The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1866-12-14

l came to the Capital this day Q
week ago to witness the Inauguration
Of the revolutionary mobthst was call.
ed 10 meet here, for the ostensible pur.
pose of giving a welcome to the Radi-
cal Congress, but for the real purpose
ofoverawing the President, and stiff
ening the backbone of such Radical
members as felt disinclined to deposc
that official from the office of Chief
Magistrate. Respected to witness o
re-snactment Of some of the scenes Of
the French Revolution, where the mob
gave tone and direction to the Assem-
bly,, and demanded and received the
life ofthe King.
The mob did not come off, and sim
ply for the want of funds to bring the
bad element here. The bad material
expected TO DO here by the managers
did not come, because they had not
the means to conner The numbers
that did come were too small to run so
large a machine, and hide the leade rs;
hence it was determined TO make the
Sfiair assume q very peaceful and in.
significant appearance. A little show,
S%little speaking, eating and drinking,
closed what was intended to be a very
formidable and ~misebievous concern.
Many may say a large majority
of the Radical members, on their
advent here, wero either opposed to
the impeachment Of the President, or
we're very indifTerent,on the subject.
Doubts of the propriety, and fear of
the consequences, indisposed a major
ity of them to NEEDLE with the Presi-
dent by impeachming him. But, since
tho c~aucusess and withIn'a day or two,
there has been quite a change of tone
among the Radicals, and the President
is in more danger Of impeachment TO.
day than he was on monday last; and
the feeling in that direction isgrowing
and strengthening. l am satisfied
that fear alono OF financial troubles
will prevent this Congress deposing
the President before the 4th of March
mex Mr.. Johnson may not be aware
Of this, but it is nevertheless the true
state of the case.
The Radieals will try a guerrilla war
On the President for a while. They
believe they can scare him into sub
mission to their demands. l know
they believe him to be destitute Of
physical courage, and hence they think
that he will nothave the moral courage
TO oppose what they are pleased to cal!
1.-The will Of the people as expressed at
the late State cleo tions." OF course,
ifthey "a accomplish their purposes
with Mr.. Johnson as President, it would
be great folly in them to risk all by at
tempting bis deposition. They will,
therefore, commence by making tho
Presidential office ofas trifing account
"a possible. They will ourtail his pa
tronage, limit his influence, and make
all who desire Federal favors look more
to Congress thar the Executive for
them. The Assembly of the feople,
as some ofthem now call Congress,
must now'be regarded as the fountain
of power and patronage, and the Pres
ident Of small account. That issimply
pelting the boy in the apple-tree with
sods. Ifthey do not bring him down
harder missiles will be used. If the
President will not yield to these guer-
rills measures, the more formidable
one Of impeachment will be resorted
TO regardless Of consequences,
For, mark you, fthe President is
firm, the Radicals cannot succeed in
carrying out their programme, III
will, to the end, be the lion in Their
path. Thoy must have negro suffrag'
carried out. 1t is necessary TO the lifi
of tho Radical party. 1t will die un
less it secures negro suffrage. Hon
Ben. Stanton, formerly ofOhiO, and
leading Republican, demonstrates
that fact in a recent speech at Phila
delphia. He showed that the govern
Eng political party is in a large minori
" of the people Of all the States, OK
GLIDING the blacks; and that it is abso
lutely necessary to count the black
on tho side ofthe Republicans to Civ
that political organization the mora
prestige Of including in its folds ma
jOrity OF the whole people. He, there
fore, urges Congress to declare ever.
citizen ofthe United States TO be emit