Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1866-09-24
lars, end Rant by Leading Radicals Threats of
Civil War-Signs of the Times.

A:.cs, end Rant by Loading Radicals Threats of
O. Civil War-signs of the Times.
,;oTernor Yates OF Illinois, in his speech at
re Ia5e Radical Convention in Philadelphia,
ce;G
lie would apply to President johnson the
la5r1lqra Of an anna le Illinois J udge to man
y;h0 had been convicted before him Of murder:
.,!r Smith, it is my painful duty to pronounce
senlarcc against you. 1t is painful duty, but
he law requires me 10 fix sou.e time when you
rhaI be hanged Now, Mr. Smith, | want to
kD0W when it Will suit you to De banged! IL
Epois. he sad, had raised 250.0 troops to
battle il the cause OF the country, and was now
uycpagud to raise $4,000 more TO finish the
.aiuc good work.
IL his speech, as President Of the late Re
urbican State Convention at Syracuse, Lyman
Tremauo, assuming the preteXt for a renewal
d civil war SAID:
at The first tap afthe drum, an array, com
n5-c3 81 .etaga1 ! u Us capable Of overcoming
- ,,,.,oSil;ou, wOGli come to the rescue; aud
a..;,ung the President : opinion that lralt0rs
m,.,, he punished, soldiers would proceed TO
1rn!sh them And assume further that this
time il would be efectualy done-done with
out ,he Intervention OF Congress, court, jury,
or military commission.
N recent letter to the Anti-Slavery So
cctv. Wendell Phillips, who is the engineer OF
the Radical engine, thus urged the election Of
men 10 the Fortie;h Congress who are equal
to the madness of attempting the dep sition of
the President:
Cur duty is to Put there lin Congress- men
who will at every hazard save the nation, re-
4 hat
Parliament stood ia 1919 and though the
block and axe in front OF the palace may be no
fitting measure now, they are bound to find and
to use some measures fit and efficient to secure
their plTpose-thc deposition Of the prejured
and U-uGping traitor.
Senator Wilson, at Philadelphia, played upon
the passions OF the crowd after this fashion:
.ov, according to the acts CT Andrew
Johnson, these things were all true, and what
oueIJ hey to do with him? "a Voice: Hang
him viii jeff Davis Whit are you going to
do With bin? (A Voice: Hang him
Jack Hamilton, Of Texas, who is sa'aried
iraln :und in the ha0ds OF the Radical lead
ns at Washington, sad in his address before
the -.oyal league at Philadelphia:
''or2pafe your hearts ard your arms, 100,
perhaps for another conflict. Cries Of I'VE
are ready
t -g&in: Jn being received at Trenton with
FarS0n Grown0w, he SAID
me .rcGt question upon which he Presi-
dent .i0hDS0n) claims your support Is, that he
want &c restore the Cnicn cannot respond
to the sentiment so otien expressed. The
UGon a. il was and tie Constitution as it is.
war; The Union rs it wash t and the ConStl-
tuition 2s it is not.
Ihe following is all extract from the prayer
made 6z the (so-caIlcd) clergyman who opened
the 2hliGde9hia Radical Convention:
Oh gam that We NAV do right this time,
though the heavens fall (Shouls of Amen!
2meu.'D ear u, We bcs2cch Thee, for our
nation &t large. Deliver Us from the rule of
bad men, especially from him who through
satanic agency has been raised to authority over
Us, anG WHO. abusing that authority, IS not only
endangering the lie Of our republic but our
personal liberty Great God lnterpoSe, and IN
making bare Thine arm t0r vengoncc: save Us
from his infamous and ruluous policy and from
the bed c0un>elS Of bad men hat surlo ound him.
,Shout3 2i Amen amen!) And we hcSeech
the to discover to the American people the base
hypocrisy OF that party that seeks to sustain him.
Oh. send : spirit from thy throne to arouse the
American pcop'e to action in this tremendous
hour lhcnowed cries Of Amen! amcn!')
Senator Chandler, Michigan. who declared
in the spring of 1861 that the uui0n wouldn't
be rorii rush without 4 little blood dIctting,
said il speech at the late Philadelphia Con-
yentio3:
The obstacle that is now in the way the
peoni2 will remove in a very short time. What
lrAnGgcw Johnson' policy? Andrew johnson
has no more right to a policy than my horse has.
William H. Seward is to day Il traitor
at ncart 20 ,ne government OF the United States.
-.ndr2E Johnson once said that treason was
crime, 2nj that traitors should be punished,
and treason made odious. II Andrew Johnson
..0e: nc5 St05 about now, he will ascertain that
tTea is crime, and that traitors shall be
H1nl>EcJ, GnG treason made 0dlouS.
:, Hne@ Chandler had concluded his speech,
vi: IComss >. Scegcr, Of the Erie delegation,
"..%rtG The following resolution:
he>ol"2j. That IN view Of ,hc rrobate m
neschm2nl OF 4 high officer Of the United States
so"e,mcuI, It would b. exceedingly improper,
unconstitutional and dangerous to have twenty
@emGcrs Of thc Senate designated, IN etfacr,by
'"G 2re>lGeur 0! the United States.
hToT0l1w is now travelling through the
,5,g1,1E a. = frcbanl to Stir up the passions Of
"te people. Before leaving home torthe Phil
@"@ t&ns@ ;taGtcal Convention he said: speaking
VI ne prospects Of ano'her civil war:
u, me 'cEai masses, who constitute az over
"he-L'!ng majority of the people OF this great
u3lJto1, :a:c2d it shall uc 90 child 5 play. hey
%'''' 22 'hcy ought to 90, make the entire
~GGeth2ra Gonietcracy as God found the earth
":'@" lie conmcnccI tb" wcrk OF creation,
".I1ort form and void. They will rot and
ouEtt 3ot 10 leave a rebel f. n"orali, Gu;hoUsc,
" G"e!hnZ ~ Ihe ccvrn seeded States. Aud
- INC I2hc! population, ltL them hc CytGrmi
"@'1C. ADd when the war is wound up, which
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