Year: 1875

him and prayed for his removal? Ht
johnson knew the determination Of the
people of the South. Their great object
was to be restored to the Unicn. De
would tell some OF those who
were acting behind the curtain
that if they expected to stir up another
civil strife, and admit those who upon
the war-cry and strife have ridden into
power, to do so, for third term, then
they might bid farewell to liberty. Ap'
plause in the galleries.


The President pro ten, Ferry of Michi-
gan)-Thc Chair will interfere with the
gentleman from Tennessee, to inform the
galleries that il is in violation Of the rules
of the Senate to express approval or dis
approval of the proceedings of the Senate
The Scrgeant-et-Arms will put u sutfi-
cicnt force in the galleries to preserve
order.


Mr.. johnson resuming argued at length
IN opposition to third term, and spoke
of the President of the United States re-
ccving presents, and III this connection
said that 'this question of gift taking
would be just as Legitimate subject to
consider here to-day, as the subject we
have now under consideration


AHii "a, the President.


We could consider just as well Il rcso-
luton expressing an opinion with refer
cnce to officers of the United States re-
criving gifts from citizens of the United
States. Why not consider Il subject like
this? Let the ropular heart be under
stood and let it respond. 1t j, time We
turned our attention to things like is.
] merely alludc to it for the purpose OF
making II general application to anybody
who is guilty of like conduct


Mr.. johnson next spoke of the action
Of the President in Louisiana affairs and
SAID we find that the United States shall
guarantee to every State in this Union Il
republican form OF government Has the
President of the United States such a
power? do not understand him to be
The United States. Does that provision
authorize the executive upon his own
voiition to 20 and take charge III person
or by his agent, some man selected from
the army, of tho government OF State:
No, sIr; there is no such thing in the
Constitution, and interfering i'll the State
ol Louisiana, in taking possession ot that
government, is palpablc violation OF
the Constitution of the United States. II
this course j. to be practiced, and the
Federal Government is going to be 4
partner To disappointed candidates to tbs
office of Governor of Il State, | see We
have inaugurated state Of things which
will result in the overthrow OF the Con-
Sttution which binds the notion together
and is the foundation of the government
Why the time has been III this country
and since my recollection, too, that if an
act like this, if an usurpqtion like this, had
been attempted it would have produced q
shock throughout the nation. The ma
ton would haveI been indignant from one
extreme the other, and would have been
ready to hurl from power the perpctrator
ot such an act. But now We see things
differently; we see men come into power
and exercise power, not authorized by
the organic law of the land. We have
gone outside of the Constitution in way
that will bring this government to
an end, or change its character so that
it, present features and present structure
will all be lost.