Nebraska advertiser., 1866-10-04
Are our Liberties in Danger ?

And bv whom Ar questions " .ca
nov come home directly 10 he people.
Tie NV York Times, The. organ Of
the apos'ate Raymond. in an editorial.
Sept, 18Th, after giving tie act fixing
the number of members of the U. S.
Representatives, says:
By lawC Congress thus consists of PAL
members, and by law, also, IA majority OF
the whole nun Der. or l2l members, con
slilute a quorum. Suppose the members
elected from the Southern States should
meet in December, 1862, and be enough,
added to Northern members who believ-
ed in their right to representation, and
who would meet with them, to constitute
a quorum and suppose the Northern
members who do not believe the South
entitled TO representation and who would
not meet with them should meet By them
selves, constituting less than a quorum of
'Ihe whole number. The PitIsburg Chron.
icle begins'to see the possibility of such
an ocGurrance /: and j, also sees that the
President will be under the necessity Of
recognizing one or the other of these
bodies as the valid, Constitutional House
Of Representatives. He must send his
message TO the one or to the other. He
must sign bills passed by the one or the
other. He must treat one or the other
as a branch of Congress, clothed with
the power of making laws, and the other
as having DO suth authority. And un-
der the circumstances assumed, there can
be gerry little doubt. an Uiew o fhi8 known
opinions on the subject, that President
Johnson wW recognize the numerical quo
ram-;he body which co!ltaips a majority
of all the hembers-as' the only body
authorized by the Constitution TO make
laws for the United States. He will
probably send his message to that body :;
he will sign the bills they pass, if con-.
Cured 10 by the Senate, and will not re-
cognize the acts of the other as valid in
any respect. The Senate, on. the con
trary. will recognize a majority of mem
bers from all the States but ten, even If
they are a minority of The whole. as the
real Congress, and as such clothed with
all the powers Of Legislation"
Here we have the covert thrus, of lie
demagogue at the liberties of the people
whom he prates so much OF. Think you
The above is not as il were from The hp>
of Andy Jchnson7 Read the following
from his speech at Newark, Ohio;
UNLESS THE COURSE OF CON-
GRESS is ARRESTED BY YOUR
SUFFRAGE. he said. WE SHALL
HAVE ANOTHER CIVIL WAR;
~ Ga.a;n Pa, he said
There seems to have been inaugural
ed a policy an Congress, which, II per-
sisted in, you'd result IN another struggle.
Reconciliation and harmony IS what the
nation now needs but when the work
was nearly comrLefed, WE found a con-
Aice between the EXECUTIVE and
Legislative Departments Of the Govern.
ment; and because the representative of
the people had undertaken TO restore the
Government according tothe COnstnn.
ton, He Andy johnson, ths representa-
tive of the peopie) had been denounced
as a tyrant and usurper."
Above is shown the programme next
the threat, from JOhnsOn's own lips, and
third, is the reason why be threatens
The question is, shall Andrew johnson,
the Executive, usurp TO himself the Leg
~islative powers of the Government, and
be sustained in his threat of war, if Con.
gress continue in considering itself the
l~aw.making POKER. and The people sustain
II! Shall The President be allowed 10