The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1866-03-01

OhttoN Rtrttb btahub tOWtfu lue
country in q somewhat diffbrt nj
attitude from that of any member
Of Congress, chosen from single
district or State. The President
Is chosen by the people of all the
States. Eleven States are not a,
this time represented in either
branch Of Congress. 1t would
seem to be his duty on all proper
occasions TO present their just
claims to Congress. There always
will be differences of opinion IN
the community, and individuals
may be guilty of transgression of
tho law but these do not con IT.
tute valid objections against the
right of State to representation.
II would in powise interfere with
the discretion Of Congress with re.
gard to'the qualification Of mem
bers, but | hold it my duty to rec.
ommend to YOU in the interest of
peace and in the interest OF the
Union, the admission of every
State to its full share of public leg
islation, when, however lnsnDorul'
mate. insurgcnt or rcbellious its
people may have been, il presents
itself, not only in an attitude of
loyalty and harmony. but in the
persons OF Republicans whose 10y. ,
atty cannot be questioned under ,
the existing constitutional or legal 5
test. tis plain that an indefinite I
or permanent exclusion ofany part /
ofthe country from representation, e
must be attended by q spirit off,
disgust and complaint. 1t is nm I,
wise and dangerous to pursue a
course Of measures which will :
unite any large section Of the conn. =
try against another section of tho n
country, no matter how much the q,
laitcr may prcdominnte. n,
The course Of immigration, de. d
velopmcnt ofindnstry aud business cI
and natural causes will raise up Mt c
the South men as devoted to the T
Union rs those of any other part e,
Of the land but ifthey are all cx. ii
cluded from Congress, if in n per IN
manent statute they are declared u'
not to be in full constitutional r..
lations to the country, they may .. "a
think they have cause to become n ~
unit in feeling and sentiments ="
against the Government. Under NO
the political education of the pf
American people the idea is inho- di,
rent and ineradical that the consent Sc.
of the majority OF the whole peo- a :
pie Is necessary to secure willing sal
acquiescence in legislation. tol
The bill under consideration re. me
fers to certain of the States us
though they had not been fully re. sh'
stored to the United States. If de
they have not, let us at once act ,e' ,e'
together to secure that desirable 'al
end at the earliest possible mo- c," c""
ment. 1t is hardly necessary for ,ao mo
me to inform Congress that in my y;t I
own judgement most oftheso States scI
so far, at least, as depends upon pu
their own action, have already ne,
been fully restored, and are to be pri
deemed to be entitled TO enjoy Go
their Constitutional rights as mem thi
bcrs Of the Union. Reasoning sal
from the Constitution itself and Co
from the actual situation of the fro
country, feel n tonly entitled. but sig
bound to assume that with the Fed io'
oral Courts restored in the several io
States, and in the full exercise of ,a' m
their functions, the rights Of all '"
classes of the people will, with the s.,
aid Of the military in cases of re, no 80
sistance to the law, DO essentially be,
protected against unconstitutional wb
infringement and violation, or
Should,this expectation unhappi- or,
ly fail, which | do not anticipate, of
then the Executive is already Ion
armed with the powers conferred the
by the act of March, 1865, cstab. col
lishing the Freedmcn's Bureau, giN
and hereafter rs heretofore he can lea
employ the land and naval forces PEI
OF the country to suppress insur. an
rection and to overcome obstruc. ee'
lions to tho laws. an
lreturn the bill to tho Senate , rs,
n tue earnest hopO Mat o measure co
INVOLVING questions and INTERESTS co
10 important to the country wM\s'
not become a law, unless upon de. c
Iiberatc consideration 10y the peo
PIE, il shall receive the sanction OF
mn e.nli ghtened public Judgment.
ISignedl ANDREW JonSsoN.
W.e,nuNmnx, Eah 10 1914