The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-09-25

", -"i' Alncolll, IN aDnrny
ing it, was careful to notify congress l 81.
without the authorization il prsfsns maj ~. !.
give, he would have the power to s,.u y
amnesty, and that he approved the hSs rs.
ply because its purposes in relation a ' n.
rebellion were in harmony with biiss y;ass
In his first proclamation Of amAeais ~ I.
cites, as his authority, for issuing 81 tss
provision Of the constitution We have nv "
ed. 1sve
i Congress, BY the repeal ofstls las 4.
doubt intended to assert that its g sons;sS.
ance was necessary to invest the pisiiSs ss
with power to grant amnesty aad eam siai
Of prominent radical newspapers hass {.
Gently taken this position; but thet tsaisS
maintain it, and will not long .'attennt Il
do so. President and the explicit ~
guage Of the constitution are botk 1AN1
them! ,..,.
It being settled, then, that the, p "
had full authority to declare the ambssty
proclaimed on Saturday, the Question X
interest is as to its effect. The classes 4,
copied from its provisions are so oinsiss;sl
cant, III numbers that the proclamation 50,
be treated as extending to all persons M
engaged 10 the rebellion. It ''obli,s0Sn6,
offence" This is the univesally-aeceul1
opinion in regard to the effect of amaeat,
It follows inevitably that the persons Is Is
Guided within its terms are released ffooiih1D
disabilities imposed on them because ofsll
offence. The proclamation aexteb1ssR
them "a full pardon, with the restoratipd
at privileges, immunities aud fighsj i
property" except property in slaves
Radical newspapers say that thispasdos
will not restore to those to whom it il q.
tended the elective franchise, of ~kitt
they have been deprived by act Of contrur
Perhaps the radical newspapers makiie
this statemant understand law better III
the supreme court Of the United Stats.
Garland was a lawyer and an ex-rebel, Hs
was pardoned by the president. Alsx s.
congress excluded him from practice Ia tts
United States courts becauseo of his paltiicis
pancy In the rebellion. He pleaded 80
pardon. 1t was claimed on the part OF
government that the intention Of the law
was not to impose q penalty, but to- quad
the courts against officers LAWYERS Wv
held to be officers Of the courts--who ysle
disloyal. The supreme court overruiod tbis
claim, and said the law did impose penal.
ty from which Garland was released 6y tie
pardon. The court also decided, in the Mis-
souri, test oath case, that the test oath in.
posed q penalty though the intention ofths
law may have been simply to guard a
purity Of the ballot-box and the gopernmsu
against disloyal voters. The radicals, Il
maintaining that the proclamation of a.
nesty does not enfranchise the whites oftA
south must meet these decisions, made ).
a court a majority Of whose members q
republicans. aliia. ,'I.ss
Suppose. the district commanders rsida
to permit the men included within the AZ
|nesty to register and vote. The distfe
commanders are subject to the orders OF III
president. He has shown thatibsikpov,
how to GUST them, and heis not afrAid 4
do SO. He had a purpose in Issuing 4
proclamation. What was !? II was to en-
| the south from the horrors Of radical "a
negro misrule. It is not probable that 4!
will be foiled in the accomplishment ofthi|
purpose BY the characterization Of oacil
whom he can command. Nh
To be consistent, he should at once i'm
Through the general of the army niordal
to every district commanders 10 pennisth
whites included in the amnesty to regista
and vote. The law ofcohgress disfishchs
/ ing and excluding those men from Office y
/ imperative. Their offence has been ohlA
4 Grated. They stand "the same as 4 tbs9
had committed no offence, and consequent
1 y laws imposing penalties on them Mcauss
! Of their rebellion do not apply.
It is now in the power ofthe president
to foil the Jacobins, IN regard to the elet
! tons in the southern states this fall-
Since his campaign beginning with "
suspension Of Stanton, he has atted tfsl
commendable courage and promptnessE, !;
Let him finish the good work thus begun
and see il congress will take the raspo o!l !
| bility Of keeping the southern states on O
! the union another year. Between NON {! ~ y
December there will be time to orgaaill
those states under the military bills iat
elect congressman. The president canno,
safely recede. His only true policy nos
is to act on the aggressive and reply % =, !.
| ical menaces as Senator Wilson said hed,s
reply to friend who told him ccuefes'
would impeach him II he removed Stanton Ie
"Let them impcach and be-. Ia I,
will not attempt to impeach. lhs id u
elections will give them q quietus'- ~
cago Times.