New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-03-20

rights under tho Constitution To become again lect
mate States IN the Union as to ente them to equal
rights with the other states the Constitution requires
the sanction Of Congress II matters not whether such
power attributed 10 the provision 20 Admit new Ss,
fo act so has the SunTeme Court OF The United States lie.
cIded in Luther aet Borden, and elsewhere The
lawmaking power providing for the case, the Presl'
Confederate States of America" conquered power,
the President, as CommandernChef, may hold them Ia
military rule until the sovereign power Of the nation tie
caCs by what laws they shall be governed Sovereignty
rests with the people and is exercised through their rep
not only the military control Of those conquered States,
but he has attempted tn give the force OF laws TO ms
procamations and decrees whereby he has determined
what acts shall entte them Ia all the rights Of States IN
the Union. He has imposed upon them forms Of gov.
without their consent and without the consent
Of Congress. He has allowed small minority OF Their
votes TO register his constitutions and without submitting
them to the ratification OF the people, he has declared
them legitimate organic laws aud tho states recon
structed" He Ia, imperiousiy required OF Congress
TO treat them equal IN all their rights TO the loyal
States without inguIng whether they are entitled to
fGrrT ana S5 oSsa for c TO nre into
the ana ef9igg q epfIs VINO present c0
obeyed he o5tructs legislation and orbids Congress TO
pass laws In the absence OF such members What more
f;SS ry-d fofI;O Yeats, has hot yenturcd to oppose
his single Will to the viii q ne nation aon Nei9 n.
which had paced the Perae oil LOG a 70 rpser
the edcts the Crown But for the last hundred years
doomed TO nfamy by the English people and by history
We undergoing the test OF courage and the ines
n
craven none can tell. For who Judge Of his
own strength History viii record ther Name
OF becoming famous But 1t IL said that blr Johnson IL
but carrying out the policy OF Mr. Lincoln That, II
true would not justify his errors But II - not tue IN
the midst of Mr. Lincoln had but little time or little
occasion to examine the question OF reconstruction
subseryent TO that great object Attempts to distract
the Confederate" Government were made by recogniz
with small portions Of louisiana The President encOur
aged them to assume the form OF state but congress
never sanctioned IT, The President, by his and
proclamation Of December 1888, suggested mode OF re
construction But in it he distinctly discaimed al right
gestion OF plan did not exclude other plans. lie s2id
. Iot es San. ,2' S,, De P snd s, %s
ai exclusive ely Nth the respective Houses and %, to any sI'en
He defines more carefully what he meant in this proc
bcfo aiY bis death Hf ltG Il Hp, 1861 said
From the National Inis.hg.ncer Of Apri ", 1859
oa pe,ente pan 6on.inco las the phrase goes Which
promised adorte b any state sho be acceptable and sustained
by tbe Executive Go,rmel Of nation distinctly sasi that il
se protested tf.i lie FSaie c,ed -, % when Or
How different from our present Secretary of state
That good man, who willingly iufringed upon tho
rights OF any other department OF the Government ex
prcssy accorded to Congress alone he power 70 declare
seats in Congress from such States IL IS not 10 be dc
pied that his anxiety i9r The adm,sSn OF members from
parishes-gaye uneasEcss to the country The people
had begun fear that he msled, and was about TO
fall into error II he would have fallen into that
il is well for his reputation that be- did i've to execute
IT, From being The most popular. ne would have left
office the most unpopular man that ever occupied the
Executive chair. But that overriding Providence that
SO Wei guided him dd not permit such calamity 70
bcfal him lie allowed him to acquire most enyiable
reputation and then. before there single SpOt upon
t"he sailed into The g.. ery r 5.. I, c,s,,a
Here II there were any thing in common bu their sta,
ton what temptation 10 tEnw parallel But II wond
be unprofabIe especially In this debate For what we
say at the grave, Of admirrh iena' or SiiS,en, ~
herocs. T. not biography inc stern pen Oh asory Hl
strip such cuiOglc ~ their nrc'rcols ornaments but
there no danger that the ghes, praise tat me moe,
devoted friends could bc't0N ON Inn WOud ever DC re-
verscd 10y p0,tcy. 50 solid W., the material ~ "hicn
rubbed the brighter 20 VIII shine Mi- Iih.on' as" wa
OF humble origin and who = not ial ! formed OF hc
mammal labor But he had TOO good taste ever TO poas o.
the accident oil hs bth or to weary The pbc ear Win
lie rose to the chief magstracy ~ the Great Re.
public by his sterling patriot sIu sober habits ana modest
political conyu-ion. His elevation was no accident. but
The result Of the cool Judgment OF nation OF Ireemr
such diii.crit cIeHnsAee'i tNfelc IN hp
some apprehension that Mr.. Lincoln would be 6e-lied
by hi, chci adviser into course which would hitt
nau seu'' ni ~ 1 2t In nj n pi,res !, iii
more ancniablc: Int every day }, showing that There
H., IL n".t,umou. fame should l- Un.pott,d
than that lac shouid endure Few more years ~
- r.t i,0t-, Il, ,nrt and L. his ovn personal
position. Il may Dee considered happy. From the hight
Of h, glor, hc bchod the promised Land. and vas with
drawn fiOu sight. H. the midst % the most exquisite
cuiol mcut pf li- favortc relaxation u" Wa n-antnc-
ouj taken away without suffering one arg ~ death
Like the prophet OF a., Lord vino knew not death e was
y,rt frni Garth to iratIr along uaek mo les lunt
or. tAan Do, Whoa,ceud.dira chariot of flame m h"rs's
of f.r. Would 10 cod tia. some small portion OF the
mantle 81 oar Elijah had nlrl or his ii,la Urea -oh
Irurd 10 chang, the ruler. bat 4" destroy The Gov
9rr.,ut always been treated Hs less cGpalo thhn
au uteirpt 70 change the Government An "d Witct
,91,. iinOHg our ancestor, tua,hcIy against IN.
country 'f, death and forfeit rr Of ua estate boz" real
nnd pcr-onsl Against the King Il wa' onj loss oi h'e
aud personal estate"