The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1866-02-17
The President and the Radio ais.

The breach between the President and
''his party in Congress, which was made 70
wide by his speech last week to the negroes
that waited upon him, has been widened
indefinitely by another speech of the Presi-
dent 20 & committee of the Virginia legisi.-
ture on Saturday. The delegation called to
present to Mr.. Johnson certain resolutions OF
that body, adopted unanimously, and strong
" approving his policy" &c. The Presi-
dent, III replying to the spokesman OF the
committee. made the following highly Urea
sonable ut;eranceS,' Chat was the name
such things went by q year ago. among
others:
On the cardinal principle Of representation
to which YOU refer. | will make a single re-
mark, That principle IS inherent; it Cons
stituies one OF the fundamental elements OF
| this Government. The representatives OF
the States and of the people should have the
4 qualifications prescribed in tie Constitution
I Ot the United States. and the:e qualifications
most unquesionably imply loyalty. He who
Comes as "a representative, having the quaii~
! ficatious prescribed BIZ the Constitution to bit
! him to take seat in either ot the deIoera-
! tive bodies which constitute the National
! Legislature, must necessarily, &c :ordng to
! the intent of the Constitution, be loyal
man willing to abide BY and believe IN the
/ Union and the Constitution of the UnIted
! States lie cannot be for the Constitution
he cannot be for the Union, he cannot ac
knowledge allegiance to all the law, unles;
he is loyal. When tine people send such mer
il good faith. they are entitled TO representa-
ton through them.
The .'loyal'' standard is not only that thu
representative can swear TO support the con
stitutiou and laws, &c, but also that he Is il
favor of forcing negro suffrage on the South
and Will let none others but radical abolition
ISIS vote o. hold oilice at :he South. Ger
tuiuIy this differs materially from the Pres
dents.
The President is no: to be drirea from hi
position. He continues:
Gentlemen, shall continue TO pursue Ia
same line of policy which [ have pursue,
from the commencement of the rebellion L
the present time Nj efforts have been Il
preserve the Union Of the States. | neve
for single moment iuiors.d the Ee0rT lha
a State could withdraw from the Union OF II
owa i'll. Tha: attempt Was made, al,
failed. / shall continue to p1rsUe the sam
line Of policy that has been ny c7nstaD
guide. :.ui | cannot tax" the position that
state whic,. attempted 10 seceIe - ont OF th'
Union. whr;. / cJHtem5e,! ali the time that !
could not 60 ont and tia; It never la beel
OFT. l cannot be forced into that position
Hence, when :he States and their peoph
n
the Cover :rneut. l shall. be in favor Of tLei
re<unIng their former relations.
The President has 10 better opinion Of tn
northern than OF tie southern extremists
and IS the latter have been compelled :
get out Of the way" he tbiaks the other
should be compelled to do the same:
30 not intend to say anything persona,
bat At the beginning Of tL- recent giranti,
struggle between the different sections Norti
and south. there were extreme men North
and extreme maa South Thu; great :aul
was KEEP. upon the anvil, hammered during
the rebellion, and there seems 70 be . al>po
. aiIion u continue hammcriu- until The Guv
eramcut is destroyed ! baye opposed tina
system always. l oppose II now. The GOV
eruuleit. IN assertion OF its power. and u
maintenance ot the principles OF The COusu
tuition. has taken hold Of ono extreme, an,
with the strong arm Of physical power ha
pa: down the rebellion. Now, a. We swim.
around the circle of the UNION, with fixe,
and unaijerablc determination to stand by il
we find a counterpart, az duplicate. OF til
-ame spirit. ibis other extreme wAici
stai.d5 in he way must get out of Il. III,
Government must stand unshakcn and uu
moved upon its basis. The GoYernmen
mus: be preserved.
The speech which, given in fall, would fl
three or four columns of our paper, i
throughout III the same stra,n-i:n. bold
manly in tone, and towards he radicals Ger
,ti.!y defiant If no: threatening.