Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-10-04

aw and defies the power which made
,hem-is as plainly usurper as the
gentleman who lately lost his lite In
to establish monarchy In
Mexico. And may his reward be the
same
Just previous to the issuing of the
in question the New Y ork
Sunday Mercury remarked as follows !:
1.-THE President is said to be on the point Of is.
suing proclamation of amnesty, to include all
the late rebels except limited number, whose
status cannot affect the course of events. By do
ing SO, the great mass of the white men OF the
South, who are now DISTINGUISHED TO give the ne
groes the ascendency, will be restored to the eX-
ercise of all their political rights, and, except IN
one or two States, the white vote will be IN the
majority, and control future elections
This extract from one OF the Presl-
dents organs shows the purpose tor
which the last amnesty proclamation
was issued, and it needs no comment
further than to publish the following
section of article ID, of the constitu-
tional amendment:
"Sec g. No person shall be Senator, or
Representative in Congress, or elector of Presi-
dent and Vice-Presdent, OF hold any office, civil
or military, under the United States, or under
any State. who having previously taken an oath,
as member OF Congress, or as an ofhcer OF the
United States, or as member of any State Legls-
or q g a lu0icial officer
State, to support the Constitution of the United
States, shall have engaged in instruction or re-
bellion against the same or given aid or comfort
to the enemies thereof But Congress may, by
a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such
disability"
So it appears from the above that
congress has the right to pardon and
to remove any disability arising from
treason. And this right has been
delegated to no one else, and he who
assumes that right, if not guilty of high
treason, is at least guilty of that which
borders so closely upon it that people
can hardly fail to distinguish the diff
ference.
Read the following from the Sup
Elemental Reconstruction Act of
March IA, 1867, which is so plain that
"he who runs may read"
mo person shall, at any time, be entitled to BIZ
Registered or to vote, by reason of any Executive
pardon or amnesty, for any act or thing which
wit nph mr. a. mr.
fy him for registration or voting"
| The gist of the whole matter is
contained in the above brief extracts
That from the Sunday Mercurg
truly foreshadowed the Forthcoming
proclamation, which, with the excep
ton of few of the rebels highest il
authority, restored them to all theil
former rights-except the right tt
hold slaves. 1t can be seen how the
proclamation butts against the enact
ments of congress which is the Law
making power of the country, while
the President is but the executor of
them. Is there not then a squar,
conflict between the two? Which i
= right? If congress is right we ar,
, then still a republic. If the Pres
] dent is right then we are under al
= autocracy. 1t is time that the queS
? ton was definitely settled. If cor
gress rules by right it should be SUI
: tanned, and if Johnson is king by trus
of the people he should be upheld, bu
= if he has usurped kingly authority, a
: it appears to US he has, the soone
D his head rolls into the basket the be
g ter for the country and for mankind.
e We have heard it many times RI
= marked of late, and have seen it i
+ many leading papers that Mr.. Johnso
e was counting impeachment; that b
= was perpetrating a series of hig
e handed acts with special reference t
D drawing upon himself the attention o
s congress, get them to impeach hin
o when he would resist them with tn
l. army, and as the COMMUNICATIVE chic
e of the army and navy order Gener;
S Grant to drive congress from the cap
: tol and hold the government by tt
n military arm till elections could |
r had in the South, when the old rebe
II would drive the negroes from tt
s. polls, and they would return ono
l. more in triumph and with their Of
e time companions, the democrats {
re the north, again hold high carnival
n. Washington. We do not doubt b
sc that the president is infamous enoug
Il to attempt this bold stroke if he dare
ID hope it might succeed; but there is
Ii barrier that forever puts a quiet
I'd upon such nice calculations; that ba
is lrier is Gen. Grant. He is the Rul
ne con that no traitor, no Andrew job
is son can pass, and even if he could
i'll brought to such monstrous wickedne
n there is still another power-a pow
De behind the throne-that never can
at bent or broken. That power is
US people; often misguided, sometim
i'd betrayed, yet always right, it cam
to be brought under the yoke of Andre
CHI Johnson and his Swiss Guards.
ry fear no such attempt. Although the
to is no depth of meanness to which A
,ir drew Johnson will not descend
oh thwart those who oppose him and co
an pei all to bow to his imperious W
tic we yet have too much confidence