South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1866-05-25
What the Radicals Have Done.

and wiih tic attempts NJ Legislation which
have been frustrated up to this time. 1t
must be rieYea too. in the light afforded
by tho SID, sscH, say y,,,ut Johnson on ,b.
I'D of Fcbioos. Examincd in this
manner, it IS folders !. hat the Radicals in
Congress cogstock, t. one of their trump
cards, in the desperate game that they are
playing agains, the President. Their trump
card is the bill which they rushed through
the House on Friday last, making Gen
cral' of Ulysses Grant. Here are some of
the things which the Radicals IN this Con-
gross have done and attempted to do:
| First: They compelled both Houses to ahdi-
cate their constitutional powers, and t" hand over
! those powers L" secret tribunal c: i!icrn mem
berS chosen Ivy themselves.
Second: They attempted to force negro suf-
! frace upon tic District Of Columbia. in oppnsi-
lion 10 ,hcunani}"us wis!: of thu people and they
i. 1ri"rminsI u dit vet
Third: They attt mpt,l to pnss the odious
Freedman Bureau BIZ. in which attempt they
were defeated hv :hc President.
Fourth: They have abolished one Of the Iulsc-
ships Of the Supreme Court. ;" as To- proven; Pres
l'irni I":.!'"n from appointing a successor TO
.'u1-c tatrrm. and {" secure control of th,.
judicial hr.,:.ch Of the Government IL: We! as the
| Legislature.
Filth lIaving secured the centred &C the major
:'y of the Judges Of the Supreme Court they rrc-
vented ic t"L;t from deciding the ,:t ,ii. ease
hv which act thousands OF lawyers H. the Sout!
ate ;rc'":N'' from earning their bread,
Sixth: They have r""l'"Sr'! many arrcntl-
:Hrn's I" the Constitution that. little, wcg rt>.r
III" OF; ,,;n.l Instrument wuuld lie Virtually uhul-
ishc.,.
Seventh Th' propose in Schru.,i Array i.I
which Is soon I" hc brought mp again. to impns"
al immense permanent standing army upon the
country. ARE proportion oi the lruui.S of whic,
vii: lr negroes.
Eighth: They have passed the Civil Flights hill
which ah"i:$''vS State laws anil State c"r,< IS
,.'ai;s'es 'rg:" cGYai;y and sanctions negro SUI
f:.;=". =
Ninth: The have passed an amendment TO the
Post Office Appropriation Hill. which takes away
from the President The power which has ALWAYS
been exercise? - every President. Of making re-
m0va,S ahi appointments.
Tra'h: I!"v have agreed to plan f,r tie per-
maurnt dissolution of the Ini"n. which has been
rc!"clcI hy lie t"uEtirc "i Fifteen. the object of
which l. /" di>!rnnChisc the whole Southern lro-
.c. !" fore r":r" suffrage upon the South To IRE
vent the south from being r"IrcS, at,d IN Con-
rrcsS. In pcrlrruatc tho power Of the Rahcals and
afford t'!,m tlc means Of governing the Southern
States us conquered and suijI:sa;c,i territories
Eleventh: They have expelled from the present
Congres; Mr.. Stockton. Mr.. Brooks and Mr.. Vo"r-
hoes they pr"p"Sr TO cXpcl Mr.. la.iS; Mr.. Samls
bury ard Nr Mr.ournll: they have ;.issrd a ill
for the admission Of Colorado. a ha..uS State: and
they propose 10 make new stat" nr, "f Fast Ten
neSScc, i'll order 10 secure two-thirdS vote in both
Houses, 5" rs TO carry their measures over the
Presidents vt.o.
Twelfth, and lastly: They have male Grant n
General raised his pay to SIs"n6 year, aud
s.stsi;.isaIy .uz 4-...-
icals'-says the Washington correspondent
of the n. Y. Nc'rs, from which We copy the
abovc-"are simply parts of the great plot
which they have i'll view, to rcvolutionizc
the Government to change It's form, to make
of the President 4 ,nan Of straw, and thus
70 control the cx"cEtiy, branch Of the Gov
crnmcnt, as they have already gained the
control of the Legislative and judicial branch
cs. The success Of til" plot requires that
the Southern States shall be excluded from
all participation in the ncxt Presidential c.
lection, and shall T." permanently excluded
fr"m Congress. l'r To this time they have
masked their designs under color of loud
professions Of Loyalty. But they know that
they cannot be concealed much longer; and
they "Pprchcnd that when they are fully
revealed, when the people sec themselves
on the verge Of the trghrful rrccipicc to-
ward which we are f"rryirg, that civil war
will break out. Oar liberties arc impcril-
ed the form Of government handed down
to us by the Revolutionary heroes, and TN
der which the nation lived 50 rrnSpcrouslv
and happy until IL. !ate war, sabout to be
changed into an oli:"rchy. When the poo
i'lc see this they viii rise, and a counter
revolution will drive out the rCvolutiouists,
ard restore the Government aS it existed in
1850. T" prevent this, the Hniicais must
have contro! Of the army, and in order to
control III" army they must have control of
General Grant. This is the secret Of the
recent action Of the House"
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9Th" Election yesterday, 1T The Court
house, ycSult.,,-i'or the rejection of the a.
ncn1m,u II; {" 'hc Constitution iCl--and for
ratification J Fw .Srpcrrj<pr, A. +.