Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1864-09-21
From the Cincinnati COmmercial.l
The Wade-Dayis PFOtest-The
Reviewers Reviewed A sharp
Critique on the Language ana
Arguments Ofthe ePrOtestatOrs.

Arguments Ofthe PrOtestatOrs.
EDS. CoM.-The capacity of this paper
for mischief arises alone from two causes
one that il is from men whom loyal
men have elevated to important national
positions, and whose utterances, as friends
of the Administration, are trusted by
! loyal men; and the other. that it is an at
tempt to destroy the President OF the
United States, by employing against him
transactions involving questions of con
stilutional, statute, international, and
other law, and also of fact, with which
the great mass of the people to whom 1t
is addressed, can not be supposed to be
so familiar as the distinguished signers of
the paper, and who would naturally at
tach 10 their utterances much weight
But for these two facts, and in itself, the
paper is utterly insignificant. unworthy
of the respect of loyal men, and of the
characters of its distinguished and patri-
otic authors. | wish here to present on
| Iv a few of the many considerations which
might be presented, showing, what is
most true, that this indictment" of the
President is wrong in its statements, both
of fact and of law; that lis logic is most
vicious. and that its spirit is feeble in all
its elements except its reckless feroci-
ty;" and that in this-the forte OF the
fish market-it ''outvenoms all the worms
of Nile" and has furnished new words
for the vocabulary of Alexander Long
and the Richmond Examiner.
RECKLESS FERocITY"
These gentlemen allude, in spirit OF
disapp~oval, to the reckless ferocity OF
rebel sympathizers.
Let us look at the temper of this their
act. To appreciate the 'ferocity" OF this
paper, it must not be forgotten that it is
from members of one department of the
Government, and is directed against the
President, another department.; and IS
about the'way in which that other depart
ment has discharged plain constitution
al duty, TO approve or not approve bill.
For members of Congress at any time to
fall 'cursing like very drab, scuilIon,
Co ordinate branch of their Government,
for even PLAIN mistake OF that CO.
ordinate branch in the discharge OF a
constitutional duty, is only unparliament-
ary and vulgar. But to do this at time
when its only effect must be to incite con-
spirators. who stand at our very doors
now with torch and sword in hand, TO
quicker burning and slaughter; and to do
it in the precise way in which the "reck-
less ferocity'' of the conspirators mainly
manifests itself, by persuading the peo-
pie that the President is an usurper'
dictator, a tyrant, knave and an imbe
cile; and TO do this about the discharge
of an executive duty, when, to say the
least, it is doubtful whether the cursor or
the cursed is in the wrong. is as monstrous
as treason. and as cruel as murder But
for professed friends to do it, under the
plea of duty, adds to it the qualities OF
the kiss of Judas, and of the knife OF
Brutus
They call the Presidents act a grave
executive usurpation. Then he is an
usurper. They call his acts "plenary die
tatorlal power" and "dictatorial usurpa-
tion." and his sppointee Dictator OF
Louisiana" Then he is dictator. They
call his acts lone other defeat of the will
of the people by perversion of the Con
stitution''-the imposition of oligarehies
on the people"-a defiance of the judg
ment of Congress"-the ''most studied
outrage on the peoples authority"-a rash
and fatal blow at the rights OF hu
manity and republican Government" =
Then he is a tyrant. 1t says that, by
priyate letters from the President, he
sought to stave of this bill in the Senate,
because he was unwilling to encounter
"the constitutional responsibility OF We
to-" Then he is a coward. 1t represents
the President as, holding out to the coun
try that one reason why he did not ap
prove the bill, was that Congress only
gave him sixty minutes to consider 1t
when in fact he had been furnished will
the bill in 1862, and had not only mad'
up his mind, but was secretly plotting t'
defeat it weeks before it passed, Their
the President is a liar and knsve.
These are only specimens of the "reck
less ferocity"in which this paper abound
and revels with very wantonness OF pro
,, fusion. and of evident relish. We hav'
already described sufficiently the conduc
of ayowed friends who are willing, at suci
time, thus to unite with rebels in char
acterizing the Executive head of our i'm
, ner;Ied Government. l now allude to on
Iv a few of the considerations affecting
the question of the truth of these charg
es. the truth of which being only show
+ TO be doubtful, makes the presentation
: of these charges, just now, simply infa
nous.
sONE HOUR"
To say of the President that he intri
T gued with men by private letter, or Other
wise. to influence the deliberations an
actions of Congress, is to charge him wit
d the gravest official misdemeanor. To sa
I that he did this because he dared nc
take the responsibility of a veto, is t
add to, the crime the element paltroonery
: To make such charge against mOtire.
even when made on professed knOlOlsdg
is always a breach of the rules of parlis
e ment and of good breeding. But to in
). mite such motives, and for such an aci
z and against co ordinate branch of tn
Government, upon treason to believe"
Outrage. And upon what do Senator
and statesmen base this soft Impeachment