The Van Buren press., 1867-09-20
Felix TIembles. "

Indications of the rapid disintegration and
early overthrow Of the Radical party are
rrowding upon u. California, following the
lead of the noble States of Kentucky and Con-
ncciicut, has administered singing rebuke
10 the reckless and dishonorable course of the
political gamblers who compose the majority
Of the RumP Congress. This blow, from a
quarter entirely unlocked for, falls upon the
terror stricken destroycrs of the Constitution
like the knell ofdeath and eternal infamy. 1t
causes them to pause in their helish work,
anu gaze aghast at each other. Guilty con-
science forces them now to look forward to
the dread penalty OF their misdecds and ask
what comes neXt:' The old hero of iniqui-
~, Thad Stevens. tottering upon the brink of
the grave, filled with vindictiveness, worthy
of the bitterest demon of Hades, begins to
prognosticate evil and fears that the old Key
Stone may be lost by " the apathy Of the
Radical party" We would call it rotten par
alisis than apathy. A full sense of fovertaking
doom strikes them powerless, and he may well
fear, that "apathy which falls upon the gull
ty when they behold retribution upon their
heels, and justice raising her keen sword
ready to let it fall, with unerring swiftness,
upon the unscrupulous destroyers ofthe coun-
try's good name. His followers, as well as
himself, have nothing to hope for after the
sceptre of illgotten power passes them. Their
conduct does not cntitle them to the love, the
honor or even the respect of the people. The
mask will soon be removed and the hideous
features of the political Mokanna be revealed
10 the gaze of an outraged and nearly ruined
people Ohio too, they say, is in danger of
being lost to the God and morality" party.
The vicious old eye-sore, Wade begins to
moan for the remissions of his people. In
tatuated they have been, but thank God,
they are returning to reason and begin to see
the infamous practices by which Wade and
his coadjutors in crime have been hoodwink-
ingthem. They have learned that the dirty
work, underlying the bloody riots of 1866 was
all done in Washington City. or by Radical
emssaries in the South, and that these terri
BILE riots were all for the purpose of infam-
ing the people OF the North against the peo-
PIE Oh tHc SuNtu. -hlu al tiiIS uOUt III VIC
name of Union, and whilst these infamous
wretches were protesting to be cndeavoring
TO secure guarantees" from the outraged
people oithe excluded States Guarantees,
forsooth, guarantees of permanency in office,
for them, by clothing the negro with the cleo
tive franchise and disfranchising men of their
own race and color; these were the guaran-
tees they were seeking and the honest men of
Connecticut saw 1.-THE honest voters of Ken
lucky saw it-Californias saw it--Pennsylyania
will see it. SO will Ohio and New York. No
doubt some of the Northwestern States will
have an inkling of this also. The history of
Radicalsm is written. Ii forms bloody
page 1t tells Us ofthe sacrifice Of thousands
of good men and millions the peoples hard
earnings; it tells us Of judicial farce and the
murder of innocent men and women. Cor
ruption is found all over it, and posterity will
blush at the recital. Day is breaking and the
long night of gloom is passing away before the
rays of the blazing sun of justice and right.
Let all good men put their best efforts forth
TO help the good work. Let rs preserve the
Constitution in spite of the traitorous crew
who now infest the Capitol.