Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1866-07-23
ALARMING FACTs-A REVOLUTION AP'
PRETENDED.

PREHENUED.
HENRY J. RAYMOND, member of Con
oress from New York, and editor of the
Times has written letter to that paper
in which he unmasks the policy of the
Radical leaders of Congress. MIR. X be
longs to the Conservative wing Of the
Republican party, though he has gener-
ally voted with the Radicals In this
letter he calls attention to facts IN part
if not wholly overlooked by the people.
We confess ourselves, though our habit
is to look closely into the events of the
day as they !ranspire, 70 have overlook
ed the feature of the military bill to
which he alludes. Its purpose is appa-
rent. and, coupled with the fact that the
Radical leaders talk unreservedly OF re-
sisting by force the policy of the Presi-
dent. il is alarming Arms have already
been distributed in Missouri and placed
in the hands of negro organizations.
One ayowed object of the bill is to place
arms in the hands of the inaionists Of the
Sonfh. In the hands of negroes, OF
course, while they are to be withheld
from the people From the letter re-
ferred to, we furnish the following eX-
tract, and ask the reader TO give II his
attention tfe4l nt
You may have noticed tfs passage IN
the House, few days since, of reso-
luton offered by Gen. PAINE, OF Wis
eonsin. calling on the States 10 organ
ize, discipline and equip their militia,
and directing that two-ihirds of the arms,
ordnance and ammunition now under
custody Of the general Government be
distributed among the States, the dis
tribution among the loyal States lmme
diately. and that among the States
lately in rebellion to be postponed till
further orders The resolution came up
from the Committee on Military Affairs,
and was pushed to vote without debate
or delay, under the previous ques-
ton. 1t attracted as little attention
in Congress as it has in the
country and the public will doubt
less receive with Incredibly the as
surance that !: was intended, by those
who secured its passage ms the first step
toward preparation for another civil war.
Although no debate was had upon it,
members we're urged TO vote for il by d.
rect conversational appeals on the floor
on the part osithe few who we're priyy TO
its introduction. Some were told that IT
was necessary 10 enable the Southern
loyaiisis TO protect themselves; others,
that il was simply matter of detail IN
the War Department others, that the
arms must'be taken ont Of the hands of
the President and Others, that il was
proposed at the instance of the Secretary
Of War An appeal was made by Mr.
KAssoE, of Iowa, to allow debate upon
it, as il seemed to be a matter Of i'm
portance--bnt II was refused. = '.ss
Most of the leading and rejecting
Radicals in Congress take this view Of
the political future If the fall elections
result in the choice of Northern Demo-l
Gratis enough to constitute, when added
to the members Of the Southern States, |
majority Of the House, they assume that
this majority, thus constituted, will claim
to be the Congress, and will act accord
ingly, and that they will be recognized
by the President as the body to which he
will send his message, and whose SEES
sions be will if the necessity
should arise, protect BY military
force, They assert, on the other
hand. that the Union members from the
loyal States, if they constitute majority !
from those States, will claim to be the
only legal Congress, and will, if neces-
sary. invoke an Instruction Of the peo-
pie to maintain them in that position.
They, 10 not in the least conceal their
purpose in the event Of such collision,
TO appeal to force. and to drive the |
rival Congress, with the President and |
his Cabinet supporters, into the Poto-
mac, 10 use the language of one Of the
ahlest and most sincere Of their number
If you will recall the remarks Of
Mr. boutwell,, Of Massachusetts, in
laet weeks first caucus, You will see
this movement clearly foreshadowed-
indeed avowed He declared his belief
that an issue of force was rapidly sp |
and that we must be prepared
TO meet IT, He acts, and all who co-ope.
rate with him in these measures profess
20 set, Under Che apprehension that the
President intends TO resort to force-that
he means TO dispense the present Con-
gress on its reassembling in December if
1t refusesto admit the Southern mem
bers; and Mr. Farnsworih ascribed 10 Mr..
Seward the declaration that this Congress
should never reassemble uni ess the South
ern members were admitted-in support
Of this belief, | need scarcely say that Mr..
Seward never made any remark Of the
kind, nor that the project ascribed TO the
President is purely an invention, or at
best the crazy dream Of political night
mare. But in either case it serves the
same purpose 1t covers, and is held TO
Justify, the determination to arouse the |
North, and prepare for a resort to force
upon the assembling Of the foriieth Con-
cress in extra OF IN regular session and |
this determination is ayowed And the
resolution to which have referred, for
an orcanizaton Of the militia aud a dis
Of arms in the Northern States,
is the initial step to lis execution. 4