The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1866-10-24
Radical Triumphs.

The elections leave no doubt thst in the
Ttan;c contest between the Ex .cu,ive and
Legislative departments Of tho goyrrn
men, that Congress will be the victor in
al Of the Northern States. AID We
think that full e'ec'ion returns will dam
onnrate that where the enemies 81 the
President have been mom Radical, there
their vic ories have been tts most com
p'e's.
In the present temper Of the Rsdic,l
rsr'v, we cannot entertain a doubt th-t
Congress will olsmorou<ly demand The
impeachmen, VI the Presilen., mainly for
the purpose Of rep'a cling him temporarily
with a Sena'or Of extreme Radical views.
The articles of impeachment, a. fn,-shad
owed nv BurLER, are too absurd and tr
vial to deserve q moments consideration,
On, thew will answer verv we'll the tenn
porary purpose of the unrrinc;psled Con
gressional consp'ra'or.. The resul, Of the
late elec'i"ns demonHrsra that the or.s
dent is pouer'ess Ia enforce ia policy -
For the rest of his .erm the Veto power
will he WELD d in vain agains, he over
whelminc r .dicai msj"riry in Congress.
and that conservative feature of our or
ganic law is now - valnel-.s as q piotec
ton for An outraged min"riy. "a - bro.
ken break" is TO stop tho wnhil pro
eres' Of a coach. Congress ID now ON
niporen'. and can. hv the ingeni"us de
vice OF Constitutional amendments. bud
defiance even 10 the Juhcial depar,men,
Of the Government.
There is much orof,less speculation
with reference to the popular eond-mna
tion Of the Presidents policy upon hi.
future course. As he has teen, through
life. invariably. the REFLEX Of the will 4
the people. aud believes in Their inisIibi
itv, may fear that he will succumh to
the aralahche Of Il hicaliam wh,ch II.
Sweeping with such resisrl-.s power over
the Northern S,strs aud ad,iss the south
EN- States to accept The "C"ng .-.si"nsl
smandineu,." as the i,-st term. which the
ungen-rous Victors are willing to grant to
the var qni.hei. Oaer. however. Who
are familiar ~uh l. . indo,nIrab e will, be
l;rva that lie will remain f,m as granite
cliff a"d resist The s'orm OF Radical vio
lencs TO the last. Drawing imp-ach men,
rather than surrender 10 ,hr s-us-less cis
mots Of the N,rlhsrn mob. We are no,
equal 10 the solution Of ihis pr"hien. al.
though the ao'ece I-nts Of :he Pr.sdsrt
IS "peorle's msn" ls"i US to .rpt-hrnd
some modification Of his often avn~ed
plan 81 reconsiruciinn. The ontsidr pres
snre upon him. since the late elections.
will he very grsst. ard especially from
Conservatives of The type of Weed and
R,vmond and probably such war Dam
ocrats a DIX Of New York.
The fate Of the South, 80 far ~ snee =
representation In Congr-.s ia c,ncarned.
has h.sn sealed Nv tho r.sult .frhe ls.e
elections. Tic tickle. shallow and IN
thinking people. sio sccnmn'a,ed = debt
ef thres thousand million. ~ do lara and
sscr'fred half 4 million ot liv.s u res.ore
the Union. are nov, IL seems. overwL.'n,.
inglv in favor Of continuing indefni, civ
the vsrv stst. If hing. 10 prevent which
they Tough, for four wear.
Conrress being omni potet.. our condi
tor is hat of prisoners Of war npon psro'.
The doctrine that on, right. have hesn
fortified meet. rhs approval ~ the Norrh,
and the triumph n he X .dc,'s samp.
the Northern people as the least n,avnsni-
nous and most nn'oreiving naop's of
modern times. They are sGN a, vay
with a d sarmsi people. who are honesrlv
striving u obey lass in the making OF
which they have ro voice
Without rsprp.sn'sti in Congress tn
de'end our inter s'-. and another resor' tn
arms being ont of The question. we nave
no'hing lsf' hpi 30 endrra the m ,lipni,v
insults and ouuacss ofs 4igs.tic and
me,ci'ea desn"tism with dignity a A
manl;n.ss. We have nov lil,ls leh b..
aides the memory and tvsdirious of onr
splendid courage and thst honor which
passed scsthlsss tnronpl, The furnace of
civil strife. Bv silsn,, Aignifsd endurance
Of onr wrongs we msy r-tsin in the midst
nfonr misfor'unes the respect Of mankind I;
but by sl,vish. ssrvile concessions we
shall lose all which renders lie spdura.
BILE.