The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1868-06-22
Asother Veto

dent would neither sign nor veto sbs
ArEsnsEa bill or thu "omnibus" bill:
but would allow them TO become laws
by default OF theiE TetuTn in ten days.
General surprise vas created, therefore,
when he sent 10 the House of Repre-
sentAdves Saturday, the last day OF the
ten, q veto Of the Arkansas bill.
Thus II is becoming more and more
sppsren. that Mr.. Johnson does not
stand 10 that little agreement whereby,
M. Henderson says. he purchased his
acqUiita!. Despite all the talk OF Cabi-
net changes. there has been bat single
one yet, and that was cansed by MI.
STATIONS withdrawal. The ''compEo-
misc with Congress don't seem TO
amount 10 much. The concession was
all on one side. Il IS evident Mr.. John
son hss abated no jot OF his hostility
10 the reconstruction Of the Southern
States under the policy OF Congress.
De is determined, SO far S. he can, 10
prevent their admission until sfter the
next Presidential election. Yet really
the country ought not to II surprised
TO hnd Mr.. johnson sull iuterposing
hlms-If o. AZ obstacle in the way OF
THIS most necessary WORK This kEs
teen the whole rim and scoops OF his
administration from the hour he first
resolved to b+tray his friends. hT.
johnson, Whatever faults or virtues L.
may be blamed or praised for. has one
QUALITY undenlsbIy. and that is persis-
terce. Yet even a weaker man would
DO what be Is doing. His whole adj
rniussirAtion Is failure unless he can
prevent the rszdmission Of the rebel
States and enable the Democracy 20
elec; tie next President. 1t Is no won
DER, therefore, that he Still uses the pow
srs Of his Office 10 this end. II would
BE- a wonder II he did not. We do not
belong 70 the number Of those who
believed NJ. johnson SO badly fright
ended by his narrow escape as 10 he on
his good behavior FOR the rest OF his
term, nor 20 entirely hedEed in by
Congregational trHmInels as TO be harm
lass. No man with The ye.o power,
backed by the whisky ring,is harmless;
and Il ever Johnson had reason 10 feel
himself master OF this situation it is
since his acq initial. Those extremely
concentrations gentlemen who thought
it unnecessary to remove him may,
II they were honest, yet find before the
country Is pscifed, that the shortest
road 10 peace was through JohusOn's
removal
The veto Of The bill TO admit Ar
kansas foIeshadows the certainty that
the omnibus bill VIII share like /
fate, unless the mrs; shall between |
now and Wednesday be passed over
the veto. Aud the question is, can it
be passed? In the House it has passed !
already, but csa it pass the Senate? 1t /
viii take two.ihirds vote. Can it be
got? The interesting question now is,
how many Of those who voted Tor John |
sons Acquittal Will now vote for his |
vsto2 The issue before tho Senate
VIII be, shall the policy OF johnson and
the rebel Democracy or thai of Congress
aud the Republican party prevail?
And by this test We shall see how
many. II any, Of the conscientious sew
en- have really separated themselves
from their former friends.
We incline To think Mr.. johnson
would not have sent in this veto, had
he thought the bill could pass over it.
Perhaps he knew IL could not, just as
he kners he could net be convicted. To.
day will probably Tell