Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-29
An Ill-Boding Procession,
Tile Radicals 'aOoing on-EarM ouazing
under their feet.

uRdeT their feet
Whittier the Power of this Partv-so do,
structivc of all reverence all mercy and all
goodness, in the manifested life of the nils
lions who are yielding to its sway-is tend.
inG' we cannot predict: for We make no pre-
tension tosbe prophets, or the sons of proph-
cts. But, that the marshalled hordcs Of
Radica!;sm, all keeping their ranks" are
advancing, apparently down. down, down
with rapid descent, to the very depths of
Satan, all the signs Of the times seem to
indicate. If any reader doubt, let him weigh
what now follows:
The National MteU;gcnccr says that the
course of the Radical faction in Congress sis
rapidly tending to the destruction. not onlv
OF the Government, but of the whole pcoplc :
1t Is madly creating financial crisis which
will involve the rich aud the poor alike in enc
common catastrophe; it will not only destroy
the public credit break the banks and the
treasury, stop the mills, silence the FORCES,
suspend all commerce, aud paralyzc the hands
OF industry, but it will bring gaunt. stark.
relentless want to the doors of all, the high,
est and lowest in the land"
The Washington correspondent of the Bal
timore Gazette says:
The avowed purpose of the Radicals is TO
overthrow the existing Governmcut-to dro,r
from the Presidential Office. for no real offence
whatever, Il man placed there by the peopIe
IN the manner prescribed by the Constitution
to nnnul the power Of the judicial Depart
ment OF the Governmcnt-through the fimsy
PrcteXt OF authority to regulate its appellate
jurisdiction, and to subject nearly oue-haif of
the hepuDhc to species OF government, the
equal to which, in AL the essentials of des-
potism, the world has never yet SEEM
This may he the purpose of The extremists
and the ultra radicals, but whether they can
succeed remains to be seer.
Dir. Sumner, Oil TIC 18th inst, says the
Washington correspondent of the Baltimore
San, read in the Senate, speech (Which
abounded in tie fcrcc>t invectiye. and, rs an
attack on the Executive, is 40 doubt. without
parallel in the annals Of legislation. The
violence Of this assault will naturally reccil
on the author and the party which sanctions
1t. The reply Of Mr.. johnson to Mr.. Sun,-
ner was cOuched in courteous terms. but very
scathlng, ard the point raised by him Of. the
Inability Of the Senator from Massachusetts
to sit as Judge in case OF Impeachment. after
his partial and partisan language, is well wor
thy of consideration"
Speaking Of this same speech, the National
AtcHiycmccr says:
g 1t was terOc!Ous, infamous, and rnnro.
vokcd vituperaton Of the President in the
Senate OF the United States. While utterly
devoid of argument. the speech was made un
OF denunciatous that pnrtook more Of the
bully inviting personal attack than Of the
statesman treating grave subject of national
Importance. In the ferccness Of his r,ro
he sunk the dignity Of Senator into the
ab3semcnt OF a common ca!umniator in u
manner that should not only disgust. but shock
the scnsIblIitlcs Of those around him. who
are expecting to be called upon to sit with
him in judgment upon the object Of his fury"
a recent money article in the .JounaI Of
Commerce informs US that the ''political move
ments, in and out of Congress are having, the
effect to stife al! business enterprise and ac>
tivity, and to produce lethargy throughout
the market
The Radical Executive Committee. recent
ly in session in Washington adopted reso-
luton ito make Il thorough organization of
the Radical party, aud especially in the So
called seeded States, and for that purpose
they may establish their headquarters in the
city OF New N"lk, appoint Il secretary and
such assistants as they may deem proper, and
to take such other measures as may be me-
cessary to give effect to this resolution
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