The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-01-02

programme refuses to march, and
at last accounts was at such a "dead
lock" as to call forth a general de.
sire to postpone further action I'M
til the commencement of the mex,
Congress On the fifth day o.
March.
The particular cause which has
created this sudden and mexpect
ed confusion in the Radical ranks
we have no means Of ascertaining
We had made up our minds that
the Radical policy would have
been in full operation by New
Years day, and were awaiting the
event with the most pious resigna
ton. We cannot believe that the
stand-still is the result of returning
reason among these fanatics, fol
reason is not likely to return to the
minds of men who never had any
reason. We have a suspicion that
they have become appalled, at the
difficulties which lie in the way OF
the accomplishment of their OBJ
jects, and fear that, in their at
tempts to surmount them, they may
incur the displeasure and indigna-
ton of the people, at whose suffer
ance they hold a lease of all the
lucrative offices for two years to
come. The qualification of Radical
hate and malignity may be a very
good thing in it's way, but it does
not pay as well as the qualification
of the greedy Radical appetite for
public plumber. They must, there
fore, be assured Of the spoils Of Of
flee before they will take any steps
with their programme, either back
wards or forwards.
The difficulties Ofwhich we sneak
are springing up in several direc-
lions and are more formidable than
the Radicals seem to have hitherto
believed them to be. In the first
place the President so fully de-
nonstrated in his able message the
ncendiary and revolutionary ma
iure of the Radical doctrines, and
exhibited such firmness in his per-
sistent opposition to them, as to
cause no little alarm among the
managers. In the next
,lace, the Supreme Court, constitu-
ing another coordinate branch of
he government, has recently, by
eyeral decisions, given unmistaka-
lie indications that it will prove a
ion in the path towards the Radi-
al celestial kingdom of plumber
nduniyeIsal spoliation. The man
= stand this tribunal took in the
indiana case, involving the aboli-
ion of military tribunals for the
rial Of citizens, it's decision against
he constitutionality of the test
ath, and it's tacit acquiescence in
he doctrine of the continued exis-
ence of the Southern States as
'tates, all give good reasons to the
'adicals for believing that their
avorite principles will meet with
o favor at the hands of the high
st Court in the country.
From all these things we derive
ONE little encouragement, and
ave some hopes that we may vet
g saved from the chaos and des-
motion which Radical meanness
preparing for us. It is true that
ne barriers we have alluded to
ill prove feeble if the Radicals in
st on their programme. If the
resident is in the way they have
ne power to remove him by an i'm
eachment on charges trumped I'D
II the occasion. If. the Supreme
curt is refractory, they have the
over to mould it to their will
he same power which abolished a
ircuit to keep Mr., Stansberry from
a judge, can add two OF
rec more to furnish places for ,
+. Chase's appointees who can {
We the Radicals a majority of the I
,urt. We observe already that $
r. Forney, who occupies a high {
'sition IN the Radical. Church,
sgusted at the issue of the Indi-
ia case, makes an onslaught on ;
c Supreme Court, and implores |
,ngress ''to give it it's serious at v
atieif at an early day." The c
of this is evident; the \
ly question is, will the Radicals a
insane enough to interfere with :.
decisions Of a body over which =
ngress' has no control.
1t is not unlikely therefore that
3 Radicals may change their tao