The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-21

From The Tribune
He must be very bold and should be very
able man, who, under exalted responsibility,
does not hesitate TO make speeches treating Of
the most important and difficult questions night
after night. And Presl lent johnson is a bold
man, with great confidence in his own abilities
as well as IN his purposes and general rectitude.
Yet we cannot well disregard the fact that Mr..
ID Clay, who spoke often, and at least as well as
any other American, failed to reach the goal Of
his ambition.
Mr. johnson errs In complaining that some
others have judged him harshly. He Is not at
all mealy-mouGhcd himself and has al ways
spoken OF others acts and presumed motives
with entire freedom. We like thls--it is our
own way--bnt we mean TO endure harsh er1ti-
cism without winoing. He who goes into battle
must be resigned TO getting now and then
dent in bis helmet, ~. - -''as !, -.
MIR. Johnson dld not need to clam full
share OF the credit Of making ours a nation of
ireemen. Justice afffms IT, and history will
award il. His proclamation OF universal free
dom in Tennessee; his insisting thatevery Rebel
STATE should rati!k the Constitutional amend
ment, is prerequisite to restoration; his gene
raj bearing towards the rejected cornerstone"
OF the late Southern Coutederacy fully entitle
him 10 1t. Why, then, can he not await the
award which Is so certain To be favorable? Sup
pose hundred Congressman and thousand
| presses were daily insisting that he was never
hostile TO-, and is now trying to Ie-establish
slavery; what o. 1t, SO long as 1t is not the fact9
II the President tails anywhere. 1t is in clear,
| logical perception OF great primo Piles. He talks
| plaLsiby and well; but he does not always grasp
| The great truths he lnculcates Witness the fol-
| lowing extract from his speech TO the soldiers
| "a great prlncip was to bo restored VIII ch was
ests blisbed by bevO uon, when fathers were
! c0niendlng against the power of Great Britain
| What was one OF the prnclpal causes of their
plantf IL was thar they denied representation
| Tney complained OF taxation without repres
honll One OF the great principles laid down by our
| fathers and which fired their hear g. was that here
| should be no taXanOn without reOresenntion. How
| then does the matter sand? Who has been usurp.
| ing power? Who has 0een defeating the operations
| OF tie Constitution! Anu what now remains 10 be
done complete the restoT alton of these States TO
oil their former reatiOns with the Federal Govern
| ment and 70 finish the great ordeal through which
we have been passingI 1t Is 10 aomlt represenia a.
| tves And when admit representatives,
what do we meanH We mean representatives IN the
| constitutional and law.ablding sense, as in
4 tended at the beginning OF the Government"
Now this great principle is all or which those
| whom the Presiden, has at times had the bad
taste to stigmatlze as dlsUnionists insist on. Ii
the President will help them to establish this,
he Will never more be provoked nor inclined to
| speak OF them reproaChlully. Only let it be
| established and recognized as a fundamental
basis OF American Institutions that "there shall
be no, taxation without representation" and our
people will thence oIth be calm, prosperous,
| and united All can be settled-all resentments
buried, all difficulties removed-by the general
recognition and Adoption OF that princlple.
Then why not adopt it? Why will not the
President give his justly great influence 10
secure ils adoption? t A li4af
Mr.. johnson cannot, on reflection, suppose
that the loyal whites of the old free States will
ever consent to give to two ex-Rebels in the
South as much power in the Federal Union as
is welded by three OF themselves. Then why
not frankly tell the South that she must either
4 enfranchise her blacks or renounce her claim to
count them as basis of Federal power? Is It
| not plain that she must come to this at last |?
Then why not at oncc9