Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-03-07
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We remarked last week that some bill
with the essential provisions of that of
Mr., Stevens's Military bill would un-
doubtediy pass the House but that his
bill was incomplete, because IL did not
provide for the establishment ofcivil gov
ernment. When, however, Mr. Eliot's
Louisiana bill mnde this provision in an
intelligible and thorough manner for one
State, 1t was evident that ii could be sub
stantiauyl and immediately applied to
others, and the Military bill was promptly
passed bys the House. 5Ebeitwo lius.are,
however, Incompatible. The LOUISIANA
bill submits the military to the civil au-
thorities which Congress provides, while
the Military bill authorizes the military
power to supersede all civil process.
Senator Fessenden said in the Senate
that the Military bill received the pnani-
nous support of the Reconstruction Com
mittee, excepting. we suppose, Mr.. Rog-
ers of New Jersey. 1t viii, of course, be
vetoed by the Fresluent IL IL reaches MIN
In time, anu the Louisiana bill likewise.
Ihey VIII Doth propaply DE passed over
Lne veto ana become laws: ihSii tLe
Prt dents duty VIII De unmlstakable III
VIII lie plalniy III sight ol the country.
II ne eVades or refuses the execution Oh
the law, there Is NOBODY so piind as not
TO see that he defeats the intention OF the
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laws must remain unexecuted'
During tne uepate upon tne Mlll,hry
plll In tne House u was lhsinuated Dy
Messrs. Banks ana raymond that tnere
was some prospect Oh reachihg an uhuer-
standing with the PRESIDENT; IL was, as
we know, currently ruihoreo IN private
conversation also tnat ne was anxious 10
compromise; anu there were puplisheo
reports OF caucuses ana Conversations
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braneh@ Ipi ue SoyefnmelH. Now we
90 potiw,hitooe oe iea astray oylnreee-
dents, or resehplanceS, or HISTORICAL par
allelsi but we can not forget that u was
aiter Charles l. hau asSeiteu 10 the oranu
fem0nstrahee that ne arrested the hve
membefs: we are not suplosihga parai-
te,, w ~ uoeo Huv oH,as, @ s ~
a1,qsnan,'a ,',;t,, pnnlt13st - ,"Y " w
p''t wt' hnn searut,r III .v Ultbn
so."o'' s",' Du' HUMAN ''''io 10 "i""' s''io
Salhc'
lttne fresident honestly tpinks that
the taws which arc submitted TO him are
unconstitutiohai ne ought 10 veto them.
Ii he oilers not IT, veto them upon any
condition Whatever he-reveais his dis
honesty. Nor can we conceive any
grounds OF what Ii called compromise
Either he must yleid the very fundamcn-
tal prlncipie which hehas constantly as
o. sS, W" Va S''SiSs1 hiuSt "E ioc WIN mum
There is no middle ground. He may in
deed say that although he must veto as
ms conscience commands, yet that when
the veto Is SET aside ne VIII heartily and
eiilciently execute the law: rms he may
say, with the understanding that he is
not TO he pursued Tor former ofienses.-
but TINS IL not compromise. This Is not
meeting Congress halfway. This Is sur
nt ttL tht ','t ".yeiton 10 ;me nLesl-
,,t ti.t tt iaJ a,oi t Ne.oc'
,i uu. 'na. Iht "noie ,nnueilce ., vi ms Posi-
,, .,om .ehoS ~ " pahSnE 'ne WIN " we
noopio ~ ,;.J UJnk is. ne ,noi,ient ne -
sa;,', nco"rd;n,r 20 's any Toins ~, tGou
tha i.I & uo,1ruhS ", ing W iis oi'm III eAecu,ing
't nt"s ili lhuil t spiriun uns Wen w III tlelr
'e.'oi 'ie 10 io' nv, eei'Sui"pie' "
But there are certain experiments
whlch are not worm trying, F!ying,
Dreaming under water, the election OF
honest men as New YORK city fathers,