Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-12-05

From the N. Y. Tribunc.l
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We receive from our Washington office
full and comprehensive summary OF the Pres-
ident's Message, which will be presented 70
Congress to-day. 1t will be seen that his
Excelency still clings to the theories which
thus far have produced serious differences
between himself and Congress. He does
not think that Congress has, in any way, ad-
vanced the work Of Reconstruction, but that
as much remains to be done as when he en-
tered the Presidential office. He urges Con.
gress to repeat the Reconstruction acts and
remove the Southern States from military
rule. These acts are considered violation
of the national faith and In conflict with the
Constitution. They overwhelm all the COM
munities of the South, loyal and disloyal, in
| one common doom, and inflct upon them
| indiscriminate vengeance. He goes back to
the baIbarous ages to lind parallel 1of
them, and regrets that Christianity and civil
ization have not prevented the exactment
\ of such cruel and unjust laws. lie records
| the main object of these enaciments to con-
fer suffrage on the negro. This result will
be full of evils. The blacks deserve humane
treatment, but they should not have n gov.
eminent Of their own Millions of degraded
slaves Yesterday cannot be made intelligent
freemen to-day. The President will aid in
any plans to aid the negroes, but he will not
surrender to them our political heritage. He
bitterly inveighs against the extravaganza OF
military rule in the South. II will require
large standing army and 5000, 000, 900 an
nually to maintain the supremacy Of these
negro governments, for the negroes never
can maintain their own ascendancy. MIR.
johnson admits that he has given much
thought as to the extent of the resistance the
Executive should show to unconstitutional
legislation. Such resistance might, In times
of political passion, lead 10 civil war
He would concede much to preserve the
peace, hut the time may come when he may
J be compelled to take u stand regardless OF
consequences He does not think the
Reconstruction acts invite the imperative
} interference thus intimated They do not
absolutely cnslave the people--and the re-
} cent elections show to him that his conf
dence in the people is not misplaced.
The Message denounces the Tenure OF
Office Act as Unconstitutional, and tending
to provoke fraud by preventing the removal
7 of dishonest officials. The financial ques.
ton is discussed at length. Congress should
, take eteps to make the National notes as
good as specie. This may be done -wtaou
materially contracting the currency, althongl
G it is well remarked that the currency will bl
G governed by the law of supply and demand
. All the Government creditors should be pnit
, in uniform money, not gold for one ant
: paper for another A sound currency basil
is insisted upon, and this can never b'
G reached as long As irredecmable notes are
a issued. lie urges a thorough revision
c of our revenue system, and reduction 0
! taxation. The Alabama claims arc still
# open. lie declined the British proposition
$ for arbitration because it was not trankl.
Z and fairly made lie expresses the hope tina
i Great Britain will not persist in a refusal t.
y grant our country Justice.
II Altogether, we should judge from our cor
a respondent abstract that the Presidents Mes
J sage is an extraordinary document II strang
:, compound of craftsmanship and passion
> From his views on Reconstruction, SO flu
I, Of anger and prejudice, we turn to his view
on fin nee, which are patriotic and wise
There is one subject which the Presiden
never approaches without making up pit
him for his own sake. He should know TIL,
Reconstruction is settled, that the destiny I
the negro is beyond his control, and that Ii
might as well attempt TO bring the shcctles
ir dead out OF their bloody and honorahl
I'd graves as to persist in lbs efforts 10 chang
he it. Reconstruction has passed into history
s. and the President might as well admit I'll
@ fact. The other parts of the Message shoul
~ receive patient consideration, as they COZ
= tain much that the nation will generally al
- prove.