The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-05-07

It1Cnl DNTtN WnlCn eleCte0 ANDREW JOHNHON
Vice President Of the Uhited States, also
chose the present majority TO Congress, and
that in the fall Of 1854 a common sentiment
animated the candidates and the supporters
of the Baltimore platform, no one in the
ranks Of the Union hosts doubling for a mo-
ment the unauthorized patriotism Of Presi-
dentJoHSsos, we NAV well express surprise at
the strange animosity which has sprung up in
the National Legislature against Tue PREsr-
DENT, and II is worth our while TO obtain, II
possible. the motive or secret of il. Iii not
because The PRESIDENT has departed from
any principle enunciated at the Baltimore
convention, for he has persistentlv adhered
to every project, purpose, and idea then and
there advanced, II is not that he has aban.
doned the policy Of Mr.. LINCOLN, which that
great body of loyal men came together 10
vindicate, and which the people so conspicu.
ously ratified. for he took that nolicv ms,
where our martyred President left IL, and has
with religious devotion carried IL forward 10
almost complete success. II is not for any
derelction in the contamination of emancipa-
ton. for the special feature of President
JoHSsos's course has been 10 make the lib
erty of the slave real substantial, and uni
yersal.
Neither is Il because of his position on the
suffrage question. On that question THK
PRESIDENT stands clear and uneouiyocal He
advocates qualified suffrage without distinc.
ton of race or color as the policy Of the com.
munity; as the voluntary act Of the neonle of
the State, who by law and custom have ever
controlled this matter. and opposes anv inn
position of suffrage by the Unconstitutional
exercise of power on the part of Congress
As the committee on reconstruction have 70.
ported a constitutional amendment which
abandons any attempt bv Congress- IN on.
force suffrage by central LEGISLATION LEAVING
the whole ouestion 70 the seyera, sto,es thus
most unmistakabIv endorsing his nos;,ion ve
cannot find the reason of congressional an.
taeonism TO him in this d;rection
Neither is il to be found in the difFsrences
which exist as to restoration. Congress ad.
mits, with The President. that for the com.
mon good Of all, the work of restoration
should be immediate. THE PREsIpESr tbinks
that the right Of representation is inherent 10
the States within the American Union and
that loyal delegates should come in at once.
Congress wants them to first ratify some I'M
important amendments before such admis.
sion. The greatest point of difference that
manifests itself between the Executive and
legislative departments of the Government is
contained in the fact that the Administration
believes that sound policy and the presep,
condition of the country demand that the
people Of the South should participate. as
Americans, in the Government which thew
are now pledged to uphold and defend, and
Congress opposes such participation until
after the next presidential election. This
would hardly seem to be sufficient ground
for hurting at President JOHNSON the most
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'ne must niaiishSn' 'reacnery anu tne most
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