The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-12-31
The Political sifnatioa.

We invite the attention of our read
srs tothc article headed a Little Plain
Talk" written by WENDELL Phillips
for the AntiSlGrcry Standard 1t ex-
presses the radical idea n little more
plainly than any other radical than
PHuMPs would dare 10 express it. 1t
reveals the whole purpose and means
of the revolution which radical plotters
arc striving to bring about and is as
truthful an exposition of the plan and
purpose of the party as can be made.
For the success of the radical policy,
the President must be got out Of the
way. Without this, the revolutionists
will b" balked at every step. If tke
Supreme Court is reorganized, as is now
talked of, the President will nominate
Judges who will support his policy. II
any of tie present Judges die e-pr are de-
posed within the next two years, Pres
ident JOHNSON will name their succes-
sors. If territorial governments be es-
tablished ia the Southern States, Pres
ident JOHNSON will appoint the
Governors, Judges, &c, of the terrific
ries thus formed, and no advantage to
radicalism will be permitted to accrue
before the Supreme Court will set aside
these governments as unconstitutional.
The Constitution of the United States
cannot hc amended So IA to enable the
radicals 10 accomplish their purposes,
because the consent of the southern
States cannot be obtained. If il is
claimed thst only the consent of three
four;ls of the represented States is nee
essary to the ratification of an amend
ment, then it is certain that the Su-
preme Court will deny the assumption
and decide that three-fourths Of all
must be obtained. Neither can the re-
quisite tErce-fourths be obtained by the
erection OF new States with radical
legislatures, because, for this purpose,
it would be necessary to create sirtecn
new States, which is clearly impossible
At present.
So long, therefore, rs President
JOHNSON retains his seat, the radicals
are bound hand and foot. They may
rave and threaten, and pass uncon-
stitutional bills over the Executive
veto, but the Supreme Court will
promptly interposc its authority and
tho radicals can accomplish nothing.
At every step for the overthrow of con-
stitutional government, they are met
BY some of the checks which the Consti-
tuition provides for its own prescrvation'
and, 80 long rs ANDREW JOHNSON is
President, their best laid plans will fail.
WENDELL PHlLLIrs is right when he
argues that the removal of the Presi-
dent is necessary to the success of the
radical plan, and that, without this,
nothing can be accomplished. But
this is . stop which Congress dare not
take. That ANDREW JOHNSON has COM
mittcd any crimes or misdemeanors
which, either in tho estimation Of the
people or according to the terms Of the
Supreme law, would justify his deposi-
tion from Office, is impossi bic to
be shown. 1t cannot be proven
that he has, in any respect,
transcribed the powers given him by
the constitution, or failed TO do what
the law has enjoined upon him. His
only alleged offense is that he will not
lend the Presidential influence and CO.
operation to the accomplishment Of the
purposes of the radical party. If, for
this, the Congress dares to impeach
him, it is easy to predict what will GER
tainly follow. A new civil war will
spring up, in comparison with which
the late southern rebellion was but
child's play.
WENDELL PHILLIPs has stated the
radical situation correctly, but he is q
bad counsellor, and his party will prob
ably shrink from taking the step which
seems to afford it the only chance of
success. The consequences of impeach-
ment are not to be tritled with, and it 10
by no means certain that the one fourth
Of the people who would sustain
and fight for the radicals in
this revolutionary cause would
be able to subdue and crush out the
three-fourths who would take up arms
In defenss Of the Constitution and for
the support Of the cause which the Pres
ident represents. Before following
PHlIIPs advice, some Of the radical
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