The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1866-08-01
.. From the n. Y. Sunday Times.
The New Civil War.

.. From the n. Y. Sunday Times.
The New Civil War.
We hardly know what to think of the
"new rebellion as it is called. e. the
alleged conspiracy of the radical members
of Congress to seize the rcins of govern
meat, keep possession of them. depose the
President by impeachment, substitute a
Vice President Of their selection, arm all
the states in their political interest, and
give us another revolution, with civil war
again, not in the South this time, but in
the North. 1t is u bold programme. Its
audacity is so great that, although prepar-
ed to expect desperate things from cabal
resolved to keep in authority by politically
ignoring eleven sovereign states of the I'M
ion, we should regard the whole thing rs
Il - weak invention Of the enemy" but
for the source whence we derive the infor-
nation and the confederation afforded it
by concurrent events. Mr.. Raymond a
Member of congress, and republican in
politics, is the gentleman who arrows HIM
self the author of this expose, and his po-
sitIon and associations are undoubtedly
such rs to cntitle statements to profound
consideration. Mr. Boutwell,, a violent
radical Member Of Congress from Massa-
chusetts, has openly said enough to inspire
additional credence in Mr. Raymond's dis
closures. The Boston Commonwealth. a
special organ Of the radical Senator sum
ner, has betrayed, to certain extent a
similarly revolutionary purpose on the
part of its friends. Add to this the recent
action of Congress in refusing to adjourn.
in breaking up the Cabinet and declining
to confirm new and irreproachable ap-
pointees, and in doing sundry other things
looking exceedingly belIigerent, and it
must be avowcd that there are reasonable
caounds, at least, for certain apprchcn-
sions.
According to Mr.. Raymond's statement,
Gen. Paine's resolution requiring all nor
tern states to organize, equip and disci-
pine their militia, is the first step towards
the introduction of our country to another
civil war. The next step is to be found in
the joint resolution, to "confer additional
powers despite the prohibition of the
constitution, on the President Of the T. s.
Senate, who is cr-o0icio Vice President Of
the United States. In the arrangement
now being confesscdiy made to bestow on
Vice President Foster foreign mission. in
ORDER to put a more unscrupulors man in
his place, we are asked to see the step that
is to follow The final movement, after
that, we are told to read in the curious ex-
ultations of the Worcester Mass. Spy,
the editor of which is also II radical Mem
Der Of Congress. They denote an i'm
parchment of the President by the House,
the substitution by the Senate OF its own
presiding officer for the Executive, and the
forcible consolidation, thereof, Of the whole
government in the hands OF the radical
members of Congress. Should the Presi-
dent refuse to submit to such revoutiona-
ry proceedings, and should General Grant
obey him as the constitutional command
er-in-chief OF the armies OF the L. S., then
the radical governors Of the northern and
western states are to call, it is said, their
forces into active service, and Il civil war
is to follow to which the late :. fratrcdal
contest will be as nothing in point of
bloodshed and barbarity!
This is a cool programme for contempla-
ton in dog days.; but the simple question
in every rational mind must be, how much
of it is based on reality and how much of
it is merely over-hcated partisan romance
Party lines are. being drawn very tightly
now. The conservative members of the
republican party begin to eyince a strong
disinclination to be led by their more ex-
cited radical brethren into schemes of an
archy and revolution for partisan aggren-
dizemcnt. Their ceuntry's welfare they
naturally consider more important than
their party's success, and they cannot iden-
tify that welfare with the cultivation of
the clements Of another civil war. But
the radical republicans hate such conserv-
atiyes in their own ranks even more than
they hate their democratic opponents, and
in their blind and foolish rage denounce
all alike as coppefheads and "rcbels,'
including men who have fought most
bravery IN the cause Of the Union.