The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-31

President JOhnsOn's Removal Essential
TO Complete the Work OF the War.
From the Herald
Whitney's cotton gin was the Trojan horse to
Southern slavery. 1t made the cotton region,
from the Yadkin to the Red river a vast gold
mine, negro slave labor therein an immensely
proftably cash article, and thus, under this
labor system started upon Virginia tobacco,
cotton became king, and the cotton planters the
ruling aristocracy of the United States. Thus,
adopting Jefferson's radical French theories of
government, including State rights, the ruling
slavery and cotton politicians of the South ap-
piled those theories to our party politics,
brought them INTO the Government, including
the Supreme Court, and administered them as
the Constitution, down 10 the startling bred
Scott decision, when their power eliminated.
Then came the Northern reaction, pushing the
cotton lords of South Carolina and their fol-
lowers 10 the bold experiment Of secession and
a Southern Confederacy; tLen the war Tor the
Union, resulting in the subjugaton of that con
tcderacy, the dethronement of King Cotton, and
the extinction Of slavery and all its political
appendages. Thus the destructive hereses of
Jefferson, Calhoun and their disciples, washed
out in the blood OF half million of men, are
superseded by the Constitution as interpreted
by Washington, Hamilton and Jay, and thus
the grand idea OF Henry Clay is established
that the States are not above but under the
paramount national sovereignty of the United
States
From this bold headland of observation, what
is the spectacle which now meets the eve? 1t
is the conflict of the battlefield brought back
INTO the forum. 1t is an appeal from New
orleans, Nicksburg, Gettysburg, Petersburg,
and AppomattoX Court House TO the yetoes
and policy OF President Johnson. 1t involves an
effort to make the war failure and 10 re-estab-
lish King Cotton, Calhoun's State rights, and
slavery. Mr. johnson has gone back to 1860
and TO BTeckinridge. He is fighting again on
that line. He is like the man who attempted q
loyal history of France by leaving out the revo-
/ luton OF 1883, the republic Napoleon, and the
empire, as not affecting the divine rights of the
Bourbons. With the Supreme Court to back
him, he only asks the two years remaining OF his
term to establish his policy. Indulge him in
TINS experiment and 1t is not impossible that
before lSG9SWe may have the war for the Union
pronounced unconstitutional, the abolition of
slavery declared null and void, our national
debt decreed an illegal burden upon the people,
ana STATE lehts and the Constitution renewed
again according to Buchanan.
Ihls Is the issue with the Republican party in
congress, From the incendiary torch applied
6y old John Brown we have had such con-
migration as the world elsewhere has never
seen; but we may have another il we attempt to
reDulld ON the still smouldering embers OF
! hlng Cotton and slavery. The imDeachment
ana removal OF Andrew Johnson, or a surrender
/ OF the legislative powers of the Government
into his hands by his continuance in office, is
| the alternative presented to Congress. Accord
ing 10 the recent test vote on Ashley's initiative
resolution, OF one hundred and eight to thirty
eight, the dominant party in the House stands
as unit for this impeachment. similar reso-
luton IN lS43 from Bolts against President
Tyler Jailed because the Wings of that day had
not The strength in either House for an impeach-
ment, nor case upon which to secure even
their own vote.
But the charges submitted against John Tyler
were petty misdemeanors compared with the
schedule OF Andrew Johnson's assumptions OF
the exclusive powers of Congress- Mr. Seward
mas asked II we will have Mr.. johnson as Presi-
dept or King. But in either capacity he has
ceased 10 be necessary, and has become a stun
Dllng Dlock Ia the way of any wholesome recon
strueuon. He might still save himself and
would probably abandon his public position but
Tor the dream OF probable divisions on this i'm.
peachmeht opening way of escape All such
hopes are delusive, and the Republican Jour
nals nIals which are leading him to such expecta
tlons are either deluded themselves or are
mouse. FNJS w."
The interval to the 4th of March is pettine
short and yet within this interval the issue o
impeachment or no Impeachment NAV he de
clded by Mr.. johnson. He has only IN hold fas
10 his theory that the national legislative no we
over the States belongs to himself and not 4
Congress- in order to make sure HE imneach
, ment and removal. On the other hand nv pro
| posing to Congress the compromise of the mend
ing amendment, or by gracefully resiSninp hi
once, ne may come OIL at least with somethin
OF the reputation of an honest mar
we can tell him that his removal vii
! De nailed as Godsend to the country
! ~ WIN General Orant to take his place on tn
Johnson's recantation, resignation or remov,
G | has bpCOma not Onlv n nacooost-N - -