The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-03-13
THE RECONSTRUCTION, VETO.
The following is An elucidation Of III

Johnsons usual cynical style:
The President and Congress are
gravely at variance, on a question not OF
principle, but of fact. Is the actual
condition of the States lately in arms
against the Union one of Peace or Of
War? Every thing hinges on the an
swer to this question. If those who
were lately Rebels are now loyal, peace-
iul citizens OF the United Sates-if
they have truly. heartily, unreservedly
accepted the situation--it they treat
their loyal neighbors and the loyal
strangers who 60 amo & them with
courtesy and kindness--if the courts
which they have established and res.
tored since April, 1865, stand ready
to punish, and actually do punish, outs
ragcs and crimes whereof consistent
Unioni.ts are victims, and which have
their impulse in the malignity and cha
grin of discomtifed treasou--then is
President JohnSon's Veto OF the Recon.
siruclion bill wholesome and neccssa-
ry exercise Of constitutional preroga
tive wisely conferred on HIM by the
Constitution.
But If the cxishnG condition is utterly
different from ihis-it the spirit of Re
belIiou, beaten, not conquered, fairly
driven from the field Of open, manly
WARFARE s'lII 4"'N' In oyways and COW
eFS III 'h'cNe'S' OF s"ro"'S user IN 'he
"a'Nnes' ol 'n''"l9"'' SeeNIhS cruel
co"'ra'y revenge Oh 'noSe II mas ioU'd
''Sc'' "hao'o l'"2er ~ "''e' III oPe"
""'' ''"'e' ''c:i 'n'S 'e'o Is Ill once "
o'""'e' III" Il c''''''' 1''''' "' "'' men
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le''heS"ee--'he aPPo!N'er' since Lee
anu 'o'"'''' S"'Ie''00'' Vi 1'''''"!
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we cl'e nFS'' as witnesses Oh 'he
S''o I'll Congress- Mr' 'ohhNon own
agents III "pho!''HS 'oy"lN "hd "'der"J
me o'n'h--0ens' Ih'ma', S'NrS, aHd'
sheridan. These are no mAai,aF--ihoy
are cool ana able so'd'er"-tnfy were
not even Ao"htlon''ts TIL the Rebellion
lett them no choice but between Eman~
clpatlon and Disnnion. Their testimo-
ny ls before the country 1t is specific
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y" '''o "eA' '''e N'''o'eo massacre
'' Now o''ea''S' where " mites as well
as ol'rN' were interestingly sacrificed
70 heoei maze an" vengeance and
where none Oh 'he'r mnrderers has been