The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-03-23
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ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY LNTELLIGRNCER
U. S. sENATE..ExTRA SESSION
Andy JOhnAOn'H Speech on the
louisiana Question.
WASHINGTON, March %,

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meeting, and by the time the Senators
was called 10 order not even standing
room could be obtained in tho galleries
and doOrwayS or the passages leading
there, Upon the floor were large NUM-
ber OF members Of tho House OF Repre-
sentative and others entitled 10 tho priv
ileges Of the floor,
After tho reading Of the Journal Of
Saturdays proceedings Mr.. Boutwell, sub.
mitted a resolution providing for q final
adjournment OF tho Senate on tho blank
day OF March at blank o'cloGki and gave
notice that he would call It up as soon rs.
the resolution now under consideration
was disposed Of,
The consideration Of tho unfinished
business resolution, approving the action
OF tho President In regard to Louisiana
was resumed, and johnson, Of Tennessee,
being entitled to the door, began TO speak
at ton minutes past twelve.
Mr.. johnson said; This resolution
proposes 10 cover tho acts aud measures
which think clearly in violation Of the
organic law Of the land and without au.
thOrity. That being so cannot giyOmy
consent to the resolution, and will be
compelled to vote against II, | think 1t
proper that | Shoull give some few rea.
sons why ! cannot give 1t my vote, In
the first place, Mr. President, It seems to
inc that the consideration Of tho resOlu-
tiOn embracing questions Of such grave
Importance Is not legltimately before this
body. IN other words II IL not legitimate
to consider 1t before Senate convened rs
this has beon convened to act solely upon
the business pertaining to the Executive
Department. fil Is Legitimate to act up.
on the measure now under the considera.
tion Of this body It Ia legitimate to con-
slider every act and every question upon
which the administration has acted since
It's advent into power. II docs not seeIll to
ME to be travelling much further out Of tho
record for the executive TO come forward
and presume 10 actin defiance Of the
Legislature than for the Legislature to
chme forward and approve the acls Of
the President Ordinary measures are pre-.
scented for the consideration Of Congress,
and when thoy are acted upon 1t IL tho
duty Of tho President to consider them
and TO approve or reject them.
Mr.. johnson argued ut length that the
Senate had no authority To aCL upon the
resolution, especially in the absence Of
the other House: Ile cOntended TINT the
resolution Of Morton and Frellnghysen
were the same IN substance, with view
to modification In the matter Of yer.
biage to suit the particular views Of
some individuals. lc next referred to
the trouble In the Tennessee Legislature
in lSG0,and the action Of the Federal Gov
ernmcnt inStruCting General George II,
Thomas, In command Of tho Federal
forces there, tO strictly abstain from any
interference. Ills instructions, lie said,
were as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. G., July II, 1860.
General Grant will instruct General
Thomas that tho facts stated in hia tGle.
gram do not warrant any interference Of
The military. The administration nl The
laws and preservation Ot peace IN Nash
villo belong properly TO the State author.
tiles, and tho dutyOf the United States
authorities il not to Interfere IN any
way III the controversy between the pub.
lie authorities Of the State, and General
Thomas will strictly abstain from any in
tcrferencc between them.
Here Is a precise case and that was the
action Of the government II was be.
licved that II wRs civil strife, q contest
between twOdiyisiOns OfciyilgOvernmenl,
and was q case m stated In the telegram
sent back to General Thomas similar to
the one In Louisiana. That dispatch was
signed BY the Secretary OF War aud was
written III the presence Of tho President
aud sent to General Grant TO send To Gen.
Thomas. lie was told that this waS not
a case calling for interference Of the
military, and that he (GGn. TlOmas)
should abstain from aiIy interference
nnder any circumstances whatever. II
would seem that this marks the line be.
tween civil and military authorities.
There " q precedent OF thu government
In that case and The cases are almost
parallel, and that was what tho govern.
ment did then. What are we to do nOw2 We
acc then that The present President Of the
United States waA familiar with and un-
derstoOl what was tho action OF the
government In cases OF this kind,
and Of tic duty Of tile military and
civil authorities, We see, then, that
the question was not unknown 10 him
and that lie has not acted without proper
and aullicient information upon the sllll.
feet. II he has been Informed Of and
acted and carried out the order on the
telegram that have read he must know
that II was the true doctrine and ptin-
ciple upon which cases Of this kind
should be managed by The military.
lie then referred TO the removal Of Gen.
cral Sheridan from the command Of the
Fifth Military District, August goth 1857,
and said II WIS In ConseI Iueice Of the wall
which came lip from the people Of that acc.
tion. Why was II that this ilan Sheridan
was selected and sent back TO those people,
who before condemned him and prayed
for his tctn0valS He (Johhson) knew the
determination oflhe people Of tho South.
Their great object was to 10 restored to
the Union. He would tell some Of those
who were acting behind the curtain, that
II they expected 10 stir up AhOthef civil
strife, and permit tlIosg who Upon the war
cry and strife have ridden into power, to
do so, for u third term, then they might
bid iatcwall to liberty. [Applause in tho
galleries.l ...
The President pto TEN, (Ferfy Of Mlch.)
the Chairman will interfere with the
gentleman from Tennessee, 10 inform the
galleries that II IL In violation ii tile
rules Of tho Senate toexptcss an apppfov.
al or disapptuyal Of the proceedings Of
The Senate. Tho sergant.at.Afms will
but sufficient force III the galleries to
preserve order.
Mt. Johnston, tesuning, Argued At
length In opposition TO A third term, and
spoke Of the President Of the United States
receiving presents, and In this connection
he said that this question Of gift taking
would be just as legitimate q subject 10
consider here to-day as the subject we
have now under consideration. We could
consider Just as we'll resolution e&.
pressing an opinion with reference to the
officers Of the United States receiving
gifts from the citizens Of the United
States. Why not consider subject like
this, Let The popdlat heart understand
and ietit respond that II Ia time we turned
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