The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-07-22
The Presidents veto Of the supple

MONDAY NORSISG' JULY ZS'
the Presidents veto Of the supple
1nen;ary Eeconstruc tion bill, published
on our first page this morning, is not
an entirely new document, such as we
were led TO expect from some tels-
grams and Washington Letters last
week. 1t is but a repetition Of the sub
stance Of his veto Of the original bill,
with the addition of certain details and
specifications in regard 70 the points
wherein the act vetoed Is inconsistent
with the hitherto recognized StHtsshlps
at the South. The President, il Will be
noticed, lays great sEess on these al
Legged Inconsistencies and conflicts, and
mar too Notwithstanding he Is the last
man In the world who can properly
cast a atone on the question Of antece-
dents. Doubtless ne succeeds in his
many private conversations In recon-
cling the status Of Andrew Johnson,
Military Governor Of Tennessee, with
his present position as President Of the
UnIted states. He boasts Of his consis-
tsncy IN all his speeches throughout his
tours, even though his hearers, as they
50 often do, laugh his shameless Hsssr-
lions to scorn in his very teeth.
But it is not matter Of records nor
any question of consistency that Is in
issue between the Congress Of the
country and Andrew Johnson. Oi
what a vail Is it in him to show that the
southern States are Distracted Tor Inter
nal Revenue or Circuit Court districts?
Orthat several of them ratified more
than year ago the amendment 70 the
Constitution aboIishiBg slavery? OF
,srat substance 10 1t TO show that in
very many respects all departments Of
The Government, from the very cFudi-
Ties and necessities of the unparalleled
dilemma in which they found them
selves. were compelled TO deal with
those States as with regularly organized
municipalities. Mr.. johnson might as
geiItauntand Teproach Congress snd
Inc country with having accorded them
BslllgeEeut rights during the war. The
World kuows tina. it was a necessity on
our part To do 50, just rs u also
knows that the Southern States were
Ielt in a condition OF chaos at the
eIo.e OF the war, and that the mind OF
the country, for want OF everything
ike precedent. was totally unable to
determine upon the first Steps necessary
10 bs taken in the way of TeconstTuc-
ton and restoration. All that has been
done since Lee surrendered has been
the result Of cropping our way along
We have had TO deal with rebels, the
full extent OF whose recreancy and dis
affection we did not know at the time
OF their surrender. Not only have We
had to deal with them, but also with
a trn!torous President, and the TWO to-
ge;bsr have forced upon the country
expedient after expedient, policy after
policy, amendment upon amendment,
in order 10 preserve to the country the
rssul. = OF the war and prevent reac-
tionary triumph of the rebellion. 1t Is
not the fault OF the loyal people Of the
United States that the Southern
Stales are not back in the Union
ns states to-day. 1t was in their power
10 have accomplished their own restora-
ton ere this. But they combined with
President johnson. and he with them,
10 overthrow the representatives OF the
loyal people OF the nation, and achieve
IA restoration to power that should be
NJ nearly as possible an assertion aud
acknowledgement of entire innocence
and perfect equality on behalf OF the
SJuth. And for two years Congress
ms struggled against the rebel States
and President johnson on this issue.
The message published this morning is
"a sor, OF last link in the chain. II Is a
fitting culninatlon OF all that has been
said and done by the treacheTous de-
serter who penned 1t. The country will
take AS lille account OF 1t however as
did Congress. 1t Will deride and defy
his puny threats about not executing
the laws OF the land. Public contempt
will follow that part OF the message
wherever 1t is read, and the reading ri
1t VIII fan tho flame of Impeachment
from hitherto smouldering embers that
MIR. johnson did not know Of Not ex-
ecuie the lawsl Why, what alterna-
tive has Mr.. johnson? To whom will
he make his appear Sot 10 'he army
Tor Grant, Sheridan, Sickles, Pope, and
the district commanders are with Con-
gress. The army is with Congress.
The people are with them. The
purse and the sword are in
their hands. Andrew johnson is pow
orIess. He is bound hand and foot, ii
h. only knew 1t. He Is stripped not
uniy OF the patronage but also of the
prestige that once belonged to the Ex-
ccuhve department ofthe Government,
aud he now virtually occupies the posi-
ton OF oue who has been suspended
from the duties of his office. Poor, rash,
and Infatuated man that he is, he seems
incapable OF comprehending his own
bitter emnscuIatiou. 1t will perhaps
only be when his official head is
brought to the block that he will realize
how powcrless and degraded he has be-
come in the popular estimation.
THE Hons C. d. Hubbard and Daniel
Polsley, members of the House, arriv-
ed in The city yesterday morning from
Washington, where they left Saturday