The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-03-14
The 0Pol,t,c.l Revolution. -

The Presidents veto Of the Freedmen's Blu.
rcau Bill and his subsequent speech in response
to the call OF public meeting in Washington
held In honor Of that veto, have stirred the
political heart of the nation to its innermost
depths the past week. The political world
has in fact been ptecipitated by these two in
eidents into what promises to be political
revolution, and every man in consequence,
who takes an interest in political maneuvre,
is on the Qui uiue to foreshadow, if possible
the final result.
consel vatives are delighted. The one de.
noupces the national executive without stint,
and the other extols him with exhaustive lib.
erality. The republicans, as party, are open
ly divided in this emergency. A portion Of
them, including in this meridian such late ex.
trcmists 40 Messrs. Beecher, Opdyke, DC, and
such journals as the daily Times and Evening
Post, endorse the action of the President An.
other portion of them stand hesitating on the
brink. afraid to leap. yet not daring to be left
behind. The residue, great or small land its
magnitude cannot be determined until the eb-
ullition shall have allowed it, material to set.
tie down.. have boldly proclaimed a "war to
the knife" upon the administration, and waste
upon the President, with gushing sincerity, all
that eloquence Of vituperaton which (like
uSh CAPVuSus' viz 4tiOuuc,lS tuSy 81 pUiUt'
eddy depre cate in others and Enthusiastically
indulge in themselves As for the democrats
they unanimously sustain, as party, the logic
Of the veto and the principles it vindicates,
leaving the speech to the digestion Of those
whose spleen it has 80 stimulated, and whose
bile il has 30 disturbed. EaH ,GL r@I
1t is needless to say, perhaps, that we cor
daily endorse every word and sentiment con.
tanned in the recent message Of President
johnson. We opposed, with all the honorable
means at our command, his election. Provi
dence, in its superior wisdom, overtuled our
wishes. and not only placed him at the head
OF the United States senate, but ultimately ut
the head of the nation. Since his accession to
the White House Ne have had many an occa-
sion to thank heaven that patriot 80 upright,
statesman so calm and chief magistrate 20
firm, grasped in his able hand the destinea of
our country. But never before have we been
called upon by the "logic OF events" to feel
so grateful ON this account as at the present
moment; for we regard the veto of President
Johnson as one of the most admirable state
papers to be foundin the political annals Of the
union. It is calm. sad, graceful review of
mischievous legislation in congress, OF men
who. while pretending to monopoi.e all the
patriotism extant, are revolutionists at heart,
Of men who, 40 original disunonists, publicly
proclaimed the star spangled banner"a flaunt.
ing lie," and now affect, for a political pur-
pose. to be its exclusive idolators. 1t is a
manly, straightforward, unpretending, yet elo.
queDt defence of constitutional rights and ex
position of constitutional axioms 1t is q
startling exhibit Of the true character OF the
gigantic military Oligarchy to the mercy of
which these political Jesuits would submit the
civil and judicial authority Of every state Of
the union. 1t is stirring picture Of the vast
.pauper.hOuse system sought to be fastened
upon reluctant people in order to support in
idleness, by taxing US an additional thirty or
forty millions year, four millions of arrogant
negroes. In short it is document for which
postority will thank the man that produced it
from the bottom Of the national heart-a COO.
ument that entities its author to an immortal
place beside Jefferson. Jackson, and the other
'fa.hers Of the republic" in the memory oil
oil who disinterestedly champion sound politi.
cal views, and conscientiously believe in the
vital truths Of the federal constitution.
We care not which party eulogizes or which
execrates President johnson in this crisis
We arc prepared to stand by ard uphold, at
all hazards. the wise and patriotic conclusions
enunciated ia his veto message. We could
have wished him less human. for tho nonce,
perhaps, in order that he might have declined
to measure swords, even for moment, with
such malignant disunionists as Thaddeus Ste.
vens, Senator Sumner, and 80 on. But being
human, we can forgive him for embracing such
an opportunity to smte the Amalekites on the
hip with their own weapon, and send them
limping forth to an observant world, loaded
with dishonor. We do not wonder that, from
all quarters Of tho union, the telegraphic wires
vibratc with the intelligence Of the popular
comnDotion raised BY the veto. We do not
wonder that, under its influence, party ties and
party prejudices are dissolving away. from
Maine to Texas, like snow beneath the sun.
beams, and that patriotic men of all partizan
compile xions, are blending together their many.
tinted views of political policy into one com.
mon tue harmonious with that of this noble
document. 1t embodies a ''platform" upon
which all Americans can consistently meet who
prefer their country to their club, and the vel
fare Of the union to the party interests of a
ward cabal 1t c0mprehends principle that
knows emo north, no south, no east, no west,
in applying the great truths Of democratic.re
publicanism to the prosperous government oil
the United States, and frankly holds up the
present rebels of the north as we'll as the late
ones Of the south, to equal odium. 1t erects
a constitutional standard around which may
proudly rally, without regard to antecedents
all who can do he mage to public worth and
despise political dupiicity. Let the people,
therefore. speak out. Let them decide, now
or never, between the President and his politi
cal antagonists. Let them settle the question
at once, since the critical moment has at las
arrived, whether the American union shall ye
be destroyed by this second rebellion" On th,
part Of confederacy Of mad-brained repre-
sentatives, or impelled in the tranquil path 0
progress and prosperity by an army os con
servatives led by Andrew Johnson.