Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1867-10-04

Under this heading the Davenport
Gazette says:
"The President has decided to stay
his hand, nor amy further develope his
policy until after tho Fall election.
How much depends upon those cleo
tons, therefore, it is for the country to
consider. Assuming that the defeat of
the Republican party, or q falling off
i'm its heavy majorities indicates weak
ened attachment to Republican prin-
eiples, and leaning towards his policy
az opposed to that of Congress in the
matter of reconstruction, Johnson
will, without doubt, throw off every
disguise and attempt the carrying out
of his progamnein its reasonable en-
tirety. What that programme is is no
longer matter of uncertainty: The
defeat of Congress, the restoration of
rebels to place and power, the reten-
ton OF the reins of government in his
own hadns. s
"Who are the confidential advisors of
the President? Jere Black, She rotor
ious advisor of Buchanan, devoted
adherent of ultra, States rights here
sizes; Brinkley, the adventurer; Fer
nando Wood, the dishonest; the rebel
democratic politicians of Louisiana
and Tennessee, and the riff-raff gen.
orally who founder In political cess
pools. Johnson, himself an agitator
and demagogue, rendered even more
unsafe by rotations, is surrounded and
dosed by men of his own mental
calibrc. They have converted the
Presidential mansion into a Tam
many Hall caucus room-into den of
vile political gamblers. Will these
consent to the overthrow of their
power by the Impeachment of their
leaders? When Johnson declared
that Congress was onlya body hang.
ing upon the verge of the Government,
he made known a sentiment, which
his actions have shown he entertains
even until this day. For that body he
has assumed to entertain a contempt
which justifies him in ignoring its
most important acts. In case of Im-
parchment by body whose authority
he contcms, what then? 1t is a mat
ter now become notorious, that he pur-
poses coup tretat; that he will deny
the right of Congress, as at present
constituted, to interfere with his per-
feet freedom to exercise what power lie
pleases- i'm view of the sumption that
Congress is only body OH the verge.
1t Is not any longer a matter of doubt
shat if there is shown at the North any
wavering among the loyal masses i'm
their support of Congress, the action
of that body on impeachment or recon-
struction, or a determination to use
more stringent methods of curtailng
the privileges of Johnson, will be resist
ed by the most extreme measures
Has Johnson been preparing for this !:
What 10 the purport of the effort now
going on to place Stecdman i'm the War
office, and Granger in the Freedmen's
Bureau? Why are those military
commanders whose adherence to Con
gress is the most pronounced sent to
fight Indians, or remanded to their
homes? Why has the amnesty proc-
lamation, stupidity unconstitutional as
1t is, been issued giving rights and
political equality to rebels which Con-
gress determined they should not en-
joy? And why, just before the cleo
tion, has Johnson ceased to take another
step in advance? TO intelligent men
the Significance Of these things need
only he limited atthe demagogues in
Washington mean to rule or ruin.