The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1866-12-07
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I-lr..f sament Of the President.

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I.o III .,.G.-,....4 Warrington CORES
I.onacn, Of tic Chicago Iio,ea under date
Of tie 18th, thu, expresses enc Of the tlicIs
II the Abolitoui-t= by which they cheated
tie people at Tie late elections:
lroclaiuIir- the impeachment Of the
lrcsiIJrt during an exciting political cam
l...Au. when the worst PASSIONS Of man
were al called -. rather than their lntel.I
renee. AID their UreJuIirr- were easiest eX-
cited, may have been shrewd policy as a
Temporary cXpculcut; but Wh.n, uuICdl-
ately upon the close Of the contest, tie
men who were most conspicuous III tTum-
netting TIN, pretended radical scheme, and
assumed the championship, turn squarely
about and combat Ito Wisdom, they proclaim
10 the world that they have made puppets
Of the people OF great nation. Now, as a
general rule, an intelligent people do not
relish the idea OF being ruled by others; Of
being mere pieces Of a great chess board, to
be moved about at the will Of the players
as being considered the simple tools OF. de-
signing men. There something attaching
70 such position that is distasteful to free
lorn American people. | do not propose
to discuss this dIsJastetul feature. But,
when intelligent men see what puppets,
tuUIS. mere cncss-mcn they have been made
Nv designing politicians, 1t Is not natural
that they should retain much respect and
love for those who have 50 used them
a great deal IS heard. just at present, Of
the verdict Of the people a. rendered IN the
late alCctiouo ana ito president Is called
uuGn by political leaders 10 make a very I'm
,Ignifed sumucrsaUi;; abandon all the
administrative policy wtd|h Tor two years
he has been demonstrating, and In support
Of which Il~ Io,i;i,oi reputation has been
stahed comics, Judgment in favor Of his
political enemies, and Virtually abdicate III
favor of the extremist, m cong resS. 1t is
not rcce,~aIy to stop here to ask whether
such course on the part 81 the president
would be wise vi Tot. Nor nctd lie query
be put, whether il Wou.i euu-l Ire to elevate
the executive VI the nation 70 the estimation
OF the pgoGle, The simple point Is, that
the leaders OF the present dominant Toiti
cal party, because II suits their purposes to
do SO, urge the adoption, in this country, OF
the p1Bciplc - long practIced in England
and the European governments, that, On 4
popular appeal, the verdict being again
the government, the government must
yield, and allow the popular sentiment to
prevail aud find EXPIRE ION in the admins
tratioE. Very wei, then. Suppose that
we are to accept this popular dogma, what
does it lead 10? u e are to grant that the
,,olicy III tho Standardization vas nnaat;,-nj
l., he reanla Omr nra idant canI,ot f,r
hat r,,sn, rn.i.,n a. Il, tbn Eri+i.I ,.ro.
Mo, ,nd lii r,.,,irnas n The c1ynrn,nnnt
cf fh,t country I5ut Ln c,n cba,,ro III.
uo,;cy and 50 Shame il ~ to La IN FIJI ca m,
aon,nrc with the verdict EXPRESSED We
.rn ,,., r. s,Inno.a thnt lie viii do 50 Ard
,Lrn What fn,inw.2 i wa. NOT ,imrlv tho
,,ol;.y If tho administration which !,c5.ar1
mo - tl,a fbcnrv ygn arc nov 70 f'iro,r w.
q rdrr,no5 Ano,lpr i..un was ra;,od j., =
vow, n,,,LcI md c,n,,b,ti. ,,,,,,o,, tn
issrn was the imtnach,nant of tbn NO..
dent Ben. Butter nut himscIf f2rvarI ~
the advocate Of TIL, demand and pressed
the issue with all Lis ru,;,ical mi.-ht
throughout most Of the northern states.
from Game Cod fo the Hyiseis.;,.ri ,.,,,a,,
and. on Iii. ,I>finct ii .dr..fo prosccn.o sn.I'
an impcachmcnt lie was elected l.le,alcr
IF the frtir,h congress-. john \. I,oc9n
pronounced this imrcachIagut and stump
bed tie state 81 JII;loi. uuop NAT issue :
lie. as one III is lxn1rc,I,~. vas elected ON
general ticket IN ihat ytatc for CONGRESS. !
SCHUYLER Co...x Ir.rIa;n.cd and u~rpd nc
iSeue IN Indiana. OH, siirhioan and 9th
or northwestern states: and ScbuyIcr Col |
fax was triunphantly Returned II CONGRESS
Tx.Gov. Boutwell, In Massachusetts,. was
no less urgent III fs~liu& this issue upon his
constituents; and he too, was ind5r-cd hv
reelection. SO also was Ihad Stcphons.
in Pennsylvania. This list might be great
ly extended.
But, aside from particular cases. the issue
Of impeachment VA, thrust forward as
general issue in the cnnyas,. Old BIasphe
my BrownIow, the rgjrc-cntive man Of the
extremist wing of the extremists, in all his