The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-09-10
The Designs Of the Radicals.

Inc NCW L OK iIIdtI TepTouUcts lii'
same extract which we on Saturday quoted
from FoRNEY'S Chronicle, and, adding
others, pronouuccs them all indictments
10 bloodshed." The World says that inc
bitter violence with which the Radicals al
over the country are assaiiins ft's'"e"
Iruxsa> as n "traitorn is intended 10
" fire the popular heart and pr'p',e NV
.,vav ,,- a forcible election OF the freS'-
dent from his office. ii the haa.",>
"carvy the congressional elections 'i''S '"'''
"a, ;m,cachment will follow as soon as
they can settle among themselves 'he
,n,,,ras or procecding." An their dia-
g ,r;h,s. and the whole spirit they manifest,
" show that they are preparing for and cx-
..rrc,;nc new civil war" If they impeach
.,c President. he will not submit, says the
u-rH. Gle would Immediately call al
..c<ira session of the new Congress, which
.would treat the impeachment as null and
continue to recognize him as President
The Petersburg Express OF Saturday
contains an editorial in the same strain,
from which we extract the following:
1t is Just as well--it is n great deal better
for the conservative press 10 speak ont openly
~ once and tell the people that new war Is
irumincut-a war The guilt OF which VIII be
altogether upon The heads of the Radical IN
fuTatcS who have dared 10 tax" issue with
III" President upon his policy of restoring the
national unity. dignity, and prosperity. what
- tn, use of mincing phrases in so portentous
a crisis Why cry Peace. peace, when there
J. no peace ~
The Goldsboro' IN. c. Nt,nS says:
"Giyr them but 4 majority Of congressman
NJ the next election and they will 80 consci
date their power that nothing can shake II.
STRENGTHENED by such = popular endorsement
Of their acts, President johnson would be
promptly removed. If not 10y the block ana
axe by impeachment and deposition.
That the Radicals are fully determined
TO pcrpctuatc their power, if by any means
they can, is evident from the outgivings of
all their leaders. We some time ago pub
lished paragraph from the National Re-
qIJlcau, the official organ of President
JOHNSON at Washington city, in which ii
was stated cmphatically that the Prcsi-
dent intended that the votes of the south
crn States should be counted in the next
presidential election, and would see to il
that the candidate who should receive
majority of the electoral votes, including
those of the States lately in rebellion,
should take his seat. Mr.. TREMAINE, q
prominent Radical of New York, and who
presided over the State Convention held
in that State last week, takes up the chal-
icngc thus thrown out by the President,
and makes known what his party intends
10 do. He says:
If The South reject the offers of the Union
partx, THAT i, the proposed amendments 10
The Constitution, l assume that the Congress
Of l>f> viii, like the Congress oil 1864, pass
law declaring that the iHSurTcnt States shall
not have their electoral votes nor viii such
votes b" counted, ana in such cases they VIII
not he counted. | assume further, that while
his law remains in force II viii hc executed
md thar II III" southern States should attempt
10 vote in defiance OF il, the President, who
would h." bound 10 .Xccu;" tn" law, VIII ar
rest such an illegal AMI revolutionary pro.
ccedu.. From the Presidents haste 10 de-
nounvc the Louisiana Convention rs IA HE
al assembly, although il was not held ~
violation OF anv law. | cannot doubt that he
VIII prevent any election or meeting OF III"
ur"> idcniial electors which shall be prohibited
hy act of Congress. If, contrary 10 my as
sumption, President Johnson shall r"tuS" IL
perform this plain duty, aS>um" further thal
other rouSl Ilutional means will lie employed
To- execute the laws. Again, assume that any
atI"inpi 10y the South to irample such i Ia"
uudcr foot would unite til" North, ana ihtf
the South. standing alone, wonld not Obtain
that majority which would be wanted as Il
protest Tor taking possession Of the Govern
lu,Ht. and in either OF these cases the scheme
wvuld fat: and rs 10 II second rebellion, WY
ii these gentlemen are not satisfied with their
experience III Ia. first, let them Try the second
w. let them try il. At the first tap OF III"
drum, an army composed OF veteran troops
fflhft IL
com" 10 the rescue, and adopting the l'rcsl'
deat : opinion that traitors must b" punished,
soldiers would proceed 10 punish them. And
assume further that this Time IL would BE-
,n-cluallv done-done without the inierNrn-
tIou OF President or Congress, court, Jury, or
military commission. We tender these pcopl"
The olive branch, bul If they will not have II
-. they can haN" the sword
The President says the electoral votes of
the southern States shall be counted. The
Radicals say they shall not be counted.
Now, it is highly improbable that the
northern people, whose votes added to
those Of the South, will thus have elected
q President, will consent 10 allow mi
nority Radical candidate to usurp the
manhood for which they claim land we
accord them credit, they will suffer no
such violent upturning Of the structure OF
our government, but will demand that their
constitutionally-c chosen President shall be
placed in power. With Mr.. JOHNSON to
back them, they will have the power;
and once he is in, the Radical rebels will
fare badly.
These considerations ought to operate
with effect in the northern States. If the
people there desire to avoid all these pos
siblc troubles, and to sec the country re-
stored to state of peace and prosperity,
all they have to do is to put down this
miserable Radical faction. They may thus
dissipate every cloud that overbangs our
national horizon, and cause the sun Of
happiness to shine withits wonted splendor.