Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-02-26
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nothing has occurred to change our esti-
mate Of the President, except for the
better; and we therefore publish it now,
without alteration.
Events succeed each other with ~
natural rapidiiy, in revolutionary times;
and the controversy between the Presi-
dent and Congress, in which the latter
audaciousIy seeks TO deprive the former
Of his constitutions powers, and to make
bis office one which no man could hold
without parting with his self-resPect,
has apparently eliminated in an issue
on which one or the other must 60 dOwn.
The President has, with singular pru-
dence and ssgacity, made that issue
upon a point on which the sympathies
and respect Of the people must tie with
hin. He has not ~endeavoUred to im-
pede the operation OF the Reconstruction
Acts, but has SLOWED them to become as
odious as possible, by the investitnre of a
brutal mass Of ignorant negroes with all
political power In the Southern Prov
inces. He has not sought TO control
| Gen. GRANT: but be has compelled Con-
gress to assume the Perilous position Of
endsavOurinE to compel him to retain SIS
Secretary OF Wal q man who had not re
spect enough for himself to resign when
his Chief desired his resignation, an open
enemy, less dangerous now than whom
he wa q concealed one. This is q side
issue, immaterial as TO its effects upon
the work Of reconstruction and one on
which it must be admitted by all gener-
Gus and honourable men, the President Is
in the right. 1t is a question that pos
sesses GA interest, not for to-dsy only, or
for the men 81 to-day, but for all the fu-
ture life Of the Republic, and for those
who are 10 come after liz. Every one
vino is not 50 controlled by party preiu-i
dice IS to be incapable Of judging j1&ly !
and impartisily, must admit, blat it is d
low, base and unuanly act to force upon
the President as his adviser and minister
3 RAD who has become both detestRble
aud d~espieable to him, and whose action
in clinging 60 his Office wssdenounced IN
advance by his own party friends and
the Presidents enemies, As one that
would be unworthy of a gentleman.
And, m0reos8r, the du'Iest man aHiOng
the people must see and comprehend that
If Congress can force q Secretary Of War
on the President, and make that Secre-
tary and the General Of the Armies indie
pendent Of him, 50 that they can with
impunity disobey and defy hin, they
usurp the place OF The President, and he
ceases to be the Commander in Chief Of
the Armies, or the President OF the
United States. It is a virtual suspension
from office. On this issue the President
ought 10 win and we believe that he
will be sustained by the Supreme Court
As TO General GRANT, the President
has also, with singular wisdom, waited
patiently Sntil that antGgtunste officer
came into direct collision with him on a
question Of veTseity, and upon tIat Issue
yr00ing the truth OF bis own statements,
and the uutFuth Of those OF the General,
has also provoked him to boast that be
accepted the Office Of Secretary OF War
10 order disI6yally TO thwart The Presi-
dent; and has mercilessly criticized this
desperate and extraordinary avowal,
IN words calm and cold, but terrible, !
when spoken Of a soldier by his COM 7
mander. Whatever may be the fate Of :
ANDREW JOHNSON, he has proven him I
self a great mani !
-
"a patriot President is the guardian, ,
the protector, the friend Of every citizen :
Of the United States. He should be. aud u
he is, no mans prosecutor, no man's .
but the supporter aud the pro I.
tectOr Of ai and every citizen, Sc far .
as such support and protection depend i,
his faithial execution Of the laws. :
But there is especially ~ great idea Z
which Washington presents, and which !
him. end which should govern y
egeIy man high in Office, who means to \
resemble Washington and that is, the =
dVty Of prcserUinq The g-O08ThE9GE Itself; =
81 suffering, 50 far "a depends on him, no =
branch to interfere t0fh another no y
power 70 be assumed By any department 7
which does not belong 70 it, and none to =
bs abandoned Which docs 6elOaq to If =
lut to preserve il, ana carry il on un- =.
for the benefit Of the present
lRd future generations, a pa n
riot President, acting from the impulses y
Il this high aud honorable purpose, may y
each what Washington reached. He q
nav contribute 10 raise high the public n
,fDsperity, 10 help 10 fll up the measure a
# his coubtry's glory sad renOwn, He 3,
nav be able 10 find 2 rich reward In the n
hankfulness Of he people. G,
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We are Conscious, BOW, that we have @
ometimes done injustice to ANDREW Of
Crimson, the Patriot President Of the 81
United States, -unjust In Our honest con 10
lotions as to his conduct, and therefore Ia
in what we have sometimes 70
,ritten,-more unjust even, in our e
than their expression. hi
The Philadelphia Press says: or
II is evident from the tone OF the de- &c
ates ia the House during the past few IA
eeks. that the day Is fast approaching vi
hen Gov. BOutwelPs prophecy that the tt
epubiicans who voted against impRach-
.snt on the grounds of expedieney or AZ
herwise, would repent of the act, will
fulfilled and we do not hesitate to
y that IL the impeachment m0Vement
iuld be revived, even on the charges pr
We're rejected by the House, il "
onid succeed With but little, II any, op- dis
10 10 from the Republican ryl
embers. !
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