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Tlie Central Georgian.
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SANDERSVILLE, GA., WEDNESDAY. MARCH 21, 1866.
. NUMBER 12.
(MSTELL4W & GILMORE;
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Speech of the President.
Meetinq of the National Monument Socie-
lmperilled, I will act as I have done on I say let us admit into the councils of
former occasions, and speak what I the nation those who are unmistakably
think. I was saying, that I -had held i and unquestionably loyal—=lhose men
ncarlj 7 all positions from alderman, | who acknowledge their allegiance to
through both branches of Congress, to : the Government and swear to support
that which I now occupy, and who is j the Constitution. It is all embraced in
there that will say that Andrew John- that. The amplification of an oath
ly—President Johnson Presides and son ever made a promise he did not ful- makes no difference, if a man is not
Speaks—Gives the Radicals their Dues fill? Who will sa} r that he ever ac- ! loyal; but you may adopt whatever
Forney a Dead Duck. j ted otherwise than in- fidelity to the ■ test oath you please to prove their loy-
Washington, Feb. 22, 1866. I great, mass of the people ? They may i alty. While the rebellion was going
The National Monument Society i talk about beheading and usurpation, I on the Constitution was rolled up as a
held a meeting to-day; President John-1 but when I am beheaded I want the j piece of parchment. If it was violated
fion presided, and made a few remarks, American people to witness it. I don’t | in some particulars, to save the Govern-
nlluding to Washington’s farewell ad- ! want by innuendoes, by indirect re- . ment, there may have been some ex
dress as containing the principles by j marks in high places, to see the man j cuse to justify it, but now that peace
which he sought to be guided, and ex- who has assassination breeding in his | has come—war is over—we want a
pressing the hope that all the States j bosom exclaim, this Presidential obsta- written Constitution, and I say the
would continue their contributions to j c i° must be gotten out of the way. I
the structure to be completed as anen-1 make use of a very strong expression
when Isay I have no doubt the inten
tion was to incite assassination, and get
out of the way the obstacle to place
and power, whether by assassination,
or not. There are individuals in this
uring memorial to the restoration of
nil the States to their proper relations
to the government.
I say that when these States comply
with the Constitution, when they have
given sufficient evidence of their loy
alty, and that they can be trusted-—
when they yield obedience to the law
—Isay extend to them the right hand
of fellowship, and let peace ancDUnion
be restored.
I have fought traitors and treason in
the South. I of posed the Davises, and
Toombesand Slidells, and others whose
names I need not repeat; and now,
when I turn round at the other end of
the line, I find men, I care not by what
name you call them, (a voice, call them
traitors,) who still stand opposed to
the restoration of the- Union of these
States, I am free to say to you that
1 am still for the preservation of this
compact—I am still for the restoration
of tin’s Union—lam still in favor of
this great government of ours living
and following out its destiny. (A
voice, give their names.) A gentle
man calls for their names. Well sup
pose I should give them, (a voice, we
know them,) I look upon them, I re
peat it, as President or citizen, as much
opposed to the fundamental principles
of this government, and believe they
are as much laboring to pervert or
destroy them, as were tne men who
fimgbt against them. (A voice, what
are their names ?) I say, Thaddeus
Stevens, of Pennsylvania; (tremen
dous app/ause,) I say, Charles Sum
ner; (great applause,) Isay Wendell
Phillips, and others of the same stripe
among them. (A voice, give it to For
ney.) Some gentleman in the crowd
says give it to Forney. I have only
just to say that 1 do not waste my am
munition upon dead ducks. (LauVhtcr
and applause.) I stand for my coun
try; I stand for the Constitution where
I placed rny feet firrn^at my entrance
into public life. They may traduce
me; the) 7 may slander; they may vi
tuperate; hut let tne say to you that it
has no efibet upon me. (Cheers.) Let
me say in addition, that I do not in
tend to be bullied by enemies. (Ap
plause, and aery, the people will s is-
tain you.) I know, my countrymen,
tliat it has not only been insinuated,
but said directly, and the intimation
bhs been given in high places, that if
such a usurpation of power had been
exercised two hundred years ago in a
particular region, it would have cost a
certain individual his head. What
usurpation has Andrew Johnson been
guilty of? Nolle, none. The only
Usurpation I have been guilty of, was
standing between the people and the
encroachment of power ; and because
dared to say. in conversation with a
teuow'citiism and a Senator, that 1
(•ought amendments to the Constitu—
tlori . uu obt not to be too frequently
made; that It would lose all its digni-
}'i and that the old instrument would
e 03 ^ s *ght of in a short time; be—
cause I happened to say that if it was
amended, such and such amendments
s,10u id be adopted, it was an usurpa-
tmii of power that would have cost a
VI,i o his head at a certain time,
f Laugh ter and applause.) In connec-
tlon with this subject, it was maiotain-
e( l by the same gentleman, that wo
", ere m the midst of an earthquake,
hat he trembled and could not yield.
( Slighter,) Yes, there is an earth-
*1 . e coming, there is a ground swell
coming, of popular judgment and in
dignation. (a voice, that’s true) The
American people will stand by their
’•Rerests; they will know who are
iheir friends, and who their enemies
f hat positions have I held under this
government, beginning with an alder
man and running through all branches
01 the legislature. (A voice, from a
up.) Some gentleman says I
? Ve been a tailor.
time has come to take down the Consti
tution, unroll it, and understand its
provisions. I come here to vindicate
the Constitution, and to save it, for it
does seem to me that encroachment is
proposed.
I stand to-day prepared so far as I
who controls all here below, that ere
long our Union vvill be restored,
and that we shall have peace, not
only with all the nation^ of the earth,
but peace and good will among all
parts of the United States. When
your country is gone and you are
about that place, look out and you
will find the humble individual who
now stands before you weeping over
its final dissolution. ?
Great Empires Stable.
It is a very common notion, but al
together mistaken,-I that empires perish
because they beOomjg'tpo large. Great
empires do indeed■ decay and pass
away, but this is because of defects at
the centre, and not because of vastness
of circumference. The heart becomes
weak, feeble* Vitiated, and then the
limbs drop off. From the Chinese
Empire downward, all history proves
that vastness of dominion may coexist
with permanence—that it is indeed a
cause of permanence. Our own great
Republic is a striking demonstration of
this fact. Had the old confederacy!
Ssf-.fitoj n rwrrhnr ntrin nt '
New Advertisements.
Messrs. Gallauer & Weddon, fashionable
tailors, north ^eaist eorner of the public square,
are prepared to suit the public, for cash. Peo
ple cAn t Very well be suited for anything' else,
Nowadays, but that word cash seems to have
become obsolete m the printing line. We trust
our friends G. & W. will have better luck than
we—if not, give the people Jits. See adver
tisement.
See law card ot Messrs. Starnes & Johnson,
Augusta'.
' A new advertisement from Mr. W. C. Thom
as, offering those fine buggies and harness for
sale.
government, I doubt not, who want to can to resist these encroachments upon
destroy our institutions and change the the Constitution and Government. I
character of the government. Are
they ncft satisfied with the blood which
has been shed ? Does not the murder
of Lincoln appease the vengeance and
wrath of the opponents of’this gov
ernment? Are they still unslaked?
Do they still want more blood ? Have
they not got honor and courage enough
to obtain their objects otherwise than
by the hands of the as3assin ? No, no.
I am not afraid of assassins attacking
me when or where a brave, courageous
man would attack another. I only
dread him when be would go in dis
guise—his footsteps noiseless. If it is
blood they want, let them have cour
age enough to strike like men. I know
they are willing to wound, but they are
afraid to strike. (Applause.) If my
blood is to be shed because I vindicate
the Union and the preservation of this
government, in its original purity and
chastity, let it he shed. Let an-altar
to the Union be erected, and then, if
it is necessary, take me and lay me Up
on it, and the blood that now warms
and animates my existence shall be
poured out as a fit libation to the Union
of the States. (Great applause.) But
let the opponents of this government
remember that where it has poured out
the blood of- the martyrs will be the
seed of the church. (Cheers.) Gentle
men, this Union will gro.v. It will
continue lo increase in strength and;
power, though it may be Cemented and
cleansed wil.li blood. 1 have talked
longer now than I intended. Let me
thank you for the honor you-have done
me. So far as this government is con*
earned, let me say one other word in
reference to the amendments to the
constitution of the United Stales. When
I reached Washington for the purpose
ot being inaugurated as Vice Presi-
dentof the United States, I had a con
versation with Mr. Lincoln. We were
talking about the condition of affairs
and in reference to matters in my own
State. I said that- we had called a com
veniion and had amended our consti
tution by abolishing slavery in that
State—a Slate hot embraced in his
proclamation. This met his approba
tell the opponents of this Government,
I care not from what quarter they come,
you who are engaged in the work of
breaking up this Government by
amendments to the Constitution, that
the principles of free government *are
deeply rooted into the American heart.
All tiie powers combined, I care not of
what character, cannot destroy that
great instrument—the great charter of
freedom. They seem to succeed for a
a time, but their attempts will be futile.
They may think now that it can be
done by a concurrent resolution, but
when it is submitted lo the popular
judgment and the popular will, they
will find that they might as well un
dertake to introduce a resolution to re
peal the laws of gravity, as to keep this
Union from being restored. It is just
about as feasible to resist the great law
of gravitation, which binds all to a
common centre, as the great law which
will bring back these States to their
regular relations to the Union,
I have detained 3’ou longer than I
intended. (A voice, go on.) We are
in a great struggle. I am your instru
ment. Who is there that I have not
toiled and labored for ? Where is the
man or woman, either in public or pri
vate life, who lias nci always received
The Stay Law.
An Act for the relief of the people of
Georgia, and to prevent the levy
and sale of property under certain
circumstances, and within a limited
period.- • ;
Whereas, During the late war the ! mained without additions of territory
State of Georgia has been overrun by! westward, there can be no doubt that
the opposing armies ; the accumulated ^ On o since the agitations upon the?,' "
crops and agricultural stock in great slavery, and other exciting questions
measure destroyed; the Confederate would have rent it assunder. ;,T%ac- ,
indebtedness held by the people in ex- quisition of the mouth and whole' p ac ? on th f fi ” fc Wed ?«sJay in May
change for their products has become font of the Mississippi river was an
valueless, the obligations of the State, evenfc in its bearings upon the. per ma-
eagerly sought after as a safe invest- nence of the Union, no less important
ment, have been repudiated ; the ac- than Ahe adoption of the Constitution
cumulated capital of nearlv a century, of 1787. The purchase of Florida,
represented by slave labor” amounting tire-annexation of Texas, the conquest
to nearly three hundred millions of of California and New Mexico, the nat-
dollars, has been destroyed, and the ural consequences of the acquisition
prospect of successful agriculture, the of Louisiana, each added to the strength
basis of all value, now dependent on and stability of the Union. There are
the voluntary Ubor of the freedmen, is walking our streets to day, citizens
a question of doubt aud experiment, born under the first Presidential term,
therefore, , They have witnessed the transforma-
Sec. 1. 2he General Assembly do eii- tion.of a Weak, imperfect, limited Con-
act, That there shall be no levy or sale federation, into a mighty Continental
of property of defendants in this State Empire. And all this is the result of
under any execution founded on any the consummate statesmanship of a few
judgment, order or decree of any court msn ) seconded by the enlightened and
. - . Rockaway, horses and harness for sale, by
of thirteen States, a narrow strip ot! jjr. H. Mitchell,
country along the Atlantic coast*re- Cotton seed for sale.
Our columns are crowded with lejfail adver
tisements.
"■ Sm ' ■ ■
The Couilty Court.
The first election of a Judge of this Court
the first Wedm
flvxt, throughout the State. In Muscogee
^county none but a lawyer is eligible to the oG
See. It is the only ceunty in the State where
this distinction is made. The bill is too long
to publish, bat may be seen at «rar office.
my attention and time in due propor
tion ? Tiiey say that man Johnson
is a lucky man ; that no man can de
feat him. I will tell you what consti
tutes good luck. It is to do right,
and being for the people. That is
what constitutes good luck. Some
heretofore or hereafter to be rendered
upon any contract or liability made or
incurred prior to the first of June, 1865,
provided the said defendant shall pay
or cause to be paid, daring each year,
one fourth part of the amount of prin
cipal and interest of such execution, or
of the debt or claim on which such ex
ecution has been or may hereafter be
obtained, so that the entire indebted
ness shall be paid in four years from
the first day of January, 1866 ; the
first installment to be paid by the first
of January, 1S67, and the fourth and
last by the first of January, 1870.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That
this Act shall not apply to executions
for cost, nor to rules against officers
for mone}', nor to any process issued
against persons holding money or ef
fects as bailees, nor to cases where
plaintiff shall make oath that defend
ants have absconded, arc absconding.
generous support of a free people.
Their names will be held in lasting
honor—Washington, the father ot his
country ; Madison, the framer of the
Constitution ; Jefferson, the founder
of the Empire—three immortal Vir
ginians. Well may Tennessee indulge
an honest pride, that upon her three
great Presidential statesmen has been
devolved the task of maintaining, ex
tending, and defending the woilc of
these illustrious Virginian*-
Congress.—The resolution excluding the
Southern States from representation in either
House until Congress shall have declared them
entitled to representation, has been passed.
This is a Radical triumph over the President’s
policy.
The proposed ammendntSQt to the Constitu
tion, excluding negroes from the basis of eon-*
gressional representation in all States where
they are not permitted to vote, has been de*
feated in the Senate. This amendment origin
nated with Vice-devil Stevens, and was his
favorite measure, it was opposed by Sumner
and other radicals.
Thickening Clouds.—The Wash
ington correspondent of the St. Louis
Republican mentions that the rumor
of a Congressional conspiracy to depose
the President, is revived and is attract
ing serious attentson in welkinformed
circles. It cannot be denied, he says,
that the hostility of the Radicals to a
restoration of the Union, which grows
daily more bitter and defiant, gives
countenance to the charge. Mr. Wil-
| or have removed or are removing their 0 -
how or other, the people will find out property or fraudulently conveying, se-; liarns, of Pennsylvania, in his malig-
who is for and who is against them. I j creting or concealing the same to avoid nant assault on the President, in the
have been placed in as many trying ; the payment of their just debts, nor to House of Representatives, asserted
positions as any mortal was ever placed orders for alimony aud fines for neg- with emphasis that Tennessee, by her
in, but so far I have not deserted the J lect of road duty, or processes issued act of secession, lost everything but
people.^ I believe they wil^ not desert by ordinaries for the support of widows her territory, which if true, outlaws
‘ and orphans. Mr. Johnson and disqualifies him for
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That the office of President. He further ar-
all statutesof limitation relating to liens raigned the President as a usurper, as
affected ijy this Act shall be suspend- Mr. Stevens had previously done; and
ed during the continuance of the Act. Wendell Philips, in a recent address
Sec. „4. Be it further enacted, That in Boston, declared that if the- Presi-
any officer or other person violating dent was an obstacle in the path of
this act shall be guilty of trespass, and Radical reform, “he was an obstacle
liable to the defendant in damages not to be removed.”
The Fenians.—Great excitement exists at
the North, in Canada, England and Ireland,
in consequence of the movements of the Fe
nians. They propose' to buy up a navy on the
lakes, enter Canada with 50,000 men, and sub
jugate it in a few weeks. They also propose
to capture a Canard steamer and seize the
treasure. They propose many other things
about as feasible as a raid on the moon. Nev
er was such a humbug since the Crusade?.-
The fable of the gnat and the ox must have
been written especially for this occasion.- The
leaders, and the news-papers will make men'ey
out of it, but the end' will be like the botch
blacksmith’s piece of iron that would not, after
many trials, make either a hoe, axe, or plow:
In despair, he soused it, while red-hot, into a
tub of water with the remark that he’d “ha
darned if it didn’t make a ziz.” And it did.
me. What principle have I violated ?
what sentiment have I swerved from ?
Can they put their fingers upon it ?
Have you heard them point out any
discrepancy ? Have you heard them
quote my predecessor, who fell a mar
tyr to his country’s cause, as going in
opposition or contradiction to what I
have done ? The very policy which
j&aF” A special dispatch from Washington to
the Philadelphia Ledger states that the peace
proclamation is ready, and that its appearance
may be looked for shortly. In this document
President Johnson is said to announce that the
war is successfully closed, and that the South'
era States are entitled to representation fa
Congress.
tion, and gave him cncoui agement, and J1 am pursuing now Was pursued under. Jess than the amount of the judgment, ! Another Washington news writer
in talking upon the amendment to the ; his administration, was being pursued j or decree, upon which he is proceeding ! says
constitution he said: When the amend- l™-*Lof I • 1 *
Said
dent ?
I: What is that Mr. Fresh
ers to the pitch of fury, and they have
been led to regard Andrew Johnson
as an obstacle in the way of their fan
cied rights:
in talking upon the amendment to tne; ms administration, was Deing pursued J or decree, upon which he is proceeding, j says that he has" been, at last
... b y him when that inscrutable Pro vi—j ag in other cases of trespass. (reluctantly led to believe, that it
ment to the constitution is adopted by dence saw fit to summon him, I trust, Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That I would be prudent in the President to
three-fourths ot the btates, we shall to a better world than this, above. I3 any security upon any debt or demand } adopt, some measures for his personal
ha\e all, 01 pretty neat all I am m there one principle adopted by himJn : for which executions may have been or ! safety. The inflammatory appeals of
favor of amending the constitution, if reference, to a restoration of the LTnion ' may be issued during the continuance {the Radical leaders' havQ goaded some
there was one othci adopted. _ that I havedeparted from? None,; of this act, shall have the right, with or of their ignorant and degraded fallow—
ne ' ' j without the consent of the plaintiff, to ' ,
Then the war is not simply upon me,; cause a levy and sale to be rn'ade,
Said he : I have labored to save this but 7 it is upon my predecessor. I have ' whenever the security shall make oath
Union I have toiled for four 3*ears--- tried to do my duty. I know that 1 thattheprincipal defendant has brought
I have been subjected to calumny and some are envious and jealous, and speak : himself within the provisions of the
misrepresentation, yet my great desire of the White House as having attrac-j second section of this act.
has been to preserve the union of those tions for the President. Let me say to j g e c. 6. Be it further enacted That
States intact, utidei the constitution 3,3 you the charms of the \\ hitc House ; whenever any plaintiff or security shall
hp,ve as little influence upon me as attempt to have an execution levied
upon any individual in the country, f or an y 0 f the causes stated in the sec-
and much less than Upon those who|ond section, the defendant may stay
are talking about it. J’he difference the said execution by filing with the
between the little that suffices rny j levying officer, I113 affidavit denying
stomach and back is more than enough ; the existence of said cause, and giving
and has no charms for me. J’he proud , bond and Security in double the amount
and conscious satisfaction of having • 0 f the execution, conditioned to pay the
It is reported,, on the authority of the
Constitutional Union, that, at a secret session
of the Radicals, the question of impeaching
President Johnson was agitated.
Ex-Secretary Mallory is the only prison
ner in Fort Lafayette. He is said to be suffer
ing acutely from rheumatism. . .
says
(tremendous ap-
they were before.
But, said I, Mr. President, what
amendment do 3 7 ou refer to? He said
he thought there should be an amend
ment added to the Constitution which
would compel all the States to send
their Senators and Representatives to
the Congress of the United States. Yes,
compel them. r Fhe idea was in his
mind that it was a part of the doctrine
of secession to break up the government
by the States withdrawing their Sen
ators and Representatives from Con
gress ; and therefore he desired a con
stitutional amendment to compel them
to be sent.
IIow, now, does the matter stand in
the Constitution of the country ? Even
that portion of it which jirovides for
the amendment of the organic laws,
says that no State without its consent
shall be deprived of its representation
in Congress. Now what do we find ?
in ty C ’1 oid not discomfit me j in Congress. Now
^'lor ll| aSt f ^° r w ^ e ’ u ? usef * t0 be a ; The position taken’that the Statesshall
Rood’ -d the reputation of being a ! not be represented ; that we may im-
l aafr h? n6 v an , making a close fit, (great! pose taxes ; that we may send our tax
c usto Cr ; a wa J s punctual with my j gatherers to every region and portion
(4 V0 - erS ’ and al * a vs did good work, of a State; that the people are to be.
"'ant n' 06 ’ 110 Pa^hwork.) No 1 don’t oppressed with taxes. But when they _ _
suit r P alca ) vork ; I want a whole come here to participate in the legisla- 1 mariner clingsto the last plank when
toetj* ut A will pass by this little fa-! tion they are told : You must pay your (‘the night and the tempest closed
Sayv ; neSS friends. Some may taxes: you must bear the burden of i around him. Let us go away for—
*o tap- k re ^ re , s ^ enfc > and ought not the Government, butyou must not par-; getting tbe P 351 and looking to the
^ao<>nt such things, when princi- ticipate in the legislation of the coun- i future, resolved to endeavor to restore
when ? lnv ? lve( J. Mv countrymen 1 try, which is to affect you for all time j our Government to its pristine purity,
* 6 exis *enca of my country is ' tocame. Is this just ? No, no. Then trusting in Him who is on high, but
performed my duty to my country, to
my children, and to the inner man, is
all the reward that I ask. (Great ap
plause.)
In conclusion, let me ask this vast
concourse here to-da3 r , this sea of up
turned faces, to come with me, or I will
go with you, and stand around the
Constitution of our country. It is again
unfolded. The people are invited to
read and understand, sustain and main*
tain its provisions. Let us stand by
the Constitution of our forefathers.
Though the heavens fall; though fac
tions should rage ; though courts and
juries may come; though abuse and
vituperation may be passed out in the
most virulent form, I mean to be found
standing by the Constitution, as the
palladium of our civil and our religous
liberty. Yes, let us^cling to it as the
plaintiff the amount due on said exe-
The President's Danger.—The
Tribune correspondent recently an
nounced that Congress was increasing
its police for its protection ; and the
Post correspondent says the “fact that
100 men are regularly detailed to guari l
the White House—as in President
Lincoln’s time—indicates that certain
threats and anonymous letters have
not been without their effect, and it is
believed necessary to guard against
the attempt of any crazy fanatic ordar
Savannah Market—March 14.
Cotton—Strict Middling and Good Middling*
39 and 40 cents.-
I Bacon—Sides, 20 to 22; Shoulders, 16 to
17 ; Hams, 24 to 25.
Corn—$1 15 to 1 20.
Flour—Fine, $8.50 a 9 ; Superfine, $9.50 *
10 ; Extra, 10 a 11.
Lard—Leaf, 22 a 24c.
Powder—$10.50 per keg:
Syrup—65 a 70c.
Sugar—15 a 16c.
Shot—$4 per bag.
Whisky—$2.50 a 3.00.
In Cincinnati, Corn is Worth 5(f cents per
bushel, and Bacon 14 to 15 cents per pound.-
Passed by a constitutional majority,
8th March, 1866, over the veto of the
Governor.
A young lady recently returned
from boarding school, being asked at
table if she would take some more cab
bage, replied: by no means, madam,
gastronomical satiety admonishes me
that I have arrived at the ultimate cu
linary delutition consistent with the
code of Esculapius.
A Good Excuse.—A poor fellow
sent to jail for marrying two wives, ex
cused himself by saying that when he
had one she fought him, but when he
had two, tbe3 r fought each other.
cution, during the four years as here- i j n 3^333j n t 0 emulate Booth’s unpar-
mbefore provided[for in other cases; | al | lled crime .” Threats have been
and where tne defendant is unable to ma( j e ^ assassinate President Johnson,
give security he may make his affidavit ( He-* alluded to it in his speech on the
of inability, as provided for in cases of 122fi February
appeals in section 3543 of the Code ~ ^ ’
° f sTtkepeals conflict^ laws.
rumor from a source entitled to consid
eration, is to the effect tffiit the Presi
dent has summoned tnesenators elect
from all the re-organized Southern
States, lately in revolt. The report
may be premature, but several of these
Senators are now here, and have been
requested by the President to remain.
That he may have occasion to confer
with all of them, after the events of
yesterday, is not improbable.
The truest sentiment ever read at a
public dinner was: ‘Hoops and the
Equator—Crinoline and the Equinoc
tial line. God bless ’em! The one
encircles the earth, the other the heav
ens !’
Important Points—Garret Davis
made a speech in the Senate, on the
2d, on the joint resolution providing
against the admission of Southern
Representatives, in which he made
some important points. He said :
“The President is required by the Con
stitution to send messages to Congress,
an d he has the power te decide what
body is Congress. The members here,
who are in favor of admitting the
Southern Senators could meet with
them, and constituting a majority, the
President, if he sees proper, could rec
ognize them as the Senate; and hold
official relations with them, and he (Mr.
Davis) advised him to do it.” A little
further on he added: “Whenever
Andrew Johnson chooses to say to the
Senators of the South; in the exercise
of his noble constitutional right, yon
get together and fortri a Senate with
the Democrats and Conservatives, and
I will recognize you, what will become
of this body ?”
The Feeling iN the Country.—
While the telegraph and the mails
from all quarters bring us accounts of
salutes for, and public meetings held
to sustain the veto, we have yet to hear
of the first salute or the first meeting
to sustain Congress. This is a signifi
cant sigu of the times. The public
feeling is all running in the same di
rection—for the President’s veto.— Gin-
innati Enquirer*