Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-01-27
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People talk and newspapers print about
the Policy Of the President, and The Ricy
| OF Congress, but there IS q lack OF clear
de6npion assto ,ybat. is the pecul arity of
each Of these IPolieissl whetejn tbey. agree
and wherein ibey ,diGsr.7 ~ .bqr = Y5l ~
0'fhe Presidcnt, an weQnuderstand him,
holds tha, none Of the States have been out
ofabe Uoion, and consequently, are eb,-
tled'to have their Repfesefii fiiutiyes admitted
70 the two Houses Of CONGRESS, fully,
Ie0rdially and promptly, 'This,is bis policy.
The policy Of Congress differs from. this,
'tnihat IL exaets c0udil Ions, against the
reputation of the Natioual Deb', against
the assumption Of the- rebel debt, 'dnd
against tbe oppression lof The freedpep by
reseugeful statutes Intended to punish them
tor the hdelityrwith which they stood 10y
be Uuiop. Theteate dvetsities IF 'opi6jon
as tooatbe- precise, fbFh Hto given 10 these
conditions 81, as iolmaks i hem cd ctiye and
petmanent:l tisirae, moreoyer, ihat some
members OF Congress would beIeonfent
With much less thsdG this, while some are
disposed TO exact q good deal more. Baf
the avsrsgerof Congressional apipionl is
correctly repsesenie daboysaaooa 3ln sAoon
'sThe point OF sgreemeut between these
two Policies is that, lbey both LOOK, 10 the
speedy aud permanent restoration. OF, ihe
Unidu, andnto bthenequal participation ,of
The SoattIern Serarurs and Representatives
ip the proceedings Congress = s<l'd
The point or dissimiIsfity is. that the
Pessiden.5woald I'D nit the, Southern mem
bers ut ouce, and without further gusran,
,ies while Congress woultrp admit IHem
ab5 aaslb rs soon as serleipp, guarapIes shall be
given aij'6t t,.,,,f.,,,- ',,,,
y--lss,de net et-sadess.aaa- that the, Psesidsa,
is opposed to7the 5geHanties demanded by
Cvngcess, but that be insists on the right
| GN tbe Sou hern States 10 be represente
SaboG, giving ihlhiiI tdis afbhNy prob.
able that the Preeidepk mou Id app'ov of
thegu8ran,iss required if they Should te
promp' ~ cscFibed, I, nsof asIto be ratified
vii houtigre delay. sssa t"a nfEfirn siirN
Itis feasoua Bile 10 suppose. therefore.
that the Reconstruction Committee will
make Up lis Report VIII allspuAcdeable ey
pedtiop, aud Jlbat it will not embrace any
pohis likely1io leadito q. breach between
the Executive aud Legislative departments
.SiudBidsT 10 TI7TTT mSiguM
! WAsHINGToN's LAST ,VorE Il was pres.
ent when Geusral Washington gave his las,
vo;e it was in the spring Of 1899, in the
toye Of yAl.xaDar ria !; be died on the, rl4tb
Of December following The court house
of Fairfax County was Then over the mar
kei.house, and imme diaiely fronting Gads;
by's tavern. The. entrance into it was by
slghi flight of steps one,he outside. The
election was progressing, several Thousand
persons 10 the coul thouse yard and imme-
diates neighbpripg streets IT, and was
Standing on; Gudsbys steps, hen the father
ot bis country drove up and Immediately
approached lhe courthouse sters and when
Within yard or two of them, saw eight
OF ten good iooding ztleuS STfro@ dIff9 eut
| directions, certainly without the least con.
cert, spring Isiiultaueou.ly and place
themselves in position 10 uphold and support
the cps should they fall 10 the Generals
ascent of them. ,.,..G.,g "a
was Immediately at his back, aud .ir
that position entered The, courtroom fol
lowed ip his wake through The, dense
IcroWu 10 tue pois-neatu nliu Fote-
returaed with him to the outward crowC
heard him cheeted by more than tbrei
thousand persons as be 5entered bis carri
lsge, aud saw his departnre., There were
eve or six candidates on the bench setting
and as the General apPfoaebed them. they
rose and bowed smilingly. aud the salu'a
,on having been returned gracefully, the
~ yeoeyS NJ in, NE dnteIy cast his eyei low "a
the registry Of polls, whea Cel. Dencule ( |
thipk j ya> } said :: .Ysasar,,avs,., ,.n O..
Well, General, how do you vote? t.fa
The GenHraI looked at 4 he candidates
and said siai, bra ris s! -ff ..-.sr'--r11lf.i.
Gentlemen, / vote for measures. and not
for men.
| Anu turning 10 ihe recording table au
dibly prunouneed his va,e--saw'it entered
-7made u graceful ,bow,,and retired. 4 }
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