Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-15
UNION AND AMERICAN.
From the New York Tribune, April Il.
A POLITICAL FEUD.
Ex-senator BrOwnlOw's Review
of His Successors Course.

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Crooked Parallels In HISS Speech ON
n Louisiana QuestfOu-LaWIess, Sc
diffous and Revolutionary Conduct
Of Hr. IOhnran During His Presi-
Denial Term-The President Him
self the CatiIine Of the Tennessee
conspiracy shakesPesrean ChaI-
Ienge.
To tie Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: desire through your widely
circulated journal to review that por-
ton Of the recent speech Of Andrew
johnson. In the Senate, which relates
10 nav administration as Governor of
Tennessee, and the conduct Of said
johnson. while President, IN reference
to interference IN the local affairs Of
this State. I would sooner have writ
3 ten this letter, but 1t has only been
within a few days that L have had the
Congressional Record containing a full
report Of the speech. When I read in
the kilograms that Johnson had cited
Grant to his own conduct IN Tennessee
while ne was President, as a model to
go by in the matter Of State affairs, /
was wholly bewildered IS to his mean
ing. Thee reports Of his speech
which 1 4w in the newspapers
omitted all that part referring
10 Tennessee affairs except the
5bare statement that Andrew John
sson held up as worthy Ok imitation
his own conduct as President while we
had serious trouble In this State. This
naked statement made no impression
uDon me. for the reason that Johns0n's
head had been 50 turned By his uneX-
rDected elevation to the presidency that
ne has never recovered from the sur
prise Of finding himself an occupant Of
lie White Housa. and has ueveT since
seen able to utter a FIVE minutes
speech without iEdulglDg IN the most
8 disgusti1gly ~egOtisuc lauaatIOns OF
Andrew JOHNSON. Put q. beggar on
horseback andR viii ride to the devil.
It amounts 70 exactly the same thing
If YOU substitute "J0hns0n& for beg
gaf. and white House for horse
baEk.'F The change doesn't alter the
destination apartIc-e.
Tpon reading the speech : an Il a
B loss 10 decide whicKis the prydouina-
sing Characteristic q the man-egOtsm
or impudence. 81 venture the assertion
that ~ speech has e-er been delivered
in She Senate which co4tHns SO many
and such wili1ully p-cpedItated ms
transformations That be may have a
fag hearing, Iquote from Lis speech
the material portion tOs which 81 re-
Ply
-Eaw the query ciilss mp, What has
8,r-z the course of the government = refer
aEesto cases of this kind? I viii retaE 20
one f1rshezsakepf making ar introduction
10 What Fam going to say; an3it issa case
which ACQUIRES IL. 1866. In the State Of
Tennessee. in a reorganization OF govern
meut there, there was a Governor elected
and 4 Legislature elected under - amend
ed Constitution which had been adopted by
ahe people in Convention amending the
original Constitution The legislature was
convened: the Governor o Was- qualIhed
ard in the discharge Of his duties as Gov
ernoro Of the State. Here was the legfsla-
tive DEPARTMENT, here was the executive de
uarmelt. here Vas the Judicial depart
mpur. coordinate brauchesaOf the govern
ment. Acc~ording}tO the theory that has
been acted upon by the States and the FED
saral Government. each Cue OF these branch
as Of tie Governments each il OF these
o. departments, should move in Its .&ppropfi-
ate sphere. and one has no right 10 encroacl
upou the others. When the Legislature
EEss convened. there came 70 be q difference
of opinion between the Governor OF the
STATE and the Legislature, and thai o.IrT-
s auaa 81 opinion Became almost tdcIIols;
the legislature became refractory. aad The
GCvgrnor becaQleaefraCtury. The Govern
or undertook 10 control the Legislature,
Tie Lea siagurc refused to kSePa quorum,
HETa WSs q cor. - between tNo civil Ge-
uargmsuts Of the Government OF the STATE
5f tennessee. The Governor wanted h:
policy carried out, his measures acted mp.
on. Tire LEGISLATURE vas opposed - them
1H1d for he purpose Of detailing the Coy
eru0r in carrying out his plans they Ie
-sbaaE ne number # members present de-
low q rG0-um. Here was q struggle De-
tween two civil departments of Ore G3F'
eminent. the legislative and the executive
According to the theory aud according 4
the Constitution itself they were co-0rGi
mate branches of tie Government, u one
had no right To euer0ach upon the other
o. We Eu1| the provision that Is mace u
Hearly al the States, and perhaps I'D all O
chem, iTifhe cssabli.. and ia fle GOV
eminent of the Lel@'Ituras. There art
cartaia Iulss prescribed. The eZeSsLIE'
department IS laid down. tlc legislative
prescribed also. and tie Legislature has Ia
S0ws- to be the iGdCe of the qualification
md elections Di its Own member. tina
= rizlft "a prescribe rules for its own GOV
emryent.. GIas the power to compel III
Attendance Of absent members, iheTeb
makius inherent iu tie body the power {
p-rSarge7. IS organization and is. existence
anG.thes espnusibilily Is upon tie LaEis.a
tIre Su-u0l.UEOu the GovurnOT. y" dc
feat >0Sle IlCGsU.g that was favored an
adyocatyc and reCOEmeua1d.h by the eAeci
give QenTJmeIa, ihny- members ol ID
@ legislative DEPARTMENT, reduced the Leg.
Aature below a quorum. Isen the siTu29I
came. The Executive assumed The Ing
pE-osatiye Of tSEuE charge OF the Laslsis
Vgre and having the members brought
sud-CompolIeG 10 att.. Some Of the men
+, ELS tsIler=l stL-lr designations Whtl
were rejected bV the Governor, others al.
scented sTselve5 OF refused TO vote, ~
thus reduced thc House below 2 quorum
ER q wasGtgus. The precise case that go
lave in Louis ana Here, though u
sEruealo was DID, ~l,S-iy between q
Governor and the C0ule1d.lg members d
seats in the Legislature, the guaIn issl
NM EEaN cell NtH Aa"=aa.h"rr- '
a7r,r- That Was the great ~s.EgEglG. VI
find in the case Of Louisiana and d. is
sid and Conceded by all whospeak on Il
subject. tbats,he military vas there ooey.I
she beLasjs Of.the Governor in or52nlz.n
ue Legislature and organizing a Lessi
surs tlyat favored rim. Ia principle IL
prcc.selyshe same case.
From the foregoing it viii be So
that Senator johnson claims that III
troubles we had IN Tennessee and tGo
existing IN Louisiana were Of smpl
import. After making his stateufei
Of the Tennessee case. he says: "He
was almost the precise case that 9
30 have IN Louisiana When the Sen
tor made this statement he told WI
heknew to be false. Il is not On
% false. but is unrelieyed by a particle
g truth. In all the story Of the Arab.