Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-09-07
GEN. ROBT. G. sCHENCK ON THE
PRESIDENTS POLICY.


General Schenck made q speech to his con-
stituents at Dayton, Ohio, short time since
in which he defended the course Of Congress
in all important measures. He concluded
with criticism of the Presidents "pocy,"
showing, among other things, that the Presi-
dent is sclf-coudemned by the language which |
he used in several interviews with the speaker:
The President undertook, in his scheme for |
the restoration OF the States to organize a |
State Government for North Carolina first, and
afterwards by precisely the same proceeding, six
other States, making seven out of the whole II |
that had revolted. He did not do 80 in the
cases of Alabama, Tennessee aud Virginia, but
he left them with such sorts of governments
for local purposes as they had already sought to
inaugurate after the Rebellion, thus proving
that there is no particular constitutional rule OF
legal form by which this thing is to be done,
showing it to be matter of expediency. You
may get one back in one way, and another in
another, until you are Satisfied that all have re-
turned to a sound condition.
| When the President undertook to establish
provisional government, he issued an order ap-
pointing Provisional Governor, and declaring
that the organized aud armed forces Of the
Rebellion had ''deprived the people of North
Carolina OF ALL CIVIL GOVERNMENT" and there
fore, "for the purpose of enabling the loyal peO-
pie Of said State TO organize a State Govern
ment," |, Andrew johnson. So, do appoint a
Provisional Governor.
BY going into rebellion, he says as / say
they had d, ,stroyed all civil government. As
States, as people, they had swept away the
organized form Of political existence, and had
deprived themselves Of all legitimate government
J, whatever, and he issues his order-for what
purposef To organize government? What
II becomes Of your doctrine of to day, that these
a people have all along had o government-a
State Government, which might even have
claimed to be represented in the Senate of the
!, United States and their districts in the House
r, of Representatives Of the United States? l say
q that whosoever Johnson or bis supporters claim
now il il not true but false that that was bill
y doctrine only last summer. Then his doctrine
d was the same as ours, that these people havt
IN DESTROYED cir State Governments, and fo
a other reasons it was necessary that their gov
ernment be by some means organized again.
Again / say, il is not true that johnson, O
@4 that time, when the war was over considere
H. that no condition of return ought to de impossible
=, They say now-Johnson and the Democrats, an
~ this new and unbaptized party-say that th
moment they lay down their arms these peopl
were oil entitled to the same rights you and l. 0
ho loyal citizens OF loyal States, were entitled Il
- What did johnson say then? Let me refer agai
IT, to the record. AS late as the 1st of Novembl
lsi last find johnson, himself through his secretai
ou of State addressing letter to one Of his Pr
II a yisional Governors, his Excellency, VIM. Marvi
Of Florida in these terms:
"He regards the ratification by the Legisatu
he of the Congressional amendment Of the Coz
stitutiou of tue United States as indispensab
,,o TO q successful restoration of the true leg
'he relations between Florida and the other State
and equally Indispensable to the return
sez peace and harmony throughout the Republic
:. He regarded compliance with certain CO.
al, ditions on the part Of Florida in this new
''n organized Government which he was attempu
" a in the adoption of the anti-savery Amendme
, in to the Constitution Of the United States, as
,o indispensable prerequisite to her restoration
49,, the Union. Then it was not the doctrine th
uu' held out that you could impose no condition
My Take another of these letters, addressed to
ped Perry Provisional Governor Of South oarOlil
that dated November 8, 1866.