, 1866-12-22
EEEOyALS FfkoN OFPICR.

In or report Of the Congressional proceed
ings OF Thursday occurs the fo}lawiug:
VI. bEs'AaIs; tRsd; Of Aistouzi,} uored an
Yssr'..intDe to the Office Zn-i he be confirmed by
the sra-..dnea, BY sddlne, sE1eeu /, eases of
eommif sion. 10 oil .aeancite ~htr: u,sv h7poca,
es d.aih OF Ises:nA'aou. anAsng be recess o, the
anstlemept should Ie adopted /, o1dcr to eastti ~
agalnst removals upon pefs"nal sronndAt Or fur
Mr;: hA.pA1L tccppcracad. OF pennsyl.su;a,
a*ktd II Fr ti5eui lancuIn old not, during tie
whole tenn Of hts Eatcntire ot11c1 exercise tnal
senyi.as of f1s.deai "ohpsaa t5s eseselsnr iii Il
sseoa ne: ! auslited my rema,ls By tayinc re-
tlenau etEs me \ quesuou oI tina, so1t hc A..
tumes 1bht hxvc occlded myself tha: removals
tase been made Tor corrupt purposes. hase not
Mt, NAxaA1-lt is not for ,he gentleman from
ol1o CT anF oae c!.e to PEI into the naa.cs Q;
put do asct they occupied exactly tho s3Me
Position In fcicrenec to removals from oiGcr; IN
sc5cc removed. IN like ms"rsr a. 1srsiden; John.
putposss.
Mr.. Blusham's subsequent rejotnder was
eSasise and not to the lolnt. The assertion
Of Randall, that president Lincoln and
johnson occupied exactly the came position
in reference 10 removals from ottice,*' is
manifest falkehood, aud he knows 1t to bo
such. President Lincoln, in removing Cop
pefhcads from oMcc, Was carrying out the
will of the majority ofthe people. He was
acting in accordance with the popular wilt
when lie removed opponents aud replaced
them with tae1lbert Of thu gorer1,ne parts.
Tic was instructed by the popular vote 70 flt
the offices With the friends and supporters of
the principles and measures Of the Govern
ment; and the government Of Republic is
the rule Of tho dominant party, The mi.
noritr have no right u rude the majority, Or
Its members 10 hold the Offices. The Rcpuh1&-
can party constitutes Al Overwhelming ma
jorsiv ofthe rotets OF The loyal States, and
it also constitutes very DECIDED majority Of
the Whole people Of the. United States, white
snd colorcd. loyal and dis1oysl, aud Is likely
10 continue 10 be for some time TO come, tho
party Of the majority,
Apdseu Johnkon wss elected Vice Presi-
dcut On the same ticket with President Lfu.
coin, By tho donlnKnt Republican party.
What use has be made of bis powerY Has
he exercised II In the same manner as Pre.i-
dent Lincoln did, " by removing coppesheadz
and encmics Of the governing party, and ap~
measures and Its ldessS Will Randall assert
it! Ia II not a notorious fact that
he hEs turned ont nnd dismissed
thousands Of competent, honest, worthy
Republican officials 't ~ithout cauae,"
or fathes becaase they weEe friends
and supporters of The party IN power: Has
he rot filed their places With Copperheads
aud Others, who ale hostile to the principles
and policies Of the dominant party. Has he
not attempted 10 WRIST tue Government ont
OF The hands Of the governing party, and
place II In the hands Of the ninorityt Is
he not traitor 10 the party at whose hsnds
he holds his ocaccs II Is rather COO. on the
par Of IRandall 10 declare that johnson
"oeeupies exactly the same position In refer
ence to removals that President Lincoln
did" who was true 10 the great governing
part! which made him Chief Magistrate,
snd was falthfal to its ideas and policies.