New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-06
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Few Presidents of the United States have had
heaped upon them the abuse, Islander, and mis-
representation Of which Andrew johnson has been
the object. The fury Of his opponents has carried
them beyond the boundaries of >deceney. No
Statement has been toe vile. no lie too gross, no
perversion too contemplate for their use his
characters his motives his measures and purposes
have been aasaled With an unscrupulousness and
persisteney for which il were difficult to find
parallel
The radicals are basiiy engaged all over tile
Northern States eanyassing for their candidates:
they are ii5ing their best sdeploying their re.
serve soas 10 cDunterbgiauce the action of the
Union party--the sicopperhead Johnsonsns,n as
they styled all the members of the Philadelphia
convention. Wendell Phillips has waived his OBJ
jections 10 the Constitution Of the United States
and we find In one Of our exchanges that he IS
spoken of as the Republican candidate to Cont
gress Ter the city Of Boston. Ben. +. Butler, of
so great renowas il also presenting himself as a
candidate. They win be elected most assuredly,
and will probably, at once go to work to set out
the scheme they have been planning, SO well, and
so attentiyely.
The Following quotation, taken ont Of one Of
Wendell Phillipss speeches, will give q fair idea
Of their object and intention. In discussing the
necessities Of the immediate future he went on
to say:
Our dutysis 10 put men in Congress who will,
at every hazard, save the nation, remembering
that they stand where the Long Parliament stood
IN l6as; and Though the block and axe in front Of
The palace may be no lifting measure now, they
are bound to find and to nse some measure fit and
efficient to secure their purposes--the deposition
of The peTjured and usnrping traitor.
Who viii be the Gtor1@elIg Mr. Phillips did
not say anything about il but il is to be supposed
THAT he is ambitious for such place in the history
of his country,
1.-THE radicals succeed in getting majority in
both Houses, and the said majority be placed in
the hands of Stevens, Phillips, Bntler, and con
sorts. they may atter themselves with fair pros
pect OF plunging the country into civil war sur
passing the horrors of the one Just concndedAa
war uniting the carnage of the first French ReVo-
luton with the horrors of St. Domingo. Their
ideal of perfect equality of races will be salts
fed. The races and the classes being whelmed in
common ruin IS a prospect which must dellgh the
enemies Of restoration and peace, proposed and
pursued by Andrew Johnson.
The most important question to be decided by
the people of the Northern States i'll the next
election is, whether the lately Confederate States
are entitled to the benefit Of the federal Gonstitu
tiong Whether eleven or more States are to be i
held as snbjugated and conquered provinces?
viii their representatives to the next Congress
speak for Union or disuniong II they speak for
dsnnion, why have they sacrificed their labor -
why has the blood Of their sons, fathers and bro
theirs been poured aut2
The government Of the United States refused
the mediation Of the Emperor Of the FRENCH
upon the ground that the moment the States
elected representatives in accordance with the
Constitution. they had 9 light 70 representation
This right OF representation was as much declared
for South Carolina as for Massachusetts in 1862
BY the law then passed increasing the apporlen-
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Congress- has assumed to exclude representation
from the Southern States,
We consider that the Constitution is the SUI
Dreme law of the land by which President, |
Judges Of the Supreme Court, and Congress itself
must be guided. It is in conformity with the
said Constitution that the people of the States
elected Messrs. Lincoln and johnson. 10 the |
support of the said Constitution, including all of
its provisions, haze they been sworn in on taking
their Office. Mrv johnson has maintained his
rights and performed his duty IL defehiing that
law against factious moi, eager to see the
country and its fundamental principles gone to
ruin and destroyed.
The charge fhat President johnson has de-
parted from the principles upon Which he was
y elected is a gross. wilfn falsehood. There is no
foundation TO the charges the radicals ara prefer
ring against the people of the Southern States, I
taxing them with disloyalty. There is slffcient
evidence that the Southern armies have accepted
the terms proposed BY Grant in good faith, and
we have not heard OF any considerable number of
common soldiers violating their pledges. and it s
yet to be learnt OF single otieer having violated
the terms. Yet in the radical papers, in their
meeting, we hear tho leaders of that party using
such expressions as traitors Mr., Johnson
himself has become one of the strongest rebels,
and Mt Stevens vent a. fer n I, his denomination
against the President as TO ten the fanatics OF
Massachusetts That Mr.. johnson was no better
than the scoundrel held as q prisoner in Fortress
Monroe The charge Is so vile that it is not neces-
saFy for the press to take up the insult The L
peopleof the great republic have learned by this
time which is the friend Of the foe Of their institu
ai0ns.
10 give supportto the radicals, in the present |
condition Of affairs Of the American continent is
aiding destruction and murder. Unfortunately the
mass Of the people on this side the water are per-
feetg ignorant Of the state of things in the States,
and none but those who have lived there can well
appreciate the loustrons news reaching us. If
the electoral campaigns were fought for a prin-
cple or flag there might be aome excuses for
the outburstings of Stevens Il Go. But their OBJ
jeet, their aim is far from being the result Of
sense of patriotic duty lido not wish anything
Int sneh anarchy as will allow them to do as they
please without any control, and enable them to
tax the people from the laxuries Of life down to
the mnnthful Of bread they need to live, provided
that that enormous taxation Id kind, in money, in
laws, affords them the opportunity to fill their
chests and pockets.
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