The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-03-26

lhE ast- & D8 DlFEEhENGH HEtAEEA IAh
PRUsssasw sn Eos0nEss In discussing
iho a,ssaa4 " President johnson, We
toeine TIE Military Rec1ustfaeb0n Bill,
'hc AIhsag a,oninE d0vlpgi thus tersa-
u states u point Of difference betwe2n
the Pre n and Congress-
Thcro - jast one point IN the mes
sage, rpaa which al i,s assumptions
hinge lisis. thnt the Southern States
are States u9l only terri,oriallv md POI
h,ically; bit That they are States with
Perfect nad egalarly- organisgd Govern
iacnts. wt.t sre supreme within their
sphere. aud which have tbt power to
iaaLe AND administer tho law FOR their
cihzeaa Preeieely upon this p5in', lhe
Nation ie,a sac with Chief Magistrate
The loyal North says that while the
States could aot be territorially separat-
"a from the Union otherwise than by
ruccessi ul saT. aud while they could not
diycst t. mselyes Of their political re-
Sponsibilitt 30 the Union without tho
consent of n It's members, their civil
Governments became extinct in iav by
ia 8n Il tha treason Of the individuals
Gsybom tn we're constituted. These
Cove w0 .uil assuiacd Az attitude 81
war against ihe Constitution. They
were lie ciEeient agents aud allies o.
Rebellion. AID tho means 81 giving Il
vitality End strength The Federal Coy.
eminent e,erod into conflict with
,hau, r,tl tl.e result az that coutlictwas
their complete overthrow. When itch
moDd I'm. there was not a SINGLE State
Of INC so-called Confederacy which had
regularly organized civil Government
An partiee p o2guized this fact; and the
Ppess sat proceeded 70 show his under-
standsug II i by creating provisional
auihoritscg TO tAis extent, he WAS au-
ihcrzcd in goiags but no further. IL
was not withia bis province 70 under
take IS ks aid undertake the resus-
citation ~ tlin dcfunct political systems
Tha iaeA that = Government Is regular
aud valid simply because it has his en-
Siorsemoai, b. ridiculous assumption
81 d.c.asorial powers much greater and
more dangerous than those which he
assumes are embodied in the Military
bin Congress alone bad the power TO
declare peace, aud to remove from the
Southern communities the consequences
II thar treason. !, has not done 50,
and in vicw IL the dominant disloyal
sentimen, II the unrcprcsauted states.
cannot do su. II follows. therefore, that
these states are without Governments.
aud are entirely within the jurisdiction
Of Congress, which is empowered 70 de-
eide how these shall be formed This
authority Is exercised in the Military
bll. Ii is conferred liz the terms Of the
Constitution, justified by the virtually
rcbe,lsous aud Incorporating attitude
II iilo section affected, and exercised IN
manner which can have no other e.
fecs than u yindicate the sovereignty
u the Nation, secure obedience 30 its
jua laws, aud protect TIE rights q al
clax-es ~ citiT-ns. II Il establishes
military domination il is because ample
experience has shown that civil process
e. ago entirely insufficient to meet tle
r1ogcncies 81 the ease IN hand And
The Southefn people have in ti.elr own
bands The power 80 relieve themselves
foa this unusual aud abitrary control
III Submitting 10 the conditions which
sr1 imposed upon them and conform.
mg ilse.r policy 70 that q TIE country
A. large