The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1866-01-17
70 Radicalg ma the President.

dents policy IN an elaborate and vindictive speech.
The National Intelligencer in reviewing his argument,
says that it practically amounts to this-that,
l. By the ordinances Of secession the south actually
resolved themselves into bellgerens. They positively
and absolutely went out Of the Union. They formed
respectable government De taeto They were, in fact
thenceorward not insurgents but they were an alien
people.
2. Thus the United States went to war with fer
eign nation and thus the policy Of Europes justified,
that declared beligerent status for the south And
so the right of secession is practically conceded
3. The ordinances of secession wer@ vital things;
they changed the status ot the governments they actu-
ally took the States out Of the 9n, because there
centrpetal force il tile constitution Of the United
States powerful enough Is resist the secession centr
fugal movement.
IA Hence III SeotA-a1.as the Confederate govern
mept-is now i conquered alien nation conquered by
a nation calgj lie United States; and as such alien
nation Why Confederate government and people arc at
the mercy Of the conqucrors."
The nelHgcncer says is painfully evident that the
radicals desire make offensive aha untenable issue
with the president under the programme set forth by
Mr. Stevens, and warns them that tile following will be
the results:
l. That IN seeking to make the south berigerents,
they net only affirm legal posuate that congress
levied war against the south but that they also assume
all the secession heresies Of this position
2. That BY their assumption which denies the ex-
istence Of the southern States they virtually assume
that the great constitutional amendment aboshing
slavery (Which bas been passed by the southern Saes
has failed. If the south States thcn their
ton 50 essential to abolish slavery by the fundamental
law being invalid, it follows Of course that slavery is
still sanctioned by the constitution of the United States.
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oppressive taxation, all the dangers Of domestic fac
tion all the pers Of foreign entanglcments and all the
practical disunionsm that flows from satr0py under
military rule
4. That the cvilised world will look with wonder
ing eyes upon that revolutionary and reactionary legs
ation which seeks to disuuite tile nearly restored
sections, to accomplish whose union such bloody
has been fought and this upon such grounds as Mr.
Stevens ayows, who frankly asserts in his speech that
the presidents policy Of restoration is not consistent
with the interests Of what he calls the Union party
Upon such issucs.as these it may be that the dom-
nant party in congress will force the president to 60
before the country And If thus driven to the ultimate
point by the action of congress- the president very
well afford to submit his pure and patriotic to the
national constituency The delay which congress may
thus occasion in the work frestoraton with its long
train of expenses and dangers, under which all the in
tercsts Of commerce must needlessly suffer for add
tonal years this delay, pregnant with dangers in such
event cannot be charged upon the president Of the
United States. If those gentlemen who prefer tile
rage of anatcism and the interests of party before the
great and imperilIed country wish By any issue wih
the president to test the sense aid mercanism Of the
people, perhaps they will meet as factoniss, with The
same condgn fate that attended tile rebels Who took up
arms in manly fashion, and as ayowcd rcvoutiousts
against the majesty of the government It's out Of the
power party to rob Andrew johnson Of Hi HIGH
position president who has nearly saved and who
seeks to restore the American Union contest such as
tie radicals foreshadow with him Isl i'll fact conflict
with the patriotic masses Of the republic"
According to the Washington correspondent of the
New York News the radicals generally do not seek to
deny evade the consequences that would arise from
the adoption by the government of the theory of Mr.
Stevens, explained BY the IntelIigencer They /
boldly arow their willingness to meet those conse-
quences. They are willing they say, to admit the
RIGHT Of secession they are willing 10 admit that "a
cannot try convict Iclfarzan Dali 4----I-
cause he was the head Of acknowledged bellgerent
power; they willing to admit the doctrine Of State
sovereignty they willing to admit that tie Con
federacy was an independent power separate nation
having the right to contract debts ana that We their
conquerors and successors, must assume and pay all
those debts. An these admissions they are willing to
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to have unlimited control over the southern Safes
They arc aware of the vast wealth Of tho boundlass
resources, Of thoscStates. tbs wealth and those r.
sources they wish to control Much as thew hate JEFF
ierson Davis, thcF haze the whole southern people
more IheFWould gladly let him 60 free if they could
enJoE pleasure Of Furnishing and grinding the south
g.4 people for twenty Or thirty years. They would
gladly assume and pay tile southern debt because it
would be only drop in bucket compared with
lie boundless riches that they could draw from the
south during period Of twenty OF thirty years. The
public have to look to the proceedings of con
gress when it reassemblcs, with great interest It is
impossible to say whether the programme Of Mr..
stevens will be carried out not. That it viii be ably
opposed by several republicans il certain. But tie
adical majority both houses is large, and their de-
crmination i bitter and ugrolenting."
OUrRAGEoUs.-Last Wednesday night, at about 10
o'clock, the rcsideulc Of Mr. A. Leonard about five
niles from town, disturbed BY The tramp Of armed
men and the sound Of military commands. One Of the
amy, Mr. p Leonard stepped to the door to see what
vas going on and was received by a yoley Of mus
kerry. Not returning, Mrs. Leonard also went out
md returned no more that night. Mrs Parsons be-
coming greatly alarmed, seized her young daughter
escaped from the house. and secreted herself in the
corner Of The garden fence, where She remained good
oart Of the night. Mr. A. Leonard was confined to his
BED, and unable to leave the house. The marauders
debated among themselves some time about entering
lie house but concluded not to do &c. After killing
What hogs and chickens they could find they left the
premises followed BY Mr. f. Leonard who had secreted
himself in the weeds, to within two miles Of town,
where they dispersed and all further trace of them
was lost Mrs Leonard was found next morning ut
least a mile from the house, bu. had no recollection
now she got there Mrs Parsons made a very NARROW