National Republican., 1877-04-25

Of the military should be set aside and
held for naught thereby rpeIling and dis.
ooungins The loyal citizsns who had eel
up the same . to further effort
The proclsm,tion cissed ss fo,lous:
ten fer restorstiou ecntsined IN the bIii as On.
choosing 70 adopt n; ahd that an and Al All
e q .s.s 70 ys p.e q:
military rcsistssce 70 the Unitet states shall
e ns,e I'm IN ..y ..sn state and ,ns
their Obedience to the Csnstitation snd the laws
tthe Uni,ed states In yhleh case military sOv.
- srssr. sil ss .pHs.1sss Win diressiOas ts pro-
The proclamation. twill be observed,
was altogether In the interest OF peace and
restoration. The President did no, pro-
pose to do single act that had not been
beforehand sanctioned by Congress Bot
II did not suit Mr.. BENJAMIN F. WADE
He and HENRY wISrKs DAVIS, then q
member Of the House, Joined 10 protest,
and addressed II TO the Supporters Of The
Government" and which opens ss fol.
lows:
We have read, without surprise bot net with
jsly, isa Tss ssppSrtsr. q 4. As%,si.,rs. % :.
dse., and q 9 th.lr risst and dsty to ehsei The
81 Cengress, and To require n to coanss itsslf to
is proper sphere- IL 10 Impossible 10 pass In
s. si,s.es tbs pres.1..sa .ithou, neseesiaS sha,
us are sot disposed 70 faif Ia he other dsty oi
asserting the rights Of Congress
Tney then complaiR that the President
had no, signed the bill. They declare the
proclamation neither an approval nor a
veto Of the bill. and th1 II is "a docu.
nsnt unknown to the law and the Coosti.
tuition Of the United States" aud that |, is
- political manifesto against the friends
Of the Government"
They further say:
$50 far ~ u proposes to exeeuts the bill which
10 not Law Il is grave Executive usarpatsoa-
Toe proies, then goes oo to criucize the
proclamation minutely. Mr.. LINCOLN is
accused OF bad faith. asd II is asserted that
Il was determined =, delay the passage OF
the bill uatil the last moment in order to
prevent it
from sseouins hu without the ssns,i,ationai
responsibility Of . veto.
1t d asserted that the will Of the people
was to be defeated
By the Executive psrvers,sa Of the Csa,,it.tio. =.
II II charged that
tho Prssds.t BY prsvsnsias this hill frsn Be.
coming . lau hoids the sisctoral votes o. ths
rebel Stasss ~ the dietatiea Of his personal an
eition-
And then the query is propouaded:
IL 70 be imposed tkas his esape,itor defes.ed b,
such means, vii acaaissoe.
ln other words. Mr. WADE's blind
partisznship would not permit him to see
patriotic motive in the proclamation Of a
President whose whole Official life thereto
fore had been slorifed by the bes, and
purest Of patriotic motives and impulses.
Every throb OF his great heart wss for his
country's honor and glory. But Mr..
WADE saw nothing but personal smbi-
ton" in the proclamation
Further on Mr.. LINCOLN is charged with
defying the exercise Of an authority
vested exclusively in Congress" The
closing paragraph Of the prscan. alton
QUOTED above) Is Characterised Is a.
stadied eatraEe o the legislative authority OF
the people, saeh ~ has never been perpstratei
The Prcsident's assumption OF . right
70 appoint military governors is pro
nounced ''usarpstiou." His purpose TO
instruct the military governor to proceed
according 70 the bill u pronounced-
2 I,seshifs 70 calm the dissppointnent ms de-
feat Ia: oceasioned; II Is not merely Q grave usur
patton but Transparent delusion-
The above extracts show the tone Of the
whole protest. which closes - follovl:
sseh are the fruits Of this rash and fatal Get
Of the President-a blou II the friends Of his Ad-
ministration. At the rights Of humanity and Al
the priae,ple. ot otr.paSYiean government
ssa q. sf his SsnS ss ~.
istratioa have 20 long prsetieed, In yieu Of the
sss r.sse n osi ss are s.s.ss and
Bat he mast undsrstand hat oar sapporr Is Of
aeause and not Of . man; that the aatkority Of
that The whole Sody oi he Unios nsa q Ses,
Ersss VII not submit 70 be impsAehed by hin OF
rash and anconssitatisoal iesisi.iioa; ana II he
his execufive dutiss-to oesy and execute; not
make the lavs-to Suppress By arms armed re-
oelscn and leave political reorsAnisatiOa to Con-
Il the supporters Of the Government tail to
insist on this they become respoasible for the
jasily liable TO the indiknation of the people
whose rishu and security, committed to their
Keeping, they sazihesL Let thes oossilsr fks
u, yesrissfiy esoesis Il.
The closing paragraph, which We have
Italicized, was as PLAIN q suggestion Of i'm.
parchment Is could be made without rec
ommendins il in 80 many words And II
Mr.. wADs we're in Congress today he
would NO doubt recommend the impeach-
ment Of President HArEs- While his letter
against HArss' policy is shorter than his
protest against LtxcoLS's proclamation,
they both breathe the same spirit We
have reproduced this leaf from history to
show that Mr.. WADs in 1877 Is only re-
pesting Mr.. wApB OF 1885. In spite Of the
protest Mr.. LINCOLN pursued the even
tenor OF his patriotic way until the asSas-
sins bullet struck him down. President
HAYES. We believe, will 60 on in his work
OF peace and patriotism until his work i
completed, in spite Of the thundering mani
fesioes Of the ex-senator from Ohio, no
matter what indig ignAtion and bitterness may
possess his soul.
The Protection Of Our Cenme~ee.
should . general European var result from
the present complications In the East, Russia
and England would make . great demand