Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-08-01
Astounding Developments.

been shed to satisfy the Radical leaders
There has not yet been entailed upon the
country enough debt, taxation and misery.
! More horrible scenes must be enacted than
we have yet witnessed or experlenced-the
country must go through another purihca-
ton of blood and fire to qualify it for Its
great mission We have already published
statements from Radical sources that vio-
lence was intended by the Radicals if they
could not have their way. We now publish,
below confirmation of this intention on the
! part of the Radicals. 1t is proof as strong
as Holy Writ of their diabolical purpose. 1t
Is from the pen of Mr.. RAYMOND, a Repub
lican memder of Congress, and who partici
! pated in the late Congressional Radical ca
Gus. Mr.. RAYMOND writes to the New York
! Times, of which he is the principal editor.
lie says, under date of July 18th instant
You may have noticed the passage in the
| House, few days SINCE of a resolution of
tered by General PAINE, of Wisconsin, call
ing on the States to organize, discipline and
equip their militia, and directing that two
thirds of the arms, ordnance and ammuni-
| ton now under custody of the General Gov
ernment be distributed among the States
the distribution among the loyal States to
take place Immediately, and that among the
States lately In rebellion to be postponed un-
| til further orders. The resolution came up
from the Committee on Military Affairs and
was pushed to vote, without debate or de-
lay, under the previous question. 1t attract
ed as little attention In Congress as it has in
the country and the public viii doubtless
receive with incredulity the assurance that
it was intended, by those who secured It's
passage, as the first step toSc0rd preparation
for another ciriI acdr Although no debate
was had upon it, members were urged tovote
for it by direct conversational appeals on the
floor on the part of the few who were privy
to its introduction. Some were told that it
was necessary to enable the Southern loyal
lists TO protect themselves others, that it
was simply matter of detail in the War De
partment and others, that it was proposed
at the instance of the Secretary of War
An appeal was made by KASSoN, of Iowa.
to allow debate upon it, as it seemed to be
matter of importance, but this was refused.
Most Of the leading and refiecting Radi
Gals in Congress take this view of the politi-
cal future If the fall elections result in the
choice Of Northern Democrats enough to
constitute, when added to the members from
the Southern States. a majority of the
House, they assume that this majority, thus
constituted, viii claim to be the Congress,
and will act accordingly, and that they will
be recognized by the President as the body
to which he viii send his message, and whose
sessions he will, if the necessity should arise,
protect by military force. They assert on
the other hand. that the Union members
from the loyal States-f they constitute
majority from those States-will claim to be
the only legal Congress, and WILL if necessa-
ry invoke an insurrectiOn of the people to
maintain them in that position. They do
not in the least conceal their purpose, in the
event of such a collision, to appeal to force,
and to drive the rival Congress, with the
President and his Cabinet and supporters,
into the Potomac, to use the language of
one of the ablest and most sincere of their
number If you viii recall the remarks #
Mr.. boutwell,, of Massachusetts,, in last
week first caucus, you will see this move
ment clearly foreshadowed- indeed avowed.
He declared his belief that an issue of force
was rapidly approaching, and that we must
be prepared to meet 1t. He acts, and all
who cooperate with him III these measures
profess, to act, under the apprehension that
the President intends TO resort to force-that
he means to disperse the preent Congress
on Its reassembhng in December if 1t refuses
to admit the Southern members and Mr..
FARNswORTH ascribed to Mr.. SEWARD the
declaration that this Congress should never
reassembie unless the Southern members
We're admitted-in support of this belief
need scarcely say that Mr.. SEWARD never
made any remark Of the kind, nor that the
project ascribed to the President Is purely an
invention, or at the best the crazy dream of
political nightmare. But IN either caseeit
serves the same purpose. 1t covers, and Is
held to Justify, the determination to arouse
the North, and prepare for a resort to force
upon the assembling of the Fortieth Con-
gress in extra or in regular session and this
determination as 0Uoiced. And the resolu- |
ton to which / have referred for an organi-
zation of the militia and distribution of arms
in the Northern States, is the initial step to
its execution.
Il do not propose to comment upon the |
result ofsuch movement Its obvious that
if any sgch contingency should arise. the |
war would not be sectional as was the last :
it would be war of political parties, and of
neighborhoods. Not only have the great
body of the Union party in Congress nosym-
pathy with these views and purposes, but |
they are In the main ignorant and incredU- |
ulous of their existence. That the extreme |
Radicals entertain them, however, there Is
not the slightest doubt, and we know from |
the experience of secession in 1861, how few |
men it sometimes requires to plunge great
party or a great nation into war.
A LESSON FOR DAD.-An old gentleman |
farmer, who had two or three very pretty |
daughters, was so very anxious of his charge |
that he would not permit them to keep the |
company of young men. However, they
adopted the following expedient to enjoy the |
society of their lovers, without the knowl- |
edge of their father. After the old man
had retired to rest, the girls would hang a
sheet out of the window, which was quite a
distance from the ground, and the beau
would seize hold of it. and with the assist
ance of his lady-love, who tugged Justify at
the end above, would thus gain entrance.
BUTT so happened that one evening the girls
hung out the sheet rather early; for the old
gentleman, by some i'll wind, was blown
around the corner, and spying the bed-cover-
ing, could not conjecture the meaning of its
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