The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1866-08-08
From the New York World, July Is.
The Threatened Radical Civil War.

The country Is informed, upon no less re-
spectabIe authority than that of the chair
man Of the national executive committee of
the republican party, member also of the
house of representatives., Mr.. Raymond, that
the radicals, in and out of congress. have pro-
jected and planned political revolution, are
atready preparing new civil war-a war
moi of sections. but Of neighborhoods. fr is
not possible to overestimgts the importance
of this announcement; and Mr.. Raymond
deserves the thanks of all those who do not
thirst for a hercer carnage than can find par
allel anywhere, save in Paris during the rev.
olution of '92, for his exposure of the radical
plots, made openly In the Times under his
own initials, as well as for giving publicity
to the violent and reckless proceedings of the
late caucus, which were such as to prepare
the country to believe nothing TO be too des-
perate or costly which promises their revolu.
ton success. By thus unwilling the radical
plots, before the country ia launched upon
fatal tide of events. Mr.. Raymond has made
the best use of his presence at the secret eau
Gus; and if, where bis friends and the coun-
try naturally expected a vigorous denuneia-
ton, he there imposed silence upon himself
in order that the villainy OF the revolution
lists might 60 It's whole length, his silence
will not be misinterpreted to his discredit,
now that he has published that villainy to
the world.
The objects which the settled determine
tion OF the radicals aim at aud avow with
an audacity which prevents their courage. if
not thai: patriotism, from being questioned,
are the continued possession of the federal of.
fces, and of their majority in the federal leg.
isature. 1t was to accomplish the first Of
these obj ects, and to give it color of legali
ty, that the radicals in the senate first
preached the idea, opposed by the letter of
the constitution, by the decision of the first
congress, and by the whole practice of the
government from its foundation till now, that
the president has no power to make removals
from once without the advice and consent of
the senate. And since the senate not being
In session, removals might be made. and new
appointments hold good, at least until reject
cd by the senate when again assembled. il
was with the same purpose that the same
parties put upon its passage q resolution for
bidding the president to exercise that power
during the adjournment of congress. The
doubt whether such a resolution, If passed.
could survive veto, or would be regarded
by the president, being 80 plainly an usurpa-
tion by one OF the coordinate branches of
the government upon the rights and duties
of another branch, led to the still more des-
perate measure, which the radicals in their
first and second caucus undertook, by the
party whip and spur, TO impose upon the
senate, OF perpetual session. To the pro.
ceedlngs OF those cauouses, as reported by
Mr.. Raymond. We refer our readers. They
are reprinted In another column Of this sheet,
and derive an importance from the disclos-
ures subsequently made by Mr.. Ray mond, in |