, 1866-04-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Popular Endorsement Of Con-
EreSS.
The slsi1 R1khts ks1tt-.A Cieteky oe
K~publfea nt~us over Deap pes3sna.
Edlor1N Covfe+pcuteocs Chicago Tfbsne-1

lHpLAofiA <Ofte9IScuCtI1t1 AQsE1%u lHNG0t-J
WAtsIIGTtN, Aps1t II, EfA
Congress Il Just tegipnlns In appreciate
The ea.hussA8tic and universal eodpn+ru<at
q the cl,t1 flights Law on the part VI the
PEOPLE Letters arc pouring N BY Thousands
from ali quarters, commanding the aN1rma-
tive vote Of The members. and encouraging
tlcm 10 : further perseverance, IN good works.
There Il nothing that does nore 10 strength.
en the retolat.on Of n memb4r than 10 receive !
encouraging words from Ms coalsitrentx,
Every memter likes to know that he !. sup-
rorted and endorsed In his advu<seJ Of new
measures, and in his 1eAissanct OF Executive
dic,atiou and treaches.. Therefore let thu
people ~rate sreslt 10 their Representatives.
md Senators words or rtlceE and eneoarags-
fneht, tett1nE tnem kpgo boldly forward IN
the pathway If right and duty,
The passage Of thu tas.: eH.-ss mn ",'a
the prc4Idcnt's veto AcatnHt white lion*- Id.
auepce, was rcAllv victory Of Rcpahl'ea1-
lam oscr DesFotssm. Let ne eiss1s.se .hh ;
...rt3f,n C1n .ress urAe-~So t0asHAatlon
,"L- authority. The E1ecutlte
s@s.s3 .- the high ahssin 10 cniorca shn Lxa.
But, The people make the l.ws; ConeresA
men are merely The Aseots or attorneys hold
Ing their psc1tes- The votefs eHnnot nil
ccE,e hero Ia person 10 the Capital to uoact
lava. They eAruos spare. thr time, aal no
ta1l could conta.n one thou>a1llh part Of
thcm. They therefore selec, acrnts who,
aE1aEd With the power -oF attnsury, como
herd to frame lava and enact The mcassre1 70.
The public good And The peuple have Axrred
beforehand that they shall 1,e bound BY tic
ne,s and dofnrs OF their agents for the Tune
being, rcscrvfsas the right to alter, amend Or
zersal. II subsequent lime, any at thns.
acts hnc proceedings which they dAlTke or
~hieh haze ser1 ed their purpose. 10 o1r
uiEanfe laE, called Constitution, Tie people
Lave prescribed rertAan general rules nnd
allnstattonA Of kFtAlation, elreuEscr1blnS
and defining the towtfA Of those agents, and
tpeuitylnS the maximum ol their tiscrrttap
ard dAuthonly. an The President th-J have coz.
tered vetn power, the ohlcct Of which Is,
not 10 defeat or th~art LIE popular viii but
10 Y<crcnt hssty and 1uebnsidesste legislation.
II s4ou.L tc exercised simply IT, cause Con-
cre.x 10 pause and rylect, und 10 look carr;
fully over the proposed measure aad TO cor,
rect any error. that may be discovered In the
detsils ofthe h5U. This roweft. rcpos<d IN
the Executive In the Interest of prudence and
circhnsrectIon, aud not 10 +ubeerve The p.rtl-
san kchcmcs OF The President, NOR to enable
y.
Il. + not \ part Of tho hw.al4ktng power.
i1c l. entru..S-l With no legislative sathority.
lie + not authorized to construct statutes, or
Ia alter, amend or repeal :he.nt lie eannet
levy dni.1s Of taxes. he can ynie 10 Appsu.
r1satiorss Of muney. Law mating and tar
lcryiaE sre lhlrEs too important to Me en-
traaed 10 anJ body except to the sRrnts ~
iec,td BY the people tar the Performance Of
thotc fpceta1 dn'ie1. who arc made Lirrctly
accountable 10 The peaPlc for the fai,binl
exercise %! !tbose trGGts.
| ; The people therefore make The 1ars, and
levy thr taxes. and dlrcet the policy Of tue
GetrH --snt--actlp;: through their represent
s.iycs q attorncys: ,. Tho people arc the
| I'riaetpals.s- Congressmeu asti their. swosn
e1t4ee-, Rhsn RPrsidcat, whose nimpae dnty
Is 70 enforce iEwE and 10 collect and dtbhfsA
'btlinscs appropriated ~ tnr t,eopse, anse--
| snkta 10 dictate leeislatiGa. he exceeds h!s
au.lority and fero,nts d s'urT-r. ~-1 :oe
,.tf1ll.n N crr,sbtd, II WAS The duly Of hi,
| Jntts*cn IN have called 'oeethcr the r>oplr'u
Representatives. HI has tho power 10 con.
arg Cunertts m extraordinary ocsa,tors
Last APRIL thrce events occurred in quick suc.
c.:-tion-lhe on1lapAe pf The rrhclllou, The
saEtder Of Pre-ideu. IIn-oln By n tel,el eon,
II Mstor, and the aA1an,ptl::u Of the duties o.
The preAldeucy by 1ha Tier rresldent. Here
1at most r1sraordtnsrJ ocrsssun.
And In ncgltrtln< Instantly 10 kAsue hi,
ptTlsmatson eallIpg Gnne1e4p 10 the capital
hr rpmnItsed an extraordinary brraeh o.
'Tutt. aud prnr.d utterly 'unfatthful Ia iii
sworn duty. II CouEreks lad tcen promptly
:GnnencL 10 Washington In Mar lass, /,
'lc, ouRhtto have been, they would hay.
i,rspcpcded With due dellbc1ation TO dariks ant
!ssmo 4 polkJ- -oi reeeustsnctIon fol. The In
surfcpt stales. But thu VICE .frcstdeu: cor,
efncel 10 ;. play Il alone, - and pretty nat b.
las made OF IT, Without the aid of law, With
cut consulting ihe will Of lae loyal people O
tht5r representatives., he undertook the vo1,
of EcorRanszins tho conquered 9tstes, lie Ia
vented H. policy Vt ,->..-.-l----&....s AuuEl
y ihc johnson pnllc5, the chief lcatas4. q
.suilst lssbels tacsnte}ves
tl,a1I hare IN equal voset In determining tn
couditions On which ttny shall b. ressnrw
70 > participation tn the Gorcfamrot xhiel
tltcy ulade such terrible etIntts to destroy
lie wrought At thls job from April to Dt
cemtcr-etsht mon:hs, and ebsn Cony1es
ud Ia December lat&. not In rur-4nee G
hls csll, Int by virtue OF tnc Constituilon, b
notified them that he had The work kbou
hnkhcd without lhelr aid, and ihat nSshln
remained for them T. 4p. hut 10 open-ith.s
| Jrors .~.a-recr17e hIs vhitsWHsn&d rebels
In ". Nay pr<ee,i!nk Le declared N HIS pro
rfsrnatann That tbs -css1 Epsdsnnnras1as !
.,e.~n States had been forfeited md aestso}e
; | by trcueon and rebellion; md be -proeeede
1 to tet UP provisional governments. He II
rof,,tel Guvernnrs and other ,state odicet'
! liked II -sis-atlons Of this voeeFs, en-
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