The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-05-18
MIN, The RndicnIs hnre Done

There is much more in the plan con-
tanned in the report of the Committee of
Fifteen than appears upon the surface.
1t must be considered in connection with
the legislation of the present session of
Congress, and with the attempts at leg
islation which have been frustrated up
to this time II must be viewed, too, in
the light afforded by the speech fPr es-
ident johnson on the 22d of February
last. Examined in this manner, it IS
evident that the radicals in Congress
consider it as one of their trump cards
in the desperate game they are playing
against the President. Their trump
card is the bill which they rushed
through the House on Friday, making a
General" of Ulysses Grant, Here are
some of the things which the radicals in
this Congress have done and attempted
to do
First, They compelled both Houses to
abdicate their constitutional powers
and to hand over those powers to SO =
cret tribunal of fifteen members, chosen
by themselves.
Second, They attempted to force negro
suffrage upon the District of Columbia
in opposition to the unanimous wish OF
the people, and they are determined to
do it yet.
Third, They attempted to pass the
odious Freedmen's Bureau bill, in which
attempt they were defeated by the Pres.
ident.
Fourth, They have abolished one Of
the Judgeships OF the Supreme Court, so
as to prevent President Johnson from
appointing successor to Judge CatrOn,
and so as to secure control of the judicial
branch OF the Government, rs well as
the Legislative.
Fifth, Having secured the control of a
majority of the Judges Of the Supreme
Court, they prevented the Court from
deciding the test oath case, by which act
thousands of lawyers in the South are
prevented from earning their bread
Sixth, They have proposed so many
amcndm cnts to the Constitution that if
they were passed, the original instru-
ment would be virtually abolished.
Seventh, They propose, in Schencks
up again, to impose an immense perma
nent standing army upon the country,
large proportion of the troops of which
will be negroes.
Eighth, They have passed the Civil
Rights bill, which abOlishes State laws
and State courts, establishes negro equal
ity, and sanctions negro suffrage
Ninth, They have passed an amend
ment 10 the Po,toiliCc Appropriation
bill which takes away from the Presi-
dent the power which has always been
exercised 10y every President, Of making
removals and appointments.
Tenth, They have agreed to plan for
the permanent dissolution Of the Union,
which has been reported by the Commit
tee Of Fifteen, The objees- Of which is to
dislranchiso tie whole Southern pc 0pie,
10 force negro suffrage upon the South,
10 prevent the South from being repre-
scented IN Congress, TO perpetuate the
power Of the radicals, and afford them
the means OF governing the Southern
States as conquered and suhiugatcd
territories
Eleventh, They have expelled from
the present Congress, Mr. Stockton. MIR
Brooks and Mr.. Voorhees,; they propose
to eXpel Mr.. Davis, Mr. Salisbury and
Mr.. McDougall; they have passed bill
for the admission Of Colorado a bogus
State and they propose to make a new
State ont Of East Tennessee, in order to
secure twO-thiTds vote in both Houses,
so as to carry their measures over the
President veto
Twelfth, They have passed law Tor
bidding any distinction of race or color
IN regard to the right of suffrage in any
Of the territories.
For every one of these items on the
radical programme except the second,
CHESTER D. HUBBARD has voted. His
course is approved and sustained by his
party in this State and yet the self.
styled Central Union Committee are
trying to make the people believe that
they are not in favor OF negro suffrage |
and negro equality.
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