, 1866-02-21
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| The Presidents veto ol The Freedmen's
Rureau Bill, wifi at least have one good
effect, namely: In sfording a conclusive
proof TO doubling souls Of Mr.. Johnson's rec.
rrnncy 10 the great causc for which our poo-
pie laid down their Lives and their property,
and convincing our citizens, by the logic of q
most ugly fact, OF the backslIding Of their
Chief Mag ggistrate, which, Notwithstanding the
most ominous indications, they have been, 80
lar, 10th to believe
For many months VIC have been urging our
people to arouse from their apathy, and while
certaiu pusillanlmous ORGANS Of the press
East md West, could only be brought to say
anything in opposition to the President and
to his tool, Raymond, of the New York 1Sa.es,
by the fear Of losing their Subscribers,
and eycn now, dare only To speak of these
bad men with ccnsure tempered BY stiec-
tion, the Chicago TRIBUNE dared TO pro-
claim to the American people the Sad tidings
Of the detection Of Mr.. L{ncoln's successor,
and summoned them week after week. aud
day after day, to como to the rescue and pre-
rent the achievements of the battlefield from
being blasted and nulli6ed by the pcrvcrse-
ness Of the Executive.
The ovation extended to Mr.. johnson I'M
ncdiately at1er the proclamation Of his veto
BY the Warrington sympathizers with the late
rebellion, and the e1ulting shouts Of triumph
raiscd by the Chicago Tsases and the MIN
ions of the South ali over the land, caunot
hut remind the country Of the ominous
salutes and serenades which greeted Pierce
on the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise
All that Is required now by the President TO
give the final deatl-bloW to liberty is to
mux1le The press opposed to him as efficiently
In this country as II has been crushed by Ma
poleon in France, and while the rebel sheet In
Richmond has been allowed by the
President to resume Its ons1augh, upon the
Union, It would be move in the right dtrec-
ton to have the leading organs of the tex
trcnists", In tho North "got out of the
way" according to the programme announc-
ed by the President In his recent conversation
with the virEinlans,
Those editorial mediocrities who, fresh from
the ranks Of the Democracy, preach on Repub~
Hcanism with about the same enthusiasm as
Pagan, constrained by e1pedIency to en-
brace Christianity, praises the Sermon on
the Mount, or h1de-bound Papists dcsc2nt on
the blessed dispensation Of liberty Of the
Pilgrim Fathers, will again exhaust all
the weak resources Of their special pleading
and hairsplltttnz casu1sfry to eliminate from
the Prea'dent's Iong-Winded message some
phrase or other TO ntone TO some e1tent for
his delinquency, 80 that thoy may seem 10
court the applause OF the people, rs kcpnb-
1icnu organs, and al the same time fetaln tue
good VIII and The iavor OF lie powers
that be"
The people Of Illinois WILL hardly be satis-
Aod with such q tortuous course. The Prcss-
dents arguments are not at all to the pur.
pose. II u his Southern anlmus that vitiates
the entire document. It is the fact that he
has nrrayed himself In hostility against o
loyal Congress, representing loyal people
who saved the country, and thrown himself
into the arms Of his and their deadly enemies
thnt impeaches the Presidents position and
discloses Ills motives. He denies the protec-