The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-05-03


The radical programme is rapidly develop
ing itself. II Is signally Machiavellian. The
master Of Italian political chicsnery would
look with awe and admiration, were he upon
the earth at the supreme audacity and i'm.
punity Of his disciples who flourish under the
title Of Radicals. Under pretended devotion
to liberty, they are sacrificing the institu-
tons which have been the glory of-freedom.
While charging the Executive with misuse
Of power, they are usurping authority and
centralizing power which will soon blot out
all the bulwarks Of public liberty, and place
government wholly within the power Of
Congressional mob. In its warfare for CON
solidation, Colorado plays an important part
This would-be State, after having been re-
jected in the Senate on principle, was after
wards forced through under party drill, for
political purposes. 1t is soon to try its
chances in the House, where we presume that
party machinery will manipulate this feeble
and uncertain collection of wandering hu-
manity into the rights and privileges of a
sovereign State.
Ordinarily, to endow sparse and evanes-
cent population, without any fixed residences
or strong local attachments; with no posses
sions but the pick and the sieve; with no evil
dences Of civilization but the groggery, and
the peculiar society that clusters about the
"diggings;" whose very existence as CON-
munity is n mercenary experiment, with the
immunities of State would be considered
reprehensible; but when it is done solely for
party reasons, and to carry on u scheme Of
political usurpation, such an act becomes one
of outrage and infamy. 1t is known by every
Senator and member Of this Congress that
there is not sufficient number of people in
Colorado to make moderate-sized city in
the older States. 1t is also well-authent-
Gated fact that its population is less than II
was year or two since. Neither its soil or
its locality invite the settlement of the agri-
culturist, without whom no inland State can
have permanent foundation. The chance
addition to the limited population of that
Territory consists mainly of the adven-
turous miner, who is here to-day and there
tomorrow, and the greedy SPECTATOR who
haunts every region for prospective lucre.
So far as the few thousand people who
now inhabit Colorado arc concerned, il
would be far better for them to remain in a
territorial condition than to set M as a
State in their small capital, for the benefit
OF a few exhausted politicians who are ambi-
tious Of wearing Senatorial and Representa-
tive honors, and DESTROYS Of pocketing the
comfortable salaries and glorious mileage
which attach to the positions. The real in
terests Of that locality will not be retarded,
nor its immigration be injuriously affected
by keeping it as it is until it has some de-
cent prctensions to become a State. No
harm will be done by this course to any one
but the candidates for Office.
But the radical fat has gone forth that two
more votes are needed in the Senate to make
reliable majority against the President
Of the United States, in order to strip him Of
the power with which the Constitution and
the people have invested him, and to ride
rough shod over the great conservative checks
which have been provided for the defence Of
our liberties. Therefore the Senate has been
compelled under party dictation to reverse
its action, which was rendered under pro-
found regard for the public interest, and has
since given to the struggling community Of
Colorado equal dignity and power with the
imperial State Of New York. Such course
at any time would appear to sensible men
the height of folly; but when it is done with
out an argument Of sound policy or justice
urged in its behalf, from no other motive but