The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-20
EE'ons the HrrVrd Comm Tmss.l
/" The Career of Thad. Stevens,

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No ftter!spiri, could have been found to
lead the Revolutionary Radicals in Congress
than Thaddeus Stevens, of Pennsylvania.
This old man still maintains in his declining
years oil the spirit of despotic, domineer-
ing rule, the ugly asperity of temper, un-
softed by age, all the disregard of right and
justice, all the unscrupulous, remorseless
will, aud all the crazy ferocity, intolerance
and hate which marked his disgraceful re-
cord in Pennsylvania thirty years ago. lIe
is man who would have figured in tile
French Revolution among the Dantons, and
Marats, and Robespiorres of that bloody
era; and he would have been the worst Of
the lot. This man seems to be the very ul-
traism of the Radicals. He would appear
to have been raised uo by Providence to the
position he holds as their leader, that his
reckless spirit for violently driving extreme
measures through, regardless of consequent
ces, may the more surely disrupt his party
and destroy their power for further mis-:
chief. His despotio nature is shown
in his constant, remorseless application of
tho "gag rule This rule Of the 'sprevious
question" is gross perversion and abuse of
a wise parliamentary provision which was
intended to regulate, not stifle, discussion
but Stevens uses it as gagto stifle all dis
oussion of his arbitrary measures. How he
drives the Republicans in Congress like a
flock Of sheepl And how monstrous are
the measures he has thus already driven
through The President did yell to de-
nounce him by name.
The Lancaster Infeliigencer reyives from
its old files of thirty years ago. the follow.
ing pen and ink potrait of this man, written
by-whom do you think reader No one
else but John w. Forney! Read his des-
oription of Stevens as he appeared in the
sight Of honest men at the lime he com
manded his revolutionary gang IN the
"Buckshot War;"
FoRNEY's ACCOUNT OF STEVENS.
Thaddeus Stevens we ore glad to say it,
Is not a ,Pennsylvanian. His own history
proves that he canlc hither q stranger to
her people, and has continued, ct all times,
constantly adverse to her interests. He
has been. since his unfortunate presence in
the Legislature. Pennsylvania's evil genius
andif she has degenerated at all--and the
three past years of her life prove that she
has-he planned the misfortune. We will
not repeat here his utter destitntion of re-
putation-for his career is one of that kind
which could only have been run by villain
at heart Pennsylvania has three blem-
ishes on her escuchcon the Masonic In
QUESTION; the chartering of the United
States Bank, and the present condition of
affairs The first, il is not requisite te say.
he originated and completed The. second
was the fitting offspring of his brain; for
he read that infamous bill before the Rt-
ner House of Representatives. The las
(the Buckshot war) is his own by every law
of right. He began tho unaroby--it is the
sad consequences Of his own plans. He
dissolved the government. He is now urg-
ing tho Senate to go on in its path of des.
truction. He is emphatically "the power
behind the throne" The last is dcspe
rate and final plunge. twill either make
or unmuke him. lift is successful he can
cover up the fostering infamy of his life,
and save himself ind his companions from
impending ruin II it is unsuccessful he
will be spurned, not only from the Halls of
Legislature but from the very State--if the
hws permit his escape.
Forney could then afford to tell the truth
of Stevens. Hewas then the hired defend
er, and paid eulogisi Of men whose primer
Piles he hated and despised, He was man
then; not mere crngiug, fawning syco.
phant--not, as he now is, o "dead duck !"
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