New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-11

but feeling the pulse OF Congress to aee how far
be might 60, aud the pulse Of Rebes and Rebel
symnabizeT to see how Tar he should be supported.
Had he the power would drive them from the Capitol
merely expressed opinion but asserted fact The
coustitutionaity Of law fact, fact.
,d Inc President given it in the form of am opinion mo-
body would have condemned H. buJ there was manifest
difference between Them as much so between firing
GiaUt csrtridee and q double shcttcd cb9rrs He h1d
thus transcribed his constitutional prorogtye. This
was calculated 20 lucite resistance To- the laws making
mower by The Executive power whose dntv il was 10
carry the laws effect am men must he TAUGHT that
Congress was the lawmakiug power whether they
named Tom, Dick or Harry Andrew or jeremiah Con
gress stiu struggled with the Rebellion True the OBJ
structon oi Tie laws was not now physical Why! sim
ply because the Rebels had not the power Tae fire of
burning eddco was not pat out when the edhcc fc bat
long atef sWooercd. ready 10 break ont anew. Con-
not the president stood between the black, and
their rccnsavemout Lett 90 him thev would DE q. help
less as lamb ~ tlc t2v- of war They had called to
Congress ont ol the depths and 20 ts etornal honor
Aad accorded them not only freedom but civil aud pohu
em iIghlN An ehirurchscd people, Who the President
sau' were uuh, Tor sefgovcrument had taken hold of
power as no party had done bgOre. But Tor their
ehInchlsenent free goycruQents would not have been
established 10 the south for years 90 come The great
question was would The southern people establish re-
publican governments or assist TIE cause OF LOYAL recon
siucII'Hi lA' fItnutl sought no icdch i.tDts thdJ
there was no punishment for resistance 10 the Recon
struc on acr Willie One power was iu hs hands. The
president was prccludcd by the action OF Congress m
passing BILL from prououncIug on opinion on 10, other
wise than as an individual Congress being the supreme
t-sAl mower whose acts were entered for record IN
the archives of the nation mud every such officer
bound 10y IT, and luust make il his own rule Especially
Wus Hs the case where law was passed over the frcs
dents NttO after rchcdiuc and rt1rgumcnt. when the
Iie'dem was chcctuay barred aud prccuded from de-
n0uncug 70 Jas unconstitutional II he were not. why
could not any other executive officer dcnOuncc III If he
or they had any such power, from whence did it come
II from the Constitution. IN what scct0nl it true
then that The President had not tins right. It followed
that hc had used his nigh Office set before them the
opinions of Andrew Johnson, who was no
more than any other mau they, met in
the street. Wa, not that q breach az the
high privileges OF Congress. He was convinced this
called ior apprehension and they could not IN view Of
their high office. pass by this dcuuncation In state
papers, read the whole Union. This the sem
axe ol TIE United States. and he would preserve ~
dignity from such cucrOachmcuts that IL should
never again be attacked by Executive usOleuce. THIS
much hc owed TO himself and % the noble state nc rep
resented whether the Senate agreed with him or not
Mr JOHNSON dem. Ma desired 70 speak ou the
resolution, but said n III agreeable 90 the Senate.
he would prefer 90 have POSTPONED until tomorrow
Al the suggestion Of Mr. SHERMAN 0iep., OHIO, the
further consideration was postponed 20 Thursday at
O'Clock aud after short Executive SESSION. tile senate
adjourned.