Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-03-01
Tsic Presidents plan.

! There has been no more remarkable
faiiuccin ourreceni Official history than
that of MI Johnson : proposed amend
inrnt 10 tae Constitution. Although
prepared with great Gelihefitirn.
&hl"itiless, ana care, al G. consultation
W!tE ieaG.nS Southern meu whose sup
port OF II Was believed to insure its ic-
cuptancc by the South, which was the
only ground on which even its friends
expected TO secure favorable considcgn-
ton OF it in the North, and although
sent south with Che utmost haste In or
der t.ist IL might receive the auticipatea
Endorsement, II has not yea received the
approval! OF single Southern l.cgisla-
ture, and even President Johnson him
self has lost al! hope that it Will do So.
The subject was brought to the atten-
ton vi the NO tn Carolina Legislature,
believed to be nearest III its approach TO
loyalty OF any in The rei.ei States, gy-
cept tennessee, and although not d.
rcci!y rejected, the treatment it has re-
ctlVed SLOWS clearly enough that it met
with no tavor. And now we are iu-
formed hat Gov. Humphrey, OF NIississ-
ippi, WHO Is indebted TO President john
son for the very office he now holds,
has manifested 50 little regard for the
breSidents feelings as 10 address mes
sage 40 the Legislature OF that Stale,
officially expressing his dsapproval
ot the plan, and advising its rejection.
II Is true that GOV. Orr, OF South Car
olina, VINO assisted The President in de-
Vis!ng the plan recommended its adop-
ton III II speech before the Chamber of
commerce ut Charleston, Il few DAYS
ago, bat this has only hal the effect OF
eA posing the unlopu!arity OF the meas
ura, which otherwise might have been
treated with silent Indifference. Not
w!thstandIhg Gov. OTIS Reputation as
!; leader in the rebellion, he has been
most Violently assailed for the senti-
ments contained M his speech. II he
desires to sacrifice all influence viii,
his X-rehel fellow citizens, he will
cGhs!nuc 10 urge is upon them. And
yet, Gov. OFF, having been taught il,
the school OF adversely, only sees more
clearly than his retviiIiellGs the min
their eondGct Is bringing upon them,
but which lie, by halfway aud ineiii-
cient measures, seeks 10 avert.
With these evidences OF the tenpcr
of The people OF the south before hiun.
ana thus .olel aud disappointed in his
much yaunte! policy, it would natural
~ he supposed that Mr. Johnson would
eE!nCe some true appreciation OF the
it-ll 5.atc Va stiiStiis auu the measures
necessary 10 meet Il. /. lie evinceu uily
such appreciation q few Gays ago the
Nld.catinns now are that he Is as hone.
!es>iy blind III ever, and that he is bent
Oh making bis Administration us com.
pleie failure rs possible. That he has
suulcicNt virtue 10 sign the bill estab-
fishing provisional governments i'm the
rebel states now awaiting his action.
and thus pave the way 10 the pegma-
nent reconstruction OF the rebe! State
governments on ioya! basis, it would
bc useless TO expect, although this i;
probably the only act which " oulu re-
deem las Administration from complete
failure. Abandoned by the South and
the Democratic party 1T the very mo-
ment that ne suppos Il he had devised
a plan that woUld command the sun
port, not only Of his own party, but of
4 considerable proportion OF Eepuhli-
cans, his position is huniliating In The
eNtrene.- Chicago Republican.