The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-01-17
The Historical Number.

history ofAfhis country, ending with the figure
seven, has marked the beginning of financial
crash or severe depression. 1t says: :.
Historic fatalism, if not actual, signs of the
times, incline many to the belief that 1857 is to be
added to the periods in our past history, made
memorable by financial troubles With 1897 came
the crash that wiped out the Continental currency
and in 1907 our troubles with France and pros
pectiye war with England, threw the business Of
the country into confusion, while in 1917 we got
the legacy of the war Of 1612-l4 with England,
which was tremendous financial revulsion. That
of 1927 was less severe, but ten years later, it
came in earnest-the smash of all previous smash
es. in which the whole banking system and busi-
ness of the country went down, not to rise for
nearly FIVE years. If for nothing else, Gen. jack
son and his successor will be remembered for their
recklessness in smashing up the currency to graft
fy personal and political spite. King Hudson
reigned over the English railroad speculations of
IS47. and famine stalked over Europe, and cspe-
cially in Ireland, spreading suffering and causing
widespread failures. A purely commercial snap
emphasized in 1857, caused by imitation and over
trading
But the crash of 1867, if one isineyitable, which
we neither proclaim nor admit, will be "Peion
upon ossa," indeed. The chasm Is toe deep and
dark to think of, much less to look into Let us
hope the rather, that by rigid economy among con-
sumers, the present heavy balance against us on
the years foreign trade may be made up, that ia
yorine skies will bring us abundant crops, and
the hands of producers be multiplied rapidly all
over the land SO that the present heavy burden Of
taxation can be borne; that Congress will be sue
cessful in SO adjusting the currency and imposts,
that the year 1867 may be securely tided over, and
our domestic comfort and foreign obligations be
securely and honorably provided for.
Andrew johnson Ready for Trial.
The Washington Republican, the special organ Of
President johnson, says:
A member Of the United States House Of Rep
resentatives who, few years since, was charged
with corruptly using his Office as member of the
Committee on Territories, arose in his place yes
terday and presented "articles of Impeachment"
against Andrew johnson, President Of the United
States for corruptly using his office. 1t appears
by our report that the Committee on the Judiciary
is "authorized'' to investigate the subject! Why
did not this orial-Surveyor-G Ashley,
who offered this bill of indictment against Mr.
johnson, provide that the committee should be IN
structcd, term usually employed by honest men
engaged in work of Christian patriotism, and not
use the weak, unmeaning word authorized, y
which, to congressional committee, is just what
they may choose TO interpret it /? Let US have no
mockery If Congress means to enter upon the
grave work of impeachment let the trial progress
with some degree of responsibility and dignity
and then the people will understand that their rep
rosentatiyes are in earnest If Congress does not
mean impeachment, but is engaged in work of
buncombe announce the fact, and no longer para
lyze the whole business of the country. Andrew
johnson is ready for trial.
The Constitutional Amendments
We presume the reading public is pretty well
tired of the persistent harpng about the constitu-
tional amendment but we occasionally meet with
paragraph on the subject which we regard as
worthy of being copied. Such, for example, as the
following, which we find in the Louisville Journals
The Southern people have not, in this matter,
any honorable alternative There is but one course
that they can pursue, without base recreancy. To
secure political privileges to themselves by ratify-
ing, with their votes, the political prescription and
outlawry of all those leaders whom they have re-
spected and trusted and followed and whom they
still respect and trust and follow, would be to
bring upon themselves degree of shame for which
no political franchises could be regarded as even
half compensation. The very idea is too disgust
ing and shocking to entertained by the South
ern mind. We have read of beleaguered cities, in
the barbarous ages, being required BY the gener-
erals of the investing armies to send out as con-
dition of capitulation oil their public men, with
ropes around their necks; but the Southern peo-
pie can hardly be expected, as condition of for
p,veness by their conquerors, to deliver up forty
thousand of their chief men, with the halters of
outlawry around their lhroats. The shame of the
deed, if done, would resound throughout all the
ages Of the world.
Feeling at the North.
The Charlotte Times has received visit from o
highly intelligent gentleman who has recently re-
turned from New York. He Travelled extensively
through the New England States. The Times says ::
"He returns home more hopefully than one
would be led to suppose from the tone of the North
ern press. He mingled freely with oil classes of
rnon ond 10 cleorlv of the opinion that reaction
is taking place in public sentiment towards the
South that radicalism has reached its last round
on the ladder, and that if the South will remain
firm, but quiet, her friends at the North have great
hopes that her rights will be acceded her. Even
in the most radical State Of Massachusetts, he met
men who are as willing to do full justice to the
States lately in rebellion, and are as much opposed
to negro suffrage and other radical measures as
any true son of the South could be. Many freely