The Van Buren press., 1867-12-13
Signs Of the Times.

can easily uisceIl Juat MI oohNaVN mo
lost none ofhis stolid pluck and still feels
that his policy" however much Radi-
calism may rediculc it, is the only peace
policy, and only plan feasible in its ma
ture, upon which the country can again
anchor safely Congress Is busy with its
wild and insane impeachment plot and
seems determined to wreck the Republi
can party upon it. That party, some
how, manifests unmistakable signs of go
ing 70 pieces on Tie impeachment =iicais
J "Whom the gods would destroy they
first make mad, and then they destroy
themselves The leaders of the Republi-
can party seem to be fully persuaded
that their game is desperate, and the only
salvation for them is good lusty,
"blutf." II we mistake not their" bluff
will do them no good. The language
employed by the President in referring
to the differences between himself and
Congress, is significant He broadly in
Inmates that the time may come when the
Executive will be fully justified in resist.
ing the traitorous doings of the " Rump."
He does not consider the Military Bills
cause enough. unconstitutional though,
he declares them to be- To what does
he allude. Manifestly to something more
fagrantly in inviolation of onr fundamen-
tai law than they have yet been guilty of.
To our mind the intimation clearly points
to the threatened suspension during the
proposed trial. What kind of " stand
does the President propose to take
Will be call on Gen Sherman to bring
the army to the seat Of government? Or
Till he foolishly eonlide in General Grant.
II he calls upon the military. will the
Grand Army Of the Republic" be upon
the ground and oppose themselves to the
army Of the United States. If the mill
tary arm Of the government is appealed
to, the prospect Of civil war is truly
flattering All this of course follows
success in the impeachment proiect-but
suppose the impeachment plan wholly
fails-what then? After the overwhelm-
ing proofs of the soundness Of the peo,
pie in the various States, in which elec-
tons have lately been had, will the Presi-
dent longer continue in Office the horde
Of ungrateful and unqualified cormorants
who eat the government pap and at the
same time curse their President-abuse
: and vilify him from whom they hold thcil
commissions, and to whom they are in,
debted for the privilege of living, lazily
and worthlessly upon the hard earned
money of the people. Or will he clear
, out this Angean stable and give to the
people competent men, and men who viii
aid, instead of attempting to destroy, hi:
administration, We believe the impeach
ment project is certain to fail The
weak knced bretheren of the Republican
, party are already beginning to hunt VI
excuses for flying from the doomed con
cern and they cannot be brought up to thu
sticking point even by the terrible lasl
of Thad. Stevens, or the polished tom
q foolery of Sumner And we further be
lieve, that upon the failure of this infa
nous plan, gotten up solely for party
purposes, there will be rafting anon!
the dry bones, and many trembling of
flee holder will be deeapitated and com
: PEELED to seek an honest living by hi
! muscle or his wits. Then will begin th
t prosperity of the South, for these fellows
a are wholly dependent upon offices and q
soon as they lose thcm they will leav,
for the land Of their kin, and "toady'
\ living upon them. The future can b.
hopeful if we Of the South viii only d,
our duty All that is required is to fol
= low the dictates Of honor and honesty
/, Let the South look to the noble conduc
q Of Maryland. She was under the tyrant
!. heel, but now she presents Legislature
with not one niger, or nigger-lover in i
solid Democratic! Think of it, AM
and come forward and do your duty. w
| have many reasons to be hopeful and i
e true to ourselves we can and will succeed
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tY- Maj G. A. MEYER, leaves Fort Smith
T. for Baltimore, this week. Now is the time t
make up your orders for the early rise in Jan
uary. We assure our friends that they can
better through him, at Baltimore, than at an
other point.
See the Baltimore cards in our paper an
! send your orders. H. ..u.t l.r
CLARKsvILIr ITEMs.-Wc learn that ther
e Is good prospect of 4 paper being started a
Clarksyillc The stripe we are not Informed