The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-01-09
Getting Alarmed.


Getting Alarmed.
The radical, abolitionists are becoming
alarmed at the present aspect of things IN
Congress. They are not tall pleased with
the long recess of that body, and charge the
President and Mr.. Seward with taking adj
vantage of it in order TO facilitate the res
toration" policy Of the former ltisa "ilank
movement" for which they were not pre-
pared. An occasional correspondent OF the
New York Independent writes Srom Wash
ington as follows:
advantage has been taken Of this adj
iournmcnt, by the President and Mr.. sew
ard TO execute a flank movement against
the radical hosts. For they have Withdrawn
the Provisional Governors from four OF the
rebel States, and recognize the Governors
clnct / saw ..thcy" advscdly, for it Is well
understood here that this action Is rs much
Mr., Stewards rs the march 10 the sea was
General Shcrman's.
MIR. Seward has committed himself 60
this policy unrcservedly. To certain
member of Congress he said that II ton-
gress persisted in it, course, the Presiucnt
could withdraw the troops from the south,
and thcn if an iusurrcction and another
war came, on Congress would lie the fear-
tul responsibility succeeding this remark
able threat came the counting OF the proVi-
sionallv-organizcd States among those That
ratified the Constitutional amendment
abolishing slavery. And now we have the
recognition of South Carolirfa with its
code and Mississippi with its rebel Briga-
general Governor
If not otusurpation-whichm many Senators
and Representatives boldly declare it-this
action Is disCOurtCsy to Congress which
has under consideration the status of the
States i'm question, and it is calculated to
create trouble between Congress aud the
President
"Usurpation That's good. 1t is Il
kind of usurpation that will suit all honest
men. aud the fact that it is likely to create
trouble between Congress aud the Prcsi-
dent is one of the most encouraging signs
OF the times The truth is the Presidents
plan has, so far, practically worked we'll
The Southern States have accepted it in
good faith and with their cordial aid the
work of restoration has progressed admi-
rably. The President has the good sense
to see that without their aid and co-opcra-
tion he can accomplish nothing.
The people of all the seeded States eX-
ccpt two. have already elected their own
state OlnccfS, WHO nave SWoIl w ouppOlb
the Constitution of the United States, and
are now administering the affairs o ( their
States within the Union. and in Il most sat
isfactOry manner. The other two will soon
be in good working order, and then the
Union will he complete again.
The radical disunionists in and out of
Congress may rave--they may abuse the
President and those who sustain his policy,
but the present indications are that their
efforts TO destroy the Union will fail. They
may for while keep the Southern mem
bcrS OF Congress out of their seats, but this
lactious course will not prevent the final
triumph of the Presidents plan of restora-
ti0n.
That plan is already an emphatic success.
The Southern states at this time are nearly
all governing Notwithstanding their
own local laws-clccting their own officers.
And number of them have participated in
that ''lighest act of sovereignty the rati-
hcation ofan amendment to the COnstitu-
ton of the United States-by their votes
has the Constitution been amended.
The people will wait with anxious inter
est to see the predicted "trouhlq between
Congress and the President Let it come.