The Portland daily press., 1866-01-18
Another "Leap in the Dark"

One would naturally suppose that creature
with a hundred eyes would have no need to
make false step; that it would be guarded
on all sides, and never have occasion to advance
beyond the range Of clear vision. But this
result does not always follow. The tabled
argus had hundred eyes, but whether so
much sight, or SO many organs of sight always
afforded sure protection against going astray,
or otherwise, one thing is quite sure,- that the
Eastern Argus-equaly belonging to things
fabulous is constantly running its head
against a post, and betraying the most unac-
countahle proclivity for crookedness and sim
uosity in all its movements.
1t seizes with ayidity upon every act of DOW
er that looks like a head-faw to the Republi-
can party, and forthwith up goes its hat in the
air, and it works itself into aperfect paroxysm
of rejoicing and exultation without stopping
to see or think what is in store for it. For ex-
ample, few days since it came out with ju-
bilant halfcolumn leader, headed president
johnson a Trump" the object of which was
to show the that Executive had taken the bits
a. LIZ AA1Oueht oho III OCuctllCC vi
the resolution of the House of Representa-
tiyes, was having all the national troops with
drawnlfrom the late rebel states This seems
to be that papers chief desire: to do by the
late rebels as the early rebels desired to be done
by; as jeff Davis demanded to be done by
to be let alone The argus would have all
federal troops withdrawn, the state militia
(late rebel troops) armed, and then Democ-
racy y would find adequate protection in
the South /! This is that papers idea of .se-
c,lrity for the future" and it openly exults in
expectation of seeing the acts of Congress-.
which are the supreme law of the land" OPEN
In deed In the South, because of the inability of
the government to enforce them; the national
troops being withdrawn, and the local rebel
force being armed and reinstatedl This, ex-
actly this, is what the argus desires, and in
prospect OF which it openly exults. Does any
one doubt Then let him read from the ar
ticle to which we have referred. Abiding to
the dominant party in Congress, that article
says:
They have bill before Congress and mean TO pass
ePPcAiS Pioflslolidl fJr tnOSe States
Ii Inc troops are withdrawn before that bill is past
anu .De i zen sem out to do President Johnsons
work over again, Mey oitt be utterly poscerless and
Here is another gem from the same article
A stratagem was then resorted to-a bold one
RESOLUTION drawn up, it is said by Sianton o. "a
least upon his suggestion to the effect that the ~ a.
Should not be withdrawn from the Southern Statp
until Congress had declared that it was proper 10 ~
SO. The resolution rushed through the House bv
radical party vote, Raymond and some other repui.
resolution at once issued order without consulting
the President or General Grant countermanding The
order mastering out troops and thus arresting fhei1
withdrawal This was done in the fun expectation
that the President would not dare to face the House
in the matter but would yield his conviction of right
duty and expediency to the attempted dictadon O
that body in matter pea tanning exclusively to bill
legitimate sphere Z action. But the expectation
Jailed: The trick miscarried. Andrew johnson Il
President. Andrew Jackson was never more so
He forthwith ordered the muster out of twenty reg
,nents over Stanten's head Including two regiments
ftom Maine, and he aoiH go on the patriotic acor q.
he has begun.
To say nothing Of the reasonable spirit that
Tejoiees in view of the probable notification o.