The Oregon statesman., February 26, 1866, Page 2, Image 2

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MONDAY MORNING. FEB. 20, 1800.
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NOTICE. Tho business dujiHi'tnient of tlie Stale'
man Olfice is nnder tlio nrnutiffcuiunt of D. W. Craici,
who li alone uuthomcd to transact the bnsiuess of
the concern.
A DEt'ISlVK HOIK.
.Tho telegraphic) dispatches in another column
contain nn account of tlio open rupture between
President Jolinsmi onil a majority of tlio mem
ber! of Cougrees; and long before this paper
rcachei our readers, tlie news will have been
transmitted from man to man, and from liouno
to hou-e. nulil the romotest eettler of this far
distant Stato shall Imvo been roused to a new
leosr of Ms duty n a citizen, by the threaten
ing breakers of political strife. Wo
are not an alarmist, but ive shall tint fenr to do
olaro the whole truth. While we would coun
sel moderation in speech, we shall permit nn
narrow views of political aggrandizement to
withhold a full, frank and honest statement of
what we bold to be right.
The ocoasion of this rupture between the
President and Congress, which has caused such
s, profound sensation throughout the country, is
his veto of an act of Congress, culled tin1
' Froodmen't Bureau Bill;" but tho veto of
this bill is only tho ocension, and not tlio came
of tho rupture. A "Freedman's Bureau " lias
been in operation in tho South for two years,
and this new bill was designed to be a substi
tute and extension of tho present law on th.it
subject, now In force. Wo ore not infortnid
of tho particular details of Ibis new bill, an J
ean only state, from our knowledge of the old
law, that it wns designed to exercise, through
agents appointed by the Government, a general
supervision over the interests of the freedmeii,
in tho w y of providing for pressing necessities,
securing employment for them, protecting them
from Imposition and oppression, and looking
after their schools. The objeot of the luw is a
Very worthy one, and will bo securod by a Inw
of soma kind, or by tho direct interference of
tho President, no matter what Congress does
er refuses to do. The position of the President
on this question is very fairly stated by the New
York Timet, ati old Republican paper, ns fol.
lows;
- The veto Implies nopssmitUI (lillt:rmii'e of opinion bo
tween llie maj'tity In Ci'iijftrsx mid tlio Pri'siilent on
tho prim iry dt.joct of tlie bill, but lie set-Its to rcnt'li tlio
end aimed at by ollior and less rudlnil noncles.
The President has vetoed this bill, not that
bo is opposed to the object of tho bill, or to a
Frocdmen's Bureau of any kind, hut upon tho
general ground, that bo Is opposed to general
and indiscriminate legislation, by Congress,
itipou subjects which are directly and most in
timately connected with eleven States of tho
Uuion, while these Slates have no representa
tion by Congress." This position of the Presi
dent brings up the great question at issue, viz :
Are the Stairs lutely in rebellion In the Union,
or out nf the Uuion 1 This question goes to
the foundation of the Government. It involves
a principle of OHiistittitinnul law, upon the right
'decision of which rests tho integrity of the
Union and the very existence of the Govern
ment itself. President Johnson maintains that
the Union bits not been dissolved, that these
States ure not out of tho Union, and tbnt no
State can get out of the Union i and he is sus
tained by Secretary Seward, Seoretary MuCul-
i loch. Secretary Denuisoii, Welles, mid seven
United Stutes Snnators who werceleutcd by
the Union party, and among whom are tho
( ablest members of the Senate. Opposed to tho
, President, and in favor of tho pulsion that the
i States are out of the Union, nn J cannot ngaiu
get into the Union, or secure representation in
Congress, save by a special net of Congress,
are thirty Seunlors clecte l ns Union men, and
a large mnjotity of the Iteprcicululivce.
Upon tills question w e think tho President is
' clearly.in tho right, supported by all the prece
dents, teaching and policy of Lincoln's admin
istration, and wo will therefore sustain him to
the utmost of our ability. The whole war to
suppress the rebellion was carried on upon tlie
expressed principle that recession Has nut only
a nullity, bul also un impossibility. We enunnt
retrace the uniform professions and praotice of
tho past live years, if o desired to, and it
' would be wrong if we could.
President Lincoln declared, in his first in
augural address, " that no Sinle upon its nwu
(Here motion can get 4nt nf the 1,'iiiou ; tlikt
resolves and ordinances to that effect are legal-
: ly Void." Ill his fir t anuunl message, be du
ohtred, " The Stales have their ttalui in tho
' Uuion, mid they havo no other legal ttatm."
Mr. Lincoln declared to AleX. II. Stevens, nt
Uin Ilauipton Heads oonlcreucc, but littlo more
than a year ago, and when the Confederacy
wns toppling to the ground, "that tho only
;;rouul upon which be could rest the justice of
tho wnr either with bis own people or foreign
powers was, that It was nut a war for con
quest, but that the Slatei had utter been out of
the Union." Suih Were the views of the la
mented Lincolu, and such views have been in-
dorsed over and orer ngaiu, not only by Ilia
Union members of Congress, but by all the
(Conventions and prominent leaders nf the
Union party,
Tho uioH obvious point In favor of the l'rrs
Uent's position is the fact that the votes nf nine
of these same Southern States have been count-
I in the ratification of the amendment if tho
. (,'onstitutiou. We can see uo wayol escape for
the radical theory. If Georgia is a Stale for one
- purpose, it must be for all. We can't blow hot
uod cold in the same breath.
The Siitles are in the Uuion, and they can
not be treated as Territories or oouquered prov
iuces, as the rudieala In Congress desire. It
follows then tbnt these Stales ate out il U ;? to
representation In Congress, whenever tin y send
delegations of men who are loyal, or who can
lake the "Congressinmtl oath." President
Johnson desires that a I such shall he admitted,
its members hum every other Slate nre admit
ted. Kg n.uii can get into Congress under this
imtli who bus voluntarily aided the rebellion in
uiiy way. All such are loyal, trustworthy men,
mid milled rqunlly as much to their seals as
Siinitu r or Slevens. Hut hew has Ibis radical
majority in Congress treated Ibrtn t The rad
icals declare thai no rrpreseulntire shall ever
he admitted from ihese Southern Slntis, illi
ml an act of Congress first a lmiMing the Stale
loimnlly into the I'uioui and no di-tinciion is
allo'.tnl betwet u the loyal men from Trnnrssrt
and Ihe rebels from Seuih Carolina. There
Teiniewce d'legnles have linked their Una
and suffered tt lyihlng fur tho Union, and ),
. , , (.,.,,( m, Ti ITnimi p.'vrlv n 111
Ms eHMnia I he iiiujorily iu Coiigrcrt. PrerUh nt
t
Johnson does not desire the admission of dis
loyal men. If the States do not send loyal men
it is their fault, but if they do send loyal men,
such delegates arc entiiled to immediate ad
mission. The Stato Governments in those
Southern States have been restored In a regu
lar and formal nay, and no one has been al
lowed to vote for members or dolega'es, or in
any way take port in the reorganization of the
Stato Governments, who did not tako an oath
forswearing the Confederacy, and swearing al
legiance to the United States. Upon the ques
tion of the admission of Congressional repre-
nentatives, President Lincoln prnposeii, in
1803, to admit loyal delegates, whenever a
loyal State Government should bo reorganized
by ono-tenth of the votes of tlie State; and in
tlio last publio speech he ever made, on the 1 1th
of April last, bo warmly advocated tho admis
sion of tlio delegates from Louisiana, which tlie
milieu U in Congress urn now keeping out. He
said then : " Now, if we reject and spurn tliein.
we do our utmost to disorganize and disperse
them. We, in fact, say to the white limn :
You are worthless or woise ; we will neither
help you or bo helped by you. If,
on the contrary, we recognize and sustain the
new Government of Louisiana, wo encourage
tho hearts and nerve Ihe arms of twelve thnns
and to work for It. Again, if wo reject Loui
siana. we reject one vote in favor of the amen 1-
inent abolishing slavery." Such is the voice of
the great and good Lincoln. We beseech you
Union men of Oregon, to heed that voice, and
sustain the man who is now laboring to carry
ont Lincolu's policy.
Why not admit loyal men from Southern
Slates? Suppose that every Southern State
was represented in full, does til lit prevent Con.
gress from passing a Freed men's Bureau bill
or any other constitutional act I By uo means.
Tho Union party would still have ajnnjority in
both House nnd Semite, nnd could pass such
laws ns they choso. Under tho recent amend
incut to tho Constitution, Congress has Mi
power " to maintain the freedom of the negroes
by npprnpriato legislation," so that there is no
excuse for the rudicul majority in refusing to
admit the Tennessee nnd other loyal delega
lions.
Wo will take occasion here to repudiate a
few of tho slunders now so freely published
against the President. Tho Orrgonian as
serts that President Johnson has taken upon
himself to do Ihe whole wink; that he hat
placed rebels in high position throughout the
South ; that political power bus been given to
tho rebels exclusively, and that ho is in favor
of the admission of " unwashed traitors " to tlie
halls of Congress. In plain English, llie. e are
each and every one of them gross misstate
ments, to use uo harsher term. It is not true
not a word of it. Tlie Ureguniun says I lint
the repiesciitatives from the South nre about
all disloyal. Secretary Seward says: " Loyal
representatives, more or less, from llieso States,
nre now standing nt the door of Congress,"
elc- Which has the best opportunities to know
the truth, nnd which is the must likely to tell
it, the Oregonian or Secretary Seward I Judge
yo. It is also Insinuated that the President is
abandoning the freedmen to slavery. This is
not true. He is their friend. Ho dues not
think they nre ready to exercise the right of
suffrage and 'o do we ; but lie has never in
the least hesitated to protect them in
their liberty, labor and properly. We
have bad it thrown into our face that the Pros
ident has gone over to tlio Democrats. This
is not true either The President has not aban
doned his friends. He does not propose to do
so. Ho stands fur the Union mid tho Consti
tution, and the question is, will no stnnd with
trim ?
The telegraphic dispatches reflecting upon
(lie President, and asserting that he receives
none bul Copperheads, should he rend wilh
caution, Tlio telegraph will bo used by both
sides to create public opinion.
Tho radicals In Congress have abandoned
both the Union party and the President. We
publish on the outside of Ibis paper tho speech
of one of their leaders I'IihiI. Stevens ami
iu that speech ho openly admits that he doet
not tpeak for tht Union jxiri. The Copper
heads nre ready to catch lit anything to divide
us. They are uoir hurrahing for Johnson, but
they cannot tell why. J li neon has not I'liniip-d
a particle. Ho stands just where he always
did during the past five years, and just where
Lincoln stood. Wo will be fouls and recreant
traitors if we permit tlie Cnppeihends to chain
pion tho President. We tiro his proper and
rightful defenders. II" does not want their
friendship, and plainly tells t lie in so iu his
speech.
The Orrgonian snys that it will not abandon
the President, when, in tho same issue, it pub
lishes the most outrageous s'aiulcrs of him. ami
fills the whole piper with matter intended to
iiiiike biin odious to tho people, We siieuk
plainly i wo mint no such fiiemls We want no
one to " palter with n in a double sense," and
ninlio " a promise to the ear to be broken to
be brokcu to llie hope." m c nro fur Andrew
Johnson against nil his enemies, and we are
rcailv to " light It out on this line."
In conclusion, we appeal to Union men of
Oregon to stand liy the l'i. seleut. tie is tight.
Se .nrd stands by him and Seward has suh.iI
up for freedom lor forty veins. Seward i- the
greatest of living statesmen ; he is ready to go
to his grave ; lie lias passed under the assas
sin's dagger, for liberty ; be can have no mo
tive but tu do right in llie sight of Uml. John
son baa stood up for the Union nt the peril of
Ins llie; Ins wile mm children Havo lieeu tfriv
en from their home for his devotion to the
Union. Johnson has earned our confidence
shall be not have It wholly Gov. Deunison,
of Ohio, now I lie P. M. General, and who was
President of Ihe Na'ioiml Union Convention,
sustains the President. We personally know
ileiillisoll to be honest, faithful, uud feUlless.
We ark your carelul nttenlion tu Ihe Presi
dent's speech, and also that of Secretary Sew
ard. President Johnson desires Ihe support of
I nion men men w ho nro lor the I iiimi above
all other considerations. As a Union tiitrtr,
wo must endorse Johnson miituiumusly. We
must du it now. We must talk boldly forlhe
President ; and not dodge the issue, like some
candidates for Congress we know of. who sing
mum, until other men have broken the lee,
and made a public opinion, into which liny
expect lo launch their little boats and paddle
for a noiuiiiatior. We want no trimmers mid
policy men now. We do not want lo see men
stand by and llitow in lrnws to see which way
the current goes, before they take sides. Your
President lias not deserted you. Delias not
gone tit er to Hie Copperheads.
We appeal loynu, ibeii. Union men of Ore
gun, In rally round tour President ! Spurn all
connection nilh mppetheade. Du not pel mi
them lo approach linn. Talk lor liiiu. dcleiul
him. lis is a Jueksnn man. In sl.mu there is
"un guile." Iliiu'l hesitate. Divithm is tie
f.' it t and a week's delay to speak out for the
President will give Ihe Stain tu llie oopiier
heads. Never fear. Seward stands by John
sou ; the people stand by Johnson, ltslly,
then. Union men, as one man, for the right.
Declare at once fur an impended Constitution.
His Up to Ihe support of your Uolilo President
-surround him as Willi a lilpw wail ol sle-l.
and there, under the glorious banner :'. your
country, wilb a solemn appeal lo Heaven,
the God of your fathers, llie God nf battles,
and our God, swear with Ihe vows of oufnltcr
tug allegiance lhal the Union mh( and iWi
ft trMrrtl amiital nil tlioml,.. Miua from
I whence Ibejr may.
WHICH J.i TIIK DKMOCtt.M'Yf
The following are tho resolmions introduced
iu Congress liy Daniel Voorhees, the leader ol
the Democracy of the West, and the spokes
mini of tho Democratic faction of Ihe House.
These are tho resolutions which Mr. Hender
son refers to in his Idler, published iu this
issue :
iW(Yl. Tlolt tlie ineHKe of tlio I'rsmlellt of tin
United Simon, delivered nt llie uieMoil l.'iiiiurcn. I lo
if.irded Ly Uii body hash uiilu and p.itilotiu Stute pa
per.
Uetittml. That the nrintinles Ihmin advoented for
the restoration of Hie Union am the salel and nioft
praetieiilplo tlwt can now U applied to our duorilercii
domestic iilfiirM.
Hnolved. That no Hbito, or any number of Ntates
coiiteilemii-d loKctlicr, can in Buy manner sunder tlitir
conneciiuu with the Federal Unio xeept by a total
Hiiliverclon oi our pro-cut nyi-iern or (cvtiementi ui.a
Unit tlio I'reHilent. iii enunciating this doctrine hi hl
Inn; niesiije.h!iK hut iven expression to llie sentiments
of all tlio who deny the right or power ul a Male to
secede,
Jteiuleed, That tlie President iscntil led to tlie tliaiiK
of Concres" nnd tho country lor his fnilhlul. wi-e and
miccc.WuI etl'-a-ts to restore civil nover cut. law and
order to those States trhui-e citizens were lately in in
surrection ajiiiiuat llei Federal authority; and wc here
by pleilceoimclves to aid. asi-t and uphold llim ill Hie
policy which be bus ud opted to ((ive harmony, peace
and union to the country. '
That is the expression of tho Democratic
party iu Congress. Now let us have some Or
egon Democracy on the same point, Spenk'ng
of the President's message, the Stale Jiifiliti
Democrat, edited by Jas. O'.Mcara, beyond
doubt Ihe leader mid spokesman of the Oregon
Democracy, snys :
Wcpive lhi important paper in full. as we find It in
the papers of the State. VVe have not space lo review
it a wc wish. It is uncandid, specious and demajCKiie
ical, and very manifestly anti-Democratic. It leads
like the studious eltasioii of un aspiiinir. ifru-pinK. un
scrupulous public nlllcer, h" wished to hoodwink Hie
penp'e until he could seize absolute power, which be
would use and abuse to the 1'iillcst limits. No Demo
crat enn uppiove the measiine, nor the man who ut
tered It.
And speaking of President Johnson, on Feb.
10th:
lie President Johnson) scemi tn foi-Rlt Unit they
Ihe Itadioal-I are simply lollowioK in bis own beuten
track, and their right to amend llie Const ilutiou so ns
to lllterlv deilroy it is lis perlect ns Ills rixllt to violate
and dlsl'egaid it altogether, indeed. II' Iheie be il choice
between their actiou and the President's, it is in Invor
of the Itadicals. As Ihe Libel Kxecutivc, he bus nun
ami amim. a his predecessor did belore bun. trumph-d
on, derided and inlriicted every clause ol the Onslitu
ti 'ii luioinir to tlie rights nod iuimunilicH of Slates
.or individuals. " " Ho President Lincoln vio
lated the instrument at tlie llrsl opportunity presenteil.
and never ulierwaids iu hn wh-'le n-rin unserved it,
save lo siiinserve his own ei. erupt, ecltlsh and purll-an
ciuls. Mr. Johnson has so lar hdlowcd Ihe example set
liv Mi- Lincoln, iitnl lias. In the e.iso of bcutuckv mill
the Military Commissions, even exceeded his exemplar
iu llie measure and wantonness ol bis usurpations.
Now, who is to be believed in this matter,
Mr. Voorhees or the State ttightt Democrat?
They lire not only violently uud directly op
posed to each other, but O'.Mcara denounces
Voorhees ns " no Democrat," and thinks that
tho radicals nre nearer right than the Presi
dent, (If Ihe truth wns known, it would doubt
less turn not that O'Meara is in daily coininu-
nicalion with some radical, and highly praises
the opinions of the ' Peoria Hard shell ")
We were under the impression a while that
tho Oregon Democracy generally intended to
indorse Johnson, ntler Ihe style of Democratic
Conventions in the East; lint since O'Meara
cracked bis whip at tho ferine, there hue been
a general weakening niiiong the Johnson Dein
ocrnls, nnd n disposition to let tlie open secesh
uud avowed rebels of the party take possession
ol their Convention. The rebels, under the
lend of O'Meara, will beyond doubt control the
Portland Convention, und President Johnson
will lie denounced very bitterly.
LKTT K It Fltoll llOX. M O EX DEKSOX.
Wahiunuton, Jan. 1, IStitJ.
Eil. Stnlrimiii1.: Vim will doubtless feel nu
anxiety In know what course Will lie Inkeii by
Congress iu reference to those Stales that have
been iu rebellion nguiiist the Government of
the United Slates; and, as a mailer of course,
ml one enn tell at present what it will be; hot
from indications during the short lime It was in
session. I arrive nt about Ihe following conclu
sions, viz : First, that there will he no sciinus
division mining Union men, Although there is n
great variety of sentiment mining them, mid
perhaps no two of iheui would nree in every
particular, yet there is no fixed determination
upon tlie pint of any to have everything their
own way or " sink llie ship." There are prob
ably not more than three extreme men in Con
gress, if there is a single one, nlm would raiher
see thn Union parly dissolved and detenlid.
and the secessionists and rebels iu possession of
the Government, than In yield any portion of
his theory. As a m iller ol course, llie Ime
fiicuds nf tlie Government will make many
concessions ill rcitnnl Iu points of policy, rather
III n il endanger Ihe Interests of the country by
encouraging dillon aiming Its lllemls. N-u
ill in x Sun uer and Wilson have taken radical
grounds, bill I hi not believe they would or
sist in their peculiar views so far ns to euiiiin
ger the existence ol the party that bus saved
our beloved coiintty. As they know lliut the
Union nurty iu tho Semite is strong euoiiLh lo
carry Us points without llieir votes, lliev may
slill stmiil alone. Thud. Stevens, in the House,
iiiiiv dn the sumo thing, ns he knows the Union
party is ubiinihiutly strong lo do without his
vote.
Tho Tennesson meu bers, ami, in short, nil
who can lake Ihe ," Congressional oath," will
he admitted lo seats Ibis session; but Ihnl oath
will not tie repealed until near llie close of the
present session, if then.
Amendments tn the Coiisliliitiou nf Ihe I'ni
ted Suites have been ulreiidy introduced ; one
tn bnve representation In Congress based upon
ihe number of voters, instead of population, in
Ihe Stales. This will u rlainly pass ('.ingress
al the present session, whether it will be rati
fied by 111 roe fourths of Ihe Slates or not.
Another, to secure to the blacks the right nf
franchise, I think it very doubtful whether
this will pass or not. It may pass, with the
view of letting the Stales, or rnlher Ihe people
of Ihe Slates decide on Ihe question fur 'licin
selves. No doubt many would vote for such
an aiiieiiilini tit, not because lliey are in Incur
of il llieniselves. but because I hoy are disposed
Iu refer Ihe matter lo Ihe people.
We will he culled lo say whether the negro
shall v ote in the Disiriei of Coluin in or not,
in a short time, and. as the representative of
the people of On gou, it arpears to me that
cs nsisiency would n,y that 1 should vote against
it, because we do not let them vole in our own
Slate, and Orog. limns, I presume, would not
wish In force negro suffrage on other people
while lliey are unwilling lo take it on .hem
selves, and especially as the people of tins dis
trict have no vote iu choosing iheir representa
tives. Whenever Stales establish negrn suf
frnge nt home, their representatives may con
sistently Vole for it here. This reasoning ap
pears to me m he correct.
Vimrheoa, of Indiana, one nf the vilest Cop
perheads in Congress, introduced a siring of
resolu Ions Iu the House, lost before Ihe ad
journment for the holidays, indorsing and eulo
gising Ihe rresideut iu the strongest terms,
and pledging Congress lo stand by and sustain
him in bis policy of reconstruction, which he
niiqlicslioonbl) did, with a view to creating a
division among Union urn. And here is the
hone tit Ihe Copperhead parly that is, division
amonr L'ninn men ; and if we are foolish enough
lo div ide among ourselves, then they i nglit tu
beat us.
Although the Ptesi.lent may have committed
some errors (for lo err Is human), Vei il would
he infinitely better, according lo my judgment,
lo bear wuh these than In dividu Ihe Union
party, nnd thereby th ow llie Government into
the hands of rebels and Co' perlu ads. Betwrvn
these there is a perfect allium they as natur
ally run together as drops of the same flui I.
While I adrise anion among Union men, I
am far from favoiln the abandonment of pnn
eiple. The freedom of the emancipated slaves,
their right le "lile, liberty and Ihe " retrain
meled pursuit of happiness," Ihe right of the
Government tn suppress liKiiireelion and pun
ish treason, enn bo surrendered under no eir
cuuisianors. Hut at what particular lime ineiii
here from llie bui I nut have Ueu iu kUsiiwu
shall lie uilniltli'i) lo seals iu t'oligress W II
clli
i.r llu. neornf.fl J111II li,. i,r miei. admitted to
i the
privileges ii rnne ilse. or whether lliey sunn
undergo some system of training first are
mere questions of policy, nnd shoHld never
lie
suffered to divide the friends and supporters of
our glorious Union.
t rr it TfeK-iii.-i(HriN.
P S Since writinif the above. I learn
U II. " ' --
i thai
Senator Wilson has not tnkeii the oxtri
nu
ground that I thought he had. J- H. V
1)1' TKI.Kt.lt tl'll.
ll.
Tho President Vctocn lhi I'rcedmcn's Bu
reau Hill.
treat Excitement throughout the Sa'ionl
New York. Feb. IS. A Washington dis
patch gives what purports to be tho testimony
of Gen. Lee before the Ilecnustrnction Com
mittee. Ho said, as far as he had opportuni
ties nf learning, the people nf Virginia hud ac
cepted tho result of the war in good faith, and
were nnxions for a restored ainily in the Union.
This senti nt was much stronger just after
the close of the wnr than now, lor there np
peared to bo sumo impatience mining the peo
ple because the men who had been identified
wilh llie Into rebellion in the Sooth, should be
prevented from representing their States in
Congress. Ho declared that there was a dis
position tn treat freedmen well, out of regard
lorlhclr interests ns well as lor those of the
whites He expressed the hope that the Gov
ernment might, endure for all time. Ho re
garded the course of President Johnson nnd
Grant towurd the South, as liberal and Im
mune. New York. Feb. 18 The llerald't Wash
Inglon special of the 1 7 1 It . says that the follow
ing circular letter to coiiiiniijiJcrs of military
departments was issued fo-Jay by Gen. Grunt:
Hi'iidquart' rs Armies United Slates, Wash
ington, Feb. 17. ISfili. You will please send
lo these beadiimirlers as soon us practicable,
from time to lime ihcrenller. such copies of
newspapers published ill) our depiiltmeiils as
contain senliinenls of disloyalty and hostility
to the Government in any of its branches, uinl
state whether such paper is habitual iu its ut-ti-riincc
of such sentiments. Persistence iu
the publication of articles calculated to keep
up hostility of feeling between tlio people of
the dillereut sections ol the country, cannot
he tolerated. This iiifnriuaiinn is call d for
with n view to their suppression, which will be
done from Ihese heailoniirters only.
Washington, Feb. li). Tho President has
veined the Frceiluieii's Bureau Bill.
A cabinet meeting wns held this morning
No visitors were admitted. A report prevails
that the meeting bail retereuce to the amend
ment of the Frooiluicn's Hill.
New York. Feb. IS). The Ileruld'a special
dispatch says: The resignation of Secretary
In rln n is the current tonic, ol conversation
He is known to havo expressed lo a Western
Congressman, n political friend, Irs intention
not to remain much longer. J be same speo
nil correspondent snys: 1 hose most likely to
know the President's intentions assume that
it is evidently the plan of the reconstruction
committee to invite such Cabinet Ministers as
are iu known accordance, with them tn vacate
New York, Feb. 10. The Philadelphia
Bulletin i special dispatch Iroin ashingtoii
says ; Tho President's veto message on the
Freed men's Bureau lull was very elaborate
covering upwards of thirty pages of foolscap
He is opposed to the hill in every shape, nnd
lieliciniL' tliut many ol tlio teutons nre nu
constitutional he says no such legislation for
Ihe Sooth ought to lie adopted w hile the South
em States are not represented, and thinks
there is too much of the appointing power in
the bill confined tn the President. Uo enters
into lull discussion of his reconstruction policy
and thinks that Ihe Southern members ought
to be admitted.
Tlie President niter staling his objection to
the 1' reeduieu s Iturenn lull us unwarranted ns
a military measure and likely to entail a great
expense tn the tjovcrutiiciit, sums up ns bil
lows : "I cannot hut ndd nnolher very grave
objection : the (Jonstitutiou imperatively di
e-lores that each Slate shall he represented in
Cnrgicse. and the original fieedineu's lull was
necessarily In be passed in 'he ahsenoe of the
Sin es chiefly ull'ecteil, because the people
were contumaciously engaged in rebellion.
Now the case is changed. The States are at
tending Congress by their representatives so
liciling Iheir constitutional rights. Tho very
but Unit the reports were ami are made
against the good disposition of the Southern
people, is the additional reason why thev
should have representatives of their own to
explain their condition, reply lo the accusa
tions nud assist, by local knowledge, in per
feeling such measures iiuiueoinlely nfi'cctihg
themselves. 1 would not iulerefeie with the
un cinosi humble right of Congress tu indite
each House for itself, the qualification of its
oivu inemliers, but that authority cannot be
construed as including a right to shut out iu
tunc of pence any Stale liom representation.
At present all Ihe peoul of eleven Stales nre
excluded, those vim were the most faithful
during llie war not less pUuu others. Tin
Slate of Tennessee, for instance, whose nu
tborilies were engaged iu reheliion, wns re
stored to its cimstiliillolial relations by llie
pntiiotisin and energy of nu injured and be
tnijed people und I know no reason why Ten
uessee should not fully receive all her coilstitu
tional relations lo Ihe United Stales.
"Tlie President stands towards tlie country
in a dillereut altitude from any member of
( oiigrcss wlio is chosen Irom a single district
Tile President is chosen by the people of all
the Mates, r.levetl Males are not represent
ed, and it would seem to he his duty lo pre
sent Iheir just claims lo Congress. The iude
finite or permanent exclusion of nny part of
the country Irom representation, must he suc
ceeded by it spirit of disgust an I complaint
It is unwise nud dangeroits to pursue n course
which will unite one large section of the conn
try ngaiuel another, no matter hew much the
littler may predominate ; and it Is hardly lieces
sury for me to inform Congress that in my own
judgment most ol these States, as far as do
peuds on Iheir own action, have nlrea.lv been
lolly restored, and are entitled to all their
Constitutional rights. Keasuuing from the
constitution itself unit from the actual situation
of the country, I feel bound to presume, Ihrl
with ihe Federal courts restored and iu lb
full exercise of llieir functions, lights nnd
iuteiesls, all classes wid, with the uid of the
uiilllin, be essentially protected. Should this
expect Hon unhappily fail, which I do not an
ticipate, the Executive is already armed with
power lo enlorue the laws."
Wnshinittnn, Feb. 19. Iu the Senate, Mr.
Wilson introduced a concurrent resolution tn
disarm and disband the militia in the rebel I
ious Suites. Mr. Wilson read letters from
Generals Thomus, Swa ne. Hartsuff and nth
ers in the Gulf Slates, which say that there
was danger of the extinction of Ihe necro race
and expulsion of Northern men, if Ihe militia
Were not suppressed by United Stales fores
Washington. Feb. lii A New Orleans tele
grain announces the escape of Gen. It Clay
Ciaw ford, the Bagdad filibuster, from the fort
in which he was routined.
Dispatches from Sheridan state that every
thing is going on Well on the ltio Grande.
Washington, Feb. 20. In Ihe bouse this
morning, Stevens, of Pennsylvania, from the
joint committee, reported a rc'tdutinn declar
ing I hat iu order lo close agitation nn Ihe que
lion which seems likely to disturb the action of
the (lOVeruiuenl, as Well as to quiet uncertain
ly which exists in Ihe minds of the people of
the eleven States declared to tie In insnrrco
lion, no Senators or It- preseiilatives shall be
admitted into 1 engross Irom either of the saul
Slates mini Congress shall have declared such
Slates entitled In such representation. Upon
Ibis. Stevens demanded Ihe previous question.
anil much excitement followed, with dilatory
motions lo Slave off a tote.
F.lditdge, of Wisconsin, said if the other
side would allow debate his side would slop.
Stevens, nf Pennsylvania, replied that he
had sal here torly right hours when the rebels
were out ami could not stand it thirty six hours
longer.
Dilatory uin'mos continued till 7:15, r. M.,
when Ihe resolution psurd t I if against 40.
Adjourned.
A louti 14 the Smite imL Wale of Ohio
offered n resolution to ninend the Constitution
providing the l'lcsiilcut shall be ineligible fi r
a second term.
ltninor says both Stanton and Ilurlau w ill
resign in nnsi qnence of the veto,
Washington, Feb. 20 The President's veto
.Message is all the talk. The first remark of
everybody is Hint Ihe President did not write
it. The next leiiiink is that the Pre-ide it
has sepni'iiled Irom Ihe iiinjoriiy iu Congress
noil gone over to the other side. AH agree
thel Message is most ably written, niliiiiriible
in argument ai d with incontrovertible points.
The common belief is that Seward wrote or
revised it, hence comes the suspicion ns to how
the Cabinet stood, nud report says that Sew
nrd, McCulloch. Wells anil Deiiiiisun favored
the veto, ' the others opposing. The effect
here is marked. Both joy and anger and per
haps dismay are exhibited. It is only ton np
parent that the breach is widening between
the President and the party. Whether it. is
ton w ide lor either to jump across or whether
either is disposed to jump remains lo he. seen.
The veto having been addressed to Ihe Sen
ate the question comes up nt mien whether the
-bill should pass over tho veto. Lost ayes,
30; noes, 18; nut two thirds. The question
cannot therefore, reach the House, Tlie veto
having been put on general grounds no at
tempt will be made to puss another fieedineu's
bill. Tho whole question of reconstruction
becomes mndilled. It is doubtful if the Presi
dent will sign tho civil rights hill, pending in
the House. It is more doubtful since Sum
ner's radical opposition jf the Constitutional
Ameniiinent pusses the Scnule. Speuliing
plainly, things are mixed.
A miscellaneous crowd, headed by Judge
Hughes, of Indiana. Green Clay Smith, nud
George Francis Train wilb a baud of music.
serenaded the I'ri si-'ent last night in honor of
the veto Message. I ho President did not re
spond i )
Lnst Saturday General Grunt i sued nn or
der requiring military coiumaiiilers iu the
Soulli to report the mimes ol Ihe newspapers
having a pernicious intliu-uce that the same
might be by him suppressed.
Yesterduy the President iu effect revoked
the order by allowing the liichiiioud Examiner
to resume piililientluii.
New Haven. Feb. 20 Democrats here are
firing gnus ami otherwise jubilating over tlie
rresideut s Veto.
Washington. Fob. 21. In the House to day.
0 ill ili-lil. of Ohio, caused to he read a tele
grain from Columbus, Ohio, giving a resolu
tion adopted by ihe caucus of the Union mem
bers of the Legisl ilur". sustaining the Con
gressioual plan of recoiislrilelinii-
Tlie House, by u vote of 10.S nguiiist 37.
laid on the table a million to reconsiil r tin
vote by which was passed the resululioii that
nu Sena or or licprcseiitulivc shall be udiniiii d
into either branch nf Congress Irmn nuy of the
hit- rebellious Stat until Congress shall have
first declared such Stutes entitled I reprcsen
talion.
The House Cmninittee on Tor itories liitv-e
applied to Secretary Stunt mi for permission to
summon General P. E Connor, cniumnmliug
the forces iu I" I li, nud Iti-v. Norman M'Lcnd.
pastor of the Geiitilo church iu Suit Luk
Cily, tn appear and testify touching tho con
ditiou of Utah and the manner iu which tin
laws of Ihe United Stales are observed and
enforced. Judge Titus and a number nf nth
er witnesses have ulreiidy been examined. It
is stated semi-olliciully that the Government
has deoided tu appoint no more poljgninists to
office.
Washington. Feb. 21. The Senate Com
mittee nu the Distri t of Columbia have de
cided to report the House bill conferring negro
suffrage ill tlie District, and reeoineud its im
mediate passage. .Morrill, of Vermont, iu the
House, speaking upon tlio finance bill, said it
was not iu order to allude to what bad recently
taken place in the Senate, but happen vvhal
may Union men will not forget that they have
n country lo save. Ho proceeded to explain
the financial situation. Further consideration
of the bill was postponed.
Dayton. Ohio, Feb. iiO. The Democracy
had n jollification over the veto this ulteroooii,
firing over one hundred guns. Vallaiiilighiiiii
made a hr ef speech, slum in.- that the Democ
racy did mil elect President Johnson, but now.
- their doty is to stand by him. He announced
a mass meeting lor exultation. A flag finals
from Vullamlighaiu's window.
Chicago. Felt. 21. 3 p. M. Private advices
give a rumor that preparations are being made
Iu impeach President Johnson for mill admin
islratioii of ollice upon Ihe specilio charge of
misdemeanor under section four, article second
of Ihe Coustituti in. Till particular specilicu
liou is Ihe nhiise of power ill the reconstruc
tion of Ihe rebel States and pardon bcloie tri
al of high rebel funetionnries. Tile House has
power lo draw n bill of impeachment In he
Iried before Ihe Senate. Chief Justice Chase
Presiding. Tlie movers in the matter consul
er that a he iliby example tnay he made for
all future Presidents.
Columbus. Feb. 20. A caucus held to
night of the Union members nf ihe h-gislalurc
iiuiiuimoosly adopted n resolution declining
that in the action of Ihe Union It-prescnla
lives ill Congress we recognize a possession of
the principles that made us a parly and saved
tlie country through ihe lull- rebellion, and we
tender such representatives our hearty sup
port. The democrat, c members n( the legisht
lure held n caucus to-night and indorsed presi
dent Johnson's veto.
' Washington, Feb. 21 On account of llie
excitement attending the Veto, the usual Presi
t in I nt I reception was not held hist evening.
The character of those whrt seruuaiifd llie
President Monday night may be judged by
the citcuiustance that the prominent leaders ol
tlie crowd walked lip to tin- bar nt Willanl-'
and with great parade drunk a loast to thi
ll ree giiutcst Americans Jetfcrsou Davis.
Andrew Johnson and Robert E. Lee.
The follow nig nie the m es mid noes in the
Senate on Ihe passage of the bill over Ihe veto :
Ayes Anthony. Brown, Chandler, Claik.
( 'lioness. Cinigiu, Crosswi'll, Fesseudeii,
Fowler, 0 limes. II. mis, Henderson, Unwind,
Howe, Kiikwood. Lime of Indiana. Lam-, id
Kansas, Nye, Pollard. Poinemy. M.-rnll, Ham
sey, Sherman, Sprngne, Sumner, Trumbull.
Wade, Williams, Wilson, Yates.
Noes Buckalew. Cmnm. Davis. Dixon.
Dnohlttle, Uniheiic, Hendricks. Johnson. Mo
Doognl, Morgan, Nesuuth, Norton. Kiddle.
Suilsburr, Stewart, Stockton, Vun Winkle mid
Willey.
Except that the veto has demonstrated there
is not a two Ihirds majority iu the Senate, Ihe
President has g lined nothing. The majority
nf thirty against him is stronger than ever.
The rei-nnsliuclion committee although pre
pared to report favorably ou the admission of
Tennessee, has postponed all action on t: e
case, and it is doubt ful if any Southern Slate
will be admitted this Congress.
Henj. U ndo in n speech yesterday denonnu
ed the President and said that any one who
would In v or the admission of Ihe unna-heil
traitors lo Congress, was himself a traitor at
heart. .
Chiiag-i. Feb. 21 The following nre Ihe
editorial comments ou the President's n-to in
ihe Chicago Tribune, which paper says:
"Since the closing scenes nf the war and Ihe
snd horrors of 'he assassination of President
Lincoln no event has created such a profound
sensation as Ihe formal act by which Ihe P.esi
dent has severed himself fioin the loyal parly
and united with its cm-mics Noith end South
before Ihe Union Is safe or Ihe war full endi d
The Presidents vein will at least have one
good effect, namely, in according conclusive
proof lo doubling souls of Johnson's recreancy
lo Ihe great cause fur winch onr people bllil
down Iheir live and their properly, and con
voicing our iiliii-ns by the logic ul a most og'y
lact ol Ihe backsliding of tluir Chief Magis
trate." Tin Chicago Republican says : "The count
ry will i-arn with aiiiaieun-ul' that the Presi
dent has vetoed an aol whosw title might ju,t
ly have been an Act to force a lull of lights
on that Issue. (!) He appeals lo the pei.ple
ut his iii-vi- i.i t. ..ogress, i here is no
u....... i.M.g.r , g,r ,a Muoesiutmgly
"-I - "s me people win sus
tain them.
The Chicago 7Vrs sars : "This Veto as
Sures Ihe country thai Ihe radicals are iu.po-
lent apmst the President, s g.-d men may
breathe freer. The country bus been saved a
great calamity. Ills lute ngaiiyt similar ca
laiiiitli-s iu future. Tlii-ro has been a sublime
triumph of right over wrong."
The Washington Chronicle says: "The ve
to is the cause ler linivcisal solicilmle. The
surrender of Lee was only llie beginning of the
rebellion. A defeated traitor threatens again
to bring n triumphant dictator even fioin his
strong cell in Fnrlrcss Monroe."-
The New Ymll Tribune snys : "We deep
ly regret the veto and lliilik the President Will
live to regret ii even more deep."
The New York World says: "President
Johnson has nobly sustained hi character of
steadiness of purpose and political courage."
The Now York 7'irass snys: "The veto
implies no essential difference of opinion be
tween the majority in Congress and the Presi
dent nu the primary object of the hill, hut he
seeks lo reach the i-nil aimed nt by other uud
what he deems less radical agencies."
Huston, Feb. 2'i In the Massachusetts House
of Hepresontntivi-s yesterday several resolutions
wore introduced regretting Ihe action of the Pies
blent in vetoing the, l-'ri-uoieu's Bureau Bill, and
asserting that ft is the duty of tli President to
givo the negroes that protection for which the na
tion's honor stands pledged They w ere referred.
The House, refused to receive a resolution tlinnk
In? the President for his veto message, by IX) lo 18.
Indianapolis. Feb. ill The Union Stato Con
vention unit to-day, and nominated (Jen. Nathan
Kimbiill for Treasurer. The resolutions declare
full faith and cnnlidenoe in jhe President mid his
Cr..iinet, and in tho Union majority of Congress,
and pledge support to each of them in all wise and
needful legislation tn restore authority Soulli.
Spcethi's by llie I'reHlilriitaiid Sec. Seward.
New York, Feb. SW. Cooper Institute wns
crowded to-night to iudotse tin- President. F. B.
Culling was in the chair. David Dudley Field
oll'ercd a written address and resululioii declaring
that ! Iiu first niieslion before the people is the pa
cification of llie country. Tlio cnnllict nf pas
sion should cease. Ail will agri-a llnit the freed
nn-n must lie given alt Ihe civil riglns enjoy. -d by
niber cilizeiiB, viz: . quality In-fore tin.' law. Whe
ther lliey shall have the siill'nigi-, Is the dividing
quesli and ibis belongs exclusively lo the
Siales. Tho address ciinmieud the President's
veto, and expr.-ssos llie belief llnit the exclusion
of eh-ven 8lates I'rirn Congress is manifest usurp
nlioli.
riecretiirv Seward snid : I am not here fis no
alarmist. ; 1 am not hero to say that ih- nation is
iu poril, or Ih-il il would In- iu p.-ril it yon adopt
or r.j'-et llie views of the mnjoriiy iu Congress.
Tin- country is not iu peril in any way, nor do 1
think the progress of aiuelioriiiion or civilization
is in peril, wln-lher you adopt one s,-t of political
opinions or another. The only ditl'i-reiice is, that
one pilot says we may steer directly thron-jh the
dilliculiies of recoiisiructiou w ithout delaying Ihe
progress of tin- old ship of State, while tho other
says we must take soundings, proceed cautiously,
and go around these dillii-nlties. U'u should not
practicethe usual charily if wu did not think tliein
both honest. Mr. 8 -wind said, 1 hoped uo serious
diflieolty, from the conviction Hint there never
was and never can be any successful process for
restoring union and harmony atiionj tlie Slates
except tlie one with which tho President has
nvmvfd he himself is salislied Loyal lepresciit
uiivcs, more or less, from tile States lately iu ru
belliou are now stiuidiug ut the door of Congress,
and have been stunning there for three iiioiiiIih,
nsking to be ndiuiited us Hlates, which against
their earnest desire are I -ft unrepresented. Say
what you will, the Slates are already organized
iu harinoiiy wilii our aioeiided Constitution, and
are iu earnest co opei-aliou with llie Federal Govern
ment, it is impossil'le lo idlucc sjnites lo u territorial
coiuliliuii laiugress lias hud a ri-eousli-iicliou com
luitlee of lilleeu members, who have slopped tlie
wlieels of legislation for three luolllllsio enable rlleill
0i submit a plan dillereut Irom that which is now on
llie eve of u h.ippy consummation, ami what have
lliey given us or proposed' An amendment to Hie
Constitution to c pel llie excluded Stales toeipiulize
siilfrilae. on peiudlv of abridgement oi iheir represen
tation. This vvus no plan of reconstruction, bin tin
nhslritcliou. A conllicl in opinion liulweenthe Presi
dent and I'oiigi-ess in rt-lereoco lo the Kreedu. ell's liu
renu is in its consequences eoinpiiitiiively iiiiimpor
laut It would excite hide interest if it stood alone,
lloih fully Bxree thai this lluienu wns created lor ihe
Iralisilion period betvveeu vvur and peace, and should
ceiiHe al Ihe end of that period. The Presidenl think
Hint period nearly passed, and that the original pro
vision is sntlicienl, while Congress liiink tlio ut-iirinul
provision needs enlarging. 1 agree with the i'resi
dent in the hope Unit the exiniordiaary p ovisiou is
not necessary. Oil 'lit llie President in by denounced
iu Hie house ot Ills ciiciuieBi Much mure, inula lie
to bu denounced in lliu house of Ins hu-nds ior rcfiiK
ing, in the uhst-nce of any necessity, in retain Ihe ex
ercise of powers greater lluiu thosw which are exer
cised by any iuipeiial iiuiuisirale in Hie world: I
trust lids fault ol ttechniiiL' imperial power too Iihi'sIi
ly, lemlured by a tiM-coiili-biig Cou-ess may bo for
given by a generous people.
Chicago, Feb. IW. The Rrpublican't
Washington special dispatch gives a lull re
port ol llie President's speech yesterday.
The meeting nt Grover's Theater adjourned
lo tho White House to present a series of rose
bilious endorsing the President's veto. As it
arrived in front if the While House, a noisy
crowd ol t!00 persons assembled. Tho Presi
dent came out and suid "it was extremely
gratifying lo know that so large a portion of
his fellow cilizens approved of the policy adop
ted, and which I intend In carry out. The
day is peculiarly appropriate lor the endorse
ment of a policy whose object is the restora
tion of the Union as designed by the father nt
his country. I stand lu re to day ns I stood in
the Senate in I Art) when 1 de meed trailurs
trying to break up Ihe Government
There Wi re tno parlies, one fif which wiis
determined lo destroy the Government and
save slavery, mid llie oilier almost equally
willing In break up tin- Gm-i rn t mid de
ar -y slavery. Who In r ili-oonoiisls came
from llu- Ninth or Soulli. I sum, I now ns I did
then, for the Union and tin- (' imition.
The Un eminent has sir Idled forth Ihe slong
arm and with Us physical power put down the
rebellion. Ihe Illinois have ili-baiid, d. und
come lorward now in proper .pint, saving
vv e are nilslakeii ; we made an i II, nt to cam
out Hie doctrine nf si cession and dissolve III
L moil, and we billed. We have traced Ibis
diHdriue lo logical a ol pliisical results, ami
hud we Were mistaken. We acknowledge the
II ig ol our coiiiitiy. mid we nre willing tu obey
llie Constitution and yield to the supremacy ol
the laws. Coining in that spun snv lo them
When you have v ii-hb-d to llie luvvsvvlu-u lou
have acknowledged jour all, guiiiee. I will as
funis lean, open the dour of (he Uuion lo
those who have erred and stray.-d for il time
The spirit of revenge is not Ihe spirit III which
in iiea.i wiin the whole people.
I know there has l.eeu a groat deal said
about the exercise of the paithiniug power.
There is no one w hn Hs labored with more
earnestness than nil self, in have principal, in
tt-lhgfiil nnd conscious traitors brought lo jus
tice. Ihe laws vindicated and Ihe treat fuel
judicially established, that ir.-a-ini is a crime :
hot while conscious that leading int- Ihgeiit
traitors nre to be punished, should whole
communities, Slntes and their people be
made to submit to ihe penalty of d-atli!
Lot those who hnve erred he punished, hut to
Ihe gn at miilliliide forced iulo Ihe rebellion. I
say. give leniency nud kindness. We pnt
down Ihe rebellion in order to prevent the
separation nf Statu, but when Ihe struggle un
our pari proved to be sum essful, we find now
an ellort lo concentrate all the power in the
hands of a few at the toiler il head, and there
by i-slablich a rew principle of equality and
as objectionable as separation. The Govern
nii-tit may be revololiouin-d without war, and
this is Howl diiugi-ious because its progress is
not. so easily wnlul.ed.
1 stand lor my country. Island for the dm
stitulion, there 1 have placed my feet from my
nnveiit into pumio lile. 1 tn-y may traduce,
they may slander, or they may vituperate me.
but let me say In Jou all it has no influence
upon me. Let me say further, that I do not
intend lo be oveiaw ed by real or pretended
liieuils, nor do I mean tu be bullied by tnv cue
niies. .My hortest conviction j, wy courage.
The Constitution is njj- guide. 1 know my
countrymen il has been insinuated, no not in
sinuated, it has been said directly, in high cir
cles, that il such usurpation of power as I am
charged wilh. had been exercised some Uo
huudrul years agin it would have cost Ihe in
dividual his head. Of what usurpation his
Andrew Johnson been imliv T Is it usurpa
tion that I stand between the people and en-
source the exclamation hos gone forth that Hoy
Wele in ihe midst of .n carihtinake. that lliev
croacnuiei.ls ol power I r
were trembling and cold not yield. Yes.
i f, llw citnons. there is an earthquake coming.
there is a grand swi llins of popular iudgrueul
anu mill -nation, the American people Will
sprah, and ly iheir instiiicl if not otherwise.
j th.y will kno who nTo ihnr enemies. I have
I endeavored In be true to Ihe pruid in ail Ihe
posiliou iu this Giiverumciit. mi'l vtlini posit,
inns ill lllis Goveriiiuetit, and nod what posit,
ions have I not ut some lime lillcd 7 I sup.
pose it will be snid that Ibis is vanity, ,ut
may say that I bnve been in all of tliein.
One Kuril snout Ids Biupiiilint-tili In His psnmllntlnn. In
i-onvrriiOl'ili Willi Prt-sl'lellt l.lnciiln, lint F.-hriisry, , nj.
iiiiomI tils ilsflrn In nn ituieiiiliiii-iit rtnupsUtiiif jlu rd,,..
limn Htiili- Id lend rWintoi'M iitnl Iti iiri'SsiitsI Ives n, l!iiiii.,.aM
b'-riiiiu II Is ,nrt t,r llie rlnetrllin nl em-saliin that Kutri
uilltlil Hrllli,lrsw llit-lr Ht-ioitnrs mill llrpresenlnl Irva, or refnsv
Is Herl tlisni. New Me llml (.','lisriis irrslil?iiy it-fur
ri.lfrilHMli.il In llu. reprrsi titnllves, Hint ilnlly lin)iusliir t.v
linrili til nt liov Hlnl Inxalloti tomn tlio iltircprsssnleil Sinitli.
1 r pnrrl Mill ns k riimlitiiisiilid error, 1 nevsr liislsleil nti
eiicriineliiia-tin on His cnuslllulleu. suit 1 ilmni pre tmruil to
resist IIii-.ii Iwilny. WooM to llml the whole Ailiertoftn pen
pie c'iiiI'I In Hsieiiililsd here tu-ilny nsynu are, anil cnul.l
wllneii Ihe ffrrsl strujule trolos nn I.i preierve llie cniiilltu.
Hun ul their Millers. TI.ey wnulil loon nellls. the 'luesllnn, f
tln-y eolilil only su - llie klml ut spirit Insniresleil In t,w etTiirt
Iu lirunk up His principles of s freu teiverniuvnt.
TIIK LATEST.
HI'KC'IAI, DHI'ATTH TO TIIK STATESMAN.
MAiiyi-.viu.it, Kui,, iMt,
WABHi!(Tft, V1. y.'. Tho 8imfo ml opted rco
Itirioiiti rittliiiiir on Ida lHlmiirttoi (ImitM'itl lo lny bo
fore lliu Nttiuilu nil inl'iii'iiifilioi) in lliu poHconrtion in riv
uiird to the t'canibiliiy ami iimI'mIiii'm of estulilUInn
tcleriiih lint in comi'M'timi wild llie tiniil rntim, for
tllH lfatlHtll:HniotI Of OVHI'lltlH'tlt Itllll pllltlju iMIntnifHM.
Tlio lln'ife rennl-.it ion (tirbiilitinguilinimitoii to Houtlu
ern iiHMtibui-M, wan taken up.
HIu'piiihii oi))ohp(1 tliR uouniilffi'iition of tlie question,
myiiiK it could not he fuL'ly disuuHMiid ut tlio pre Hunt
time.
Kiwciirion mill lie culled tlie motion Imjchiimj hereon.
Hidorcd it of tho (,'reuteHt imporiHiure ; ho denied llmt
there waft any desire to et up a quarrel In' t ween Con.
ureM Hiid tlio President. If CoituruM in placing itself
in the way of rei-oimirndion by keeping out the South
ern member, we nnht lo know it.
Sherman replied that the event of yenterday were
Loo fretdi in liie memory of Hemttore not to influence
them; he thought it well to ullow that iliiluence to
pnnruway.
Ferine i id en took ihe floor on (ho renolution, m'uliig
thtit it wiih the determination of ('oiifi'eH8 not to act
upon the credential of the Southern member until
they lihd piiHHed a luw fur the udmirmion of the Noutti
ern S'Hien; ui'tftitiiff the ritflil of OiinreoH to inquiro
whether any of the eoniniioas remiired had been com
plied wilh, und miid the Special Committee was noth
itijf more than a servant of CnuureHn. und could not
ijei up tiny authority ntfiiiiiHt llmt body. On tlie nub
(eet ut the bill vetoed b) the F resident, lie said he hud
never been it very warm friend of the bill, but yield
ed I lenitive he tlioiiht tlie powers eonferu'd by it
were eojixiiiulioiiiil, tiud llieir exercine iieeennury. Hi
voted to sum uin the bill because be objected to'provi.
mm ponioii ut' ihe veto mefHiijjo whh'fi oxpren ed lie
opinion that (Joii'uks could not tux u 8tuio unrepru
seated.
Mieinmn ban the floor oil Monday, nnd will eponk
in favor of the 1 louse resolutions,
Tlie Mouse declared lliu elect ion of Vorheos of In.
duttia, illeiiul. and kuvo the contented eeut to H. D.
WHsli'-uriie 07 yeas, 3 hhvh.
Kepoi ts to ihe radical press slate that no such meet
in if us that whieti transpired yesterday ut U rover's.
Tueaier uud in froui of the While House has ever lie
lore been held in public in the North, liobert John
sou, Hie President's private secretary , uud his sou-in
law. Mr I'.iilei-HHti.Kei.aioreluiM horn Tennessoeere
present, and occupied prominent position ut the Tlie
liter. Lincoln wus denounced by mio of the speukurs
und Ihe ru-mtor watt cheered. Taken in connection
with the subsequent seerb of President Andrew
Jolitimmrthe proceedings of tho day have been be-y-tiiil
all precedent ihe most disriiL-eful day ever wit
iiusxed iu this country.
t'bieaKo dates et.ito Ihut Henry Ward Beeehor hud
imtiie a speech, over two columns long, sustaining the
President uud his veto.
President Johnson has directed that nil udvertiaing
patroiiaue bu withdrawn from Forney's Chronicle,
which lias taken decided iteps against the policy ot
ih' adminiHiraiioii,
Tlie ItVpuhlifUii caiicim of members, to -night, on
the lHte nf public ulbtirs. indicates a disposition U
(rent the President wilh all propriety nud kindness.
Tlio Legislatures of Iowa nud Minnesota adopted
resolutions siistuiiiiutf Cong reus nnd denouncing the
Prei-i limit.
licmomitic meetings, to ratify tlie veto of the Prei
ideiit, are being generally held.
The following is the ftiibdauce of Forney's article
in Ihe Philadelphia Prnt, which explains the punste
iu the President's speech :
While the staunch friends uf tlie President were
taking conned among themselves, after reading the
veto message of ihe President, the copperhead politi
cians, in and out of Congress, assisted by the disloyal
elements in ihat city, were celebrating the evtnt Willi
joy us tumultuous us that with which the secession
sympathizers here would have shown at the entrance
of Jell Davis into the capital of the United States, af
ter the battle of Hull Una even before Congress had
adjourned. The Slur announced ti serenade to the
Prcideiil ; euily ill the evening, a bund of musicians,
followed by abotit two hundred people, railed at the
President's mansion His Kxcelleney declined to make
a speech, but somebody announced that he would ad
dress the public on Thursday evening. Not ft Uiii'ia
member of either 11 wire look any part in the demon
st ration. The President whs reiwatedly called upon
by iirominetit Union men of loyal Slates, nud solicited
to declare in favor of a regular Union ticket, at least,
against tho conperheuds. He refuted to take sides
with tho fi tends of the country. The same temper
chai-ueteriied him directly utter tlie meeting of Con
urcss. Leading und most pronerintive democrat a paid
regular ci urt. and wem received almost in stule, at
the President's mansion. Mori died us thev were at
hi in entertaining and listening to copperheads and
truitors; humiliated by his ill digested, incoherent and
illegal harangues ; true men iu Congress songht to ex
press their apprehensions. They did everything to
avoid (he condition of things which it uow appears
has been for mouths craliily and treacherously pre
paring. Not a measure was contemplated by these
faithful representatives that did not iind a source of
piiroimu'eineui in the phrdges and assurances of An
drew JobiiFvou himself.
4kw Vokk, Feb. lil. The morning papers contain
fnrtliereorrei-poudei.ee between the United Stales Hiid
KritiMh Foreign OlhVers respecting the Shenandoah.
Mr. Ward refuses to recg, av I lie vessel a tlie LSlieu
andoiilt ; usM'riiug that she was never any other tliuu
the Hriiish ngitered ship Sea King. Tue eutire cor
respoiiileiiee is ;iuim d up by the Loud m press ns of
un iriitating cliarcter, placing the question in it less
satisfactory manner than ever.
A Co.,i'.;.iiiKAlCoHitALLKi. TUe Sentinel
nmkes tlx fitllovtiiig cxpliiitutiiiii uf the trap
ping uf J. I). Fay iitnl the Jaekooti county De
ntoL'riK'ys on I lit Fort Klumntti mint xalton :
" DciiiHCitUT. llirotigli itn txpntunt, the 7ie
ptirlrr. fll into tin Very imp set fir it; and tlio
nan mi llu tripod i?et-k to uphnlil anil explain
awny tin lift ion or its repraot ntntivt in such a
manlier that the truth is pcrfictly pluin to all,
viz: tlmt iht lull Hntifxin Fort Klumntli was
voted for iii g'Mid Is it Ii. and with no dt-siu to
ittnnpt its defi-at. IT such wan not tlm cnxr.
why did In ind tnnke his cxplunulion nf the
mailer in iht t urd puhltsht'tl some neekt 'inee,
nnd not unit lo he driven lo tilt coiifesspJl! of
hfiti n urciuit to h.s D'-m-icratio trumt ? 'i'hu
fatMt ure. that the lull was Toted (or. and it was
nut until lit-- ropresri.titiivf imhic hoiue that lit
saw u li.it lit hid done, when, true tn Copper
hen I prtHjliviiief, he i-fsiaetl to crawl aroitml,
ami nth nipted to keep the vole a secret, ami
succeeded to stick un cxiciit with his own par
ty that. wliHti they eagerly dfiiifil it fr their
riprt'reiiiHtive. they then hud the mortification
to see him admit the ti ut h uf the allfgtttitin.
A Nkvy Line of Okkoon Steamships.
The 8 nn Frnncio dispatch coiumunlcaU'd tho
following it itii tif good item to Oregon shipper
nud nierclmtiU;
Thursday nltenionn ntioihcr line of utenntera
between I his city nud Portland l to lie innngu
rated, coinpris ng three new nutl first -class pro
pellors. viz: Ihe Montana, UK II tons, Ihe Ida
ho, 1010 tons, to arrivt, and a new vimcI not
yet ntf the ftuckx. The principal owner of
this line are the Messrs. fatten, ol Idtth, .Me.,
the builder, ami ihe agency is to be held hf
Mostis. Aid nth, Merrill Ac Co. The Montana
nill probably leave on her first trip in Portland
ou the 24th "of this mouth. The Idaho is ex
pected to arrive bote in about four months, to
be followed by three ships some lime next au
tumn. The Kobberv op Mr. Auams. Since ihe
last .Mtie, the following $ all that we hare
learned in addition to ihe first statemeut. A
telegram from San Franctco nyt :
The police arrested llie Mew ard of the I earn
er Oregon, on suspicion of being connected
Witn the UllfCea rohherr of Collector Adami.
uf Oregon, but a yet no evidence whatever baa
been elicited to implicate anybody, nor any
trace ot the money discovered.
A Delchivb Hoi'E.
There ii b u an h .( Pft the oeople tlmt is. t
rMtnre Uieniflmly l the Kidernl and a majority ot the
Statr (ivrrnmriits to Item k rntic tiarUUnh.p. Stat
A'igAs Drmtt at,
A dismal hope indeed. What! restore the
National and Sintc Government to the control
of men who desired to recgniae the independ
ence of the Southern Confederacy, and tho
d i fulve the Union I lirstore the Gnvemtnenl
to tho control of men who jmtified the Sooth
ern rcMlion ? Kestore the Government to the
control ol men who declared in their National
Convention, at Chicago, that the war to main
Uin the Government wa ifailunt Ketor
the Govemmut to the control of men who de
nied the right of the Government to protect U-
elf frnm the arm of trahora 1 Never, erf
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