The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-09-26

toration. He was forthwith essailed with a
violence and raueOr, only paralleled by the
assaults of the same men on President
johnson. Wade and Davis, who led the
assault, denounced him by manifesto, as
guilty of ''liciGtoriat uSarPRi0R," and
warned him, in very much the tones of the
threats of impeachment now made against
President johnson, that the authority of
Congress on the question of restoration IS
paramount aud must be respected" A Ma
tiGnll Convention was called to meet in
Cleveland to nominate Fremont or Chase
for President, denOunce Mr.. Lincoln's poll
cy of restoration, and read him out of the
party.
The call Of that Convention sounds ike a
blast from the bugle of Greely or Forney of
to-day. Cheers and laughter. Hear t."
The imbecile and vacillating policy, Of.
the present administration, its treachery' to
justice and freedom in its plan of recon-
struction, whereby the honor and dignity
of the nation have been sacrificed in coneil-
ia.ing the arrogant slave power and to tur-
Their the ends of an INSCRIPTIONS ambition,
call in thunder tones upon the lovers OF
Justice and their country to come to the res
cue of the imperilled nationality, and the
cause of impartial justice aud universal
freedom threatened with betrayal and over
throw"
1t is hard to realize the fact that this
thunderbolt was aimed at President Lincoln
two years ago instead Of at President John
son this year. But the thunderbolts of to-
day are forged on the same anvil, and hurl-
ed by the same hands, as those which fell in
noisp impotence at the feet of Abraham
Lincoln.
Nearly all of the present Radical leaders
of Congress were VIGOROUSLY in full sympa-
thy with this movement, but only a few Of
them were bold and rash enough TO commit
themselves to it openly and in ADVANCE
They knew Mr.. Lincoln's high place in the
hearts and confidence of the war party, and
though they then as now had the organiza-
ton Of the party in their hands, they halted
and banked when the issue came,
afraid
To be the same in their own act and valor.
AS they We're in desire
Gratz Brown, Fremont, Wade, Davis,
Coclrane, Pomeroy, Wendell Phillips,
Moss, less note, stood the hazard Of the
die" A voice, "And Anna Dickinson. ~
No! Anna Dickerson did not respond to the
call ofthe Convention, but Mrs. e. Cady
Stanton did, saying she took it Tor granted
the callers of the Convention of the 'Radi
cal men Of the Nation used the word n,en
in its largest sense and therefore she res
pended! laughter. The Convention
nominated Fremont and CUchrane, denoun-
cod the Presidents restoration policy,
claimed that all power over the subject b..
longs to Congress, and insisted on the dis,
| iranchi.oment Of all rebels, repeatant and
unreprctant, and the contiscation Of all theil
lands for cur soldiers. Its platform was
pretty Radical, but fell u bow shot Of the
Radical programme OF 10 day, emitting, a,
it did, negro suffrage.
Then followed the Convention of the war
party at Baltimore, which unanimously in
dprsed President Llncoln's policy-renomi
mated him by acclimatlon, admitted to seats
and votes in the Convention the delegates
chosen from Arkansas, Tennessee an Lou
isiana, which had been r3orslnizcl under
hi, proclamation; anddeclarcd ina platform
reportct! by HenryJ. Raymanl, that thu
ouiy condition of peace and reunion "shal
he tie G~ncon0,ti0not Surrender OF hostiity b,
the yebr!S, dnd MeirretarW to their nNegihacl
n the . { constitution and lars at the IndA
States 10 make a repudiation of tn,
theories ottha RI Ii al faction more marked
/ tllt WV III tDIl llNliIliIibt ~ IEIiitW cUtlllSUli
of Tennessee. for Vice, president, againsr
the protest of that ~factiGn, he'd by Thad
Stevens, who declared that patriot Stat,
was but Il conquered province, and her loya
son IAN alien enemy" The war part,
hailed the triumph Of the President and hi
restoration Pc icy, over the Radicals, ant
in lOrsed them olcrwhemin ely. The, :leal
ors of that faction. baifled and ovcrthrown
cllng to the skirts of the Administration
and were carried with it again into power
The Radical ship launched at Cleveland
was abandoned, almost before it touche
water; and afi Ter drifting id'y-a month 0
two-sunk unnotical, and | regret to add
without it's crew. Applaus, But moth
ing dauntel by the defeat of their recon
stl uction policy, and triumph of that of Mr.
Lincoln, they removed their issue with hill
forthwith, denouncing his policy with una
bated rancor AMI arrogance; and his las
public act of his iliuStrious life. was u speeaI
on the 18th Of Arril, 1865 in vindicatio
Of his policy and in favor oi'the imlpcdiat
and unconditional ad nissionof the Senator
and Representatives from the reorganize
States. Applause.
Now, | ass. in the light of this recital
it President johnson or Congress Eho
false to the principles of the war party
The fundamental issue between them
precisely the same As that between Congress
. and President Lincoln both EXecuiiv
holding the States as existing with the.
constitutions and laws, az before the rebe
lion, m as entitled tn resume their leli
/ tions t. the Gen raj Government by the az
ton of their voters, protesting present 10y
atty, qualified under their own laws; an
both Congresses holding hat the State
lost their constitutions and laws and righl
by rebellion and can have them again onI
at The pleasure Of Congress, and on sue
terms as 1t may see fit to prescribe. Th
only ditIcrAbce between the issue then an
now is Of detail, NOT of principlc-Presider
Lincoln having been more liberal in propt
T sails of pardon than his successor, and Cor
gress less e~xacting and proseriptive in il
; conditions of restoration then than now,
a sscrt, therefore, that Congress, and NJ
President johnson, has proved false to tn
} principles ofthe party which placed them
power. Prolonged applause. They b
tray the principles Of the glorious war pa
ty; who prevent the ACCOMPLISHMENT OF tn
great end of the war-who seek to make
) an enemy and an obstruction to reunion
who, with distended cheeks, blow the dyin
f embers of the rebellion, to light again i
j lurid and destructive tires-he will have n
reunion unless with guarantees Of party an
sectional dominion. ?
} am well aware that the Radicals hay
! now won a majority of the Union party I
) the support of their 'disunion policy. n
cognize the fact, and mourn the separatio
, which must follow, of men united in servic
$ and renown throughout the struggle for til
! preservation OF our Government. The ultr
: leaders renewed on President johnson tt
S issue they made on President Lincoln, III
der changed circumstances most favorab
0 to their success. The war has ended; b.
: the hatreds it bred were fresh and stron,
and there was no longer a rebellion Sout
! compelling united councils North; and |
/. who was most violent in Remuneration of r