The West Virginia journal. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1864-1877, 1866-06-06
National Politics.

shall seek to present to our readers,
true, and NOT distorted picture. I'VE
,bull allow tho so.ca!led conservative"
press Of tbs State to posses7 exclusively
tho ;uuensiablo pOtosioty thoy have OBJ
tanned BY their misrepresentation Of
the important issues before the people
and their vile slaodcr Of tho Union
members Of Congress, the Union mem
Der, of our own Legislature and the
measures advocated by them. Even a
good end does not justify tho employ
mcnt Of corrupt means to secure it;
much less are those justified who are
employing tho most corrupt means to
wrest the power from the loyal hands
who have, with fcrti,ude and fidelity
unknown in history before, stood byq' c
country's interests, aad to restore that
power to tho hands Of the coppcrbeads
in tic North and The rebels in tho South,
who haro equally sought to destroy the
Government.
It was natural to expect that immcdi'
ataly after the war closed, the broken
fragments Of tho rebellion in the South
and the sympathy with it in the North,
both KEEP. at bay and finally routed by
the bayonets and ballots Of the loyal
people Of the United States, should con-
solidate on any available issue present.
5 ed, for the purpose Of Selling the control
Of tho Government, and up,sttins, as
far as in their power, every thing which
had been done for its perseverance aud
security hereafter. When VIC know the
history Of tho old political s,agcrs who
constitute tho Democratic party, as it is
called, in tho North-idcnticsl With tho
so.callcd conservative party in tho Kan
awha Talloy-wo orc not ut oil surprised
OF tho facility With which they readily
abandon all their former ayovcd prin.
ciplea, and adopt new ones to secure, if
possible, sufficient strength to copo with
tho Union party of the country. The
stretch of Executive power which Mr..
Lincoln found necessary in time Of var,
which was denounced by them, is recon-.
mcnded by them for President Johnson
to exercise in time of peace. They could
tind no authority in tho constitution to
use force to put down rebellion, but
plenty, to authorize Andy johnson to
employ tho army to suppress tho peoples
representatives In Congress. They went
whining oil over tho country against the
prbi,rnry arrcus Of Yallandigham and
other traitors, making sodisious spcccho,
against tho Government, and now desire
Mr.. johnson to arrest tho members Of
Congress in tho discharge Of their duty.
They denounced Andrew johnson as o
"boorish tailor" radical" and
traitor to his section, and nov make the
xelkin ring With an endorsement of bis
""radical'". policy. Thoy haze used
much industry, activity, and strategy to
get Andrew johnson to commit himself
10. their caro- and keeping. They have
sent delegations from the North, South,
East, and West, bearing precious spicod
resolution, Of endorsement Of his policy,
lauding him as q second Hickory Jack.
sou, und ALMOST getting down on their
ipce,, bcsccchiug him to botheir Nose,
TO lead them ont Of tho wilderness.
Nov, what rs ALI this fuss and noise
aboq.' Andrew johnson is not COP.
perhead-is not conservative Of their
atripo. 40 is, in fact, wha. they call o
Sadical-holds the Same sentiments that
the majority Of tho Union men Of the
United S;atca hold--was elected by
them, aad is trying to please them by
carrying out the principles upon which
he was clccted-priucip'es which these
samo copperheads opposed at: tho tim:
With great rehcmeact aud energy. Bu'
!. they have discovered slight difference
Of opinion between him and tho Union
majority Of Congress, and wide differ,
{ snco between him and a few c..rcm,
radicals, and they throw themselves int
i tho: breach to mako it as vide as possible
!: aod, With extraordinary haste, commit,
ia themselves to his policy. Buta few
8 feeka have transpirad since they com
) Rlssd: shia folly, and their sober secouG
Il tAapghtx has, taught. them that it i.
4 ias bT this means they arc to etc,
!: into poxur: Phe sthing~is wholly i'm
u rsble.x Congress has a.lass tatcr
tiaed action, which shows tia
saee between that body aud ,ht
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