, 1866-09-01


st1ued that they have !. right to tsve a sohsu:
trie TT 9or the@ 70 taIe pat y the Government ct
tien tllustFase ifs absuEdIt5., The basis % which
Representative Government rcsis il, that repre-
sews Ct
q was the II DE rebsllons statas, b It VIA
with Tie National Government then lhclr rcpru-
xoae the fas naentsi sso % n heh III 81
Representative Covcrnmen!s rcsts. To admit
sneh representatives Into tho national councils
w!es, whicl, would BE- treason on The part OF its
ntends, and Sct, this is what is Insisted upon
r. DO thtsd resolution ct tie Rh!adsclpa!s plat
Government bss 20 Hsht . deny rsPrcaeatattoni n
The Electoral College 10 any state, Is equally III
a ,hs po 70 s msh i s
with The General Government, or hare been dis
eofycd, as vas the case In the sebeious States at
81 IL No pa u Ins seieeon m
GERS Tor The General Government.
The sixth resolution, which declares that all tho
voice and vote h ~ proposing amendmenfs 10 the
Constitution is inconsistent With The dfclaratiou.
n the seventh resolution that slavery IL abolished;
posed BY Congress- without consulting the Statca
Which At :hat ts e5e nskans war on te S,,
right 70 yotos In the nlaltes then Il was not Con-
stitntionafY proposed. and Is Of course invalid.
snd slays5y eiIll exists: This platform nas hsen
Is eans
Peace Democrats, coppstheads, lebsi sympa~
Johnsonites, who formerly belonged to the UNION
asd jsasd lsad: VII e. @ enemies 4 tie county
JoHS3QSfS SELF CONSTRUCTIONS.
When the resolutions Of the Philadelphia Con.
Testen wer9 1aId before ste P1csaeas he to9E
the verge OF the Government, as Ii were, body
thc ssatcs WSsi i. Il to assume, u S Except 70 a. r.
roeate TO ones eelf that which IL rot real. Does
tended coDesess WY. .ben, Is ha . deais wsh !.
pTessi ofits S,lis = 'Se isws o4 tic laid VIC
representatives Of the people this Union, which,
II tRve, leayes them without Government! What
safety t. there II Republic 6ut IN t1e respect Of
a Ill. AZ sasi oSe be kesaSs saSBHs
s9s1npoa} so soaa f ns
pat q The staies thta ihe racsidsat is P!esiasnt
Or only part q the States, unless the fact that
lion gives him 4 superior Claim. He received 10
Eotss & for shs pes!en from which he assassin ,s
Presidents declaration be time, follows that VIC
neither have q Congress nor 4 President Of the
heee %aed ~ Safs Ts :? s sny s Rs e 1s sas and
inert. Whit monatrons position for co-oFdf-
nate department Of Tic Government to assume.
PRESIDENT who dases to mako the assumption
Mr. johnson speaks Of himself as the .hrimhle
indistdnal'' who Is President under the co2stIta-
this respect from Congress-? Is not Congress
q Congress under The Constitution q. com,
eys.y f. hs lutte a. asafs g T. sPa
ions Of that 1nptrunent ns shal1 presently show.
THR DICTATORSHIP.
Claimed mysslf nlctator. such 5ec,sraiIon Is
an insn to the wi.ole people, and to the army espe-
ofa eSais a1ia
Of ratio.ic solalers now dtabantcd aud scattered
th51gb ths T. stonn ass asng borne The r.
public, will rnsb 10 arms and hur1 him from power
quicker than Gcuesal Sherman and his brave boya
sssse ssf %1bs e fars la e
American people Will submit to no dictatorship OF
either tue s'hnm1lc individual" now President. or
e 3 ee Is seees s II 5eao es s
been considering the matter; and he Is the "humb1e
tndfsidtals' WHO charges Congress wi'h usurpatiou
There is not q word Of t1nth in the Prcstdcnta
assumption ttlat the Fleednsen's bureau BIN
vide for raising single soldier or give tho Piesi
lent power over ono he ltl moi betore possess.
Hc was Commansicr.in. Chief Of ths Army before.
authorize Kim 10 dcsat officers and soldiers from
the ar1oT 70 perform duties under 4; and 60 far
%1 tS E,ecd%ens DH5s% pm rslsE oH
Il 9is d,spesa1, i did NOT appfopfiaie
~ P,' ~, ,s
seqncnt lawt, and when thy wcsc naaIc, Instead
were oniy seven millions. and most Of this .' R t9
freedmen, who, In the ab.cnee ot the Frselmcns .
Bureau, wonld be supplied directly from the Omar
tcf'na.teE anil comralseaIy Departments. ~ va.
Sss Tsa csil Rsts ll eoafers u 10 additional noMefi
whafuver nron thr t'rceidcnt, except TINT It +
at!c H. ay to a!a In IL cnfosssn,ent , shrongl
ros!cIons lhon !1r him to apcak Of tiets b!ils q,
csothIng him with Tic power IL hccon1e Dictator
sa % f. ,,5sS, +: n; , e .ssnss. Nsssa citizens to cal
::gho President Il fond ot GoastInx ii hls cone1s
awho esn say that Andrew Johnson ever made
nmss ss s H. b. ;S.1 d ct eas'1 e sSF meaS
tots rat thotr 6neer on ii Can they lara ladcatt
discrepancy "ra uy!at'on ' ftom pslasIpls;" i,
lion Comnnistco 10 eays: "Foint to slnRio ac
my whoic pubs; !!fe that has not becn assto'
ant no catHnnEAtcE Of An1tc,s johnson, hn
jn all truth aud sobcfncss, dare to nccent "
aeRss sss be ,. aas fg n 1 a2 soY e F9ss s tss e *
furnishes no more striking example of tals!ty =
himscsi, VIXEN huslcd over tha batttcmenta .
Heaven for tuakfng war on the Almighty, was no
mole !aitllsss T. hts Maker, 'hns Anl.sw 3ehn
Go yoa. ask wien 10 vIolate
sa. s;sss ss;sss ,sa, Ssss, &C &c h1s &c
sSis wotk t mas % nS 'i'o hans. Of tne ,ftcnds
@ II Go r. 81 "se
North Carolina in thesc words: ''Ail thoac vi,
arc nsptrants 10 seals In. the Convention and at
w Ss ke9' ss 81 &c
Erurhed Provisional Governor johnson Of Geo
@ @%o;t,s SEerd hither list ot Icna'ocrt c'se.cd
tic Convention tM order that paEdons may be 4
nn whsn saE o'aefs wSre ,s sS r. o
snnes.y., sue!, as rebel sisneEq1e and person. wt
!. eascd in iIc REBELLION, might bccomo auallaed
+ nike tae foremost Places In The work Of Eeeo1
etrnc;ion. which ho had promised *hou1i /
I
bis pledges when he issued pardon 10 tho G.
rehGi General Humphreys, that he might hccou1
Governor et Missassipp!, 10 tho ex:Tebe. Co,
South Carolina, and he Inns done Il IN thonsau
lion i the handt q tts,ets, Instead q loyal ms
traitors should 10 punished. tn falling 70 rnnts
one hs violated IL promlae Tint they should !
"impoSe!ishc BY 1cssosins to ,Ss thsm TIE ,pr
, ] seized by the Government.
) ne usnrpca au,ho:ily aad violated the lay whe
ho arpuiated collectors and asseas9ss Of inicrn M
tle oath of Office, which the law re4,s'res, On
es1'f 81 e9Ss5ss to repeal tho IA
II as Is alleged ~ NJ. Johnson on the ed
june last in bis message to Congress II relstto
e e Sac: eseept Tsaas Ia
tiEely restored to all their fnnctioDs ~ States
|: | conformity with the ,organic law Of the land
potism in actt1ns assidc The acts q tueh States
military power, and especially II this order issus
Il through General Grant On the Glib Of Jn'y last:
HEADQUARTERS OF the AKNT.
!, ADJr1AST GENERALS oTieE, I
q WAanssoros, july i, 1901
+ Crnc{n1 Orders. No. II. a.
< Department. district and post commanders
the States lately Ia rebellion ar hereby difecs'
to arresf all peFsous wh9 l1ase been 2: mar he'
.st and osnees e oee ee esaa %
/ inhabitants Of the United Sta.ca. irrespective
Is color, In cases where the Civil nntAof3'ieS la
IS laited4 neglected, or ar unable to arrest Al
1f bling sucb parties 10 ttial and to etaln them
FL military confinement until such time as a prof
Judicial tribunal may be ready sad willing ~
= ttetn.
4 etsie. aud prompt enforcement OF this or1eF
], required.
10 BY command Of Lieutenant General Er3nt:
1t E. b. TOWNSEND,
al Assistant !Adju:aat General
Mt 5oMssoE csGNTAfsoSs.
Is What right has the President 10 command
te military Ia their discretion to determine VT
10 offences have been committed, when the civil !
thorttes I'LL to bring parties to t1t11. or 70 cont
!e alleged offenders tn military prisons, II y:
,e which is restored TO al s:s funsdons; Ether
O. rebe1lipug States arc not "entfrcly reEtos
N to iii theiE fanctons-", as The Pre-
T. dent alleges, Or he ls j.. guilty Of nsnEl
e! lion in exercising military control o.
Z them, and be may take either hoEnof ths dilcm
y, he pleases. III. johnson was gnilty OF Pike u us
81 patton In contiuuin. the authority OF bis Psov