Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-05-24

and in the aggregate. He who would give
intelligent counsel connot be heard, and
whose would act intelligentlyis either but
ted from his purpose, or ultimately foiled
by the prevailing madness around him.
The Abolitionists were having gay and
festive time-all their own way-when
Andrew Johnson. succeeding to the Chief
Magistracy, threw his shadow upon them in
cold and startling eclipse. They did not
pause in their high career to ask what this
might mean, but the gaiety which lad
characterized their proceedings subsided
into an expression of defiant determination
to carry out their revolutionary designs at
all hazards. .fs il. .gr
Negro suffrage, indiscriminate, and re-
gardless of the unanimous protest OF the
people! was carried through The House Of
Representatives, for the District of Coz
lumbia. Then came the sum Of all yillaiuies,
in the shape Of the Freedmen'S Bureau bill,
and the President was asked to perjure his
soul by giving it his hand and seal. Instead
of accommodating the scoundrelsE in this
way, he sent his devastating veto crashing
through the hulk of their piratical craft.
and followed up the assault with a speech
which chartered their rigging into ribbons.
Here began the grand scene Of confusion,
which, "worse cOnfounded" by the tragic
in its details all the varied forms of mpul
sive folly and ludicrons indiscretion, TO
which we have adyerted in our preface
When it became evident that the AbOli-
tiOn ship was in peril of sinking, portion
of the cooler heads among the crew lowered
the lOng-boat and made Tor shore. This
only increased the CONSERVATION aboard
Some even began to uncover frauds and
toss them upon the waves in the vain hope
Of prOpitating the gods. Some cursed the
exemption of Government bonds from
taxation, and some rallied at old Stevens for
brewing the storm.
A good many were dumb, which was
their best holt 4 ..
Some declared it was "all artificial and
nobody hurt.
Clergymen were not lacking in this try
ing hour to suggests scheme of vengeance
to Deity, and even tOdraw upon him for
another Booth, to shed the blood Of the
patriot President.
They slipped up.
A great number didn't know what to do
how should they?
Col. Piatt's lunacy was of the impetuous
stripe with high top boots on, aud
"naterelIy You see he proposed a COmpul-
sorry ridjmcc of a. johnson by the same
process which Gen. Negley once served up
on the Divine Stanton-so called.
Wendell Phillips nominated General
Grant for President. lie had nothing to
say abour Vice President We suppose he
didn't wish to revive unpleasant reminis-
cences.
A great many voices, representing an
equal number of weak stomachs, camorcd
for the impeachment of the aforesaid john
son. ...
4 desperate effort was made in Congress
to do without President. They haven't
succeeded up to this date.
The Cincinnati GUzette refused to be COM
torted because the African was not.
The Commercial set down between two or
three stools.
The DeidlCdre Gazette grew suddenly az
| ricultural and domestic in its ideas. .
! The Toledo BLIde found mares nest
with several yOung mares in Sam Cox had
written a letter o Senator Hill, stating that
| the "wOrk OF decapitating loyal officials
and replacing tlicm with Johnsonians,
was about to begin.
This caused the SandusIy Register to ad-
dress itself to 1.-THE mOles," and To inform
them that it was time for the blindest of
them to open their eyes,
| The same announcement caused the
| Springfield Republic to assert that Clarke
county knew both Cox aud Hill, and that if
such men were to have any hand in Presi-
| dental appointments, that the Johnson men
in the Union party of Clarke county might
| be considered weaned.
| But by far the most sagacious class OF
men dwelt in postollices. Butter was forty
cents pound-and well they knew which
side of their bread it was spread upon
Too much credit cannot be awarded them
for the noble stand they took in behalf u
themselves and Mr.. johnson.
Meantime the Radical ship is surely go.
ing under. Get ready the big guns!