The national Republican., 1866-08-02

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to enter into his plans TO break up the Union
and overslasgh the executive department.
All such remArhs as thoss lately uttered BY
Senator wnsor, that TIE PnEsrDEnr had
gone over 70 the copperhesds, were emana-
tions from the same heretical source. Their
identity Is too complete TO admit Of n doubt
Of their common origin. '-----''-s-z---
The cossp' detat canard is traceable to
him. Nearly all the correspondents Of news.
papers who have peddled this idea about the
country are known to have got their cues
from him or FoRNEY The bugbear was in
vented out Of thin air in the first place, and
was then dressed up with such portentous
decorations as ingenuity or fancy enabled
them to obtain. This had at least three diff.
ferent phases The first was that The PREs-
rDEsr intended TO usurp absolute authority
and to turn Congress out Of the Capitol into
the streets. The second was like unto it,
namely: that Great Britain and France were
to be propitiated- former with release
Of damages for violation Of neutrality laws
and the consolidation Of the British provinces
on the north, and the latter with the more
permanent establishment Of MAxnIpIAS in
the South. Apropos to this, IL was pub.
lished that Secretary SEWARD, sharing the
views Of The President, had been heard to
say: l....... '..ar .. ..n. ....
'Expsrisncs has proved that the monarchical
fnPru mr. Aka mt IL -
best adapted TO the intsrssts Of mankind. =
The opinions Of any man or set Of men.
Of any party or psrtis1f are Of no consequences
to-day to what viii be the issue Of this conflict.
for thai will Be settled on an idea rhieh MAN or
party will dare to acov at the fipss." .a
Whereupon the Rochester Democrat
launched the following accusation: co.
as II because Mr.. Seward believes and desires
that this idea upon which the conflict 10 10 be SET
urges forward the confederation scheme in Canada,
which, II successful, will establish monarchy on
our northern frontisr' In Il because he desires
such changes - hs hints ct that the Mexicsn-Aus-
trian usurper Ii and has been encouraged In his
schemesl It cannot be successfully disputed that
lent TO Louis Napoleon. II would appear q II the
head Of the Department had desire to soc his OK.
ample initiated here" .H. .. 10. ...
The third was that The PRESIDENT in
tended to take the appointing power into his
own hands as soon as Congress adjourned,
and to clean the Augean stable out Of oil
the ofiice-holders who did not sustain his
policy There have been smaller bugbears
invented, but they have been incidental To
these great ones. These have been worked
up into all sorts Of phantoms to scare the
people, and make it appear that Congress
should have increased salaries for remaining
the year through in this city to watch THr
President.
1t is hardly worth while to notice such
arrant nonsense, when o single moments re
Election must bo convincing that all such
fears are utterly groundless. 1t is the Con
stitution Of our fathers and the republican
Government Of our fathers which The PREs
IDEsr is jealously and successfully maintain
ing, and nothing else-all Of these represent
atoms, with which the atmosphere is filed, to
the contrary notwithstanding. No caves
droppings about the Executive Mansion ol
that Of any Of his Secretaries, if correctl,
reported, impart any want Of confidence il
the American system to vindicate itself an,
carry the nation safely through to its up
pointed destiny, least Of all from that o
Secretary SEWARD, whose hopes were nevel
for q moment shaken during the darkest
hours OF the war.
We have endeavored to make the proper
allowance for the general decentralization, in
and out of Congress, produced by the war
We have endeavored also to make due allow.
ance for the jealousies which seem to exist
among our public men belonging to that
same party and protesting that same faith
But we have not been able to excuse such
gross disregard Of all the rules of propriety
as has been manifested by the radicals in and
out of Congress during its present session.
1t was their right to differ with The PREsI.
DENT upon public matters. OF that nobody
complains But the manner in which they
have expressed their ideas has not been
creditable either to themselves or the coun.
try. Something is due to the dignity of off.
cial positions. No man invested with any
proper sense Of propriety is at liberty to in.
sinuate, except upon the most convincing
evidence, that The PRESIDENT contemplates
making Napoleonic coup detat to change
the form Of the Government.
Personal AGGRANDIZEMEN