The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1867-03-13

for in what MIR. johnson charac,erizes
as the ten States wherein the laws are
IN undlsturbed and harmonious opera,
lion; the Courts are open, and in the
full exercise OF their proper authority;
'ljfe, liberty, and property are secured
by State laws and Federal laws Such
being, and long having been, the state
of facts, according to Mr.. Johnson's
conception, aud the butchery of Horton,
Dostie, Henderson, Sc, at New Or.
leans, having been especially justified
by him, it is plain that we cannot ex.
pect better results from such rule. such
peace, III the future, than in the recent
past Ii the States wherein Union SOL
dlers and negroes are now murdered
With impunity arr loyal and entitled to
like self government and power in the
Union with New York and OHIO. then
it Is plain that dozen wholesale butch
cries per AMMAN like those of Memphis
and New Orleans cannot divest them
OF such rights. TO concede to them
the character he claims for them is to
admit that our murdered brethren in
woke and deserved their fate.
On this grave issue, the Loyal Millions
are at lrreconcilable issue with Mr. John
SON The question was fully argued be-
fore them, by himself and others, in cur
late elections; and the verdict was direct
and ovel whelming. They know that it
is their right to have ample protection
t'r loyal men at tho South, They con.
fiaently believe they have power to en-.
force that right--they know that, at all
events, it is their duty to ''y, II Mr..
Johnson, or any one e'se, tances they
they can be weamcd or Lullied ont of this
determination, be will find himself sorelv
mistaken.
GA a fundamental issra, Mr. johnson
is sadly confused as well as f!agrantly
wrong. He speaks Of the doomed
parties under this act as mine m:il:ons'
which is about tie t'tll population OF
the ten States in question. But of these
'nine millions over Three Millions are
Blacks every one of them an enthu>
slastlc supporter of the policy OF Com
gress, and an implacahla adversary Of
the l'Essident's. Then there is large
class otlhyal Wb'cs-certainly not less
than onh miilioh--who complain only
Chat the act is not SO stringent as 1t
should be. None of these Four Millions
and over account themselves 'ioomed
parties or the operation OF the act an
ignoninious Observation-Disclosures Of them
feels that it 'degraies' or even dstraa-
chlses' them On the contrary, The
great mass OF them are enfranchIsed by
the act so roundly S,igmatized aud rail
ed at by the Pfcsilent-known that
they would remain f1rever d,gfranchi ed
but tor the'lnterposition Of Congress-
And, though Mr., Johnson asserts that
The negroes have not asked for the
privilege OF voting: the vast majority Of
them have no idea what it means, he
has only to be a candidate for reelection
to convince him that they both want
and know how to vote, and that the
characters of Moses and Pharaoh ave
Disseminated and conirastcd IN the
minds even OF the dul!est amcng them
The diversity OF conviction evinccd by
+he Veto Message is so broad and clear
That there is no excuse for sophlstry or
pcthtogging; and the Presidents aI!u,
ilon to past Instructions in Mass chu-
;etts, Pen usylvania, Sc, as parallels to
he great Southern Rebellion, insults
he understanding of his readers. In
each OF these cases, the State wherein
he inSurrection arose was firmly attach,
,d to the Union, and the rebellion de.
led her authority exclusively or In con
unctlon with that of the Nation. A
OF ten or twelve States,
Trough their organized governments,
% divide and subvert the Union, IS AS
lillerent from this as chalk from cheese,
md demands totally diverse treatment.
And the fact that contederacy and in
direction are alike legally invalid proves
lothing beyond itselt--.at all events,
'roves nothing to the Presidents pur-
pose, wa"
But we cannot make room further to
'Xpose the errors embodied in tins most
unfortunate Veto. It's obvious tendency
o keep the Southern States unrecon>
tructed and unreprcsented is in every
'icw deplorable. Had the President,
me year ago, approved the Civil Rights
nil and advised those States to accept
md ratity the Constitutional Amend