National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-12-20
How the Message is Received.

Resolved by the Scnate,the lloliSe
of Representatives concurlnS. nat
the President of the United States
i'll declaring in his annual message
to the two Houses Of Congress at
the present session, that the acts
heretofore passed by these Houses,
relative to the reconstruction OF the
insurrectionary States, are not only
Objectionable for their assumption OF
powers, but many OF their
provisions are in conflict with the
direct prohibitions of the constltu-
ton, and that these acts are as plain
~ unconstitutional as any that can
be imagined, has tranScended the
just limits of his constitutional pre-
rOgrative to give to the Congress IN
formation of the state of the Union
and recommend to their conSidera-
ton such measures a he shall jud9"
necessary and eXpedicnt; that the
use of such language by him Ill his
official character, IS III our Judgment
calculated to derogate from the
righttul authority of the law making
power Of the nation. and to lLclte
nsuboIdiuatiOn.if not violent resist
ance to the laws which it is his duty
as President to take care shall be
faithfully executed. That as be
tween Congress and the President.
the former is the exclusive and final
Judge in the first instance OF the
conformity OF its acts to the cOnStl-
tuition; and that when any act has
been passed by two thirds of 10th
Houses over the Presidents objcc-
lions, any subsequent official de
noUncemcnt of it by him as uncon-
stitutional, in the absence Of any adj
Indication to that effect by the SUI
prcme Judiciary of the nation, is a
departure from official propr icty
and a breach o. obligation, iustitNing
and calling tor distinct reprohension
on the part of the Senate and House
of Representatives, Laid on the ia
BILE and ordered to be printed.
In the House, it was the general
opinion that the Message is a Gun
uingly WoYdeddppeal from Congress
to thepeople, and well calculated to
deceive. The impcachcrS asserted
that it showed the necessity of re
moving so great an obstacle to re
construction, and profess to think
that it will enable them to carry
their point.
The New York Tribune thinks
that $50 Untimely, so wantOnly,
wickedly balefuI an appeal of out
worn plcjudiccs and dying factions,
Gas the message has not been made
in all our past history"
The New York Times considers it
an aon document, but too arrogant,
bitter and hosulc ii its tone, to per
init the hQre that il will contriu&te
anything to The paeitication of the
country, and as a whole "tho least
satisfactory message, calculated
to do the least GOOD and the most
harm, of any which President John
son has sent to Congress-"
The New York Herald thinks the
message contains mot much to con
demn but many things TO approvc,H
and that it is Il calm and dispas sion.
ate state paper, although slightly
tinctured with the constitutional
oder of the stump, the most remark
able thing about it, being that after
having thoroughly demolished the
Southern negro supremacy policy of
Congress. Mr.. Johnson has nothing
definite to recommend in its place.
The New FORK Commercial, Thur.
low Weeds paper, is delighted with
the message ,and pronounccS it "en-
lnently able; in taste and temper
iaultIeSS; in the assertion of cOnvic
tons fearless; in Statemanship.
comprehensive, clear, and in most
things sound
The Albany Journal thinks it
clear from the message that Mr..
johnson has not re-, the amended
Constitution, which establishes ljb.
erty throughout all the land, to all
the Inhabitants thereof
The Boston Post, through whose
Washington correspondent the mes
sage got out and was printed some
seven hours before il was delivered
TO Congress, is OF course well pleas
ed with the message, and considers
the Presidents views cmincntly
sound and sagacious.
The Traveller says; The finger.
prints of the President are seen in
many places, ard partizanship rath
or than craftsmanship is stamped
upon every page"
The London Times says: The Mes
sage shows that Mr.. Johnson has
learned nothing. He tranSccndS
himself IN impotence. He regards
ms office aS absolute sovcligns do
thclr prcrogativcs. He foricits all
respect. 1t is hard to say where the
people OF the United States lies
between Johnson on the one side
and Stevens ON the other. The
other English Journals use similar
language on the subject. The IcG
erenec III the Presidents Message
II the Alabama claims, coupled
with Lord SANKEY'S dispatch to, Mr..
ford on tie same subject, has crca
tea considerable distrust in financial
circles.
The way "to minister to mind
.llSeasci' is To take Peruvian Syn;p
i protected solution ofthc protcxidc
d iron, which gives strength and
'lgor to the whole system, restores