Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1866-03-05
Radioalism in the Northwest.

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The Illinois Radicals appear to be beside
themselves. If any of them are more frantic
than all the rest, that bad pre-eminence be-
longs to those of Chicago, and Of these the
German Radicals merit the palm. The Repub-
lican editOgS Of Illinois, (such of them at least
as oppose the President,) met recently in con-
vention, at Peoria, and declared their unquall-
fed disapprObatiOn of the Presidents veto oil
the Freedmen's Bureau Bill, deprecated g the
spirit in which the President turns his back
upon the Ioyal friends and supporters OF the
Government" and pledged their cordial sup
port and enthusiastic approval to Congress IN
its contest with the President.
On Monday night last, two meetings were
held in Chicago to denOunce the President and
sustain Congress. One was a meeting of Ameri-
cans. the other of Germans. One of the
sneakers, Lieutenant-G Governor BRoSS, in the
course of his remarks, said
We don't want speeches from a President; we
want acts. That is all the Constitution contem-
plates. Let him execute the law That is his duty,
aud when he don't execute the law, when he pan
lers 10 treason If ever he does when he takes these
rebels against the law OF Congress, and undertakes
to reinstate them in Congress- or in any other way
then he becomes amenable 10 the law then the Ton
s,tutOn takes hold OF him, and the House OF repre-
-entatives mpeaches him at the bar OF the senate,
and he is amenabe 10 the law rs any other man.
Prolonged appauSel.
At the German meeting, enc CHARLES
DEGENHARDT, said:
The Constitution SAYS that the President may be
fnueacheL. The President should be impeached,
f,r he will try TO play Cromwell or Napoleon. He
will not be able to drive out Congress with bayOnetS
In order to prevent President johnson from over
turning the Government by corruption force,
Congress should declare itself permanent until
S6S-the time for the new election
Some OF the resolutions adopted are as fol-
lows;
Res0lre9, That hencclorth we DO see and con-
denim in Andrew johnson the open enemy Of the
Republican party, the betraycr of the most sacred
interests of the nation, and the head and front OF all
the reactiOnary classes that are NOW stirring every
where. encouraged by him, and blending all diyerSi
ties into the support of his new policy; that We
adopt the words of old brave Senator Wade stigma
tZ.ng the President, aS follows
why. sir the policy OF bringing these States
into the Union with all their rebellion and treason
In their hearts, is no better than treason itself If
there is any man, be he high or low, who Is an adj
vucate for bringing traitors into the councils Of the
nation To participate in their deliberations, he IL no
better than "a rebel, and /, u rebel at heart
"ReyliCci, That the House OF Representatives Is
asked to take measures at once to the impeuc
ment of the President for his many unconstitutional
acts, the more according 10 the Constitution high
miSdeme1nOrS ever are made sufficient ground for
such impeac hment
"Res6lred That the formation Of radical clubs
throughout the land is the more necessary, rs the
Presidential campaign for 1865 is now really being
naugurated and rs u considerable part of our
newspapers have neglected their duty that consists
in warning the people in advance Of impending
dangers.
Resolred. That Congress continue in session un-
Oh March, 1861, in order to prevent any coup Gctct
should such be attempted, by the wOuld-be Napo-
leon and 10 prevent the abuse of the immense pa
tronlge in behalf Of the new Confederate party
We cite these extracts not as evidences of
the predominant public sentiment but as indi-
cations of the bitterness and phrenzy of the
Radical climeuts.
How to get rid of what WENDELL PWLLPs
calls the " Presidential obstacle" is the idea
now uppcrmost in the minds Of the political in
ceudiarieS and agitators. They are bent upon
doing this by hook or by crook. They are ia
milarizing their minds aud the minds Of all
men with those violent remedies SO repugnant
to moderate, conservative and well ordered
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. -assassination. There
is about this last something almost too horrible
to contemplate. Like that crime against ma
mre, which Lord CoSE would not venture to
name, it is almost too dreadful to be pro
nouuced by Christian lips. But that the ice
was broken by the President, whose mtuitive
sagacity detected the telonious purpose Of
phrenzied enemies, We would not utter that
hideous word-asSassination. One of the worst
signs of the times is that it is fast becoming a
current phrase.