The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-02-06

Tmpeaohment-PrOtecte Coup d'Etat
of southern Rebels and Northern Cop
perheads' f| ....| .I.-I
From he Herald
.,Wben the sky falls we shall catch the larks.'
Who're has recently been a remarkable gathering
ofsouthern Governors and politicians at Wash
;no,op in consultation with President johnson.
The result is noised abroad as the adoption of
new line of policy on his part to be submitted
to the new Congress on the 4th of March, a
noIicv which. it is said, will embrace impartial
Suffrage 10 whites and blacks in the Rebel
states, with the general condition of a reading
ond writing and two hundred and fifty dollars
nroperty qualification, to be adopted by said
states as the basis of restoration. This is
suSpested as compromise with Congress; but
nniortunatey in this light II signifies nothing
snS will come to nothing. Like the PROPOSE
fion. with the fight OF Louis Philippe from his
1htone, to substitute the young Count de Paris
as Regent, this overture IS TOO late" and,
moreover it does not begin to meet the necessi-
Tics oi the case. In truth, however, 1t Is not
intended as compromise. 1t is only bit of
strategy, a feint, mere diversion TO draw off
the enemy.
son What Is the secret of this late gathering
of his Southern Governors and Southern man
aging politicians IN the private audience cham
ber OF the Whte House What is the eXplana-
fiOu of this HAPPY accordn between Southern
Rebels, Northern Copperheads, and the Admin
istration? What are they driving at Out
side OF the White House there Is no mystery
about the matter Southern Rebel and Northern
Copperhead journals are getting up the scare
crow OF a coup d'etdt. Ii driven to the WALL
they warn us, johnson tue First Will repeat the
game of Napoleon the Third in dispensing the
National Assembly of the Republic in 1851 at
the point of the bayonet. This is in accord
ance with Mr.. Stewards hint OF last September,
en- route to Chicago, that II we Will not have
Andrew Johnson as President, we must have
him as King. He will not interfere with the
adoption of impeachment resolutions by the
House, nor win be resist the motion to bring
him to trial before the Senate; but 1t they
attempt to suspend him in the functions of his
office while on trial, his reserved power as
CoIhnander,in-Chiet OF the army and navy is
to be brought to bear in the dispersion of
Congress after the style OF Louis Napoleon or
Oliver Crom we'll, and in a call upon the militia
of the several States TO put down any popular
demonstration that may be attempted in support
of Congress.
politicians who have lately had him by the but
ton-hoe have probably been giving him
promises Of laid and comfort" il any emer-
gency. They have perhaps fallen again under
the delusion that "the Yankees won't fight"
As for our Northern Copperheads ii we may
believe them, they are eager tor the fray. The
Hon. James Brooks in the crisis indicated, has
publicly promised million OF men in support
of Mr.. Johnson which is a hundred thousand
better than the promise of the Hon. Horace
Greeley In support OF Abraham Lincons eman-
cpation proclamation. The Hon. Fernando
Wood would perhaps head another million, if
able to take the field, and the Hon. Ben wo1ld
unquestonably volunteer in the same fight if
MOI preoccupied in his more genial game of
fighting the tiger. But following IN the wake
of Lieutenant-G General Brooks, all the Sey-
mours and little "Jack Rogers of New Jersey;
the puissant Jerry Black' and "Old Buck" OF
Pennsylvania; poor Pierce, OF New Hampshire;
the great Nallandlgham and Pendleton, of Ohio
Voorhees, and Milligan, of Indiana, and all the
''Sons OF Liberty" of the West will bring up
their reserves by millions.
Thus, supported in arms by three or four mil
Lions of the Northern Peace Democracy this
lime, the Southern Rebel States, with President
johnson as their champion, will make shor
work of Congress, the abolition OF slavery, the
national debt, and all such appendages of the
first war for Southern rights. And what then
Why, then, does any one suppose that the mighty
coalition would be satisfied with "Andy John
sonm No. They would send him adritt, and
JEFF. DAVIS would be released and reinstated in
stanter, in obedience to the Calhoun doctrine
of State rights, and African slavery would be
re.established in accordance with the Dred Scott
decision and "Ghe Constitution as it was. ;
Herein lies our safety against coup Getat from
Mr.. johnson. 1t would not pay him his expenses
IN any event, and it might bring him face to face
with that famous "sour apple tree" Besides, he
1s stickler for the Constitution, and that instru
ment is so clear upon the matter of impeach
ment, and with the power, the modus Operdndi
of Congress over him is so broadly laid dow
that there is no getting round it, or under it, o
over it. Having challenged the test, he mus
submit to be brOlled upon his own gridiron, an
ne must abide the consequences; for it is n
axiom of Blackstone or TouChstone that "Whe
two ride horse one must ride behind.n
AS for the million OF men to be led by Fiel
Marshal James Brooks, he will have to enlarg
his spectacles TO find them. They are ''Fa
staff'sn men in buckram. 1t is the old story @
insurrection in the North that we had befor
the war, and during the war so much that it ht
ceased to frighten even the old women VIII
have Government bond or two. 1t Is she,
nonsense TO speak of a coup Getdt by Mr.. jon
son, although his present treacherous su
porters are urging him to try it, He can plaC
no faith in them, for they seek TO use him onl
to betray him, and he knows it. de knows. to
that Congress is backed by all the Northel
States, including three thousand millions
money involved in our national securities, al
million of veteran Union soldiers; and
knows that the ultimatum of the North is th
of Congress More than this-he knows, as
know, that all this hue and cry of civil "
from his impeachment is all CANNON and clt
trap, and that the public peace will no more
disturbed by his suspension or removal than
would be by his death or resignation.
There was an unfortunate King OF Prus:
some time ago who got into the habit OF was
ing his face at the dinner table in his plate
soup. II was from this circumstance fou
necessary to supersede him in the duties OF
office. How then, can the two Houses OF Ct
gress be denied the right to impeach, suspeI
and remove President johnson for trespassi
on their soup, and washing his hands IN
And by what authority can he be made to
the Office OF President and the ONCE OF crl
nal at the bar of justice at the same time!
case IS plain. When brought up for trial Det
the bar of the Senate, as before crlml
court, he will be suspended in his functions
President, and, when convicted, he Will
removed, and the response of the country
be amen! And that will be the last OF