, 1866-04-25

nnces Of the President show that tho con-
1.is ;ss.;arot;o, th.t tsif therr ara hnt
10 eEA1n HS s u1
.he,, 1se shn,,1d ohs9,n,eir cort,a, tha 1sn1I,
.ley snoula n,asats kn' VIZ ~
9! to1gani<a.i1.n IN. % anu eao.o'ataou r. a ne
olo .,S7a meau ~ tnts aaoEe ~ ueclase asG
pIanc.pe q sas eo,esn%en. @ 1 ~ tnas . 70 12ya, y
!nso ny; alouI anuuta PQ~st sp;at,s sHaI auu
In1s pl1nc.P'E " EsuelI applssa',on' ~ aha So
&C. seems t 70 qass rutaeo LOT ne aas ~ a.
A'<'4~>' ~ APrIlcaTos ! o., OF TuE | ACT. ~
The act Of July 2, 1862, applies this prin-
c1ple 10 all o1lcers qnuer 1he dovernment OF
the United States. Il shuts out the dhioYal
from Office It makes treason odlous by
~ Sia srw ,1ns1i;on ~ nub,i. tr1,s+ ,r,5e- fha
EJ nSu -nJ 1..a .Pst ~ " sea 80 =;
just, It's policy wise, and its observance = de-
manded By the highest interests Of the milton.
THE PROPOSED NOTIFICATIONS,
Bnt modification Of the osth Of otlce e. e.
nN.fa".t y ~ es 9aetaS - pta Traa sur md
A1es1aeAt, VIZ sEeasAat5 " 49, AAssse ~ ~
the Postmaster General, y INC communication
referred 10 t9e eomme as Sanes1 T. aast ~ IS
81 inquiry. u tbs resommenua1on Is 70 oe
followed It should be pasea On some FeFy Ut
gent reason. No tempofafS nco1Venience
Will answer as a 13sta1catlon LOT departure
from the sonnL policy in regafd 70 Wh'eh tue
~ xEs'asns II. Anu ,e1n'i;ee viii endeayor hv
norat,, sons;Ja-a1ion of the messope and ac-
comnnnv1n~ dncnmcuts. to asceFtain up0n
what s,nn6rt the proposed modification of
The oatl1 az Office rests.
tsl. ~ - ens oooAn
TIE seereiasy o. ne dIeasnfy, speaEos
eanf1ar .hr ~ thc re;,c1 n-rn;cs sars. 'N~ S
The N as % II necnIi.r eon,s,on There
heI)Ior bsd come I 10 ridden closs. Iii resistance
~ az arthcrl+,, ,F shc Trfo1 Af,t4a hal rona "a
80 s,mn ssre n.in,a ~ ,,conle n sta,, ~ ~
.er 3shn,a.r and %1,hnnr evs ay ~ sn .sa
EYE .,is,ssrr nIniscf,,n oanst an,Srhv and ~
,,c ne ttheea rircnnstancet a. I, seer,s
clearly to be n dny 10 Of hs TO proceed
m pto he ae 10 o oe ns ,
9ene1ai ooEetnmcas' ~ sec coaaa5 vas passing
t. ts't vaas 10 q ae!ay
~ @ ta ~, ,; ~ ~ 3Isr ~ ~ VIZ =, ~ toe
nht,snei II rome cases b. d1sncnsc4 wIi ~ or ~
ratbcr. that persons micht be Dcruo,iied il bnid
reyenns offices who coud take 1t only in apslied
form.
This Is so1rowtm picture indeed. Seven
millions Of people N state Of utter demon
whatever, and without even an adequate pro-
lection agalnst anafehy mud Violence" pre-
sented questions Of graSest moment for the
consideration o. tne Government; aud 1t
seems strange taat thts Appalling condition
Of thines dia mol Suggest 10 me PRESIDENT the
pFoprsety OF cal,lue Congress together that
he might have tue aid Of the Legislative de-
partment Of the Government tn reducing dis
organization anarchy and violence to order,
safety and peace.
The interests Of the country seemed to de.
msnd, the Secretary informs the House, that
civil government should be at once establish
ed. The emergency seems to he too press
ing to admit Of delay until the meeting OF
Congress-" But Congress could have been
called together at once. Congress could have
been convened before the date of the procla-
malion through which the President nuder-
for North Carolina Why was 1t not done !
1t WIS not because the President believed
that he alone possessed the power to provide
governments for the iDsurgent States for he
expressly negatised that idea By the terms Of
the following despatch:
pEsrA1cu TO GOV. suAnKrr.
WAsufxorox, July u 1865
". L. suAn9Er, Provisional Governor Of Missis-
sippt:
Iaur telegram Of the s1st has been received.
@ ia.,a eses n1 asn1 20 1nteEere WITH
IL S,as Vii be n,oy,soSa; opg pni' IT, VIII o.
taorite. shai he stored. tcfM lie Gpnrorat ~ f3n.
g1tss; Meanwhile. military aa,huTtfy cannot be
Here the power Of Congress over the whole
subject Of reconstruction Is expressly stated.
And at a much later date the President rcas-
serted this power Of Congress In even more
emphatic terms, as follows:
pEsrATCu TO GOVERNOR xAAy1s.
DEPAa1xzxr or STATE,
NAsutNaros, Sept. II. 1865
sinof - e. Ilo5tas, H1 ta!la5ss:ee: ,aee.. =, a.,
.vf,h h. .ecomns6rin% n,dssu,st ~ s.s ~ 49, n,
ceisrd md subm.tied 10 ihe Fsesiden, TIC @ sieps
to which II refers toward reosgonziug The govern
inent Of Floriaa, teem to b II the main judciona,
ns sna gooa Eesnas nom tnena moy ne looked tof.
g1 },xr 70 70 e retss
anI Who NAV hsse annifed fo, hnt nof reee;red
Their partone. Is rot entirely approved All mall
ca!1oue ior pardous VIII be duly considered, md
will be disposed Of as soon As praeable. IL mug,
hootper: g. atstAeQy Iaatrsfooa, kadt ne yxstor!-
eH "a r. fsateA g gDa p Resaaf.oa reTs A os so-
'<:i hare ey nj he a houor y 70 Ie"S,.s' i,e r.
Wn1,Ax II. szw4nn.
WHY CONGRESS WAS NOT CoSvESgD.
It was not, then, because the Presiilcnt be-
lfeye1 that the Constitution clothed him win
full power to restore civil gorernments to The
insufgent States, that he iailcd to convene
Congress In extra session. Nor was irs'be-
cnuse bo consfdr-ad nc 1arfs1atfon rnoae.srr
tn nnnhie him nroneriv 10 oi1m,nister ~
49,. ~ enaee y. ~ I'm tu tisSpsy - tne
nfths " T1c,sr rpS th H. Aos 1ae T
President, says that It WIS Important to exc
cute the revenue laws in the Southern States,
and ne ttn eRrrrprncy yYaa Dresetpfr t4}t ,roa
.Ia..-ht ttot the soet antE Ill r. ~
tic gfeat objects to be attatuc1. IN some cases
hc ,isnensed WITH
THE oAru nrynrva.
But the test oath wus established by law,
--.y7 no officer had any more right to dispense
With It than he had to dispcpse with any
other law. The Constitution says the Prcaf-
dent AhaM tnkc care that lhe laws be taith-
fully e1ecutcd,n and neither he nor any other
officer OF the Government has the rirht to
dispense with any law. All officers should
know that the dispensing power does not
exist IN this Government, and that Its exer-
else is dangerous and will not be tolerated
It Is the duty Of public officers to obey and
execute The tnws. No obligation Is pialner
than this, and none should be more I1sidly
observed. The legislative department Of the
Government Is 1utr.lsted with the iaH-mnkinv