Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-11-27
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LIPS, the chief-engineer,a and BUTLER, the
who stake out the course for
the Radicals TO travel-made speeches on
the 2ith. PHILLIPs spoke at meeting OF
the Penpsylvania Antl-Slavery Society In
Philadelphia. BUTLER spoke at the
Academy of Music, Brooklyn. PHILLIPS
refused to sanction Impartial Suffrage, un-
less 1t "be accompanied by the Federal Gov
ernment retaining so much control or the
separate States as to insure thorough ex-
ercise Of civil rights and the education Of
the massesn II this shall not be done, he
wants to have nothing to do with Impartial
Suffrage. Nothing short Of giving un-
restricted Suffrage to the Negroes will sat-
isfy him, and IL is because of this that he der
clares that the moment Congress assemblies,
It "should throw the chaff of reconstruc-
ton out OF one window and theseswihdling
amendments out of the other, and COM
mence with the business of the hour,
which," he insists, ais the removal of a
Southern rebel from the control of the Ex-
ecutlye department Of the Government; ;
impeach the President and not only i'm
peach him, but, while under trial, let the
duties of his Office be performed by another
hand.". He urges the meeting Of the 40th
Congress on the 9th ofMarch, 1857. ,5
BUTLER made an argument in favor of
the Impeachment OF the President. q He
had little to say about reconstruction.
Both these speakers elected, we are told,
hearty applause from the audiences they
addressed. Co.,. -9ea 'aihr' 1Hh 'na
Whether the Republicans in Congress
will go to the extremity Of Impeaching
and Deposing the President, as these lead
ers urge, is somewhat questionable, though
by no means improbable; but PHILIIPs'
suggestion to 4 throw the chaf of recon-
struction out Of one window" and these
swindling Amendments out of the other"
will, undoubtedly, be executed; for we are
Informed by telegraph that "the leading
Republican Congressman are maturing a
plan for the government Of the Southern
States, in view of the probable indefinite
delay of the, adoption Of the Constitutional
Amendment by the late insurrectionary,
States" and that" it provides for the execu-
ton OF existing and prospective laws of
Congress, Independently Of respective State
and Federal Executives. 1t Is the old terri
torial plan, modified to meet existing cir
cumstances." ...t 2.
In short, this contemplates the usurpa-
tlon of power by Congress; 1t practically
abrogates the Presidential office. and for
the time being strikes out Of existence SOW
ereign States. The Constitution being in
the way as check to revolutionary Radi-
ealism, they propose to ride over or drive
round the Constitution to consummate
their bad purposes. Pending the recent
elections, such designs were generally dis
claimed by those who talked to the people
through the press and from the stump.
STEVENS had the candor to say in his Bed
ford, Pa, speech, that Congress dema-
gogued it toward the close of the last ses-
sion. They demagogued it by passing
what PHILLIPS characterizes ''swindling
Amendments" These Amendments were
to swindle the people into the
support of the Radical candidates for Con-
gress, who in every instance we're renom-
mated, and those of whose Radicalism
there was doubt were compelled to give
place to those whose Radicalism did
not admit of doubt. Thoy oarriOd their |
point and they now propose to throw to
one side their mask, disregard their pro-
'essions and continue to outrage the Con-
with recklessness and impunity.
The people were cheated in the late elee-
ions with "swindling Amendments"
How long will they tolerate being swindled |
BY revolutionary Radicals, and their stool |
pigeons who affect conservatism? gaioN 4