The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-11-28
THE PRESIDENTS POSITION ON sUF.
FRAGE,

FRAGE
The Washington Rpubhcda--one OF
President Johnson's organs in its Issue
Of Nov. 26th devoves an article to the
Suffrage question, in which il makes
some admissiors as TO tho views OF Presi.
dent Johnson which will slarlle tho pro-
fessed friends of the President. The
Republicda Says 'Suil'rngo should be
conferred by the States, that right being
guaranteed to each State by tho Con
sti,ut,on. Andrew johnson n In favor
OF quahReo suffrage N Tennessee ms a
citizen Of that State lle authorized ~,
in behalf OF tho Chief Executive of tho
nation, to urge qualified suffrage Tor
three class"s OF oolorol men Of this Dss
tret, in April last, and nj lia suggestion
wo renewed the p'oporlion again 10
luly, only abeut one week bc'0rs Cons
srcss adjourned, We took special pains
To notify aovelal liaLi inl SENATORS a0i
Representatives who wers pnNious ~.
luircu on tho aohIuct that tho pfesi.
lent was ~ favor Of tho plan proposed
IN tho htpubhean The Radicals we're
afraid 10 touch the question mud went
homo to their several States and llaek.
guarded the reuident aud dfg4rsj lliat
ho was opposed 10 extending ihg rloht
OF suffrage to tho black man Andrew
johnson is in iavor oi more I6r The black
man III Tennessee, M citizen of that
State he mggcNted 10 uoy, sharkey,
of Mississippi, more for tho eoored men
of tha, State, and requested md anlho"
rixcd Us to urge upon Congress, nt The
last session moro for tho Golorcd men
of this. District than Charles Sumner or
Henry Wilson, or any other Congress.
mnn of Massachusetts, cvor urg'd for the
co,orcd mca of their State No colorcd
man who fought IN the Union army, or
who owns property, no matter how
much, can vote in Massachusetts, unless
he can read and write. President John-
son goes beyond that. lie is in favor
Of granting suffrage to all colored men
wherever the constitution glyes him the
power to do it who can road and write,
or who served hcnorably in the Union
army. or who owns property to the ex.
, tent oftwo hundred and fifty dollars and
upward. The only difference between
the President and Congress il, that the
former believes that, under the Consti e
tuition, each State has the right to settle
the question of suffrage itself. Congress
assumes the tight to impose upon the
States, Constitution or 10 Constitution.
WASHINGTON, November 2l.
The course OF the Secretary Of the
Treasury III offering to receive from the
banks compound interest, notes AT par
and interest, in payment oftheir ohliga-
TORS to the Treasury, has restored conf
dence ard stayed the panic.
The Attorney General h,1 an in,er>
view with the President to day, on the
question of pardonlng Major General
Stuart, of the rebel army. lie was
afterwards pardoned, the application be,
ing iudorsed by General Grant aud other
Umion men.
A Southern editor, who had an inter-
view with jeff Davis on yesterday,
represents him as in improved health,
and more confident than ever of a speedy
release from prison, lie spoke appro.
vingly OF President Johnson's course to-
ward the South, and believed that he
would remain firm in his present posi-
ton.
Thus far eight senators and nine Rep
resentatives have arrived to remain for
the session,
Additional Instructions wore sent by
special messenger to New York ron Tri.
day, TO General Dix, to go out in the
steamer in which he sailed.
The mass welcome to Congress bids
fair to be an imposing gathering The
committees have all been at work, and
report excellent progress. The prcct So
ion will be large, while it is believed
that the banquet will be brilliant affair.
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Cong ppss will assemble on the third of
December. A cordial reception will be
given the loyal body by the citizens Of
! Washington. The President is busy
preparing his message, which promises
to be an important document, 1t has
received, that is 40 much asis completed,
the approval Of tho Cabinet IIe will
endorse plan submitted by the Sccre-
tary Of the Treasury tor return to spe.
sic payments 1t is said That he is in
favor of universal suffrage but IS oppos-
ed to any National Legislation upon The