The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1866-09-26
Radicalism--What it has done and
what II proposes to do.


Radicalism has abolished slavery. To DO
this It was necessary TO bring about
war--for IL admitted there was no power
under the Constitution to interfere with
slavery IN the States. The irrepressible
conflict was inaugurated by the election Of
1860.
Mr.. LINCOLN represented those who held
that the Union could not continue half
slave and half free. Although he shrauk
from the logical deduction Of this doc
trine-to-wit: that slavery must be abol-
ished by war, the Radicals who supported
him, saw that In his election, their scheme
was sure of fulfllment.
The Radical party was organized to
abolish slavery, and they have done IL.
This was their sole purpose. There was
but one plank in their platform-that was
opposition TO slavery.
Now what has their success cost the
countryp
irst-Three-quarters of = million Of
Hives Of white men--brave, intelligent,
active and useful members of society.
Second--The devastation Of the South,
involving the destruction Of thousands Of
millions worth of property,
Third--A natural debt OF over three
thousand millions of dollars--yielding an
untaxed revenue to the rich, and imposing
unprecedented burdens upon the poor and
producing classes.
Fonrth-The violation of the Constitu-.
ton of the United States, by an exclusion
of ten States from the Federal Union.
Fifth-The care and support of nearly
four millions of emancipated negroes by
the Federal Government, with perpetual
effort to enfranchise them on the part Of
those who have brought about their eman-
cipation.
These are among the fruits of radicalism.
These are the legitimate results of that
new evangel of craftsmanship inaugurated
in 1869, which declared there should be no
further compromise In American politics
on the slavery question.
Before that time the compromises of the
Constitution on this question had been ac-
cepted without impeachment. The diff
culties that arose upon It in the administra-
tion of the Government, were adjusted
upon the principle of compromise. But
radicalism was not satisfied with the results
of this system. Slavery was such gigan-
tic evil that it had TO be got rid of. Well,
radicalism did get rid of it, and now we
have theresultsl
The people of the United States can now
see the wisdom or the folly of that depart
from &c
which they decreed in the presidential
election of 1860.
But radicalism is too fond of the power 1t
has acquired to relinquish it without
struggle. Its appetite for blood is whet-
ted. The Constitution of the United States
never did suit it--and it is no wonder there
fore that over an hundred amendments
were proposed to that instrument at the last
session of Congress.
These amendments are devised to perpet-
uate the power of the Radicals by distran-
chising white men and enfranchising the
blacks!
This atrocious scheme involves not only
a violation of the laws of man but those of
God also. Those apparent differences
| among races which the Creator has decreed
for wise purposes are to be utterly ignored,
and the political amalgamation of races is
now boldly advocated, when God himself
has affixed the penalty of monstrosity to
all such physical attempts.
Radicalism presents now no issue to the
country eXapt negro enfranchisement.
Upon this is made to depend the re-adms-
sion of the representatives in Congress from
the Southern States. 1t is not true that
those communities are not regarded as
States, for it is in their capacity us States,
and in that alone, that they are called upon
to ratify the Constitutional Amendments.
The exclusion of their representatives is
therefore without shadow of lawful reason
or authority.
When the enfranchisement of the South
ern negroes is secured, if it shall ever be,
then that of the more intelligent Northern
negroes will be demanded, and the voting
element of the country when thus debauch-
ed by radicalism will be appealed to, to
perpetuate its power. The inevitable re-
suit of this would be a severe internal
strife ending in war of races and the
final extinction of this ignorant and UNI
fortunate people.
Such is the programme presented by the
men who now ask to be continued in
! power.
Against this the conservatism of the
country, embracing the entire Democratic
organization, is inhexibly arrayed. Every
where men are presented for the suffrages
of the people who will reverse these de-
structive schemes and restore the country
again to the ways of wise statemanship-
Of prosperity, harmony and peace. i.
A Bloody Reminiscence.