The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-02-28

staggered by the veto, and the supplemental
speech IRON the White House, still maintain 9
compact and beliigerent front, sIiIl hold fast TO
the fanatic Stevens and his com mtttee Of recon
struction, and have dehanty declared for the
indefinite exclusion. of the excluded Southern
States, in view OF the necessity Of their
reconstruction upon the basis OF negro
suffrage or the exclusion of the black
race IRON the basis of Federal representa-
ton. In palmer terms, the Issue Joined be-
tween the president ls simply this;-The Presi.
dent contends that loyal representatives IRON
the Southern States reconstructed on his condt
tions are now entitled to admission into Con-
gress. The radical majority in each house say
no; and are resolved, II possible, to keep those
sta es out oi Congress and our national politics
until after the next Presidential election.
This is the issue-whether the Southern States,
down by President johnson, shall be restored to.
Congress-, law and order, industry and trade, as
fast as possible, or shall be kept back, under
mixed commission of military and civil laws and
officers and under the pressure OF dstrust, stag.
nation, bankruptcy, and Generalization, till
alter the next Presidential election of 1868. The
President protests against the policy ofCongress;
Congress repudiates the policy OF the President,
and consequently there must be an appeal to the
people. 1t is understood that, pursuant to q
late Congressional caucus OF the Republicans,
they have appointed campaign committee IN
view OF thus years Northern State elections, and
especially those of next autumn, from New York
TO California The contest before the people,
therefore, will soon be formally opened
IL VIII De Tue business Ol L0lS OOn0TcSSlOnal
committee TO furnish the Republicans through
out The country with electioneering documents
in support of the policy of Stevens and hls re-
construction directory, as the new Republican
platform. 1t ought to be the business OF the Re-
publican endorsers OF the Presidents policy to
fight this electioneering system with the same
weapons, for here is the all-important point in
the case President johnson has not gone and
does not intend 10 go over to the skeleton re-
mains OF the Chicago Democracy. His contest
with Thaddeus Stevens he intends to fight out
inside the Republican lines. He adheres to the
Union party and the principles of the Baltimore
Convention of 1864. He adheres to the Union
programme of his illustrious predecessor, Abra-
ham Lincoln, and, holding this position, he is
prepared to stand the test OF an appeal from
Congress to the people. That this is the course
which President johnson will pursue we are well
assured. II the Republican party, therefore, as
now organized, shall be broken to pieces next
fall, from foolish adhesion to Thaddeus Stevens,
1t is not the Chicago Democracy, but the Union
party OF the Administration that will take its
place in the next Congress.
The integrity Of the party in power depends
upon its adhesion to the Administration, and
this adhesion depends upon the Presidents
Southern policy, with which the country is
satisfied. As for the next Presidential election,
whether in the interim the outside Southern
States shall or shall not be restored TO Congress
and 10 voice IN that election, General Grant,
the idol of the army, will be the choice of the
people. The advantages and the probabilities OF
this present contest between Andrew Johnson
and Thaddeus Stevens are al in favor of the
Administration in an appeal to the people.