The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-06-22

deed, that neither himself, nor his wife, moi
his children, nor his doctor, nor his confessor
nor his undertaken, nor his sexton could
either remove II or arrest its motion. II was
adjusted 70 him one morning, and It worked
very charmingly all that day. He tripped
the streets Of Paris with II as nimbly as he
had once done with his natural limb. He
was, Of course, very highly delighted.
But after nightfall his tired body needed
repose, and he went to bed. Then came the
trouble He could neither detach his paten,
leg nor stop its motion II was wound up
for year. II kept up its predestined move.
ments. II kicked the covering from the
bed IL kicked his wife; II kicked his chill.
dren; it kicked and kicked, and kicked, un.
til it exhausted his strength and made him
MORALLY sick Il then kicked his nurse, his
doctor, his confessor, his undertaken, and his
sexton and at last advices IL was humping
inside his coffin as II descended into his
grave.
We do not vouch, Of course, for the truth
Of the story; but we borrow it for the pur-
pose Of illustrating our impression Of the
present condition Of those radical politicians
whose negro-mania keeps them in perpetual
motion now just as it did before the slaves were
made free. They do not seem to be able to
stop Figuratively speaking, they are kicking
ofthe covering Of the bed Of the great Union
party Of the country; kicking its founders /;
kicking the Union President Of the United
States; kicking Secretaries SEWARD, Nc
CULLooH, and Postmaster General DENIM
SON; and unless they can find some way to
arrest their motion they are in the greatest
danger Of kicking their undertaken and their
sexton before the end Of the year.
In making this application Of the story we
should not be misunderstood. Wedo not deny
that there was time when the measures Of
the abolitionists were in order, when their
anxiety to have slavery abolished was per-
fectly audible. But the time for their politi-
cal movement to abolish slavery has gone
by. Sldrery is abolished. The end desired
by them has been attained The mission Of
their party has been completely accomplished
There is not now single slave in the land
to be set free. In political sense, to borrow
one Of Mr.. LINcoLS's best illustrations, "their
powder has been shot," and the people at
large are DESTROYS Of relief from agitation Of
any kind. They desire reconciliation, har-
mony, and peace. These being acknowledged
facts, il seems to us that those agitators
should accept the situation" Expediency
and policy, as well as the higher ideas Of hu-
manity and religion, will move the Admins
tration Of President JOHNSON to do every
thing in its power to educate, elevate, and
dignity the freedmen. It will encourage every
proper measure or proceeding to accomplish
that desirable end. twill encourage schools.
seminaries, and churches, and schoolmasters,
schoolmistresses, and ministers Of the Gospel
in their benignant work Of raising up the
African race in the country to their highest
attainable condition. 1t will do all in its
power in this line without any prompting
from any quarter. OF this every one at all
acquainted with the dispositions Of The Pres
TDEST and his Cabinet ought to be perfectly
satisfied.
1t seems to us, therefore, that the persist
ent attempt Of the Abolitionists in and out
Of Congress to keep up their old organiza-
ton and perpetual agitation Of the negro
question, is not only unwise in itself, but some
what ridiculous. They seem to us very much
like the poor fellow who was killed with his
patent corkleg, and to be in very great dan
ger Of political death from their inability to
come into condition of repose. WILLIAM
LLOYD GARRISON, himself once since the war,
stated in a meeting of the Anti-slavery So
ciety in the city of New York, that the or
ganization had no further work to do, and
moved its dissolution; but the Latter-day-
Saints in that body voted againstit, and his
motion failed. There were politicians of the
STEVENS stamp who wanted the loan Of their
thunder, and they lent it for price which
will never be paid.