Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-27
WENDELL PHILLIPS AND CONGRESS-
gssc Wrath OF Wendell Phillips
uhol. tssc Failure of fs-s-
parchment.

lrem the Ann SLAVERY St-ndoTe.
There caa be no d9ubs, Judging from the
record. tbs, majority 0, she loyal people
0! these States. a minority Of the republican
party. and taajoriiy of the House Of Rep
resentstives, consider Andrew johnson
guilty Of high crimes and misdemeenors,
and deserving impeachment. The tone Of
the press sos year past, the action Of Con
gsess Itself, and IT'S two extraordinary scs-
'sicns, ear DC explained on no other hypo,h-
es.a. a ieyei Congress has been en- gagged
% two years struggle with the Kxoo1,ive.
II has enceayored 10 strip hun o! one power
after another. Its whole legislation is an
avowed effort 10 cripple an enemy. Law
after law has been passed for this purpose
over his veto. Congress he's shown by it
whole action that il looked on the Preai-
dent - 40 much Of an antagonist that he
could not DO trusted with the usual powers
OF his office
President has CONTEMPORARY trodden un
der foot. SO far AZ his action is concerned
one-half Of the most important legislation
Of the Thirty ninth Or Fortieth Congress
has been wsstc paper-of no more practical
importance than the resolutions ofany 9th
or debating club. To crown the whole, In
the message which opens the present SEES
| sion, the President has dsfed all the power
| aud claims Of Congress, and threat
eued forcibIc resistance II it dared to pro-
ceed
For two years Congress has been lcgis
latins with an unanimity never before
eauAcd, on the most vital subjects, enact
IN; its laws over the Presidents veto. All
these laws tho President disobeys. and
gives c0ntefnptuous notice that he shall con
.inue 70 disobey.
Nov, either these worthy gentlemen, who
draw pay and mileage, have been engaged
10 ehild's play, or the President has com
mittcd grave crimes. The record IL made
up. No nne spun theories or brave words
n = minority report can alter il. No more
distinct lines Of hostile array ever divided
tho camps Of Grant and Lee than those
which have avowedly, run between Con-
gress and the White House. II is too late
in the day for members to ignore these, and
try thus u conceal their defeat. They
armed for battle, entered the lists, summon
I'd the nation 10 watch them. and now
skulk out Of the field.
"Sir," said the fiercest Of the Munchaus-
ems. entering an EDITORS Office, ~ see your
journal this morning denounces me as Q thief
and liar"
1T does. sir. What have you TO say p
was the reply.
~ have to cay. sir, that with you good
morning"
Tha, man must have written the minority
report.
No Congress vas ever more distinctly
elected TO mould a tariff or settle . for
cign complication than tho Forhelh Con-
gross was eIe ctcd 10 i,npesch Johnson.
The thirty -eigth and thirty ninth Con-
crosses were no more chosen with the un-
| Outstanding that the war was to be carried
on, than this one was to impeach Andrew
johnson. II hes betrayed is trust. IL has
sold out In the hope 70 buy an empty
triumph for the Republican name. Con
gress has surrendered 10 the President,
| proclaiming that il is afraid 10 enter the
iists with him. Convinced that he 10 guilty
and deserves impeachment, it refuses to i'm
| peach, on the ground that Johnson is too
strong for the Republican party. The In
dim dreams that the strength and courage
OF his victim pass into his own heart and
blood. On the same principle contempt
bio conqueror makes his dupss contempt
BILE. "Whcrc money il the god, what
must be the priests? 2" II the lackey who
boomed out into n Democrat only after
long aud fruitless efforts TO make slave -dri.
vcrs admit HIM into their socisty-if the
drunkard Of the 4ih Of March-the ridicu-
Ious swinger round the circlc-the bloody
mobocrst Of New Orlcans-the foul mouth
L IA Ia AL .L~
less pardon brokcr-thc Rip Van Wrinkle
who wakes up in 1867 to palm off upon US,
Tor \ message, some Of the unused manu-
script Of Pierce or Buchanan-if the cox
comb whose whole intellectual force con
sists Of . prejudice which the blood Of q
hundred fights has washed out Of every
honorable soul-if the second hand rebel
who undertakes TO swagger In Davis cast.
on clothes-if this 10 the conqueror, how
shall We fifty describe the three score Re
publican Master Shadows and Andrew
| Aguechceks, who disgrace the shameless
consistency Of their Democratic brothers in
| the rebel 100 of the late vote, Mr.. Senator
| Wilson 10 fond OF asserting that Congress il
far ahead Of the people. We have hereto
| fore regarded this assertion as one of the
pleasant tales wherswith that gentleman is
wont to amuse the people till battle Is lost
! and then informs them that hc was aware
all the while Of the coming defeat but
knowing Of no heart except his own stout
| enough TO bear the i'll news, kindly forebore
20 prophecy Che day. But now we adopt
ME-. Wilson's view heartily. Congress il,
indeed. far ahead Of the people in its readi.
| meas TO surrender.
What drugs. ~ha, charms.
What conJnratioa oi mighty mage
wrought this astounding readiness, only
time will reveal. Our old professor Of logic
used to teach us never to seek for any ex-
trsordinary cause il an ordinary enc would
suffice to explain result. One need not,
therefore. suspect brides, executive patron
age. or the intrigues Of presidential candi-
datcs-which are, Of course. extraordinary
and unususl apparitions in Congress- halls.
II Is sufficient 70 remember thas 10 expect
high constitutional courage of the Republi-
can party would be - absurd - to try to
move dish Of Skinned milk With an
honorable action"