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Show GENERAL. 1 EVTU.V M.MON OF THE ttEV-TE. Andrw Jolnnoi on ill- l'incli-iu4'i l'incli-iu4'i lli'.iol u l iou I I -1 - qui-ut 'I ciiui'siefuii Hit kes the .liiiiuiraiitut lore auil Alt .1 Stratocracy ' or tint A Sli-on;' aieul lor The Constitution. Washington, 22. The senate galleries gal-leries were crowded long beiore ihe hour of meeting today, and when the senate was called lo order there-was there-was not even standing room in them, wnile on the tlor of the geiiato we-r--many members of the house and others entitled to the privilege. After reading the journal Boutwell oflered a resolution for tiie final adjournment adjourn-ment on blank day of March at blank o'clock, and gave nonce that ht would call it up ivs soon as the pending pend-ing resolution bad been disposed of. At ten minutes past twelve Andrew Johnson took tiie fluor and began t pceeu cii mc u-s'Miutuii iut un. ,m mission of Pinchback. He first re ierred to tho trouble in the Tennesee legislature in ltftiG and the action ol the federal government. At that timo the instruction to Gen. Thomas in command of the federal forces there, was to strictly abstain from any interference. in quoting a dispatch conveying such instructions to Gen. Thomas, ha eaid the dispatch was signed by tho secretary of war and wrilten in the presence of the president. presi-dent. He declared it was not his intention in-tention to give utterance to a single personal matter, but to speak of public pub-lic acts. He then referred to the removal re-moval of Gen. Sheridan from the command of the oth military district in lfc67 and said it was in consequence conse-quence of a wail which came up from tho peoplo of that section. Why was it that this man Sneridan had been selected and sent back to these people wno uelore naa eonueinneu him and prayed for his removal, i He (Johnson) knew the determination determina-tion of the people of the south. Their great object was to be restored to the IJnion. He would tell some of those who were acting behind the curtain that it' they expected to stir up another civil strife and amid the war cry and strife to have one ride into power for the third - term, then they might bid farewell to liberty lib-erty ! Applause in the galleries. He then proceeded to argue :t length against a third term, and sneaking of gift-taking by United Suites officials, said this question would be just as legitimate a subject to consider here to day as tiie one now under consideration. Returning to the action of the president in Louisiana Louisi-ana a flairs, he referred to the provision provi-sion ot'lhe constitution that the United States shall Guarantee to every stale in the Union a republican lorai of government, and he did not understand under-stand the president to be the United States. That provision did not autho rize tne executive, oi am own von nun, to take charge of in person or by an agent selected from tiie army, a state government, and declared the time had been in this country within bis recollection when if an act ot usurpation usurpa-tion like this had been attempted it would have produced a shock throughout through-out the nation, and a storm of indignation indig-nation would have been ready to hurl the perpetrator from power. Now we saw things differently . Wc had gone outside the constitution in a way that would bring this government lo an end, and change its character entirely. en-tirely. Again relerring to the orders sent to Sheridan, the speaker said ! here was a general of the army sent with authority to go and lonk over this country, and mark himself out an empire, prescribe the lines of his government gov-ernment on the territory he should control, and in which his power ia as absolute as that of an emperor. Where, he asked, did this power of usurpation and tyranny come from? Upon what meat doth this our Cxsar feed, that he hath grown so great that be can marlt outi the boundaries of empires and place military commanders over them ? He thought it time that the country was awakened to consider these things. The senator described the organization organiza-tion of the Louisiana legislature, and declared the action of llie military in the case as unconstitutional. He would vote against the resolution, not because it was a republican measure, but on the principle that if presidential presiden-tial interference with the aflairs of a state were sanctioned in this case, why not apply it to all others. He refern d to and denounced the actiou of the president in the Arkansas nflair, mid speaking of the growth of federal power as evidenced by his action m Louisiana and Arkansas aflairs, the force bill and the pending resolution, he declared there must be sjmething behind all this, and continued "We can only look at "it in the light of events that will transpire in the approaching presidential election, when we have a conqueror and usurper installed in the coverntuent. and he has irouo on extending his military power until ne has accomplished his purpose, the time may come when some member of the other house may introduce n resolution liko this: Whereas, Great disturbance and dissatisfaction exists in the country, and for the sake ofc4he preservation ol peace and harmony in the country, liesolced, That A or B is hereby declared de-clared presidents "I do not care whether you call him king or president for the next term or the next eight years; what would you do then? where is the power to prevent, and where is the army, and where is tne navy, what could you do? The impotency and weakness of the unarmed people when brought in contrast witn tha armed we weil know. We would be powerless, and I hero to-day, in the piesenco of this senate, warn the people against the approaching danger. I tell my countrymen, Mr. President, that the empire is ahead, and that instead of having a free and republican government now, we have a kind of government which is called a stratocracy, stratoc-racy, that is. a military government, where the country is ruled by a military mil-itary chieftain and where the army is the power. That is tup government you have now." He appealed to the people to arouse themselves agaiusl corruption, against profligacy and against usurpation. This administration adminis-tration is trying to overthrow the government. Let every cllort be made U) sustain the government and eject from power tiie corrupt and usurping ruler. Instead of Ibis resolution, reso-lution, he would go to thpres:dciu in tl e language of Cato to ffe embassador embas-sador of Oa'sar, ''Go teil tiie emperor to disband his legions and restore the liberties of the people." He would tell this dictation to slop his encroachments encroach-ments upon tiie constitution and bring peace to tiie country. Let him do this and Lite speaker would mount, the rostrum and strive to -gain from I the people his pardon for violation oil the constitution, ami his trar.sres-: sions. He concluded as f.llows:' "Let us forget wiiat has been, icreiofore! Let us lay :'stde per- onal differences! Let "us lay aide arty discipline ! Lotus give up our! parties to the constitution, of our count rv, and lay litem on the altar in dcieV.se of tiie constitution. .Applause .Ap-plause in the galleries checked by tiie president wo. vi. Lo;;v next add rcswl the senate in 'npp;tiuu to lite resolution, ami at It'ie cb'se:-:' his remarks Thurman niuval toa-ij'.nirn. A'l'.hm.v opposed, and said he wouid ask tin iricud-s of the resolution resolu-tion tn remain to-morrow, until a voir w;s reoein-d. Tnurman modified the resolution so as to have an executive session, and .ifter a few minutes the doors j were opened ami the senate ad-i ad-i j'tumeJ. |