North Branch democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Pa.) 1854-1867, 1866-02-28
OpimIens If the Presr, ON the Presidents
Veto.
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From the New York Tribuue)
Mr. Johnson has made great mistake.
He ha. relieved those who elected him, of
a great responsibility by taking it on his
own shoulders. Hereafter, whatever
wrongs may be inflicted upon or lndlgni-
ties suffered by the Southern blacks, will be
charged to the President, who has left them
naked to their enemies,
(From the Tribure's Washington Desratch)
There is much excitement about the mat
ter in political circles. 1t is thought the
President has now thrown himself into the
arms of the Copperheads. ds.-(Not Black
Copperheads, thank God.) -s
From the World -.
President Johnso has noby sustained bis
character for steadiness of purpose aud po-
ltical courage, by the veto he sent to the
senate, yesterday, of the bill for enlarging
the powers of the Fr.edmen's Bureau.
The credit of composing an able state
paper is trivial in comparison with the
higher attributes of craftsmanship exhibited
/ bv Mr. Johnson. HIS steadiness and pow
er OF WILL his intrepidty. sagacity, and
moderation, appear, on this occasion, to
conspicuous advantage. He has had the
courage TO rise above party and vindicate
/ the Constitution. ..a
From'the Herald
The Freedmen's Bureau bill, has at the
hands of President johnson, met with the
! fate which it deserved. 5Ie has, with his
objections, sent it back to the Senate,-the
body in which it toriginated-he has given
it the veto, and very broad, strong COM
prehensive and emphatic veto it is. He is
opposed to the bill, root and branch. His
general arguments and his specifications
against the bill are consistent, convincing,
and conclusive. They are what we expected
| from the well-known opinions and earnest
and decisive character of the man.
From the Daily News
No act Of the President has gratifed US
so much. None has given US so much
confidence in his patriotism and integrity.
None has inclined us to trust so hopefully
to his wisdom and lis craftsmanship to
guide the country through the dangers
with which the madness of the radicals
still surround it. At one bound he has
risen TO the hight of his great opportunity,
and demonstrated his devotion to the Con
stitntion, and to those great principles OF
government which he cnunciated SO dis
tinctly in his annual message.
| The PhiladeI phia Inquirer, the North
Anertcan, and the New York Times. hard
ly know what to say or do. Forney, how.
ever, III his occasional article comes square
out against the President as follows
t'Occasonal's" Letter
We now realize the abundant authority
Of the Democratic newspapers for asserting
that tie President was opposed to this i'm
portrait m"asnre-a very singular circum
stanc" when contrasted with the fact that
the staunchest, most self-sacrifcing. and
most influential patriots (disunionists) in
the land remained in almost totslignorance
of his intentions nearly up to the moment
when his veto was received. When
wrote yesterday | indulged the hopc that
his reasons for returning this bill would be
such as might be accepted by his friends
as 50 many improvements but this fond
anticipation is totally dispersed before his
exceptionIess and sweeping veto. The
whole measure is distasteful to hlm.-
There is not feature of it that meets his
approval.
The patriotic people (disunionists) of
the United States must now look TO their
Congress. Fortunate for the future, these
two great Houses stand in solid and stern
array around the rescued liberties OF the
Union bat if they are expected TO com.
plete the great mission intrnsted TO them
they must be sustained and strengthened
by the people. The President has taken
his appeal to the people, now let Congress
! go with him to their great constituency
That's the point; and the people will
sustain Andrew Johnson against the disun-
ioni>ts, thieves nd revoluionists who have
| in less than two months offered over eighty
amendments to DESTROY the Constitution,
and to make negro despotism out of the
| government of our fathers at the expense
OF white freemen.