The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-09
The Radicals Beginning the War upon the



The Washington correspondent Of ia" I'm
ri.nati Gt..te, who seems to BE-, aud doubtless
IS. in the confidence OF the Radical majority
in Congress. gives hint or two in his last let
ter of the feelings with which the converse
ZION between the President and Senator DIXON
i regarded by them, and intimates pretty
strongly tina, lhey intend to weed their own
row" II" says:
Whether this was second attempt TO raiSe
the banner OF the new party, the country WIZ
Judge. senator Dixon knew nothing OF the
Publication. or even OF an Intention To puhliSh
II. The conversation was taken down WITH,
out his knowledge, AMI sent 10 The press hl
the special direction uf the President. inns
alone gIyn, Il amy significance.
The new party" alluded TO is The one
which il j. proposed TO form out Of the con
scrvutiy" elements Of til" Republican party
and the great body Of the Democratic party
This proposition alarms the Radicals. They
already. in Imagination. see the tlcsh-pots Of
Egyp, slipping from their grasp. The Gr>'tis >
correspondent is very severe upon this new
combination. Hear him
This new party schem" j. III" old fight
over again. in nearly all OF its aspects, and
every Northern man who j. lending himself W
il i either dupp or fool None others would
bit" at 50 bare hook. To call all men radical
VINO are Blf carving out anu securing TN
lahurs OF the army in tho field. and all national
who are - conducting themselves rs 10 secure
the applause Of al who opposed that army,
North and south. is thought by some clever
way OF settling the mighty questions OF The
day.
Thu Democrats, Of course. are all new party
mon. and that Of itself Is enough TO keep all
loyal men out Of II. The others are those Who
cannot rule in the party aS II now j., and who
hopc 10 receive IN another the reward Of their
>uhSrrNl"uCy.'
But il seems that il has leaked ont that Pre-
s.d.ut Johnson takes Is ""Ntrcrne ground
a, '.AyNoSp. or any other man Of tn" proposed
nry D1rty. We quote again.
At the time that Mr.. Raymond spolt", it
was NOT known whether the extreme ground
H. took I'm regard 10 the rebel States being III
the Union was an echo of the PRESIDENTS pre-
sent sentiment BUTT has appeared since that
Mr.. Johnson has expressed himself hS follows
not OuiH consider the rebel States a. III the
mon ont more IN the Union than ever before,
hrcauSe now their laws are more republican
than they ryrr were.
or course the couductoC the President excltes
the ire Of this correspondent. If the Demo
Gratis only were concerned IN such scheme. ii
would be Il matter OF suallmomcnt, but then,
il wears another aspect when Mr.. JoKSsoN,
with the whole weight OF executive influence
and patronage, turns friendly eye upon the
new party. Listen to the heartfelt dennncla-
tons Of such mgratitudr:
I" Ii would seem rs if the Investigations of
the war had brought 10 light everything that
could Ice desired in the form of plots for the
overthrow OF the Government, but none OF
them have been darker than the attempt 10
create q party, which, as If III mockery, Is
styled national and 10 hctray the country into
lis power The men who are moving on the
surface now are the puppets pat forward by
the able iutrigurrS, who are the managers Of
the scheme. MIR. Raymond may esteem him.
self as Il pawn advanced one square. Every
day indications are coming to light here which
show that the Copperheads and the late rebel
leaders are the movers IN the matter, though
with cunning worthy Of their cause they
put their dupcs and willing tools forward 10
DO their work. There is no atom of patriotism
in the movement. II is rs hostile 10 the pcrma-
hence OF the Government as the schemes OF
Davis, and Floyd and YaEcey, were. 1t looks
to final and complete regalulng Of the pOliti-
cal power Of the South. II even looks beyond
this, 10 a time when this power will become so
great rs 10 admit of taking vengeance upon the
North for the defeat of the war