Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1866-07-27

Valley and the far West.
AS an advertising medium, its columns plainly
show how it is appreciated by discerning public,
Mr.. Raymond, Republican member of
Congress and editor of the New York Times,
has in late communication to his paper,
laid open the intention of the Radicals, in a
certain event, to inaugurate another civil
war. A resolution was recently passed by
the House of Representatives calling on the
States to organize, equip and drill their mi
litia, and directing the immediate distribution
of two-thirds of the arms, ordnance and am
munition in possession Of the General Gov
eminent among the loyal States, but to be
postponed as to the States lately in rebellion,
until further orders. This Mr.. Raymond
says is the first step towards another civil
war. The radicals believe if the fall cleo
tons result in the choice of northern Demo-
Gratis, enough, together with the Southern
Representatives, to constitute majority of
the House, they will claim to be the Con-
gross and will be recognized as such by the
President, and will be protected in their con-
vening by military force. They assert on
the other hand that if the Union members re-
turned from the loyal States constitute ma
jority from those States, they will claim to
be the only legal Congress. and do not conceal
their determination in this event to appeal to
force, and in the language Of a leader, to
/" drive the rival Congress, the Presidentand
his Cabinet and supporters into the Poto-
mac"
They pretend to believe that the President
intends to dispense the present Congress, on
its re-assembling in December, if it refuses
to admit the Southern members Mr.. Ray
mond says no such purpose can be ascrib-
ed to President johnson, but that it serves
the purpose intended-to arouse the North
and prepare for a resort to force upon the re-
assembling Of the Fortieth Congress, in ex-
ira or regular session, and that this determin-
alton is avowed.
Taken in connection with the fact that
leading Republicans have declared their be-
lief that an issue Of force was rapidly APP
preaching and that preparations must be
made to meet it, it is possible, and indeed
not improbable, that this country is on the
eve Of another civil strife.
Governor Brownlow has shown as great a
desire to have the Constitutional Amendment
ratified by the Tennessee Legislature as he
did some years since to enter the lists with
DR.. Pryne, to contest with him the divinity
of slavery. By military force, arrests, &C.. !,
he essayed to get together quorum of his
Legislature He failed to do this save con-
structively y fty-four only being present and
two under arrest by the Sergeant-at-Arms
in another portion Of the Capitol. Fifty-six
constitutes a quorum in the House, but it
will be seen that only fifty-four votes were
cast. Brownlow, having in this underhand-
ed manner forced the ratification of the
amendment by the House, in his usual style,
thus telegraphs Forney, on the 10Th inst.
"The battle has been fought and won
The Constitutional amendment was carried
in the House by forty-three against eleven.
Two of Johnsons creatures refused to vote
Give my respects to the dead dog at the
White House,"
A joint resolution, for the re-adalission of
Tennessee into the Union, was Immediately
offered in Congress and passed the House by
vote Of 1875 to II. The Senate passed the
resolution admitting Tennessee with several
amendments, which were concurred in by
the House on the 23rd inst,
Itseems that Congress has run ahead of
the hounds in this matter, as telegraph dis
patches received at Washington state, that
the Presiding officer of the Tennessee House
q of Delegates peremptorily refuses to certify
to the ratification of the amendment by the
Legislature, there not having been quorum
present.
1t is thought that the President will sign
the joint resolution, as it provides for the adj
mission of Tennessees representatives, but
will protest against its submission to him, as
he has nothing to do with the admission Of
members Of Congress, and he will further
protest against the truthfulness of the pream-
ble, as the amendment has not been adopted
bya quorum of both branches of the Tennes-
see Legislature.
LATEST. Since writing the above we learn
that the President has signed the joint reso-
luton, protesting as we stated against its sub
mission to him and the truthfulness of the
preamble and the Representatives from Ten
nessee have been admitted
Letters from Mexico assert that Maximil-
ian has signed treaty with the French Min
lister, in which Napolean agrees to allow TO-
600 French troops to remain in Mexico five
years, serving under the Mexican flag, and
to furnish Macmillan 100000 per month