The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-12-23

s.IFtom tho Charleson Courier j.
The Presidents Message Re-
viewed.
The Senate, it appears, refused,
after " few paragraphs, to hear
the message read, and the House,
instead Of referring it, as custom.
airy, to the. Committee or the
Whoieflhitl II upon tho table.
ThcSe aots %of discourtcSy to-
wards SPresidcnt johnson, can
can ncithor:affoct him in public cs.
timation op@ @diSparagc the truths
which ho declares. They capnnt
prevent his uttorances from hay
ing thsiis full weight with an i'm
partial history. The truth il not
thus either to. be stitlcd or sup
pressed. There will be no injury
either ,to., Mi. johnson or to the
cause he cspoUscs, from this course.
The Senate and Ilonsc have only
condemned. themselves. r. Il Y
have eNli',itrA Il w:nt of common
courtosy,an1 IL degree of artisan
Rbip, which reflects credit neither
upon their 81 btatcSman$hip or ratri-
otism.f' They 'bc:raycd Il petty
spirit and a,short sighted policy,
which will condemn them in The
judgmcntsof every right mind.
President johnson states but
what All scontomporancous hisIor,
atlirmss iWhh!cn he says that by he
application Of the simple, yet ci:
tectivc sprovi$ions Of the Constitu-
ton, the Executive Department,
with the voluntary MD "r the
Southern" States, had when Com
grcss assembled At The close Of The
civil strife lin" December, 1868,
brought the work Of restoration
to the very Verge of completion,
with the most: certain prospect OF
early and, satisfactory adjustment
Of all existing "tliilicultics.
Aud OF this there can exist no
doubt. The whole country arc
witnesses Of this truth. PosLoritv
with its unbiased pen will record
this fact to his honor, and to the
juaticc OF his administration,
But as the, president forcibly
puts it; "Congrpssi torvcncd, and
refusing to perfect tho work 20
nearly consummatcd, declined to
admit members from the unrcprc.
scntcd StatesH adopted II series OF
measures which arrested the pro
gress Of restoration, frustrated al
that had bccn successfully accom-,
plished, and afftor three, years. Of
agitation and<strifc, : has loft tho
country farther from the attain.
mcnt of union. 9nd fratcrnal feel
ing, than at Tho Inception Of Con
grcssionall=;Rc Construction"
Hcre, s>in 'af.fcw and concise
words, we,have,a statement Of the
truth in MIitkforc and vigor. II
Is brief, buttionc the less forciblt
or convincing. No wonder thai
Congress shut, their ears to this
clear condemnation, and cndcav
orcd to cseal5o before its cnunci
alton /! They tabled it, and thus
it. was unheard in full by them
selves. Tho ostrich hides his hcat
in tho sand, and supposes hisbody
unseen. Congress burics the Mes
eagc upon the table, and supposcs
thntit will thus be neither hcart
or rcad by tho country. They
havo thus placed themselves on {
lcvcl with the ostrich for wisdom
President Johnson is magnani
nous whcro no calls upon Con
gross to repeal the tenure of of1ic,
Bill, which. while holding tho Ex
eoutiuo accountable for the con
duct Of affairs, tlisablos him from
the power Of appointment and re
moval in accordance with The
original dcsignof the Federal Con
stitution. =
And again tho samc elevation 0
mind is displayed. whore he in