The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-04-25
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5. Repeal all pension laws. "A
| 6. Expel Stevens, Sumner & Co.,
from Congress.
Z. The admission of thex Southern
| States, before we have changed the
Constitution, so as to deprive them of
power, or make them negro States,
would result in defeating our radical
candidate for President, and in driv-
ing US cut of theahblic treasqrg. M
The Hera5d, IN using the term . Us, "
means to be sarcastic and funny. The
above items, it says, constitute the
real grounds" with the Republicans
for excluding the Southern States
from the Union. We presume they
also constitute the real grounds
Though it don't exactly say SOY for
its zeal in defending their admission.
We see 40 paFt1Of 4 the programme
that will not be in strict harmony
with its professions and practices for
few months past The voting to
repudiate the National, or assume the
Confederate, debt is peculiarly pleas
ing to the Confederate Democracy.
The repeal of the Pension Laws will
also make them rejoice exceedingly
They have always declared that the
Union soldiers were engaged in an
unholy crusade, and nothing. would
afford them greater Joy and satisfac-
ton than to deprive the crippled and
disabled of their scanty pension which
a generous and patriotic people ought
to increase, rather than diminish
But the astute Herald Editor found
out stranger things even than these:
He discovered that the Republicans
lin Congress had determined, in case
they could get no compromise out1of
the President, to make the session of
Congress perpetual, SO as to prevent
his appointees obtaining their offices.
He tells us how this will be managed ::
The Senate could and would consent
that the House might adjourn for
long periods of time, while a quorum
of the Senate could be kept in SEES
sion without great deal of inconye-
nience; the members interchanging in
visits home. arI4o9
This, he assures us. is settled pro-
gramme. It is for the purpose of pre-
venting the President filing the off
ces of the country with those whose
2anpointment the Senate has to CON
round the various Departments, and
thronging the Hobbies of the Senate
and House of Representatives, licking
their hungry chops in anticipation of
the rich food they think the President
has in reserve for them, if he could
only get rid of the rascally Congress.
These Republicans have another
singular impression in this connection.
They begin to fear that /" if Congress
should adjourn, the President might
invite up the Southern members and
the Democrats from the North. who Who'll
getting possession of the Halls, the
two bodies thus formed might recog- |
.nize each other and be recognized by
the President as the Congress.
That would be a charming com
a etars CRoMwEIL's dissohtioni Of the /
Long Parliament, and NApoLEoN's
summary disposal of the Chamber of
Deputies would be nothing in com
parison. How magnificent Any
body of men, who might, in the vaea
ton of Congress, collect at Washing
ton, take possession of the Senate
chamber and House of Representa-
tiyes, and be recognized By the aPresi-
dent as Congress, must properly take
the place of the Congress elected
by the loyal peoplel That programme,
if carried out with spirit, would UNI
doubleday bring down the house. .
and at the same time, greatly elevate
the performers.
We rather like the startling things
the editor of the Herald discovers
when he goes to Washington. Wei
hope he will go often and tell us all
about it..