Mr. JOHNson was sincere in making that declaration of a purpose to veto all the legislation of Congress, or that portion of it which was disagreeable to him, then I ask you, sir, I ask all my friends here, whether it is not high time that Congress, the 39th Congress, should fortify themselves an to their numerical strength in these Halls that the interests of the country shall not suffer by this threatened promiscuous and wanton use of the veto power by him. He threatens to so add o veto all our legislation.. It was if properly reported of course I shall not hold him responsiblefor such a declaration if it shall appear that he was not correctly reported if this shall be his purpose, if it be his determination to treat this Congress as a usurping body, as an unconstitutional body, not to be trusted with the business of legislation for the reason that they have not yet seen fit to adopt his policy for the readmission of the rebel States, then it is F.evident that no legislation can be got through Congress unless we can carry it over his veto i by a vote of 2/3rds of each body. This, sir, is a very serious matter; but for one I do not fear or hesitate to say that with such a threat held out to me, with such dangers as seem to be clustering around me, it is my duty to take every step and to do every act authorized by the Constitution to increase the effective legislative strength of the 39th and the 40th Congress to counteract in this way the anarchical schemes, the schemes of absolutism and usurpation which are cherished in the executive branch of this Government. I have no hesitation about it. The question has come at last and is presented to the country in plain terms. There is an issue between the President and the legislative body. The SecyState has told us on more than one occasion that in such a controversy as this the executive arm will triumph; and his organ at home has gone so far as to declare that in case the votes of the rebel States at the next presidential election shall not be counted, and if those votes together with the votes of the opposition party at the North shall be sufficient to elect a President in 1868,