The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-01-03
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Many of the Radical papers nave
been labOring for some time to prove
that their party is incapable of judi
eiously exercising politicai power. In
the numerous and bitter assaults which
they have made upon various public of
fciais Of their own selection, they have
tried TO demonstrate that they them
selves are untitled to participate IN
governmental affairs. If one half the
charges made by the Radical press
against rulers and officers of their own
creation be true, the Radical party
is sadly deficient in many qualities
which are necessary i'll men who seek to
govern a nation. The Supreme Court
Of the United States is just now receiv-
ing from Radical mOuth-pieces, many
att entious which are rather more point
ed than amiable. Traitors "per-
jurers," "apologists Of rebellion" "de-
Tenders Of treason and host of
kindred emanations from Radical brains,
are the epithets with which the mem
bers of the highest tribunal in the land
are assailed, simply because they could
not interpret the laws i'll such manner as
the interests of their party might
seem 10 demand. The violent and in
decent attacks made upon the Supreme
Court for its recent decision adverse to
the legality of military commissions
have had one salutary effect. They
have served to remind the people that
five of the judges constituting the trib-
uual in question, not only cooperate
politically with the Republican party,
but that they were the appointees of
the first Republican President,
ABRAHAM LINCOLN. If such men
be traitors" if they "defend
treason" apologize for rebellion" and
prostitute their holy offices to promote
the purposes of red-handed rebels"
what is the legitimate inference FROM
the fact' Why, that the party which
could train, advance, and establish in
high position, such deadly enemies of
the Union and the peace thereof, is un-
worthy of the nations confidence and
deserves the lash of universal censure
for producing such public nuisances and
political pests. The members of The
Supreme Court are not the only Off
cials of Republican creation who are
held by their party to be so
far gone in corruption that even Rad
ical imagination can find no fitting
terms to describe their debased condition.
Governor SWAMI, ofMaryland, q chosen
leader in Israel long since anointed,
set apart, and applied to the special uses
of Radicalism, has been declared, in
language familiar to every readers ear,
utterly unfit TO minister any longer IN
;he temples of loyalty. BLAIR, RAN
DALI, CowAN, DooLITTLE and a
thousand other leading and original
Republicans, whose prominence and
whose power were the sole gift Of the
Radica! party, have also been kicked
from the "Union' communion tables,
IS heathcn men and as publicans, Need
We refer TO the fact that ANDREW JOHN
son, the great uncleah in Radical opin-
ion, the offender before whose Offense
oil other sins become "white as WOOL"
was elected President by Republican
votes If the Radical press be correct,
and these public men from President
down, be so vile in their morals
and SO rebellious in their politics, what
claim upon public favor has the party
which gave them their prominencef
Since by IT'S own showing the Radical
party is so prolific of perjury, treason
and corruption, decent regard for pub
lie sentiment ought to suggest lower
ing of the naughty crest, and an abate-
ment Of the proud pretences which to
common minds smack much of brazen
impudence.