The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-11-02
RADICAL COUP D,ETAT.

IL is currently talked OF among intel
Hgent men here, and believed, that the
advent of Congress will he preceded
by the collection here of 25, 900 "volun-
teers," black and white (part Of the
"Grand Army of the Republic. The
purpose is to enforce the usurpations of
that body of lawless men at the point
of the bayonet The ridiculous charge
ofan intended enaeute on the part of
the President was intended to cover
this infamous design Wdshingto7e
Letter Baltimore Gazette.
The Radical leaders now here are
boasting confidentially among their
friends of the completeness of their
plans for the future. They say General
Butler has already prepared a joint
resolution declaring that any officers
against whom articles of impeachment
shall be preferred shall be suspended
from office during trial upon the charges
preferred. Immediately following the
passing of this resolution articles of
impeachment will be rushed through
the House under call for the previous
question, and Mr.. Wade will be sworn
into office as acting President of the
CnllGu ClaleS.
Your correspondent inquired OF one
of these gentlemen how they proposed
securing to Mr.. Wade the presidential
chair after he had been sworn in ut the
capitol On that point he said there
was some doubt, as General Grant had
given them no assurances as to which
of the two Presidents he would re-
cogrize; but in the event of refusal
on his part to espouse their cause, they
had the militia of the northern States
to fall back upon, rs we'll us their own
powerful organization, the Grand Army
of the Republic, a large portion of
which will be found in Washington. l
uggested that the success of the Con-
servatives in the fall elections would
probably cause a change in their pro-
gramme. He replied: ''No; it will
only necessitate the greater firGness
and quicker action" He also remarked
that it was believed Mr.. johnson
would resist; but that the little power
of resistance which had been left him
by Congress would not be difficult TO
overcome. Such is the desperate pro-
gramme of the Revolutionists. and |
have positive assurance from those
who know that it will be strictly car
ried out Washington Correspondence
Boston, Post, Oct. 2.
CULTIvATING ORCHARDs.-Apple
orchards left to themselves bear only
on alternate years with such uniformity,
that 6 bearing years :" have come to be
regarded as the order of nature, rather
than human device. The trees, i'll
average soil, do not have aliment enough
to give full crops every year. Cultiva-
ton and manuring will change all this,
and give US remunerative crops every
season. Possibly manuring might do
this even if the orchard were left to
grass. But the danger is if the orchard
is left unplowed, it will not get the
manure.
The common objection offered to
blowing is the damage done to the
roots of the trees. We have no doubt
that an orchard might be plowed so
deep and so near the trunk of trees as
to damage it past hope of recovery
But discretion is to be used, and the
plow is to be kept so near the surface
under the trees as not to break off the
large roots. 1t has also been ascertain
ed that grain crops are not good for
orchards. We have known orchards to
be made barren for several years in
consequence of a crop of rye. Grain
crops, unless buckwheat he an excep-
ton, takes from the soil what the tree
needs, and shades the land too much.