The Portland daily press., 1866-01-13
Feeling Appeal to the People.

Eeehng Appeal to the People
As often as twice or three times week, the
editor of the copperhcad organ In this city,
takes occasion to parade before his readers
some glowing instances of radicalism, enacted
by Congress, the legislature, or by some of the
Departments of the general government, and
then, with lugubrious face and significant
shake of the head he inquiries how long, Oh!
hoao long an insulted, abused and outraged
people will submit to such things, closing with
the prediction that retributionis close at hand.
and that all radicals will be speedily elected
from power and place. ..af . rs ..is.r
The last instance of this kind was in that
paper of yesterday, in notice of Mr.. "Goldep
Circle" Voorhees, attempt to become the cham
piOn of President johnson and to lead off In
endorsement of his administration. This cop
perhead, one of the worst in the country, the
friend and co-laborer of Vallandigham OF
Ohio, who from first to last opposed every
step taken by the Government to put down
the rebellion, few days since had the un-
blushing efrontery to offer set Of resolutions
In the House, endorsing President Johnson's
policy and pledging support to it, and he back
ed his resolves by a fulsome speech, in which
he was prof,lse IN abuse of the men who elect
ed President johnson, and to whom he is in
debted for the power he now wields Ia the af-
fairs of the nation. elid+& l--s0ea
Voorhees, motive was as plain as a pike
staff; his object being, if possible, to create
division among the administration members
OF the House which should result in benefit
to the copperheads. But he miserably failed.
he was replied to by Mr.. bingham of Ohio, at
ter which motion to refer the resolutions to
the joint-committee on Reconstruction pre-
vailed by a vote of 1O7 to 80, the minority COM
posed exclusively of Democrats with the soil
tary exception of Mr.. Raymond of New York.
In noticing this disposition of the copper
head boomerang, and referring to the position
of Voorhees,, the Argus says: anvil .s aas dt,
"The purpose of the radicals was to tear to
to pieces all the President had done and begin
anew. He would stand by the President
against this destructive course and support
him in carrying out the policy which he had
announced and which he, Mr.. ", regarded as
sound and wise. Mr.. Bingham, radical of
Oaio, replied, and after a spicy debate, the
resolutions were, under the operation Of the
previous question, referred to the Committee
on ReconstIuction-in other words committed
to tle tender mercies of Thad Steyensl Such
is the manner IN which the House supports
the President and pledges him their all and
assistance in carrying out his policyl Is this
action of the House such as the country will
approve? We do not believe it is. A reckon
ing day will come for these men," I4t, IL,
The closing words ofthe above are truly pa
thetic. The Country is to pass upon such
radicalism; will it approve? "a reckoning day
will come for these men," says the Argus, and
isn't it solemn reflection? "a ..g --s,3is. ,a,r
Seriously, we should think our neighbor
would get tired of such utterances. For four
years the refrain has been of similar strain
A day OF reckoning has been promised
threatened. 1t has come, more than once. 1t
came In the election of Abraham Lincoln and
Andrew johnson, and in it the overthrow of al
most the last hopes of the Democratic party.
That day of reckoning overthrow the temples
or Democratic worship, and jostleI from their
pedestalS thousand wooden gods which had
been set up for the people to reverence. In the
state elections of last tall another day of reck-
oning came. The Democrats suffered before
the Judgment seat" of the people in every
state where an election was held. 8 Even in
New jersey, their last stronghold the people
said "let there be light and there was light, :"
and the consequence was the crumbIing into
ashes of the "last rose" Of the Democratic
summer, which had so long been "blooming
alone" and left that monopoly-ridden state
disenthralled and free Another day of reck-
oning came when that eminent Democrat, Mrs.
Srratt, expiated her offences upon the scat
fo.d, and still another when Capt. Wirz took
his last receipt from the Government for his
treatment of Union prisoners at Anderson
vile. $780,. .-,,.-. w.. 49,, 80.
The Argus had better not appeal to the
country, or talk of days of reckoning. Such
days are apt to come armed with justice, and
just now our neighbours party ia not prepared
for that. The people are for universal free
dom, and this means everlasting downfall to
such Democracy as he represents. In the
days of reckoning Right triumphs; of course,
Democracy goes to the wall. 10 5slnsrq sal a.ljsl
r. telis