The Shasta courier., 1866-03-17
Another Rebellion Threatened.

receive during the war the drubbing it de-
served. Kentucky declared both for the
Union and for the Confederacy-essayed to
be neutral. She objected to furnish white
volunteers, and protested against the enlist
ment of negroes within her border. While
policy dictated cold adhesion to the Union
every sympathy of hers was with the rebels.
Unfortunately the necessity of the Govern
ment protected her from being overrun by
the rebel armies. While her sons enlisted In
them by thousand, the loyal soldiers of other
States were protecting their property from
destruction by rebel guerrillas and rebel
invaders. From the beginning to close of
the war, Kentucky and Kentuckians, have
been antagonistic to the Federal Govern
ment. She now de6antly asserts that slave
ry is not abolished, and that the hateful in
stitution is still in existence under the Con
stitution. Loyal men are prosecuted IN her
Courts, and denounced as traitors to Ken
lucky. There was quite enough suffering,
misery and death caused by the rebellion,
but it is pity that these calamtles were
not more equally distributed among the
deserving. Had Kentucky shared more
equally with some of the other rebel States,
Justice would have been administered to a
few thousands who have escaped. Ken
lucky would have learned what it seems she
is insensible to, that slavery is abolished and
that this government is to be hereafter ad
ministered in the spirit of republicanism
and in accordance with the results of the
war.
Garret Davis, U. S. Senator from Ken
lucky, in late speech has given new proofs,
if any were needed. of the unsubjugated and
rebel spirit of Kentucky. This gray headed
old rebel has been inspired with new vigor
and courage-probably derived from the
ro-slavery prejudces manifested by the
President. He has announced a programme
for another rebellion, ten times more helm.
Gus than that inaugurated by jeff. Davis =
He suggests division of the National Con
gress, inviting the Rebels from the South
and the Copperheads from the North, to
assemble together in Washington, to be pre-
sided over by President johnson? He is
reported to have said
We might see in this land two bodies, one
composed of Southern Representatives and
Senators, and Democrats and Conservative
members from the North, and the other of
Republican members Alone, each of these
bodies would claim to be Congress, and the
President would be obliged to recognize one
or the other. As the former party would
be in minority majority why would
not the President recognize them as the law
full and legitimate Congress of the United
States? Mr. Davis said he believed Jackson
would do this, and hoped that President
Johhson ,could inrite the Southern members
elect to this city, Washington, and uniting
aoHh the men he had designated, recognize
them as Congress.
In the Appeal, February 25th, speaking
of the extraordinary speech of the President,
we said:
The sober, sound thinking non partizan
will study and ponder at the strange con
dition of affairs at Washington. Whittier
are we drifting? To another outbreak, to
anarchy, and finally to monarchy? y
The whole North is indirectly charged as
occupying the position lately surrendered
by the rebels. 81 fought traitors and trea-
son in the South" says the President, ad.
dressing the Congress of the United States
and now when | turn around and find
men, | care not by what names you call
them, still opposed to restoring the Union.
| am free to say to you | am still in the
field" The President is still in the field =
What is meant by this strange language p
1t is nothing less than an intimidating
threat that he will use the purse and the
sword to crush the loyal majority in Con.
gress. Perhaps this threat explains why
the President has been so strenuously in
favor of arming the Southern militia, which
all our Generals have advised as hazardous
and dar srous. Perhaps the Dictator intends
10 dtsperss Congress By the militia Of TIE
South
Now, as Senator Davis is firm support
er of President johnson, is it straining
probabilities to believe that the President is
a supporter of Senator Davis? The Pres
ident says all the rebel Senators and mem
bers of Congress ought to be Immediately
admitted to seats in Congress. So does
Senator Davis. But Congress says no, and
they will be kept out What next? Can
the President be induced to recognize an.
other Congress? Would he hesitate min
ute to recognize such a Congressional off
spring if he was impeached? And if such
a recognition could be possible under one
condition, why not under another? Presi.
dent johnson imagines himself jackson II
and Senator Davis says that if Gen. jackson
was President he would recognize Confed-
ate Congress. There would be one great
injustice done = martyr by such coup d
etat. The Presidential seat of JEFF. Davis
would be usurped by President Johnson
The Senate should Immediately impeach
Senator Davis. No man should be allowed
a seat in the Senate of the United States
who dare utter such foul treason TIE ut
terance of such Il proposition ought to con-
sign the author to the gallows erected for the
execution of the assassnators of President
Lincoln. If it passes unnoticed, the silence
that follows is significant of a political earth
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