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the Northern Heart, anu TTcclpluaIc lhC
People into Revolution and Anarchy
The Scheme Disclosed-A Significant
Letter from the Hon. Henry Raymond.
From the New York Times.l
WASHINGTON, July 18th.
PANlCs.
Political panics are quite as mischiev-
Gus in their way as panics in an army.
Parties are demoralized, and sometimes
routed, by the apprehension of dangers
that prove to have been wholly imag-
mary. Sometimes, too, these fears
create the dangers they dread, and thus
fulfill their own predictions. The Union
party in Congress is just now experien-
eng a panic of more than usual severi-
ty, and its action under the circumstan-
ces does more credit to it's zeal than to
its discretion.
THE RADICALS ORGANIZING FOR ANOTHER
CIVIL WAR.
You may have noticed the passage in
the House, few days since, of reso-
luton offered by Gen. Paine, of Wis
consin, calling on the States to organ
izc, discipline and equip their militia
and directing that two-thirds OF the
arms, ordnance and ammunition now
under custody of the General Govern
ment be distributed among the States
the distribution among the loyal States
to take place Immediately, and that
among the States lately in rebellion to
be postponed until further orders. The
resolution came up from the Committee
on Military Affairs, and was pushed to
vote, without debate or delay, under
the previous question.
1t attracted as little attention in Con
gress as it has in the country; and tht
public will doubtless receive with in
credulity the assurance that it was in
tended, by those who secured its pas
sage, as the first step toward prepara
ton for another civil war. Although
no debate was had upon it, members
were urged to vote for it by direct con
versational appeals on the floor on th'
part of the few who were privy to it
Introduction. Some were told that
was necessary to enable the Southern
loyalists to protect themselves-other
that it was simply a matter of detail il
the War OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES that tn
arms must be taken out of the hands o
the President: and others that it wa
proposed at the instance of the Secreta
~ of War. An appeal was made b.
Mr. Kasson, Of Iowa, to allow debat
upon it, as it seemed to be matter
importance-but this was refused.
THE PLAN OF 1NsURRECTIoN ON TIL
PART OF THE RADICAL LEADERS.
Most of the leading and rehectin
Radicals in Congress take this view
the political future: lfthe Fall electio
results in the choice of Northern Den
ocrats enough to constitute, when at
dcd to the members from the Souther
States, majority of the House, the
assume that this majority, thus const
tuted, will claim to be the Congress
and will act accordingly, and that the
will be recogn, zed by the President
the body to which he will send his me
sage, and whose sessions he will, if II
necessity should arise, protect by mil
tary force. They assert on the 9TH
hand, that the Union members from I'll
loval States-if they constitute a m
iority from those States-will claim
be the only legal Congress, and will,
necessary, invoke an insurrection OF Il
people to maintain them in that pos
ton.
They do not in the least conceal the
purpose, in the event Of such COLI
ion, to appeal to force, and to "dri'
the rival Congress, with the Preside
and his Cabinet and supporters, in
the Potomac" to use the language
one of the ablest and most sincere
their number. Ifyou will recall the
marks of Mr.. Boutwell,, of Massach
sets, in last weeks first caucus, "
will see this movement clearly forcsha
owed-indeed avowed. He declar
his belief that an issue of force W
rapidly approaching, and that we mt
be prepared to meet it. He acts, al
all who cooperate with him in the
measures, profess to act, under the
prehensiOn that the President inten
to resort to force-that he means
disperse the present Congress on
assembling in December il it refus
toadmit the Southern members: a
Mr.. Farnsworth ascribed to Mr.. Sc
ard the declaration, that this Congrt
should never reassemble unless
Southern members were admitted
suppsstJf this belief. need scarce
say that Mr.. Seward never made any
mark of the kind, nor that the prof
ascribed to the President is purely
invention. or at best the crazy dream
Il political nightmare. But in eitl
case it serves the same purpose.
covers, and is held to justify, the Diet
mination to arouse the North, and p
pare for resort to force upon the
sembling of the Fortieth Congress
extra or in regular session; and t
determination is avOwed. And the I
olution to which have referred, for
organization of the militia and a {
tribution of arms in the North
States. is the initial step to its exc
ton.
THE PARTIES AND THE DANGER.
do not propose to comment uI
the result of such q movement ii
obvious that II any such continge1
should arise, the war, would not be
tional, as was the last; 1t would b
war of political parties and neighl
Lo,Ja Not only have the great III