The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1867-10-30
Congressional Coup DEtat Threatened.
TIE WILL or THE PEOPLE EXPRESSED AT TIE EiEc-
TIoSs THREATENED.

THE WILL or THE pEoPLE AS At TIE ELEc-
TGoSs THREATENED.
From the National IntcIligcncer.
The probability Of the overthrow Oh the RADICAL par
tv in the Torthern States the approaching elections
has served to exasperae and bring out Enthusiastically
the Interior design III certain quarters OF suoVcftihg
the constitutional liberties Of the people at all hazards
II is no lonrer concealed that the object OF some OF
the leading politicians WHO direct tie movements OF
that marty is to maintain by force their domination,
even against the clearly expressed wishes OF MAORI
ty Of the ftecmen Of this country. We are told IN
carefully prepared letter written by no less con
spicuous parsonage than the Speaker of the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES that he counted the days till Con-
gress void again meet because in twenty day; alter
that time Edwin u. Stanton would go back again to
the War Department. in spite OF the malignant Pre>-
dent who sought to expel lim"-that when congress
assumed its 'leg<la:iye authority, the House would
be reqtred to place the President before the trohh"i
provided BY the Constitution to defend himself there
from the charges of persistent ucnrpatlonsi and L.
naIiv that if IA supposton repudated by Mr.. Co!sax
bmself any one dared to destroy the legislative de-
partment of the Government BY revolutionary force,
whether President Cabinet Minister Or citizen, would
be tried for his treason, and punished as a traitor
with his feet like the traitors OF the recent rebel
lion OH the earth, but in the air"
Vow, what is the latent import of this vehement
language? Does any one dispute tie power OF the
President to suspend Stanton? Does any sound lawcr
in fact doubt his constitutional power 70 d1smiss hun
hat has occurred, except tHe tlccLloho III CoiltcH
cut, California and Maine, and the indications as to
those in New York Pennsylvania and Chic, since the
adjournment of Congress, to render the President
amcnable to the process Of impeachncnts In what,
finally is it pretended that he has erred since the last
session, when the House, in fact decided that no
ground for charges existed to warrant threat against
not only his authority but his life: The intent Of the
Speakers mssivc is patent. He means to say that
Congress will assert paramount domlhon-that 1t
intends usur the Executive authority by summarily
isplacing the President, and placing in his position
miui0n Of their own; that il he, any one else, in
obedience tie mandates of the constitution shall
dare oppose this transparent violation OF the tunda-
mental law, matter if supported by majority OF
The legal voters Of the Northern States they will be
adudged guilty of attempt ito destroy the leSlsa-
tive department of the government" and liable to be
hung as traitors by order of military courtlnartia
inv okcd by a re" and spurious Executive
That tire desperate chiefs Of tile Radical faction have
determined to retain power Ill contempt OF the popular
will, even expressed in what are called the loyal
States" is further iudisputably provoked by eabo
rate leading artice in the Chronicle, published smu
taneousy with the letter Of Mr. Coltax. Speaking of
liberty as excpliaed in France in the time of Robes
Ecrre and demanding IFS application in tire present
emergency the negroes throughout the counry-in
other words that "lbcrty equality, and fraternity"
shall prevail throughout the length and breadth OF the
land--the Chronicle proceeds:
''Now this idea is betrayed by the President lie
wishes all the power in bis hands, and all the influence
Of patronage and corruption, to defeat this great prn
tipe. We haze had too great struggle Tor 1t to let
I! 20 by default, We the country for it
n tUhd4afay. ] Fhc itatcs ece the Chronicles
Gould there be clearer avowa Of purpose to retain
power by torce?l Let not any man suppose, that UNI
der pretended elections by constitutional electors IN
Southern States ignoring the people, Andrew Johnson
can set liberty aside The loyal people of the South
the uholc loyal pcopic-mtst be heard That is the
vote of the South cast by the negroes numbering
nearly hundred electoral votes must be counted for
the Radicals Mt all hazards. The traitors who be- !
trayed the Union and tried to overthrow it cannot
again rule it. The alliance of traitors and "copper"
Teads, u'dcr any Prec"ce Of oGorites, stat not take
possession Of it,
BY 'copperheads" is of course, here meant all who
sTia vote against the Radical ticket at the North and
1t is plainly avowed that under "pretencc of
ioritics" will they be permitted to acquire political
power The concluding portion of the Chronicles
article, which We sujon, requires no running expa-
uatOrv comments. 1t speaks for itself, and we in |
yoke for it the grave consideration of every rejecting
mind:
'The recusant and traitor who now usurps the |
Presidential Office shall not hand over, bound hand
and foot, into the power of our enemies. We not
yet through with the struggle for liberty. If she
needs further sacrifice if to the triumph of
freedom the loyal North must again buckle on her ar
and drive the serrcd hosts of slavery and reaction
before her from their trcachcrous and dastardly chief
at the White House down to their miserable exile in
Canada then let it be so. There will be no use in
mincing words when the time again for blows.
Treason has not been made OdiOu$, and devotion to
country has only secured to patriots rbald de-
nunciution from the accidental President. He and all
his yenomous and mercenary crew must be put down,
and the wrath of the indignant of liberty must
teach them that we mean to hold this country for free