Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1866-12-11
wB1coMRoF THE RUNE.

Radicalism is spreading itself at the Ma
tional Capital, and the IoyaI representatives
of the people are carving out heavy pro-
granme for the winters performances. The
grand mass welcome of these debauchees and
political vampires, was neither remarkable
for its numbers or the character and intelll-
gence of those who participated in it. The
irrepressible negro, the ideal of radical per-
fection, honored the procession with his pres
ence, and gave odor and color to the occasion.
But negro welcome was just such as suited
these degraded representatives of frenzied
people who seem to have lost self.respect as
well as political sagacity.
Old Thad. Stevens, the brains of radical
ism, and Yates, the drunken Senator from
Illinois, were the principal speakers who re-
sponded to this welcome of their colored
friends, and their harangues were in perfect
keeping with their former vulgar TRADES and
reasonable utterances. A reporter in fur
nishing a synopsis of old Thads effort on the
occasion, says:
He attacked the President with vigor, de-
claring that having been elevated into power
throug h an unexpected event visited upon the
nation for its sins, he now wished to be king
instead of President. Misses Mr.. Stevens
said the war was not over. Its main and final
object was pursued by the enemy with releLt-
less energy. The object had Mt first been to
rule over at least half the country as nation
of slaves, to introduce free trade and to hui
initiate the North for its persistent advocacy
, of freedmenA- The object now was to rule
the whole nation by means of an oligarchy,
making negroes and copperheads contribute
to the increased power of the SouthFthrouehI
the increase of the number ofsits votes, to
seize the reins of government, to introduce
free trade, and to break down the free people
of the North. During the war JEFF. Davis
was eommander-in chief of the Rebel army,
with Lee as his chief adviser. Now, Andrew
johnson was their commander>in. chief, and
poor old Wool was their marshal adviser, and
for the navy they had Semmes and WeIls.-
Laughter. The people were to decide now
whether they were to have Andrew johnson
as President or as King, for they were told
they had no other choice left. ELaughter.1
He wanted the encouragement of the soldiers
The enemy had the vantage ground, having
possession of the White House, and was dis.
pensimg with corrupt hand the vast patron
age OF, the nation, and yet he had no fears
The army consisted of citizens as well as sol
diers. Ii had few mercenary officers like
the Stedmans, the bikes, and the Woods but
it the Government were to order Grant, or
Howard, or iarragut to do Its treaeherous
work they would break their swords rather
than obey. With Sheridan for leader, and
% or 10000 colored soldiers, they might de-
fly Andrew johnson, and ali who might follow
his lead.5 But if the time should ever come
when the consnirtt"rs would muster audacity.
equal to their amb ton. and, us once happen
ed in England, attemp; to turn the regular
army against the pe"pin, Congress would not
have to rely on the Southern frcemeh alone.
The men OF the loyal North would spring to
their feet aud unsheath their weapons, as
when they heard the first booming cannon of
Sumter.
Let Congress be bold, aud the soldiers of
the last war would take care of the next, and
the usurper who leads the hostile forces would
have time and leisure 10 rivise his boosted
proclamation in one OF the embrasurcs of Fort
ress Monroe, [Cheers.1 The usurper's head
would rest much more quietly, to be sure, ON
a lap-board and goose than when oppressed
with a crown. Laughter. ;. With less than
impartial suffrage the South with his consent,
should never be reconstructed. he would
not be content with such puerile work as
universal amnesty and universal suffrage.