Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1867-09-19
&c The New York He3u2d Of Fridav

we make the following extracts
There never was time when the nation
al capital was more full Of startling rumors
and when sensations were to be had more
plentifully than at the present time. :
The fact is, there is fierce policy storm
brewing. All the indications point that
way and show that the strife between the
President and Congress, which has been
growing and increasing daily, must soon
burst out into something more serious than
mere wordy clashes, something worse than
threats and vituperation.
On one side is President mistaken in
his convictions of his rights and duties as
the Chief Executive of the nation, and de-
termined to protect his prerogatiyes from
the encroachments Of those he calls the
enemies of constitutional government and
rational freedom On the other is a Con-
gress admitted by its leaders to be aiming
at power and influence stoutside the Con-
stitution," and apparently determined to
brush away every obstacle to the success
Of their object even to the length of I'M
peaching and removing a constitutionauy
elected President If these two contending
powers are in earnest, there is indeed a
dark prospect ahead fresh trials and trib-
ulations are in store for the nation, and
there is abundant cause for the gloomy
forebodings and apprehensions expressed
by the Conservative element of the coun-
try. = x \ x x
The Radicals intend to press impeach-
ment at the next meeting Of Congress, and
the President is firmly determined to re-
sist it u ct a'nais, by using all the power
and agents under his control. The Radical
leaders have come to the conclusion that
the President is resolved to carry out re-
construction on terms least in sympathy
with the Constitutional negro supremacy
plan. They believe his purpose to be to
restore the DISTINGUISHED whites in the
South to all their rights as citizens, and
particularly that OF suffrage, Of which they
are deprived under the present system of
registration. They believe he will employ
the whole power of the Executive to carry
out his policy Of saving millions of intelli-
gent whites from the domination of an in
ferior, ignorant, and but half-civilized
class, so recently delivered from the bonds
of slavery, and suddenly invested with the
rights of freedom. They see in the execu-
ton of his plan the destruction of the means
by which the great Republican party de-
signed to control the South and extend
their own lease Of power and patronage, at
the sacrifice Of patriotism, justice and ev-
cry right principle. Observing all this,
they are naturally eager for his removal,
and now clamor for impeachment with
louder voice and greater zeal than former
". x x x * i:
WHAT THE PRESIDENT WILL DO IF IMpEAoHED.
I am reliably informed that he will re-
gard the action of Congress as revolution
AIRY. The radicals having abandoned the
idea OF trying him for high crimes and mis-
demeanors, and justifying his impeachment
merely on the ground that he is, in the
language of Butler, an impeachment" to
reconstruction, he viii pay no respect to
their resolves and determination. Should
articles Of impeachment be presented and
a resolution passed suspending Mr John
son and prohibiting him from exercising tie
functions of President, should Wade be
chosen to act as President ad Interim, and,
armed with this color Of right and law,
command Johnson to vacate the White
House and turn over to him all the prop
erty, papers, &C., pertaining to the execu-
tive office, have reason to believe that
Mr.. Johnson will decline and defy Con-
gress to do its worst. < x
The President, acting for the best inter
ests of the country and deening the safety
of the republic in danger, will issue
proclamation proroguing Congress, calling
for an election of new members and invok
ing the aid Of the people to sustain him.
This, am assured, is the view the Presi-
dent takes Of the impeachment middle and
the way he will act should the occasion
arise.
Under the Constitution the President
has the power to prorogue Congress only
III case Of disagreement to adjourn. But
in a great public emergency, where the
life of the nation is at stake, the President
considers the exercise OF extraordinary
powers justifable. =
THE AMNESTY PROCLAMATION
was not intended as mere political dodge
to catch the popular favor and enlist
Southern sympathy more strongly in be-
half Of the Johnsonian policy. The Presi-
dent does not intend that it shall be
merely useless State paper Of fine phrases
but empty effects He designs it shall
work to the advantage Of the Southern
whites by pardoning a large class---the
most intelligent, wealthy and socially in
fuential-and restoring to them their civ
il rights, including that Of suffrage. tits
said he has no power to grant suffrage to
the pardoned rebels excluded by the recon
struction acts. He claims he has, and /
have good authority for stating, notwlth-
semi official contradictions, that
the time is not far distant when he will /
enforce his views by ordering the reopen
ing of registration, and causing new in