The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-05-04
Radiealism Upon the wane.

JULIUS Toppe, Anderson q. n.
Rndiealism Upon the Vynne.
Five long months have dragged on
since the initiation OF the war of the
radical conspirators against the Pre-
sident. Though the organ of the
star chamber cabal declared long since
that 'sthe organization which elected
Lincoln and Johnson was in hearty
accord with the proclaimed opinions
of the latter, and every Union Go
vernon in the republic had formally
rendered his support to the head of
the Administration; and in the prima-
ry meetings os the Union party, the
warmest demonstrations of attach
ment to his policy had been made"
yet, from the inception of Mr.. Col
: fax's mischievous speech down to the
present time, every act, every nea-
sure, every intrigue, every force pos
slble, have been incessantly urged by
Congress in all intense and ferocious
warfare to crush the President. When
the large number of confding and
inexperienced Republicans who at
first doubted and distrusted Thad-
deus Stevens ana his destructive
policy, were finally coaxed, or flat
tered, or intimidated into sustaining
1T, then commenced united and
systematic movement to proselyte
with oil Republicans in position and
of prominence throughout the coun-
try. The latter were allured by the
pleasing prospect of the South at
their feet, more replete with resources
for plunder than was described of
Italy by Buonaparte to his conquer
ing veterans, when, after surmount-
ing the Alps, that classic land laid in
smiling beauty and in unequaled fer
tility before them. Was this plum
dering inducement of Mr.. Stevens,
like that of sardonic character Of
old, who promised all the kingdoms
of the earth to Him who taught to
love an enemy, to be lost sight of,
much more not clutched and hugged
to the bosoms of mercenary politi-
clans? If the repor some time
since i'll the Republican presses were
true, that an Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, aided by especially
keen detective agents, had discovered
that the Government had been de-
frauded. in cotton and other transac-
tions, of 800, 900, 900 by venal Trea-
snry Agents, army officers and officials
OF the Freedmen S Bureau, is it to be
supposed that among such vicarious
patriots and those ''new swarms" of
like kidney that have since descended
upon conquered and nnarmed peo-
pie, there will be lack Of forthcoming
testimony to prove that that people
are more disloyal than at any time
since the beginning of the war? Will
not these spectators Of the Govern
ment and the Southern people be
sure to find that the negro is subject
ed to an intolerable oppression?
Where there are such most excellent
and much approved persons, can the
star-chamber cabal fail of testimony
to convict the public mind of the in
dnrated disloyalty and atrocious
cruelty of the Southern people.
But to recur to the management of
congressman to make the Republican
party unit against the President.
Having successfully procured the ad-
hesion OF the mercenary, corrupt and
designing, they commenced by
speeches to fire the hearts Of the
masses. Systematic correspondence
was entered into, by which Cover
nors of States and State Legislatures
were induced to cooperate with Con-
gress, and exercise their influence in
an inferior sphere upon lesser lights
in partisanship. The machinery of
office-holders in Executive Depart
ments, at custom houses, in post
Offices, on mail routes, throughout
the web and woof of the jurisdiction
of tax officials, in military quarters as
much as possible, and in circles of
contractors and expectants of con-
tracts and of1ices-one and all of
these powerful agencies were made
instruments to agitate, influence and
infame the public mind to the fever
point against the President and in
behalf Of Congress.
But Notwithstanding the use of all
this machinery to menace, to corrupt,
or to deceive the electors, they have
everyw here relucted from the usurp-