Year: 1866

President johnson. the Cabinet and
Congress.


The daily developments at the national
capital not only conclusively prove the utter
decentralization of the present Congress, but
also that the radicals are becoming more bitter
and severe in their denunciations of the
Executive This fact has become so apparent
that the public have become disguised with
their silly actions, have lost all interest in the
proceedings of Congress and are now only
waiting for an opportunity to record their
verdict at the polls in a manner that will be
decisive. All remember with what unanimity
the people approved the restoration policy of
the President during the political campaign
last year. The feeling was so universal in all
the Northern States that the conventions of
both parties found it necessary to pass strong
resolutions endorsing Mr. Johnson's administra-
ton as their only hope of success at the polls
The very men who are now assailing
him the loudest in Congress were fore
most in their laudations when they were
before the people for favors. No sooner did
they take their seats in Congress than they
commenced q aconspiracy to defeat the measures
of the administration which they pledged them
selves to support They have resorted to all
manner Of revolutionary schemes to Illustrate
the restoration Of the country, and but for the
determination, patriotism and unswerving hon.
esty Of Andrew Johnson we should have been
plunged, ore this, into war of rae s, more


fierce than the struggle from which we have
just emerged.


One of the first movements on the organiza-
ton of Congress was to appoint q revolutionary
committee, Central Directory, which has bid
defiance to public sentiment. This committee,
this despotic cabal of revolutionists have le-
bored, not to see how the country could be
reconstructed, but to see how long they could
postpone a settlement of our internal diff
culties One scheme after another has been
brought forward for this purpose, and what is
still more remarkable, although large
majority of the lower house have been
have always passed that body by a
decisive vote. This is brought about by The
narrow contracted party tactics of the differ
ent factions, who think more Of some little
party technicality than they do OF their coun-
try. The pretended conservative republicans
make great noise during the discussion, and
are loud in their profess ions of approval of
the administration; but the moment that they


are brought to the test of vote they swallow
all that they have said and vote for The most


extreme measures against the President. Nor


are the democrats any better. They so shape


their course on every question and so com


pletely play into the hands of the Jacobn fac


tion that they force the adoption Of all the


schemes of the revolutionists. The result Is,


that the President on every important ques-


ton is left without friend or single sup


porter in that body. To all inents and pur-


poses he is fighting his battles alone. He is,


however, sustained by the great mass Of the


people, and single handed he stands battling


for their cause, with Congress and his Cabinet


against him. Talk about Tylerizing Johnson !!


He is in a worse position, so far as support


in Congress and his Cabinet is concerned,


than Tyler ever was. Tyler always had seven


men to support him, headed by the fussy


Henry A. Wise; but johnson has only pretences


and promises in debate, with direct stabs in


the votes. But while johnson is weaker In Con-
gress than Tyler, his enemies must not fatter
themselves that they are going to triumph over


him. He has what Tyler never had-str,ngth


with the people, patriotism and honesty such
as no Executive possessed since the days Of
, Jackson.


That President Johnson has in reality no
, support from any Of the factions in Congress is


shown by the vote in the House On the ques-
lion of negro suffrage in the District of Colum-
bia, and more recently on the reconstruction


programme reported by the Central Directory.
, Had the conservative republicans possessed
a any nerve, self-respect, manhood or common
: sense, they could have defeated both Of these
odous schemes. Both of those projects tend 10
: increase our present difficulties, and insead OF


aiding in adjusting our internal affairs only
g add fuel to the FIRE. The democratic fac
, ton Is Just as imbecile. In both OF these
instances the democrats adopted system
+ OF tactics which aided Stevens and Lis fol-
i lowers in carrying out their schemes Take
9 the whole Congress together there IL not one


member who has not shown b. his record


that he cares more about the election ef some
: town constable by a party vote thau for the
a pacifcstion of the country They are con.
n stantly heaping abuse upon the President, and
: villifying him in every possible form. Here
!, we have President with greater ab lity and
more honesty than any man who has occupied


the Chief Magistrates chair since Jackson; yc
g they denounce him more bitterly than the,
y = would the most arrant knavc Van Buren
!, Polk, Pierce and Buchanan were mere intriguing
n politicians comnared with him. Thsae met