Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-05-09
A NeYK Wrinkle.

->tAe.-ooS T" h9-Ahi prOu tue 1ttutoti1 tstcc5 ~
that the Republica party is the s6ovefn-
ment IS If we are to be guided by the LAM
gpage of the Republican, party, in defining
the Government, what. it has been, what it
IS, and what it shall be; no precedent, no
Constitution, no law, order, justice or right,
will come in question; butin every instance,
when they deem it necessary, the true intent
and meaning of the Constitution, as to what
constitutes the Government, will be prosti-
tuted to SUIT their own selfish and wicked
designs. We used to have very settled no
tons and fixed ideas on what constituted
the Government but since the Republican
party have been in power they have all been
upset by the "war power, - Military neces-
sity, . g Military Commiss ions, y summary
arrests and bastiles of LINcoLN's S dynasty
But we admit that things have changed
very materially within the last two years,
both in a religious and political point of view.
As to the first, we have only room to repeat
what has often been said, that Mr.. Lincoln
went from Ford Theatre to Heaven the
truth of which is very much doubted by en-
inent Diyines, at this early day As to the
latter, we can say that upon Mr.. Lincoln's
retirement from this world, he was succeed
ed by gentleman who insists that the Con
stitution is his rule; that the power or
dained in and by the Constitution, is the
Government
The Government is made up of the Leg
islative, Executive, and Judiciary depart
ments; no one of these is the Government,
more than either of the others, though one
may have had conferred upon it more power
than another
But the new idea is different from that
held by either Lincoln or johnson. 1t is
the Radical idea, that the Republican party
IS the Gorer7,ment But the design is the
same as the one while Lincoln reigned,
namely, to perpetuate the measures of the
Dis-union party.
Read below, what the Chicago Tribune,
the great Radical Dis-union organ of the
Northwest, says in an article on the Presi-
dent's 5 removing from Office those who OPP
pose his policy for the preservation of the
Union
Let the Senate firmly resist every act of
usurpation of this kind, and teach
Mr.. johnson to confine himself to his
legitimate duties, and give him to under
stand that the ieepnGlictm party, and not he,
Is the G0rernnse'tt. But if any office-hoIder
turns his coat, and indorses the copperhead
rebel policy he ought to be displaced be-
cause he has placed himself in opposition to
the policy of the Government of the coun-
try; for man who opposes the measures
OF Government has no right to hold Office
under 1T. This proposition is selfevident
Ii the forms of law permitted ii, the rule
should be applied to johnson himself
So much for that Now hear what the
Radical organ of this county has to say as to
who, and what is the Government The
following is from the Republican of April
26, 1866.
Those who talk about one man being
''the Government make themselves ridic-
ulous. The Senate and Congress are co-or-
dinate branches and in conjunction with the
President constitute the Government The
President only can act by the advice and
ucith the consent of the Senate. This is con-
stttutionai and it would be well for the peo-
pie to bear it always in mind .
Now this declaration of the Republican
is rich. 1t is really creamy During Lin
coins reign he was constantly filing his
journal, as every body in this section knows,
with the sentence the President is the Gov
eminent But when the President hap
pens to differ, in his belief, from the blatant
editor of the Republican, all at once he be-
comes converted to the doctrine, that s'the
man who says the President is the Govern
ment, makes himself ridiculous But
mark the change! Is it an Improvement on
his old theme of what constitutes the Gov
ernment? Nol His only hope is in the
revolutionary and fanatical Congress, the
leaders of the Dis-union party; and to op-
pose the measures of that party is to oppose
the Government To be loyal, then, is to
be true to the party that may be, ,at the time,
in power 1t matters not that the measures
of such party are in violation of the Consti-
tuition, they must be supported, for to op-
pose them would be to oppose the Govern
ment of the country
Such is the latest wrinkle on the Radical
face. What viii the people say to it? Is
there tribunal this side of Heaven, where
In these men hope for pardon and forgive
ness for their wicked and sinful teachings
If not, we deem them doomed to eternal
misery and woe.
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