The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-11

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lAw had No rshs 10 impair the effectiveness q that law
me President bed right his private opinion; they
had rsas % demand hal hs keep n 70 himself. De-
Indictment an invitation 10 resist
ancs. Doubtless the offender against IL would snap his
would probably DO mss~iss s s %, would b the
greater criminal Of The two What gave greater
bus for that these might have been passed by silence
Was bus the other day these people had been At war
boon nothing but bitter impacabe bate 70 the
Union. The want OF power prevented their Wreak
10 the chair tur wadsl The Prssidsnt had in effect
said 10 ihem:--"I. Andrew johnson President OF the
United States do herehy proclaim all rebels thai the
so called reconstruction acs are plainly unconstu
tonal any thai can be imagined and are therefore
null and void that these bind you hand aud foot
strange end hostile power; that not bound to
cute laws which unconstitutional, and that though
for provdennal reasons Doom beet 70 keep up the
appearance OF executing them, yet hereby proclaim for
you universal amnesty IN advance for ali your acts
done In violation OF such laws " Would they sit silently
by II the President had issued such proclamation He
bad concluded that he had right treat the
President with consideration this discussion Than
though he we're a double skinned rhnocercE The re-
acts OF hits Presidential nightmare that hangs
the breast OF this nation had the OF
this bSs,Ina Of conrssss Win moderation and IN
proper Spirit Assumption Of nngranted power the
resident had called their course recognition or any
possibility of mistake on his part, but dogmstic defiance
and dcnuFciaton Of Congress acting uneonsttt0n-
ally and Ia~lesy tyrannca body, the audacious
course OF the President II there was remedy for
this It was pilable Spectacle hsSsovereign power OF
the nation crnging " such an attack. Was il 10 be
supposed that this denunclaon was impartipg Dior-
nation Oh the slate Of the Union; II this i So then
tho man In the Presidential chair was placed there 10 be
their pedsgogue; but no such thing justified by the
the repeal Of any Law for the sake OF expc
diepcy, he would assume that tho President had
then depended ON mo o. the case But he
had right 10 eoasculae the forces OF tha: Law IL
cite resistance 10 i,al the heinous when there
already prejudice in the minds o men
wboss ears his language had sounded like music
andrew Johnson had said to them. "coms all
ye that arc heavily lsden by Congress, and "ii give
you rest Who knew that this was the last step be
medi,atsdf What meant his inquiry IN The Message
geston that the Executive might he forced 70 stand
his rights of cause against Constess ~ was but feel
ins .no pulse Of oonsIsss y s how far he might Co.
how he should bc supported and proof OF that,
had DO the power. he would drive them from the Capi
merely expressed an opinion but asserted fact. The
, ~". sss ,.es q Had The "i rr.s!a.ns gwen
have condcmnsd il; but there was q manifest
difference between tbemAs much 30 As between nring
bus trsnscsnied his constitutional prerogaslse. This
calculated 30 incite resistance 70 The law making
power by the Executive power, whose duty 4 Was %
that Congress The lawmssing power whether thcy
named Tom, Dick or Harry, Andrew or Jeremiah
obstruc.on OF the laws vas rot now physical Why
simply the rebels had not the power The fire
but long alter smonldeved rsadylo break out anew.
Congress- not sbe President stood between the blacks
ana reimbursement. Let 10 him they would be as
helpless as lamb IN tue Jaws OF . VOL. iney bad
called 10 Congress out Of the depths; and.
10 It's eterna! honor, il had accorded them
not only freedom but cvil and political rights.
An enfrsnchised people, whom the ProsideI,
sad unit for SELF government had taken hold OF
political power as no people bad ever done before bn,
INIT
have been established in the South for years to come
governments established, by men called by Alexander
perfectly able govern themselves Tbc great question
was. would tho Southern people establish republican
governments she OF loyal reconstruction
The Prcssden, sought teach rebels that there
punishment for resistance to the RccoLstrEtion ac
white the power was 10 hs hands. me Presdeni mas
prsciuded by the ac,ion OF Congress- 10 passing bill,
from pronouncng opinion on IL otherwise Than az an
individual, Con being the supreme legislative
power whose acts entered IN the archives OF tho
nation and avery s,ch ofGer was bound by i and mus
make Il his own ruis Especially was this the case
where law passed The Presidents veto. after
rehearIng aud a reargumer when tho President was
ensctuay barred and precuded fTorn denounring a.
Unconstitutional II he were not whv coaid not any
Other EXECUTIVE officer denounce III IL he or they had
any sucn power from whence did II come II from
the ecn,uln I'm. e sn. "Afs s.. s.s'a ~s S
right, followed that he had used hrs high ONCE
before them the Opinions OF Andrew Johnson VINO was
Was that sbrcach Of tho hish privileges OF Congress
ie convinced this called for represcnsion, and
they could not. In viow OF their high Office, pass ny
this dcnuncailon Stats papers, read possibly over
The whole Union. Thm was the senate OF the United
States aud he would preserve its dignity such
cyoachmeb,s that IT should syan 10 attacked
by Executive nsolence. This much he osed to himself
and 70 the noble tate he represented, whether the
Senate agreed with him or mol.
Mr. JOHNSON dem OF Md, desired 10 speak on the
resolution, but said u iiw4s agreeable 20 me senate,
he rouic prefer 10 have postponed nrt 10 morrow.
ADJOURNMENT.
AZ the suggestion OF Er SsFsvsa .repi % Ohio, the
further considers postponed 10 Thursday =,
ocek, and af,er short executive sessop The Senate
adjourned.