New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-10-24


that he has been warning upon GeSS'' us ever
those who defcnd him say he SoTrnT out Mr. In
coins policy Look at the States Mr. Lincoln attempted
sas tennessee and West virginia carved ont Of old Yr
ginia He placed them all in the hands of loyal
Iohnson-eyery Of them into the hands Of Rebels
he difference between the brilliant light of the at
made Johnson Governor Of Tennessee until he first
made him bngadier in the army of the United States,
Chief Of the army he had the right to detail
detailed any soldier to that duty, from private to
General under military law; but he had power
to appoint to eyii ONCE than any man or woman before
know how they got Their pay They got from the War
96ev TeTy c SGHd not get it out rS OF the
Military Department. Yet he talks about usupation!
That not all ON the I'd day Of April 1866 when John
son issued his proclamation declaring peace estab-
shed He has number OF whereases: lie put them all
cites the various proclamotons by which these states
were declared in rebellion and then goes and says:
per authority Federal people
well and ioyally disposed"
No doubt they were well and Loyalty disposed. You
saw IL when 500 negroes in the South were wantonly
killed since made them free You have seen 1t in the
Outrages upon white men because they Union men!
You see his policy and its results, which eliminated at
Memphis and New orleans in the murder Of white men.
loyal bass He then adds, whereas standing armies,
military occupation, martial law, military trib,
Everyone knows that time past but for the army
Union man in the South safe He then goes on and
says that peace is established The Constitution says
Congress shall have power to declare war, &c.
The power to declare war carries with 1t the
power to make peace Your fathers knew II
nere was TO lie war the people who were to lay down
their lives had the right TO say when should be declared
and whe IL should ne stopped as wen as 10 secure the
nation against Its inconvenience His proclamation was
In july ss2 the Congress Of the United states passed
law authorizing the President to issue Amnesty Procla
NATION, such terms he might t for the purpose
Of ending the war Mr. Lincoln Issued IT, Dasng IL on TINS
law, and was spurned by the Rebels In January 1901
in Mr. Lincoln, knowing that he was pardonng Rebels
with the very same hand ne was striking down
TSrp a. 10 defy the law he issued tins mnesty5
proclamation for the pardon oil SoeT S Grant hieh
more like an amnesty than marriage license Is like
statutc license afects only the parties procuring IT,
aud they they please, as person accepts or re-
jects preferred pardon. statute affects the whole
Community. lie knew he had no power to issue IL even
Jerry Black who IS constantly at his ear Is reported
To have told him he had no power 10 issue IT, suppose
lie found out last year that we didn't want INN Tor fres
dent perhaps lac thought We would have MN Tor KING
lIaughtcr Therefore he issued this amnesty Proca-
nation with number Of whereases' that inc laws arc
now enforced the states lately IN insurrecton and the
people Of the said States are Wen and Loyalty disposed
that large standing armies ana military government are
Incompatible with the rights guaranteed ny tle Consihu-
ton; that regulatory ana fmdcuVe P3noy nUs,ns
pains and penalties, connscauOn ana OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
now a. always, only tcnd-to hinder reconciliation
therefore he declared general annesiy eAcep1g oniy
two or three hundred persons WIN VI
all their privileges immnniues, ana rights OF properly,
except as 10 property WIN lesA'u 70 sl,v 2 ,' h
that amnesty proclamation was 'hIyNn ~
him into the very teeth 81 the people ana congress ny
wOudhc autOCrat 10 show us now c dtntd US Au
preamble OF the original Military billiard the same doc
Urine y embodied In the two supplemental blls-statcs
that whereas 10 legal state governments OF aneduht1
protection 81 NE or property now exist IN the hsDe.
peace and good order should be- enforced In said states
and loyal aud Republican state governments 0e legally
nye military districts aud that those persons who have
been perurod officers Of the state or the General Gov
eminent well traitors, should not DO voters, but
should occupy back seats This bill declares that 10 legal
governments exist there and THIS declaration Is snDse
In the fleflg
ION si,'s, there Athonrh In that bill we de
mnnd the acknowledgements for the present OF certain
classes Of Rebes yet the very teeth of that law he hufs
III. "sii Hcf f ohss % a% NO Feseht
has right TO any policy except To carry our '1ad Jaw,
Of that law HIS oath Is prescribed In the nth section OF
The second article Oh ie fHnso ~ sS IVA no nrof
carry into execution all the powers vested by the Con
suion In the Government Of the United states, or any
department or officer thereof There cannot be depart
meut or officer Of the Government with any power eN
aud they only The Constitution gives the President
the power after Congress has passed bills To veto them
and then Congress rcpasscs them by tWOthrds VOTE
tno ~ Wb,t i, that oath lie shall take care that
The laws be faithfully executed" our fathers made that
instrument for well a. Tor peace Tor he hurricane
as well as the calm-so made tat instrument lat nave
never thought II necessary 10 outside the Constitution
Tor authority for all that We have done but believed tha
the power 20 declare war carries WIN an te power ol
the Jaws ~ nations in war That H. all want ZAP
plause our fathers, with wise sasacy Thought there
might be President time who would not like the
laws which Congress had passed and might wish TO set
mn policy Of his own against them, aud they required
~ iver President sloud swear that he would execute
The laws. They did not stop there. They said, You
shall swear that you Will faithfully execute these laws,
'h"nc they NAV c contrary TO your policy. Your oath
AS Executive requires you not only to execute Them but
10 fafh nty execute them" That means with zeal ana
adrlIty and honestly They do not stop there They in
scrt words which found nowhere else, peculiar words,
quaint words that do not occur anywhere else III your
Nationa Constitution Ihey sd b mG S the laws
he faithfully executed" II shah be the object Of his
zeal 10 with the whole ygor Of his nature with
the whole power OF the Government enlisted Ia the work
OF taking that the laws be faithfully executed
Who Will say that Andrew johnson has faithfully kept
that oath i"No"l No. He would not say so himself
Applause There has been good deal Of misrepresena-
c S9 OF N Tna 's said there To don't nchd like
Mr.. johnson. to take back my words SAID
laws cannot be executed that the President VIII not eA-
ecue them but the contrary uses his Executive power
10 resist the laws OF Congress, and To Keep ths country III
turmoil then say there is only one resort ana our
fathers put upon MS the responsibility OF !nat resort
lGreat cheering voice mpeach MN. Mhat l
have said has been taken down am not Responsible Tor
what others TT to put into my mouth; but am respo
IAppause But this is not all. wish We could close
This political record here bur It + 6aekeE eSeh he atne
Let take you down to Fort FISHER Wien e t.a1s
upon IL had been repulsed when distinguishes
almost impracticable and that II could not be
reduced Mr. Lincoln felt the necessity OF us capture 10
close M the Rebelrunnng port OF Wilmington mat p0rt
which by It's supplies from abroad kept alive the sprt
Of the Rebellion, and he sent Tor brave %heSr f
lon hone for You 20 lead want you 10 go down to that
fort hurl your IT. capture that tort ana plant tue
stars and ma, stripes owe, m T the duty Of soldier He de-
sired no greater glory lie Infused his men WIN heSs
Ike his own told them how much depended on lle elor
how essential II was TO capture that stronghold anu ~,
broad daylight they poured upon IL over Ilno Pts anu
batteries and bast0s They fought man TO man ana loo
10 foot tore down that banner black with rebellion ana
red with blood and upifted the banner OF beauty ahd
hack receiving the greaful pauds Of the country and
the deserving thanks Of Mr. Lincoln, Gen Terry was
where ne performed his duty faithfully The LEGISLATURE
OF Virginia, reconsructed udeh ,o r fnair and