The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-09-20

SANCTION Of The lswmatns power OF the United states
why talk then about Mr. Johnsons policy for restoraonr
ihs Presideu,s "ocy in The South are rebels and its
opponents the loyal men OF the soutn. no s.Sn
President ana said that he could be trusted again
He then spoke length OF the danger o. naving
rebels again IN power aud be e ssu with the States
He read an extract Of letter written him by
an ex-rebel officer showing the ieelng Q,
Mr. johnson says there only twenty sx states in the
Union al present say there are hry.sx. and they
have never been of the Union, for II one were out
the rebellion has successful and the Union s dis
solved the act Of secession were constitutional there
was no power the part of the United States to prevent
their going out Ii unconstitutional When
the United States said you shall not 80 out
ya on the eSeon Which WAS
crushed The governmedt of the United States
successful consequently all the States have been in
the Union; and II were TO give an opinion would say
while no man body OF had the power TO carry
of the union each person living in them had
oath to that Power and expatriae HIMSELF therefore
carry themselves out The English, German, Irish and
re- Ss take me Of a be ssd
80, and they became citizens Of a foreign
government hostile to the United States, and
directly aenated themselves from the government Of
the United states and ought therefore to DO declared
aliens by law and Congress omitted to do so during
their late session they ought to do SO 10 their next and
II the President veto IT, pass It his veto. loud
oheersl see no other way whereby those states can
General Sterling Price and other officers q the late Con-
federacy have gone TO Mexico and taken the oath
to MAMMALIAN, which is q dc factO government but
the eoSsrnmsn. Of js Davis; and now when they
back, having taken the oath 70 foreign Power
of the United Statesf Here Tue pointing to the
chairman) and myselfsay citizens of Southern State
We 60 and take an oath to the . limited
States, while say TWO others go 70 Mexico and take
the oath to aaximan who Is not not a. war
has the best claim TO back and become
citizen Of the United States That is my feeling
cpatng in Your government and It will serve TO place
the Southern States in the hands Of loyal men, Don't
do So and these Southern States are going an ee
ment Of weakness distraction and confusion in all time
come You are bound to and must show the power
Of the United States to execute rs laws at
States, II they are in the Union, why are they
not representeds There is an old Roman proverb
people and Of the republic forbid who throw OBJ
saces in the way Of its success from holding any place
into power by the death Of that great and
lamented patrio. Mr. Lincoln, he undertook TO
successful, and they grateful and faithful to the
amnesty oath, reconstruction would have gone on un
interrupted up to the present moment In accordance
atives to Congress- and they well knew there was law
existing excluding from Office every man who took up
arms against our government. Did they accordingly
look for proper men, loyal menY No, they did not
l tell you and ! tell them ] can find ten times
the required number IN their midst but they did
to the laws knowing full well they would not be ad-
mted and moro insolent spirit could not have been
evinced, and they showed that the moment they had
their pardons in their pockets for they denantly turned
round and said, II am az good as you and our State
Southern army and fought against the United States gov
ernmentn We acted strongly towards thcm while in war:
ualy at with US in spirit And this is the reason,
therefore, that they are not represented In the legislature
n 70 The s S the President ,na IN
my opinion he has perverted the whole theory Of our
government He has undertaken to legislate with the
people and abuse the legislative power OF Congress- and
worse than that he put up to public auction the Offices Of
the country to those who support 'my policy" Have
imagine Washington, Madison, or others Of our great
patriots stamping the country and asking the people 70
pppor. doctrine rejected y won,ds q ~ .he, own
offices Of the country, and II for these and
other Congress- does not use It's power by
people and in their Efforts 70 reconstruct the country
iCheers That is all Mr. johnson has done justify
charged that Congress with being traitors; no
has called them rump Congress; he has called
the verge Of the government. Well now, II be believes
in this that Congress not constntonay organized,
how dare he put hs name TO those bills Of appropriation
can no do scY For this alone he deserves YES
up rebellion aaains. the constituted legislatures
OF the country How dare he encourage resistance to
law So for yS took y s9
o. the tax, would not that DO resisting the
telling you is ordered BY an unauthorized bodyf Il be
The government Il e nothing but rope Of sand TAKE
my word for IT, as an humble citizen, and % no poll
ooany %
by those who fought for four years to destroy
your government and your country That Is the ISSUE
and on that You have 70 decide We are told no man
please two masters that no man can please every
one.
came hero from the Philadelphia Convention TO
have BEEN sinos the adjournmens or the Convention
but in looking over the papers nnd That stand be.
Tribune and 70 the HmALD will have to pay my respects
tonight The Tribune nnds fault with me because At
the late convention aid not support negro suffrage; but
prepared for IL do believe the time has yeti
do not believe that after years Of bondage they can
Of citizens they have yet the knowledge necessary
.,s the S %SO their ": %os. no; rou
ing s1' :. the scenes lately occurring in New Orleans
and Memphis, that they would have 70 vote for the
Sr " o sSsH ns or 70
plscs-they would throw johnson high kite, and
y ms . sSo FOR = Ss
they did not vote with their late rebel masters some
cause riot w would aid end n q:
H f / am no. going to abuse the HIRxIp. have
got moro there than ! ever gave. Haughter.l
I am not going TO enter into an unequal
contest, in which my competitor would give three
hundred and sixty SIX knocks 70 my one; but may say
that 70 my surprise read the following In yesterday
mornings HERALD. THE gentleman here read the ar
tcle referred To- There sentiments ascrbed 10
In that obnoxious my feelings and sentiments
the Christian religion II TO the Jews ana abhorrent
70 me as they are TO any gentleman whatever repu-
diato them as atrocious In any man, Northern
OF Southern, ana any one can point
% any action Or speech 10 the whole Of my
life 10 favor such conduct l ready TO
forfeit that life What right has any to speak of
mel have not seen Mr. Brownlow, Governor Hamil.
ton Mr.. wardmouth since the convention, have
ever heard thcm express such sentiments, and
ever heard me- Fortunately come from section OF
the country where there 10 civilization than in
New Orleans; but for journal like the HERALD which
has crculat all through the States IN the South and
In Europe, 70 ascribe such sentiments would N
had CONS from other locality, havo cost my
lie. What right had II to do sol CHANGED 10 sec
a paper yesterday from Richmond which speaks OF me