The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-13

luke place any o1y' Souhu Ao' ~
main here, and would not, if required
to make any appointments, or to aid in
any act contrary to my principles and
convictions"
It has been urged upon Mr.. Stanton,
by members of Congress, to hold on to
the office till he is put out; ifa struggle
comes between the President and the
Cabinet, not to yield all inch, for that
the Senate would not confirm any sue
cessor whom Mr.. Johnson might ap-
point.
THE FACTS.
First. The President does not get
drunk-is temperate and abstemious
in all his habits-does not touch liquor
of any kind, and has not since the day
of his Inauguration.
Second. He is not going over to the
Capperheads, nor is he going to ap-
point any man to office who was not
with the Union party during the'war
Third. He is going to have every
man who holds office under linn sup
port him and his measures, his "poi-
cy," as set forth in his 22d Of Februa-
ry speech, his veto, and his message,
Those who do not support him, and do
take sides with the Radicals in Con-
gress, had better look out for the Exec
utive axe, for it will surely fall.
Fourth. Andrew johnson is as hon.
est and patriotic man as lives on the
earth. He is just as combative and
stubborn as he is honest.
Fifth. Dear to him as his first born,
yea, precious as the breath of his nos
trils, is his "policy." Before his deter
mination to sustain and carry through
that policy all other considerations
must 90 down. TO that "policy" he
would sacrifice any and all personal
friendships-yea, his very life would
weigh nothing in the scales against his
determination to carry it through.
Why? Because he has, after long
days and weeks and months of earnest
thought, study, and prayer, concluded
that the salvation Of his country and
the welfare Of the people depend upon
it.
However much we may differ with
him in Judgment We can but admire
mis- Spartan heroism and dauntless
courage.
"What is the Presidents "policy,'
upon which he is risking so much?'
many inquire. "What is this chimera,
this phantom, this ignis fltuus policy
that is leading the President this wild
dance 81"
That I, cannot fully answer. His
message, veto and speech will best give
it. The principle ingredients Of that
policy are:
First-That the constitutional rights
Of the States and the people thereo!
shall not be infringed or tr;lmpled upon
by the General Government.
Second-That the States have the
right to determine for themselves the
qualification of. voters, and that the
General Government can no more in.
terfere with that right in South Carroll
ma than in Massachusetts.
Third-That whenever q member o.
Congress from and one of the thirty
six States presents himself for seatin
Congress, and can take the oath pres
cribed for each and every member o:
that body, Congress has NO right to ex-
clude him /; that Congress can prescribe
rules that will apply to all its members
but cannot inviduously legislate against
members from sections Of the country,
or that only apply to part Of that bo-
dy or part Of the States.
Fourth-He does not believe in the
Stevens doctrine of estate suicide"
Fifth-He is opposed to negro suf-
frage at this time; think they are un-
fitted for and have not the requisite ca
pacity to inteligently exercise that sa-
cred yet dangerous privilege.
MY CONCLUSION.
Congress and the President will nev-
er harmonic. They will remain asun-
der and divide even unto the end.
1t is immaterial how this separation
is cause.-the result is equally danger
Gus in its consequences to the party in
power. It may be charged, on one
side, that the President has switched
off the party track; and on the other
hand, that Congress has followed the
lead of these crazy Radicals until they
have run them into the camp of the
enemy-the disunionists. The fact re-
mains-they are separated. My con-
clusion is that Congress, under the lead
Of these parliamentary Radicals, has
gone little too far and too fast, and
got away from both the President and
the people that the President has stood
still since the day of his election, and
has failed to keep pace with the pro-
gress Of the people.
The President will not 90 over to