The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-05-19

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SATURDAY Ne;:I:s:s::a:.MAY 10 1890.
CONGREss BREAKs THE UNION
LINE-UNTON MEN DEPRIVED
OF OFFICE = DEMOCRATS TO
SUCCEED CONGRESS INITI-
ATEs THE POLICYi
y. II there has been any one particular
thought or subject Of paramount import.
anee to all others, about which Congressman
have been continually exercised and con-
stantly Jealous, that ono thought or subject
has been Che fear that President JOHNSON
would forget his obligations to the great
National Union party and 20 outside, among
the Democrzts, 20 find men 10 fll the public
ofices The record will show that The
PnEsfpEsr has disappointed these fear
stricken Congressman and made all his ap-
peinsments pithia the ranks Of the Union
party. rg N1.,s .{uI- Ysr1r
~ The speciality Of going outside Of TINT
party 20 fnd men upon whom to confer the
patronage Of Che Government belongs ex-
clusively 10 Congress. The Senate initiated,
and the House unanimously coneurred in
the project. Hereafter The PRssrDExf need
have no hesitation IN appointing Democrats
to Office,
Il The Post Office appropriation bill was re-
called from the House by Senator Poland
because he discovered Mr.. HowKs unconsti-
tutional amendment, which the Senate put
upon IL as a rider. That particular rider
was taken off, But Mr.. WADE, Of Ohio, put
another rider on the same bill depriving The
PRESIDENT Of the discretionary power to des-
ignate single journal in the city Of Wash
ington in which the advertising Of the Exec
utiye Departments shall appear. Such au-
thority was granted to THE President March
3, 1s45, and for twenty years has been exer-
cised by all Presidents. The law reads
thus ~
~ Gunttsd States Statutes, vol 5, page 1851 =.
h7i
SIC. IL. And be it further enacted, That
in all cases where proposals for any contract
or contracts, to be made by any Of the Ex-
ecutiye Departments or Bureaus, and in all
cases where notices Of any description issuing
from the same are now required by law to be
advertised by publication in the two news
papers in the city Of Washington having the
largest permanent subscription, and at The
discretion Of the EnecutiUe IN anu third
paper that may be published in said city |
Provided, That the charges for such publ |
cation shall not be higher than such as are |
paid by individuals for advertising in said |
papers And provided also That the same |
publications shall be made in each of said |
papers equally, as to frequency.
Approved March 3, 1s45.
Under the above law President LINCOLN |
designated the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN in the
following order:
q ExEourrvn DKrAnrnRxr
WAsuIseIos. Aprilsl, 1891 (
In virtue OF his authority to designate at
discretion one newspaper in the city of
Washington for the publication Of notices
and advertisements from the Executive De-
partments, in addition to the two entitled 10
such publication by having the largest perma-
nent subscription, u. 8. Statutes, vol. 8,
page 1857 THE President designated the
..NArIosAL REruBLIoAS," and his Private
Secretary will communicate this order to the
several Executive Departments.
(Signed) ABRAHAM LiScoLN. u
Early in January, 1868, the writer became
connected with the REPUBLICAN, and few
weeks afterwards we suggested TO Mr.. LIN
,oLE that, In consequence Of q change of pro
prietors, IL agreeable to him, we would be
pleased TO have him renew the order. He
accordingly wrote upon the same parchment,
under the above order, the fol-
lowing characteristics renewal: 1
Although / do not perceive the necessity
Of II, i have no objection to say that the
above designation stands until further orders,
any change Of proprietors
which may have occurred. A. LINCOLN.
FKBnuARr l6, 1868. 7'
When the radical warfare commenced
ipon President JOHNSON, in September last,
Iome of the malignants thought they would
make capital against him by reporting in the
,ress that The PRESIDENT had taken the ad-
'ertising AWAY from the REPuBnoAS and
lad given it to a Democratic paper This
vas falsehood, and was intended to do in
ury in New Jersey. But the moment that
he report reached Mr.. JoHKsoS's ears he re-
luested to see the parchment upon which the
Two orders Of Mr.. LINCOLN were written. II
was handed to him, and he wrote directly
lnutf Ihr. LihcoLN renewal tne following: |
.ILl ybg EKEcprIvE MANSION, September 70, 1895
There has been no order made or given
which interferes with the above regulation in
reference to printing. . 81. II
. .r...E ANDREW JOHNSON.
The rider put upon the Post Office bill will
Iepriye TIE PRESIDENT of the discretionary
'oBeT to designate third papers privilege
rhich has been granted for over twenty
earsI The withdrawal Of this power, says
ne ofthe malignant correspondents, already,
I'LL crush out the NATIONAL REruBIIcAS,
nd give the patronage to Democratic /
aperl The latter part Of the statement is
rue; Democratic journal viii receive the
government patronage at the hands Of the ,
adieal Congress, under section 9, moved by /
'lr. WADE, Of Ohio, as an amendment TO the
Post Office bill, which is as follows:
Sec. 8. And be ii further enacted, That all /
notices, and proposals for con- .
racts for the Post Office Department, and
II advertising, notices, and proposals for Y
Ontracts for all the executive departments b
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