The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-27
CONSERVATIVE ARuy AND NAVY UNIoS-A
meeting Of this Union was held last evening at


the state Of our country at present presented an
better now than when the first gun was fred on
where i we were drifting. He did know, however,
that those people who should be prosecuting the
oSs % sns The siSn f Sy BRING
Ing him before the supreme Court, which body
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Presdsa and they there ' released GEM TSoms.
They ialter, and are afraid to proceedi hence
The speaker here alluded TO- the tenure-of.
once act, aud commended that the great gun Of
war Mr.. stanton, WAS holding his Office by Pres
after President johnson took his seat. They
Il psr%!stsd so 70 do; they might be drifting 70
war None could tell
Mr.: Munger drew several parallels between
tinued, was as much an oligarchy a ever dis
essrehy without liberty, and Of the very worst a
form, and our Cromwell would come IL he was
ere most % sss of S S,n
se.ovy. ., thing were .,,r . being done.
wealth, but they are now making the rich richer
and the poor poorer: The Democracy desired to
S Sei nss f I pssienins spplsass He did not
| Niagara Falls He would tight arst-hc would
rather die nrst. Applsa;sss For II he went
MI" Tne General next dYssesied the tax system of
| our country, reclting that we are taxed for the
collins. He did not know how this money would
Be disposed Of unless It should 20 to The next
AP P aow IL Congress- nsTs no saf
corrupt party, and could not last long: They
would eventually, and before long, quarrel among
i Nla. a f..
He contendcd that IL a child OF j, rebel soldier
| should get up and curse Congress, II would be
Wves and children OF rebel sodrs Of the sSutS
and would not hesitate to cut their heads of,
should they so offend as before stated.
Republic was apoliti machine: He knew that
some good men had gone into II, who would be
to that organization were not soldiers, and had
| never been In the army. The men present should
keep away from the party that would use them
out the good work set before them.
vote Of thsnks was rendered Hon. Mr.. Mum
Gen. Rollins, OF New Hampshire, was here in.
troduced. He remarked that he was member
Of the Conservative Army and Navy Union, and
the country. He deprecated the idea that stock
| In trade should be heavily taxed In one mans
another mans hands was free Of tax. They had
feet above the level OF the sea-Mount Washing.
can eagle would perch there, and they would
have an overwhelming victory; and he would be
Col. kiiabach The ObaIr) firmly believed that
| the days of this republic were numbered. He
would explain his reason. 1t was because they
| frage, but negro suffrage. 1t would eliminate
| In war sure as fate. There were too many
ss sSs TspaSs Pe
would, he believed, work out the dissolution Of
the Union: The President the Judges Of the
/ Snn and "a lyna ahntt
good good Behavior. He BELIEVED President Johnson
was a good man. They had not, 1t was true,
IA voice. Not altogetherl
Many were finding fault with him for not
found fault with him for the p same thing. They
should be turned out-Severy mothers son OF
Col James R. Q'Beirne was nekt introduced,
and said that be felt tba their cherished institu
tons were about to go through an ordeal from
was eminently proper that they SHOULD consult
together, not in heated debate or passionate
Best Tor the county that could be done under the
painful circumstances. He had yet to find any
nan. outside Of politicians, who had srraignea
Andrew johnson did what appeaed to him to be
right, and the President would stand firm while
Ssi,ted in Ii. body lie was s. opposed to WAR war;
yet It could not be said how far away was the
.h Of the Sss Of r. so
send men to sustain Congress. He did not be-
did not believe that the people would again array
| themselves one against the other.
standing oS Se .n s nS hs Friends
should stand by him. The people would stand
Arm prudent, and stesdf.st. He hoped that the
the Constitution. But il the worst comes to
the worst, then let the Greek meet Greek
try, and ali That peftained to It. were i in a' the
SUSTAIN tho s' SiS All f should s.dfs:,y g.
SUafa be SS Sa ifs0t Da Ss a w sss
soGS Be II ,hs the gsSP q S t. sss ss
demands It, then hurl from their power these bad
people. In conclusion, he hoBed the God Of war,
protect US, the Constitution, and the Chisf
Magistrate of the United States,
form Of S@sines with ieut BeSe as seereary
The minutes OF the last meeting were read and
.a @i pvss ot Hl;sn late late S1S Ss fA bst.a
states cavalry, were proposed and elected to
"Ssptsia x. Kess offered series of resolutions
which were reed amid applause.
Major Warner moved fEFe adoption of the reso-
Captain Geise moved to strike out the word
,reyoiatonsry" as rsferring e Dongrsss, and
stitutional Congress. The President has done
go, the country has always done SO, and they
shouid Do 80. They had enough to fight without
fighting that question.
A voice, Insert tlis vpIJ q drunk
Captain KAga contended hat the time had
come when they should call things BY thsiFprsper
names,
Major Warner cited Judge Woodward, OF Penn.
sylyspiA, as authority for pronouncing Congress
an uhs ops Irrational body. The President was
about to be arfaisnGd for trial, and he believed
that this would be que lion whether the Sem
ate was a constitutional body, alq therefore can
or cannot try the President. T''
Col. O'Beirne commended that 1t would be time
enough to pronounce Congress unconstitutiona
by a body empowered to do SO. He preferred
Capt Mexican a0ysd To amend the amend
Capt. Geise Withdrew his amehdmeht, and tho
last offered WAS adopted.
The resolutions were adopted, as amended,
and are as follows:
Whereas the House OF Representatives. did, on
resolution pretending to ipPeach the President
meanors; therefore be II
well defined doctrine OF our forefathers, that the
| executive branch OF the Government should be
an undivided responsibility, and that the con
stituttQnal advisers Of the President should be
statesmen NJ bonor and integrity, and friendly
Re,olgsd, That iSs lsgislttiye branch q the