Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1867-12-12

i ulD1 w tilS liAliiAo VI eNNhN INt tSNN'Ni
il so important that a violation Of
the constitution is justified as the
means of bringing IL about. We.
arc not permitted TO do evil that
good may come, but in this case the
end IS evil. The subjugation Of
these States to negro domination
would be worse than military des
potism under which they are now
suffering. The blacks in the South
are entitled to be well and humane
ly governed and have the protec-
ton of just laws for their rights Of
person and property. If it were
practicable we at this time would
give them a government of their
own, but it is questionable to do so
but now they are permitted to elect
legislators, organize States and elect
Presidents. No independent gov
ernment has been maintained by the
negroes. MN T
The Message goes on to argue
the dangers Of the Elective Fran
chise and says that four millions of
degraded slaves yesterday, cannot
be intelligent freedmen to-day. The
President is willing to join in any
plan to better the condition of the
negroes in all their rights, save
transferring to them our political
inheritance. N
The President alludes to the un-
counted millions that the Congress
sional plan has cost, and says: 1t
will increase the burden of taxation
and may bankrupt us, We must
not, he adds, delude ourselves, it
will require a strong standing army
and probably more than two mil
lions per year to maintain the SUI
premacy of negro governments
when they are established. The
money thus thrown away, if put in
to a banking fund, would pay the
national debtin Is years. 1t is vain
to hope that the negroes will main
tain their own ascendency (
He discusses the extent to which
the President may go toward pro
tecting the Constitution, and oppo-
sing the unconstitutional acts OF
Congress and says: 1t has caused
him much soltcitude and he believes
that Executive assistance to uncon-
stitutional acts might in high times
of party excitement lead to civil
war The Executive would concede
much to preserve the peace but
there may be times when he would
have to take a stand regardless Of
the consequences, The so-called
reconstruction acts do not come
within the purview just mentioned
though clearly unconstitutional =
The people are not wholly disarmeo
of the power of self defence. In
all the Northern States they still
hold i'll their hands the right of pro
lection, and the late results OF The
ballot show, he says, that his faitt
in the people was not misplaced.
The Civil Tenure Bill is next dis
cussed and denounced as unconsti
tutional and extra judicial and pro
motive Of fraud in preventing thu
removal of dishonest officers.
The President then elaborated,
discusses the Financial question
and invites to it the early considera
ton of Congress, In comparing
the currency circulation Of sever
wears ago with what it is now, h
saws that these striking facts max
it the obvious duty Of the govern
ment to take such measures as vii
enable the holders of its notes anC
those of the national banks to con
vert them without loss, into speci
orits equivalent. A reduction o
our circulating paper medium nee
not necessarily follow. This woul
, depend on the law of demand an'
supply, though it should be born
! in mind that by making legal ten
t der and bank notes convertible int
+ coin or its equivalent, their presen
4 specie value would be enhanced 10
per cent. The buried issaes OF on
: bonds and the gold and paper in
! terest of the same is alluded to {
= some length, Then the Presider
# declares that equal and exact jus
n tice requires that all the cree
s itors Of the government should |
+ paid in currency Of equal yalu
l. not gold for one and paper Il
n another. He favors the measure
l. retiring our paper currency that Il
S, term Of gold and silver may cea'
l. TO be articles of traffic, and retul
to our avenues of trade 1t is u
l. reasonable to expect, he says, a r
e, turn to q sound currency, 50 lon
s, as the government by irredeemaol
re notes fills the channels >of circul'
Sc ton with deprecated paper.
At The attention of Congress is ear
ii estly invited to the necessity OF
n. thorough revision of our reyenl
g, system, and large reduction in =
of number of articles taxed, is urged
OIL The President says peace has be-
Of secured with the Indians, but tn
to he has no official details from t
VS. Commissioner. :.
at The reports of the Interior, \
he wv, War and Post Office Depal
he ments are fully alluded to, but t
m figures have been published alreao
a Regarding foreign affairs, t
It. President says: Mexico is retur