Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-02-26

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-Representative
Wilson and Price have received telegram
from Gov. Stone, of Iowa, saying the Leg
islature of that State, by an overwhelming
majority has passed joint resolution ap-
proving the course OF their Representatives
and Senators in sustaining the Freedmen's
Bureau bill and repudiating the Presidents
veto.
President johnson has received the fol-
lowing telegram:
KEoKUK, Iowa, Feb. 24.-An immense
mass meeting was held here to-day. There
was great enthusiasm. One hundred guns
were fired. Your veto message and Ad-
ministration were indorsed unanimously.
TSignedl THos. w. CLAGETT.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Feb. 23.-The Democrat
ic meeting last night indorsed President
Johnson's position and called mass meet
ing for Tuesday next.
The Union State Central committee to-
day adopted resolutions saying this: 1t
don't yet perceive an irreparable breach
between the President and Congress and
until such breach conclusively appears will
continue to hope that the fruits Of the tri-
umph OF the Union arms will not
be lost that it is the duty of all Union
men to avoid entanglements with the
Valandighams, SeymOurs and copper
head Confederate sympathisers, and If snch
men indorse the policy of the President
they don't understand that policy or are
endeavOring to seduce the President from
his allegiance to the Constitution; that the
abolition of slavery was the result of rebel
lion, and it was wicked, senseless and cow
ardly to withdraw protection from four
million of freedmen and permit them to be
reduced to slavery again that we believe
President johnson will be true to the Con-
stitution and his pledges.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. Pa large meeting,
mainly organized and addressed by leaders
of the old Claybank party, assembled in
the Court House last night to endorse Pres
ident johnson. The following is the sub
stance of the resolutions which were unan-
imously passed:
That the message of President johnson
vetoing the Freedmen's Bureau bill chal-
lenges the cordial, unqualified approval and
the lasting gratitude OF the American peO-
pie. That the system which the Freed
mems Bureau bill proposed to establish in
the Southern States is radically repugnant
to the principles ofrepublican liberty. That
it would hopelessly pauperze the negroes,
burden the whites with their maintainance,
and perpetuate the subordinatiOn of civil
to military power. That the total disfran-
CUlSGul6UI Vi SlSNtu VI JuG OHlOIl
by combination of members of Congress
is usurpation unprecedented In its mag
nitude and Nervousness, and is calculated
| to fill the public mind with alarm and ap-
| prehension, and keep alive the passions
and prejudices kindled by the war, and thus
make chronic dislOyalty on one hand, and
tyranny on the other. That all legisla-
| tion by the present Congress solely af-
fecting the eleven States which are denied
representation, is invalid. That the action
of the General Assembly in condemnng
the veto message and declaring for negro
suffrage, is gross Misrepresentation of the
public sentiment OF Missouri. That the
maintainance of the foregoing principles
are essential to the preservation of the
Government, and we pledge ourselves
to cooperate with citizens, of whatever
former political party, who will earnestly
and honestly labor for them. That we cor
daily indorse the course of our Repre-
sentatives in Congress, John Hagar and
| Thos. E. Noell, for their able and manly
support of President johnson.