The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-03-07

Our readers viii peruse with interest the
conciliatory speech Of Senator Sherman. 10
be found on the outside OF tO-days ESQ.,
Whether his advice will be adopted, and If
so. how far it will tend to bridge over the
chasm which has been daily widening and
deepening between the President and Con-
gress. remains 10 be seen. II however.
this can be done, We mistake the temper
Of both parties concerned.
The conduct OF Congress, in the trying
position in which it is placed, commands
our profound respect. There is 10 base
trucking 10 power, such a. We have 50 Of
ten witnessed under corrupt democratic
rule. but a firm and unfinchng resistance
to the adoption Of measures which would
rob us OF the hard earned rewards Of four
years Of terrible struggle and sacrifice.
The President mag if be chooses, part
company with the party which placed him
in power, he may beiray the Union cause.
and abuse the cause be bad betrayed. he
may seek 10 turn the power with which be
has been entrusted over % red handel re5-
els, but be can create no important scism
in the union ranks Of the country. nor can
he destroy the party which placed him in
power The party which elected him is
not made mp OF the di-c0rdant elements of
that which was stranded by John Tyler and
destroyed by Millard Fillmore. The Repub-
lican party had passed unscaihed through
too many trying contests. to.be shaken by
the detection of one man. if he be- a Presi-
dent. A party which hae sustained Itself
through four years OF such a contest as
that through which We have Just passed
! fighting with one hand armed traitors in
/ the field, and with The other ill disguised
traitors az home, can If called upon. en-
durc equally trying conflicts 10 The future
The blood of our brothers poured ont 0r
many a battlefield. the destruction which
has brought mourning 10 so many house
holls the wealth which has been given g,
freely for the national safety an forbid thai
wo should be- cheated. of that for whici
these have been offered Still more TIL,
Union men Of the south. white and black
who have endured untold harl-hlps Ooh
their country. who have nobly fought Ga,
battle for liberty, aud gained the victory
and who thus have caused the cruel hairel
Of every rebel from Maryland 10 the Gulf
these must not, cannot zee delivered ~
iefenseless 10 the tender mercies Of Then
foes. Such a course would be the bases
ingratitude. and would incur the censurc O
the civilized world.
We regard 10 as a calamity that On,
Freedmen's Bureau Bill, measure which
would have afforded much needed assistanc,
To the loyal men OF the south, should have
failed 10 receive the sanction of the Presi
dent But when his veto is coupled with
condition that f0rbds any legislation appli
cable 10 the seeded States until tho>,
states have been admitted into the union
We are astonished Is this tine man VIII,
pledged himself to bee a Moses 10 lead at
I oppressed race out of the house of bOndag,
into a Caanan of liberty Is this the mar
who has all along claimed his reconstruc-
ton policy to be simply an experiment sub
jet TO approval or rejection by Congress
Does he declaim against tyranny and boast
Of his devotion To the Constitution, and at
/ the same time seek To dwarf Congress, the
only legislative power of the nation, into 4
mere puppet of his viii
/ The time has passed when mere profess
IONS of devotion to the constitution vii
pass current among an intelligent people
/ The tree is known 10y its fruit. aud men ar,
/ Judged by their acts. In vetOinS a meas
ure designed simply TO carry ont principles
"a "i4ieii az iissS vfsesi e-sI $4,000. .-.- -f-t-~
val and in his ill-tinied and ill-tempered
speech OF the 22d, oil February, the Pres
Ident has produced by no means an envi-
able impression upon portion of the
American people, whose good will he Ger
taiuly will some day fad out to be worth
having. II remains to be seen whether.
and how, he will eXtricate himself