The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-10-18
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TIE Democratic party won't endorse Johp-
son. Yet We Aeas from one end Of the lad
70 the other the Democratic cry thst CoagT9s
10 keeping ten States out of the Union. -
Statss are those? The States orgas'zea p
H. johnson slicts. They asc mot ehecad
State organizations in the South. Johnses
said all civil government had been DESTROYED
in these ten States by the rebellion. Tint
the Constitution of the United States made
II the duty of the General Government 70
guarantee 70 esch Stats . Rsp0bIicaa lngu Of
rovennsat; thas thsrslbre hs, Jehssph,
President Of the United States, and Con,
mander-in Chief Of the army and navy, and
Chief Civil Executive officer, must see that
this provision Of the Constitution was car
red out. Therefore he appointed Provisional
Governors for those States and directed them
to organize civil governments, Republican in
form. Then he provided for the calling Of
primary Conventions to form Constitutions,
and he prescribed the qualifications Of voters
for members Of this Convention. The State
Governments organized by these primary
conventions we're actually new State Gov.
ernments. The old State Governmen ts
johnson himself said had been DESTROYED,
and be SO considered and so treated them.
When these johnson Governments sent Con
gressmen and Senators to Congress and Con-
gress would not receive them, the Democrats
ic party raised, with johnson, one long, loud
and protracted howl. These then are the
chief measures Of the johnson administra-
ton. The organization of governments in
the rebellious States, by his edicts, and the
demand upon Congress that these States
should be recognized, and their Congressmen
and Senators be received by Congress, en-
dorsed by the Democratic party, and yet they
say they don't endorse johnson. Congress
said if 1t be true that all civil governm ens has
been swept away by the rebellion, in these
ten States, it is our duty to make
laws for carrying into effect that provision OF
the Constitution guaranteeing to each State
= republican form of Government for the
Constitution gives power to Congress to make
all laws necessary and proper for carrying
into effect all powers delegated by the Con-
stitution to the Government of the United
States, and this power to guarantee to each
State republican form of government was
granted to the Government of the Unit ID
States.
Upon this question the Democratic party
stand by johnson, and the Republican party
stand by Congress. The Democratic party,
10 standing by johnson, say all civil govern
ments in those ten rebellious States were de,
stroyed by the rebellion, aud that Andrew
johnson, as President Of the United States
and as such COMMANDMENT Chief of the
army and navy, and chief civil executive Of
fcer of Government, had the power under
that provision of the Constitution, whic h
guarantees to each State a republican form
OF government, to organize those new South.
ern State governments.
The Republican party. in standing by Con.
gress, say it is true that all proper civil gov
ernments in those ten States were DESTROYED,
il not BY the rebellion, at least by those lille.
gal States organized by the edict Of Andrew
johnson, and 1t becomes the duty OF Con.
gress, under the provisions of the Constitu-
ton, to organize in those ten States govern
ments republican in form.
Let the Democratic party stand by their
victim, Andrew johnson, or back down an 4
say Congress was right in ignoring Johnson >
State governments, and in refusing TO receive
representatives from them. Poor Andy, he
was pulled up with the idea that he was to be
the bridegroom at that wedding brought about
by the Philadelphia Convention, but events
have proved him only to have been the delu.
ded bride, and now the Democratic party,
after having rihed him Of his honor and rep,
utaton, wish to declare the aforesaid mar
rage null and void. Stick to them ANDY.
Don't be abandoned. Make that speech de
claring that the recent Democratic successes
are yours. Don't be snubbed in your own
household.
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