New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-09
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE UNDER THE TENURE
OF OFFICE BILL.

OF OFFICE BILL.
To as Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: Tt is well understood that President
Johnson that Congress at its last session had tho
right adjourn as it did, 10 the 2lst Of November Tho
Tenure of Office bill provides that when certain officers
OF the Government suspended during the Of
Congress- the fact Of such suspension together with tho
for the shall be in TO the Senate with
number Of officers removed during vacation, were
to the Senate on the 18th day OF December las
being % days after "the next meeting of the Senate
and were referred to the Finance Committee:
How the Senate consider these without either
denying the legality OF its adjournment 10 the 2st No
venber and consequently DENYING the Legality Oh an ts
the other hand. utterly dsregarng the Tenure OF
Office bill On this point respectfully ask your opn-
ion do not write In the interest OF any OF these officers
suspended charges, but do ask, member OF the
Republican party that the shall not by consider
President by this nsoent disregard OF law shall
Insult Congress without rebuke: A..
Will you kindly favor with your opinion upon the
above stated point, and obige =, .
Paterson, N. j., Jan. 4, 1868.
Reply-The President has never officially denied
| the power of Congress to adjourn TO any day it
pleased. His unofficial talk is Of no consequence.
Forthe President to send in any message whatever.
explaining the reasons why he removed officer, is
an act of obedience by him TO the Tenure of Ofico
| bill, which alone requires such a message. We do
not how act on his part recognizing the Civil
Tenure bill as law could be treated by Congress in
any other manner than by promptly accepting it. II
his message came eight days after it due it was
not disobedience Of the Tenure of Office BILL but Of
their resolution of adjournment to 2lst November.
The only legal course for Congress to pursue would
! be to impeach him for the violation of law involved
in the delay, or to overlook it as unworthy Of pun
shment-not to disregard his message. which. when
ever sent IN, is per an act Of obedience to the
Tenure Of Office BILL and so far recognition of its
validity.
WHOM DO THE LOYAL MEN OF THE SOUTH
| DESIRE FOR PRESIDENT
| 10 the Editor orTA> Tribune
SIR Nothing is clearer to the mind of the sin
unbiased observer than the that the earnest
patriotism and Repubeanism Of the late Rebel States
favor with conspicuous enthusiasm, the nomination Of
the Hon. g. p. Chase for the approaching Presidential
race, Public meetings Of Southern Republicans in mass
nas Georgia Alabama. Florida, Louisiana. and IN act
all o. the states ont OF their proper practical rea2ns
cared in most unmsakable language for Mr. Chase In
ment in that section Of the country the Republicans Of
Lexington North Carolina have spoken, and give you
At Republican mass meeting held in Adams 4 SMITHS
Han, in the City Of Lexington c. Dec as pi 1897
and william Loaln appointed Committee to draft
resolutions expressive of the of the meeting on
and the usual addresses the Committee reported the fol-
lowing, which were adopted unanimously:
All Ulysses the Chief OF the trum
the Union and that but retho that patriotic pubs
the hope that once lure hm from the
proud position he occupies bat that be viii remain Genersn
Chief prepared defend with bis sword the liberties people,
and that he shall tgh out on the line be ursnrg require
the clouds Of rebellion land ard sppee the
| wrath Of disafected
epo implicit confidence the superior ability q
Ohio. defense Of
republican NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hands dgnt uphold the
dowDtrOden oppreed-Khose wldespread
through all the nation great statesman snS aeo,
the Thousands
cause Liberty Impartial Rights TO All and we earnestly
his name CHOICE Tor President OF TOE Untea
States blsyi thAi he eSmerss n,ssH degree those statesman
like qualities " head aud heart requisite IN this mposnt
OF MsJoen w. how
ar President hero whose patriotism IN advocating homas
rights loysty defending them need no euloy q our nsns
aad that also rc6mmend for Governor OF North -
The affoachng election the Hoo W. w hodeD 'ns SaAP"A AHS
leader Of Repu6lcaasn In the Ola North State
The feeling prevails in Texas Is 600 white Union
lists who withstOod the brppt OF Secession ana suffered
ali the torments of civil for oyaltys sake VIII yoto
in that State for the Republican candidate mex. nOye a
whom met recently, that nine OF every ten OF these
$4,000 prefer Chiefustce Chase to any other OF the ahy
spoken OF probable or possible Candidates eOiDn