The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-29
The Next Congress.

We publish this morning a list Of the
members q. ect 10 the next Congress. It viii
Be noted that there is q Union msjOrity in
II Senate Of q and in the House Of Rep
ressntstires Of 90, excluding the Southern
States. The majority in both houses may
be slightly decreased by elections Jet to take
pl &c. Admitting members from all the
Southern sat S, md giving the a to the oP-
pezi ion, the majority Of the Union party
would tin be decided. This fact ought 70
he SUFFICIENT to sllsy the fears e those who
sgprehend..hat II he Southern members
ere permit Cd 70 Ike Their seas, the pay
msut Of The public dsbs may be jeoparded.
There is, IL our opinion, no good srounds
for aDv such spprehe sion. Besides, il IS
more tha. probable hat the N ior y # the
Sou bern d ernbers uid 60 as far IS the
rnostr di al Mort err member IN uPhol ing
the credit Of h GIVE. nne { /; and thier
admissi q " uld str ngthsn instead Of
weasen the Union parry
IN connection with the publication Of the
Ess Of member Of Congress, we 'ske Oses-
sios TO make q few observa' ion. IN = subject
which Ia Of late, been spoken Of frequslt y
b. radic.l eEtremists-the imp. achment Of
the President. N st Of rs have been
inclined to regard the threats Of impeseh-
ment made b. the extern SITS with smiles OF
derision. Impeachment is matter Of IN
possibilitv. IS the E st conclusion we arrive
at. a little investig ion and p lection wiz
show that we are p obsbly sronz, and that
the extremists do lot threaten blind y.
There 8 il the house Of R personalities
l40 N mbsrs elected as Union men and op-
ponerts Of slavery, agsiIst Democrats or
Conservative. # the dicai extremists,
who favor sespir G the late rebel States out
Of Cougrssz, and insist upon negro suffrage
can carry enough Of the 40 o re use dmis-
sion to Southern member, and 70 thwart
the policy Of The President, they may get
up such state Of ( cling in congress against
the tresideat, Is VIII enable them to carry
through the House Of Representatives res
olution locking to the impeachment Of the
President. This resolution as pied, the
President goes out Of oliee until be IS tried
by the Senate, the Chief Ju.tiee presiding,
and his duties viii be discharges by the
Pres dent OF she Senate, or whomsoeyer
Congress may appoint The Government
then ialls into the hands OF the radical ex-
treuiists, sud they wi ] administer it 10 ei-
feet their objects. The President and his
friends may demand snimmedistet trial, but
the Chief Justice may for ore excuse or sn-
other pa, Il of until tue term be has to
serve has expired. By this means the power
aud patronage Of the Government might be
welded by the radical extremists until q
successor is elected By the people, Or al least
until a new Cor gress is chosen. But, the
question arises, what charges, justify
ing impeachment, could be made rgainst
the PrcsideBt9 We csnnot say, for
We know Of none. But a party which
assumes % act aside the Constitution
flr the purPose Of forcing negro suffrage
upon the eouthern -ates, will be At no loss
T. Manufacture charges TO subserve their
neiarious ends. L will DO a matter Of no
moment to them whether their charges be
true or untrue, % they get Andrew johnson
out Of ol6ce. This would be a high-handed,
revolut onary proceediBgI yet it is threat
sned, and is really 10 be feared. The radi-
cal extremists may calculate TOO strongly
upon the sub. srvieney Of the maj lriiy in
the House. We hope they may be disaP-
poinlsd bat re zhall not feel secure if the
slec5ions in the Northern States this fall
fsvor ,hs radicals. II tbs revolutionary
measure is attempted, it viii shake the Gov
eminent to its centre It viii stir up the
waters Of strife and contenti n, and usher
US upon an epoch more DANCE Gus to our
republican Institutions than the rebellion
which as just been suppressed.