, 1865-09-29
Great Scare Amongst the Unconditional

When Andrew Johnson succeeded abraham
Lincoln as President of these now happily re-
united States, the Pure Patriots went into such
ecstatic emotions ofjoy that they almost forgot
to properly mourn for Mr.. Lincoln's unhappy
fate. 1t was only in a few places that they re-
tanned sufficient presence of mind to manifest
their griefby burning printing offices and mur-
dering COpperheads. They confidently believed
that the assassination had removed the only man
who stood between them and the execution of
their JacObinical policy in the subdued States.
Andrew johnson, they hoped, would be found a
plant tool in their hands. The great Babbeition-
ist, Wendell Phillips proposed "to moveat once
on Johnson's works" and compel him to adopt
the negro-equality doclrne. Charles Sumner
and Judge Kelly were to watch Johnson and see
.hathe swallowed the entire African So sure
were they of success that more than ever they
threatened confscation, devastation, expatria-
tion, micegenatiOn and all the other damnnable
principles that end in atiOn All the little mill
tary chaps at once assumed an increase of i'm
portahce, and all the civil officers swelled anew
with pompous declarations and threats. Near
at hand, they saw Democratic printing Offices
destroyed; and Copperheads disfranchsed and
prayng for the mountains to fall on them. But
alas for the times in which we livel Patriotism
is at discount, and loyalty goes unrewarded
Andrew Johnson has apOstatized and is gradh-
ally proving himself 1'traitOr to Babbleition-
committed the following acts oftreason:
He has affirmed that States have rights.
He has reasonably asserted that Centralza-
lion is as much to be dreaded Secession.
He has felonously neglected to take the putty
head Sumner and the great blow-hard Judge
Kelly as his confidential advisers and political
keepers.
He has said that white men have rights which
loval Africans are bound to respect
He has foolishly acknowledged that the rebel
lious States were never out of the Union
He has insanely said that the rebellious States
are now back in the Union.
He has pardoned all rebels who had the good
fortune to own less than $4,000 worth of prop
erty.
He has shown his disloyalty by inviting the
rebel States to send delegations to the Congress
of the re-United States.
He has manifested an unpatriotic lack of con-
fdence in the Beast Butler, bysending "BalGy"
Smith to examine into his conduct while in com
mand at New Orleans.
He has denied the cardinal principle of his par
ty: "The civil authorities shall be in strict sub
bordinatioE to the military" and is now arm
ing the militia of the Southern States, With the
disloyal intention Of preventing freedmen from
destroying property, numbering white men and
Outraging white women.
He intends to prevent by treason, the re-en-
actment of the San Domingo farce and other sim
so suited to the Africans taste and capacity.
He probably intends to crown his treason, dis
loyalty and want of patriotism by bringing back
the government to the old, exploded and foolish
principle of a government by common consent.
The climax his infamy will probably consist
IN trying to heal up the gaping wounds in the
body-politic, caused by four years of warm
disbanding the army, in reducing the navy, in
calling small patriotic tyrants to account for
usurpation, and the like, and will probably close
his political career where he commenced it-a
straight Democrat-aS States Rights mana strict
Constructionist and the deadiest enemy the Bah |
bleition party ever had.
If this is not "treason to nations hopes, |
what is? If the endorsement of the Democracy |
is not proof of it, what is? If the adhesion of |
the vanqushed rebels to Johnson's administra- /
tration is not proof of his g 'compicty in treas |
on" what is Why, it is palmer than the fact
that JEFF. Davis murdered Lincoln-itis palmer
than the fact that Floyd stole two thousand
more Paixhan gums than the United States ever
owned. In fact, his treason is as clear as cot
ton speculator's or aboltiOnists notion of
right and wrong.