The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-11
Extremists Developing their Plans
Letter from Wendell Phillips.

We find the following letter from
Wendell Phillips, in the New York
Anti-sIavery Standard Of the Sth in
slant.
u the Editor Of The Standard;
Let me- call yonr attention aud that OF the
counlr, 20 the dagger ointed out IN the FOL
lowing extract irum the letter Of an acute
ani vigiiaot friend:
president Johnson Is rapidly issuing
proc GInstions for the reorgsn zaiion Of al
Inc Rebel statls. The 9 TsrnOfs appointed
are ID politicians Who know all the ropes.
l. i. not their design, aud will they lot be
abls. before next December 10 make all their
new Constitutions and elect new Governors
and full Congressional delegstions2 Then
yrh,f /. 70 prevent tkose States irom present-
iUe Them elve', fully accredited, on The door
at the nsso Congress, aud participating IN its
organisation. They will elsim, - President
johnson doe, their States have never been
out OF the Union that the government de
clares les il VIII the rebellion suppressed
and military occupation Withdrawn, and that
they nov resume their relstions with the
Federal Government, which have been only
temporarily suspe nded To this claim they
vii be backed ~ the whole poser Of the
Administration, aud this IL the trap 70 be
sprung en- us. The Clerk OF the House, you
rsmember, presides until new speaker 10
elected. Il be hsd hrmneas enough 70 re-
fuse 70 receive the eredeniisis OF these rebel
Tnfmbera, end 20 refuse 10 count their vstes,
this danger might be 'erted. But can We
ecunt 90 % much virtue In any Politioianf
We may. perhsps, bsiiie this plan in the
kcnsts. That BODY being always organized,
no members can be admitted withous the
concurrence OF the rest. But how long
wOald even the Senste stand up sgsinst the
acton OF TIE House OF Representatives AMI
enormous pressure Of every other kind2
81 be,ieee that the stiempt viii be made
81 tbs next meeting Of Congress. Possibly
South carolina might be kept out, but even
mat is nbtlul. ! may eNaggefate the i'm
rorsauce Of this matter, but that the 81
tempt y IN be made there can be no doubt D
The imp rtance Of these suggestions can
not be over-es;imated, and every means
"a I'D BE- taken 30 avert this peril. We
have been untirg On the p ssibility OF raj
living a maiority OF the legally elected mem
6ers Of Conere. 4 TO keep the members from
rebel Ste - Qua Of Congress, 81 least iiil
they 20. . nted tecertsin eOndtiona-Tatiiy
ing the Ant-Slavtry Amendmeas ana oihe'
matters. come sAnguine friends believe
they can be sept cut until they agree Z
give ths neglo the ght 60 vote. sui
aecordiBg 80 N : rebel p'o +, the South
efn member may enter congress without
agreeing 10 the Anti-Siavery Amendment o.
" any other conditions. 0Rre inside ths
a ora, they may tate part in all the discus
sitns and votes affecting themselves and
Their claims, and may ch Ok the Ant-
slavery nae dmeng Use { la TACT oni
fate isia the hanas Of The CirEE % doUsI
90 REPRtsENEATIvEs. know a0ihing about
him but how few men in the nation cou
4 ..
whole Nurh should be fousei 10 guard
sgslnst THE danger. II the rebel s'a'es n
tAeir present mood, ean, in sny way gel IN
side OF CoaRrefs, and weld KseHrv-Fori
yorrs thrFe, ana more e.peeia ly Il they car
get there unp edged to any esnditioas ane
WELD ihoso vetss, then uuly the "SOuth
vii be % strong Is ever, and the Negrs
ALMOST us deienceless.
Your, WENnxLI PuiLLTfs.
We have seen numerous indications
Of an intention on the part Of men Of
extreme views, TO get up and keep up
agitation, Tor the purpose of forming a
public sentiment which, they hope,
VIII prevail upon the majority Of Con
gress 10 deny seats in that BODY 70
Senators and Representatives from the
Southern States which may be reor-
ganized under the policy Of President
Johnson. In the foregoing letter, how
ever, VIC have the 6rst development Of
new plan, by which the object Of the
extremists oaa be accomplished by a
short road, 20 far - one branch Of Con
gress Is concerned ID Is 20 get posses
sion Of The Clerk Of the House Of Rep
resentAtiyes, and make him do wha.
the notorious Emerson Etheridge at
tempted, refuse 10 receive the oreden-
tisls Of members from the reorganized
States, and thHs alsave them out in the
cold" This would be a high-handed
Measure, to be sure The Clerk has
no right 10 reject the credentials Of
any one claiming seat, or 10 decide
who are or who are not members. That
is the duty Of the House ITSELF acting
upon tho report Of the proper com
mittse.
The Clerk Of the House NAV. how.
eves, Be made Of better materials than
Wendell Phillips and his friends in,
Agine He may decline 10 become
their instrument But the question Of
tbs right Of the members 70 seats must
come up, IN any event. and be deter
mined Tie Republican majority
counting ell the members who we're
elected - anHcopperhead-is more