The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-20
The Press on the Veto.

We append the views of the leading jour
nails of Philadelphia and New York on the
Veto Message of yesterday. The Press says
'In the Intellectual and practically unmeau-
ing message OF yesterday, one go ID column is
taken up In impressing upon any one VINO
reads IL the patent fact tnat by The act of Con-
gTess the military authority of the United States
in the ten Rebel States is paramount To all
OtheTs-a fact which all the country, Mr.. Stan
berry excepted, has known for some time. Fol-
lowing this statement of a simple fact comes
pitiful catch about Illegal state Governments
10 be carried on by lawful Federal officers. This
legal legerdemain deceives no one now. The
people have gotten beyond conundrums in this
matter. The President thinks IL Is hard and
complains at length. These capttous and que
Iulous paragraphs, and few concluding refiec-
tions which ale commendable in that they do
not threaten violence to the Republic MAKE no
the message on which the business OF the coun-
try has bI en- waiting for several days. From
first TO last the Pre-. idenL deals with points, aud
never faces the great question. he carps ana
catches al sections and clauses, and loses signL
strucLlon-whch is peace and prosperity for
the whole country. 1t is this that is so humi-
liatng. While the people are srappliug witn
the vital issues of the times, the EX 9cutlve,
batfled in his ambitious designs, is playing at
logic and tossing aoout the sylloglstic puzzles
OF the school books"
The Age declares-
"According to the provisions of this bill, Con-
gress can, by simple act of power, cancel the
entire corporate life and being of state, and
destroy the rights of its people 10 participate In
any OF those duties which are the evidences of
American citizenship. These being the aims
and purposes of the bill presented to the Chief
Magistrate OF the nation "a veto was naturally
expected by all who still cherish a veneratlon
and regard for the form OF government under
which this nation has grown TO such magntd-
cent proportions. The facts presented by the
President in support of the different positions
he assumes are plain and unanswerable, and
his arguments and illustrations clear, cogeut,
and convincing. But they will have no effect
upon the revolutionary party now in power,
who promptly passed the bill, Notwithstanding
the Presidents objections They have deter
mined to hold authority at all hazards. The
President has d, ne his duty. He has exhausted
all his constitutional powers in defense of the
Constitution. the rights of the States, and the
people. If American citizens desire to remain
freemen, they must now take the matter in
their own hands. The issue is made up between
Congress and the people, and the latter must
meet II like men, or their liberties will soon be
memory OF the past"
The North American says
president johnson sent in yesterday the
expected veto Of the declaratoTy act lust passed
by both Houses, and It's contents sufficiently
Indicate that there is to be no truce between
him and Congress. In The same hostile spirit
that he originally entered upon his contest
with Congress he now renews the war, and
completely bellies all the fair promises that had
been made oil his behalf anu on the strength
of which Congressman appeared to be in such
desperate haste to get through their special
task This can mean nothing else than def
ance OF Congress, and direct refusal to submit
10 lhlS act, especially when we read the insult
Ing passage with which he closes his mes,age.
The emergency Is grave one and requires
ihdIule cohslNtIdllOn. EVluenJIy The SUBJECT
is not To be disposed OF so easily as Congress
supposed, The President is determined to use
his power TO the utmost"
The New York Tribune says:-
"His message goes further than we thought
even he would dare To 60 He has hitherto OPP
posed the laws; now he would defy them Ifthe
President should undertake To carry out his
argument he Will begin a new rebellion; but,
| ike The old Rebellion, IL will be crushed, TO
the extraordinary argument which Mr. John
| son opposes 10 the supplementary Reconstruc-
| ton act, the Senate replied with contemp ptuous
silence and the immediate passage of the bill
| over his veto. IL is almost unnecessary to
answer his evident sophlstry, though Mr.. But
| Ter ably exposed in the House the pretense that
| the legislation of Congress in references To Fede.
raj Courts In the South, aud Constitutional
amendments, admitted The power to place
| tue hebel states under military rule
~ Is not WIN the Presidents argument,
| country Will take issue. We pass by his fiI msy
! logic, but we must listen TO his threats To MS
| We nphatlc portions ofbhe message are that
| when insults the people by declaring that Com
| gIesss mas Piaoeo lWelVe millions Of American
| citizens under a rule than which there has been
none more lnlolerant, and more especially that
| which refuses To execute the act Hisobieetions
| to the Dill are worth nothing, now that 40 has
| become the law lie Is bound TO discharge the
high duIes OF his executive office 10 the letter
and in the spirit and we need NOT nTedict w OF
| would be the result, should tins servant of the
| people persist In Affirming Il will not, when
The Nation mas again, aud We believe for tine
last ulle' OOlnhahueu \ ou shall.'"
The New York World says:-
'The Presidents Veto Message is Inferior in
ability ana logical force only to his veto of the
| act to W htch the present bill is supplementarv
Doubtless II is like the blowing OF the idle Kind
y for Congress Will neither hear nor forbeRr hut
II Is the tfuth OF law aud the truth OF history