
| him; so tender to old friends, so mercess to old
| foes, so marked in appreciation of character, so
statesmanhke in statements, courteous to the peo
pie and their representatives, appreclative of his
own and other nigh Offices, noble and beautiful,
that they will honceforth stand unapprUachable and
| alone Words Oh mine tail to do them justice. Let
silence, then, express the appreciation which Ian.
guage is inadequate to convey.
do not intend to go INTO any extended discussion
OF the famous vetoes OF two of the most important
bills ever passed by Congress. The statements used
therein are so obtrusiveIy false, and have been so
Overwhelmingly retuted; the arguments are so
manitesty weak, and have been so repeatedly de-
stroyed that 1t seems useless to devote further time
| TO them.
Andrew johnson probably knows better than any
other man why he gave his assent to the Freedmens
Bureau bin before it bad passed the ordeal of Con
gress and rejected the same bill when it up to
Was not eVe cry Objectionable feature of the bill as
plain before him when 1t was read to him slowly
when IL lay his table under his eye act of on
gress Put that bill through Congress and 1t shall
tmmedGtety receive my SIGNATURE" said he to the
it," said he to the other.
There is no need of it-a bill already exists. >
DID not the first bull exist when the second was
originally brought to HIM !? 1t did. Had he any
fault to find with it then? He had not. If no faul
could be 1ound with the hrst It is dIflcult TO set
upon what ground the second could be objected to
1t merely an effort on the part of Congress tC
make secure as law what had before been merely
an act OF its own.
ut is a war measure and we are at peace i
only be tolerated as mntary necessity, and tht
ended" Three days thereafter comes th(
declaration, "lhe first bill has more than year o
lime to stand, it endures for year after the
| of the war, and the war is not yet ended; l have
not yet made an official declaration of peace"
| We are at war-we are ut peace. The war Il
ended-l have not yet declared 1T clOsed-peace
| Waf nr-np e--nS q
the President. consistency, thou art jewer'-
eOen Tor a President.
'1 am all aid the Constitution will be tram
pied on; it declares that criminal shall be tried by
jury OF his peers IN the district in which the crime
is committed This bill Is In defiance of such pro
position"
The President knows better than most men, tina
far from The war, any of its righteous acs TIM
bill included, destroying the Constitution and thu
laws, we, through them, nave been engaged IN esta
blshng laws and their forms in places where all law
has 1Or generation been persistentY overthrown,
al demand that every man be tried by Jury o
ing foundations, on theConshlution itself Unul TIM
PLAN provision of Jaw and justice IS complied with
1 shall stand between the people, four millions o
people, and the unjust ana Illegal expressions o
unconstitutional laws and wicked men"
"Ah, but the expense! the expense! The trightfu
expenditure! ll,745,O00 called for! $12 900 900 fo
the nation to spend freedom and justice II
me but a slight Offset to the $l45 600 900 spent th
past to introduce slavery INTO tie single state o
Texas. Andrew johnson did not object to that
hi sense OF economy has largely increased since
1876. They say, however, that people grow meaI
and meTcenary as they grow rich. MRS, CObD'
agency may stand responsible for this change o
mont IN the matter
Besices when the condition OF affairs in ever,
Southern State is fairly represented by Arkansas
the last report from Inch shows that the Bureau II
feeding 5068 white Ieople to 567 coored, 1t nigh
sa ely be assumed that the expense is to be born,
rather for the supporters OF "My Policy" IN th
south than Tor rs opponents. ,.,,..