The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-11-09

Speaker Colfax made a lengthy speech in New
York "n the 2lsi inst. Speaking Of the imI'cAch.
mcni at President johnson he said
What authority had President johnson 10
issue his proclamation of peace ? There Is no
power vested In the President TO issue n prorla.
nation III peace. The Constitution invests the
war "a king aud Ieaee power in the Congress Of
the Cniied States only. The fathers OF our country
intended that " war was 10 he waged, the people
who were 10 lay down their lives in the strife
should b, their representatives in Congrrs. only.
have ,i'c power 60 declare war, and no one else
lAPPlansr The power TO carry ON war carries
the power 10 establish the terms OF peace Andrew
johnson had no power 60 declare war, aud had
no authority 20 declare peace and his peace pro.
rlaInaiiOn was not worth the paper on which 4,
was written This usuI patton Of johnson was
not enough. On the 7ih OF August, lsGG, he
issued u proclamation proclaim iion o. amncs.
" IN which there are no less than ten
''whereases." With few exceptions he directs hi.
amnesty 10 the whole South. lie had no righ,
TO issue proclamation Of amnesty no more
power than any one on this platform, or one of
these reporters before me. Our fathers knew wha,
an amnesty wns and would not trust the power
Of any one man. An amnesty Affects the ~holc
communiiy-afIects the whole country In
monarchies Il Is lodged with the king. In De.
mocracies is lodged with the people Abraham
Lincoln recognized this. Every Congress has re-
cogniz-d IL. Ia January, 1862 Congress lassed
Law permitting Mr. Lincoln TO issue M amnesty
whici, the rebels spurned. Mr. Lincoln issued q
second Promise OF amnesty this also was spur.
ned. 10 January, 1857, Johnson, IN favor al the
rebels, issued his proclamation Of amnesty par
doning rrl'rls and inAic,iug injury ON the Iiepub
lie. Congress, however, repealed the power Of the
President 10 iesue further amnesti.s fChe-rs
johnson wanted 10 show that he was superior 10
law aud was ready 10 do Ill he could TO iefea,
the law. lie knew he had no power 10 issue such
proclamation. Rvra derry Black, Who has bis
eur aud is squirting him In hIs usurpa,ions, war.
a'd btu that ss had not the IssssT Juhnson
Ionnd out that We dld not want him again as
I'rcsidcniand he wanted 10 be President Cheers.
] say that johnson threw bis las, amnesty in the
teeth of Congress aud In the tetth Of the pcoplr.
60 show how dispoecd he was 10 trample the Law
81 Congress aud the rights ofthe people under his
feet lcheersl. aud bid dehance 90 the provisions
Of the Constitution. ask your attention to his
oath. CHEERS. by that oath yoa will see in the
first place that after Congress passes a Law no
President has right 20 have policy Ia defiance
Of law. The fathers Of the Constitution thought
th-re nghi be johnson In the Presidential chair
who would not care for The laws Of Congress, and
they r-Inltrd that he shouId swear 10 faithfully
execute the laws 81 Congressman only execute
them. hut that he shall take care that the laws r
faithfully eKecated. u there Republican or q
Democrat, Off there ran b. sneh q thing lis
there n JohnsoRiir Who can nay that Johnson has
KEEP, hisoa,h (Applause aud eriss;pf ''no" No
be- would not say ~ himself. (langhter.l 1
will repeat here ionigh, wha, have said In OhIo.
where what ! said has bern misrrprrsenied.
said this That when Coagfess assemblies again
" congrss. Had tina, the laws cannot h. exrvalrd
that Tie Pfsstdrni will not execute them aud thai
he d~s resist The power of Congress aud Me
laws :" oaasrrss and keeps the country IN q state
~ igrH"ii INSTEAD Of peace. II aiy that IN ihla
cas~ iieIr " but TUE Iesoarte and our fathers
have pa nl.ln ~ The responsibility At the act
fGrei' eh'-'sing which interrupted the speaker
for s"n'r m'nrnis and criss ~ imuarh hin, y