The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-06-06
Counter Revolution I'm New
Work and ali over the COun-
fry.

Counter Revolution I'm New
Work and all over the COun-
try.
Under this head the NeU York Her
aid is feelingly alive to the unsettling
OF the political elements everywhere,
which fore. shadows that deep, posi-
tive change in public opinion in that
State, as well as others, next fall. 1t
adds:
All over the country there is the
same change, the Same unsetlling Of
popular thought, the same evidence
that radicalism has reached the turn
ing point in it's destiny, and that ma
tional disgust at tho ridiculous con
duct of leaders and at the hollowness,
pretense and sham Of party acts, is
moving the counter revolution that
will not only hurl radical leaders from
power, but will 60 far to obliteratO
such traces as they have left in the
history Of the country through par
tisan legislation. Within the Repub-
lican party, even in abe small circle of
tho men recognized as leaders, all Is
chaos. Between the Republican Ma
tional Committee, the Union League
Club, and Phillips. Butler, Stevens,
Wilson and Greeley, who can tell what
are the real purposes and plans ofthe
Republican party with regard to re-
construction? Nothing was left to be
done but to settle tho country upon
the practical basis of making South
and North politically and socially alike;
yet the simple question of. how this re-
suit might best be brought about, the
determination of the question that
was the real sequence Of the war, il
not attempted by any, but each one
is eager only to secure the pre-emin-
ence of his W extreme views. Re
publicans have 80 managed affairs in
the South since the collapse of the re-
bellion that the result Of an election
there will be to return q representa-
ton composed ofsix niggers and sun-
dry uncertain white men-perhaps all
original s~ecesssonists. All will DO as
it was before, exception the SIX niggers,
and these represent the results OF the
war. No Radical seems to compre-
bend or to be willing to acknowledge
that the war had any other or higher
purpose. There was no great issue of
national life, only politici difference;
and opposition was, Of course, no crime.
Hence there vas no treason. Nothing
was sought but to get these six niggers
INTO Congress. For hat the nation
spent three thousand million dollars,
and thus our Niger Congressman will
cost us $500, 000, 900 apiece. Dill ever
n people before gives so much for so
little? Have We not shown a prodi-
gality of extravaganza IN paying such
n prlce to secure these privileges to n
race that had no other title to our at.
t%ention save the clamOr that it was
oppressed.
By its absolute failure TO carry out
the great purpose Of the war, by waist
ing the energies of the nation IN MAX
ing it's expenditure conduce only %
securing unworthy results-results
that the people did not care for--that
are ridiculously incommcnsurate with
the sacrifices made, the radical party
has incontestablY shown its unitness
for Il great Il ust, and has demonstrated
to the people that their only safety
lies l n %repudiating it altogether-plans
theories, decisions, leaders and all.
There is no other course. 1t is no
longer the vital exponent Of the will
and thought of the nation. Formed in
II time of great danger, compacted INTO
firm political unity by tho necessities
Of a tremendous struggle, that party
carried the war to a glorious issue be
cause its views and purposes were the
views and purposes of the people, be-
cause the spirit Of the people filed anC
vitalized all its acts. But it's leaders
/ misunderstood the result. They
thought the victory was not the poo
( pies victory-not the great ultimat,
aspiration ofthe country, but merely
the triumph of some pitiful party
plans. In that thought they set abou
prostitnting the national success
~appropriatlng it to their small uses
+ attempting to make it subserve pur
= poses of personal ambition and parti
: sian tyranny. Having attempted t,
$ steal the national victory and brand i
with n party name, these leaders ar
s now quarrellIng vor the spoil. Coin,
! bliudly away from the people, the,
!, have gone too far; going beyond tn
$ real purpose with which the peopl
r waged war, they have lost the grea
t bond of unity-lost tho great guidin.
8 purpose of popular will, and like th
babblers Of Babe, confound one anoth
er with strange |utteranccs.
Q But they confound no one else. TIL
o purposes of the people are unchanged
They waged war to preserve the M
Q ton, and it is their purposes that tn
shall be q Union of free and equi
Q States; that no great community
c American citizen shall be trample
down in order TO secure the supremac,
r of any party schems. Strong in tn
q great purpose, which the same nowf