Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1866-04-26
In the wilderness.

lfrotn the Cincinnati Volksblatt, April 1871
Although it is not to be denied that Presi-
dent Crimson pursues 4 constitution policy
differing in few though no; in all points
from that Of Congress, nevertheless II Dor.
ders on the ridiculous to imagine. on this
ground. that johnson, with his Cabinet.
not one of whom he ha. yet removed-is
about to 70 over to the Copperheads, |. e.,
the Democracy of the Vallandigham and
Voorhees, school. The breach ct the Presl-
dent with the reasonable so called Demo
cratic party dates back, as is we'll known, to
the year 1861, when he proposed, in the open
Senate, to hang the leader Of that party
This breach, while he exercised the Office, of
Military Governor Of Teh6essee, was widen.
ed, and il has not been salved over in the
least by his elevation,to the Presidency of
the United States. The Democratic leaders
always maintained that Congress. bad no
right to propose such an amendment to the
Constitution as would abolish slavery, or to
prescribe a test oath which could be taken
by q rebel in safety they also dispute the
Presidents right to appoint Provisional
Governors, because through such a power
the State rights of the Southern brother.
hood would be violated. But how did the
President act in the face ofthese Demo.
cratic opinions? He wrote and telegra phed
to the Southern Governors and Legislatures
that their States had no hope of return into
the Union without a previous ratification
of the constitutional amendment; hat only
loyal men who could keep the oath should
be elected to Office. even if there was but O
single thousand of such in each State. He
appointed Provisional Governors for the
Southern States without the least respect tc
Democratic protests. Does it not appeal
from this that the existing points of differ
cnce between Clement j. Vallandighau
and Andrew johnson are infinitely create
than those between Senator Sumner. anC
the President? and is it not the position o.
both Democrats and Radicals ridiculous, The
one in lorsiDg him, and the other denouncins
him as n traitor?
The President has met those who woult
warn him against the Copperheads with thu
homely remark that he as an old politician
knew this clan too well to be deceived b.
their ~tfittery, their Inducements and assev
e%rations. But If he did not know them
and if he we're indeed a greenhorn in poll
tics, the C%opperhead press. such aq th'
Daily News, World, and Chicago Times
must long since have opened his eyes. Tn
last journal in last Mondays number, jus
on the eve Of the city election held yesterda,
W Sh'ChPu, ChiS uVbH tHs ITPSlueut DUlut
odly to make a coup detat, and asks him t.
resort to the bayonet to quell the rebellis
in Washington. BY the rebels at Washing
ton the Times understands, as it confesses
the majority in Congress.
1t reminds the President thathe has him
self denounced Stevens and Sumner "a ira
tors, and that it therefore becomes his dut
, to have them removed from the post {
/, honor which they disgrace. and trsnsferre
, to the bastile on Capitol Hill, or the cas-
mates Of Fortress Monroe.
Wherefore, " 50 asks the Times Of III
| President. wherefore does the Presidcy
: permit traitors tn sit in the councils of tn
, nation, whilst the situation, patriotism
country and the future all demand their RI
-. moval? ?"
In this tono bowls the Times, AMI clos,
with the call upon tho President to hount
fully and unsparinaly turn b,yonet and ha
ter against these men, and adds that he cal
not hctin the work too soon.
IF the Times expects, through such trei
sonahle instigations. 10 make Roadway f.
f the Democratic candidates, il IL in the wi
s derncss. and We confidently hnpc. in TODAY
0 or to. morrow's nuMher, to he able to advi'
1 our readers that the Copperheaas in Chicap
. -notwithstanding the unmeasIred nttac
Of certain Radical journals Of that city urc
the President again emphatical
$ knocked in the head by yesterdays vote.