Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-09-27
rOHEWARNEDls EOREAR NED.

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The OK experience Of the last .ix years snoalc
have taught Us mat even IN the lnhec Fl atcs
there il no security against civil trouble. A
more appalling Introduction 10 it no aatloa
ever had. Yet 70 the very moment Of the
actual blow it was considered lmpr sainie.
The Republic was charmed Other coun,
tries had suffered, but We we're exceptional.
Wars we're over. and however load the threat
Ot violence II wog.d pass an Idle word.
TIE method of the Southern madness was
not Needed. lie plslnest Gec,ara hons were
regarded as polisicai 4" gag. The most evi
dent Preparations we're unseen or unnffld-
ed. II ssas said that Senator Seward would
rise "a his Place, and, IA the uii1st o the
Io.t courteous but crushing aati~slaTery
speech. turn to Senator Bntier who sat be-
hind INN. andlhold out aiy tharsD and tin
ger br piacii Of sir,fs The caielhia Sen
ator, avertpg 5 head, would exteh5 tl. box
to his colleague from New YORK, who sta
could uat see aay thing IN tue soa'ber.
speeches but party rhetoric. II was game
ihey played in the capitol. II was sappo
sed that they would ayQw secession and dis,
UNION until after eeetion. ard then n,5ods
would be 50 sound and earnest Union man
as Senascr Stewards excellent friend from
Georgia. Senator 1oom5s. 1t Is only CRY
OF volt wolf aid con.ior. abIe pabIic opn-
ion. Bot one day the volt came.
Is i worth while to return to that ghasily
self, deception Of six and eight years ago?
l. il any more foolish to believe that the
President viii psish the present extremity to
al armed solution. If be can, than j, was to
believe that the S cessioais.s woad take
drew johnson is at bay. He is conscious OF
the cont mpiuous condemnation OF Els cour
try, and D. the doom 70 which history viii
consgn him. He is ignorant. passionate.
and heads,rong. lie is surroI nded by the
worst demagogGes-by Fernando Wood,
Jeremiah Black. and llen IN sympathy with
them. He IS the Constitutional Commander
if,Cnies OF the National forces. aud he has
told Us bow he interlrets the Consutgtion.
After u long and exasper ted strugge with
Congress IN which it was supposed that be
had been SO bound by The laws a. 70 be pow.
eriess, II not 10 have ac4uiesceg. Ia the Inev>
table, b. Suddenly assumes tie feHsive,
cetiss he undnes,ipnable pu lie opih .on q
the country. qnarrsis, GndeE polls pLrases,
with General Grant. and knows that within
riaetv day Congress will assemble AID will
prohably inipeach min. Hs.s he cone this
for the ke Of being impeached Has be
doue il With the intention Of placi3ly yield>
ing Wien be is Impeachej. and going out OF
uihce? Or does lie mean, II possl..e, to
provoke a. armed crisis!
We learn, upon god adihority. that there
ARE ten thousand men In Marriahd called
militia, armed and under comu and OF rebel
officers. Not long before Mr. Stanton wa,
suspended reqnisi'ic,, came from. the Cox
ernor OF Mary land to the War Department
for batteries. which the Secretary refused
For what purpose Is /. body Of men 90 arrn>
ed and so cfiiceeds We do not meation
ll.is 10 excite . ta-lliah alarm. 5ut az alarm
which IS not foolish. Il may be a. aa,rae
story. but il is not in the least Improbable
thai the President in;e nds some ac.inn hos
tile to Congress. 1; naJ be in the gGise OF
resistance TO the process and results OF i'm 1
peaehment.A 1t may be IN Pursuance of
plan to iss1e an amnesty and TO assemble
aev. Congress. The wildness Q, the Ia
aud is futiIity do not make It improbable
If the President, srew the feelin. ofihe coun
try he might pause But he does not know
II. ~ss-ss,
He can not know il. He is surrounded
and led ~ men who misrepresent il and to
General Grant, the true friend Of the 1couu>
try in the cabinet, be does not listen.
TIE times are grave. No man should de
ceive hipself or .derde,'' with the New
York Tribune, the ;rninence o trouble To
be ferearned against danger we must be
forewarned. We need;roL indsed, imagine
that we are already Mexicai.ized; but We
ought certainly to reflect that in revcla-
,io,sary period. when the country It'll trem
bles With civil war. aud peaceful order Is
not vet restored, desperate. ignorant. aud
obstinate Chief Magistrate may plunge US
iaiosery serious dificGi,y---HarPer's Wees-
p,