Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-11-19
Radical BITTERNESS Against the
President.


A gentleman lately returned. from a
years residence on the European Conti-
nent says that the course of policy pursued
by the Radicalleaders In Congress, and by
the newspaper press of that party, when
ever it was mentioned by intelligent Euro
peans, conversant with American politics,
caused his cheeks to flush with shame
LINCOLN, and never was member of the
Democratic party, he cannot go with the
leaders of his party in their efforts to
overthrow the Constitution, as means Of
retaining power. q55s.frt.
That President JOHNSON is actuated by q
praiseworthy intention to preserve the
Constitution, and to again cement the
Union, and make iJ as it was in the days ol
the fathers of the Republic, no one who
has marked his course, and the patience
with which he has labored for this object
amid the sneers and taunts of the men whe
form the majority in the present half-made
up Congress, can doubt. Because he is un.
deferred by Radical threats, he has been
made a mark for the most bitter invective
that ever man in high position in this Re-
public received, and when,y to these were
added, as added they have, been, hints o.
personal violence and counsels to assassi.
nation, President JOHNSON has shown &
courage, in his refusal to bend to the
storm, worthy of all praise.
The lower branch of Congress may pre-.
fer articles of impeachment, and the Senate
may convict him OF the high crime OF loving
the Constitution better than his party-tht
Epraise of good men better than those oi
bad-of being Uuion man instead of a
disunionist, and remove him from Office
but we doubt their courage to do so.
Conspirators, such as these that now as
sail the President, and through these as
saults, attempt to pervert the Government
from the Republican one its trainers intend
ed, and to make it a consolidated despotism
worse than the widest dreams of the old
Federal leaders and stronger in its
consolidated power than they wished.
are, as general rule, not men of pluck to
carry out their designs. The idea of trea-
sonIbeing made odious in their own persons,
has its terrors, and these terrors they feel
are not mere fancies of a disordered i'm
agination, but rather the coming events
which cast their shadows before-the hand
| writing on the wall, which carries terror
and dismay with it.
That the full programme of STEVENS,
SUMNER and WADE, would have been carried
out, had the recent elections gone differ
ent, there is but little doubt. But the spell
of fancied security in their patricidal work,
was broken when Ohio gave notice in Oc-
tober last, that Mr.. WADE was to be dis
carded from the Senate, and reiterate d,
when in every other State where elections
were held this tall, RadicalIsm met its re-
verses.
The Democracy of Ohio and of the other
States of the Republic look to tine Consti-
tuition as the breakwater that is to protect
them from being engulled by the sea OF
Radicalism. He who stands by the Con-
stitntion, in.the hour of danger, and tries
to preserve it in letter and in spirit, will
receive their support and their confidence
-he who, in the hour of peril, fails in
his duty, will merit their contempt. In
his battles with the Radical disunionists,
President JOHNSON will receive the Demo-
cratic support, one and indivisible. Their
lot is cast with the supporters of the Con-
stitution, under whatever name they may
be called, and in the conflict for its pre-
servation, they will shield them and save
them, or share their defeat, and with it, the
defeat of the Constitution and the Union
which bold bad men are now plotting to
destroy. ,.-ss assn .is,,r