The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-02-01

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dition, and that a good feeling was be-
coming more and moro difrused be-
tween the North and the South under
the system proposed by President Lin
coin, and carried on in good faith; by
President Johnson, up to,a certainper
iod. This period was the assembling
Of the Thirty-ninth Congress, in Doc,
1865. co.
Immediately upon the assembling of
Congress, sharpnon, Stevens and 9TH
ors, discovered that tho country was
rushing into general harmony alto.
gethor too fast, and that if some politi.
cal movements were not sot on foot to
stop it, the Union would be too strong
to be moved at will by these Radical
leaders. THIS is history. Hence that
novel and most dangerous precedent
then established offs COMMITTEE of
fifteen Radical Radicals, thro' whom,
and through whom alone, all Congres
sional action should DO manipulated.
Hence tho constant enforcing Of the
previous question; cutting off all dc.
bate, and thus virtually DISTINGUISHING
all tho people represented by Demo.
cratic members, as well as all tho poo.
pie represented by many Conservative
members md we may, with truth,
add, many ofthc people represented by
Radical mepbers; because evory ono
knows that many Radical propositions
started by the fanatic Committee Of IF
teen, did not moot the sanction even Of
their " constituents. i} $500
Do the people need pcheo7 Do the
people want a Union, such as may
stand the test Of time, and the assaults
Of domagogues2 We believe they do.
But we can not SEQ how peace or I'M
ion is 10 be obtained 10 long as tho ia
n%atical portion Of Congrcsa is permit
ted by It's other members, to rule Con.
gress. Tho people want Union, be.
cause, without it, all business for tho
present, all arrangements for the fu-
turc, are embarrassed with avaguc fear
of some coming calamity. ''
II would be indeed a terrible calami.
ty for the peoples representatives 70
act so unconstitutionally-so contrary
to their oath of Office, as to throw tho
North, as well rs the South, into a
condition demanding committees of
safety for their own protection. The
people dare not SEQ their Constitution
sacrificed without Attempting to main
tain this, their only safeguard. 1t must
be obvious to the calm, sober, think
ing minds of the Republicans in Con-
gress, that it will not do for thom, not
withdrawing thoir numerical MAORI
ty, to break their Oaths and act uncon-
s~tltutlonally yet they seem 20 bcpow.
erloss before the radical leading agita-
ting minds, and the anti.republioan
power ofthe previous question while
the entire Democratic representation
10 utterly powerlcss, and might as we'll
retro and 60 homo 70 their constitu-
ents. In fact, considering the tyran-
meal, anti-republican, and usurping
action ofthe radical majority, it might
be better for tho people if all the Dem
ocrats were soon to return and join
with the people in standing by tho
Constitution, tor they certainly have
no power in Congress, and cannot be
held responsible before the people for
its acts.
If the Radical majority proceed TO
tho extremity of destroying tho Con-
stitution, the people mnst act IN some
way. The American people will live
under a written Constitution, end if
their present constitution is to DO de-
stroyed by tho majority Of their pres.
sent representatives they must get up
another. 1.-THE people Of the United
States prefer a despetism, and prefer
giving up all the rights they have
hitherto reserved, they may do it,
They have not yet designedly put it in
20 the power of their representatives
thus to act. Yet there seems to be a
weak place aomewherei Tor whether
deslgnedly or not, wO have seen that
there are 0 enough. of ono party in
Congress TO upset the Constitution, if
they will. The people having elected
these men, can take nc action till after
these men have destroyed the Consti-