Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-10-11
Dangerous xCesses.

North and South.
Dangerous Excesses.
Either party rancor is bringing the coun-
try to the verge of another revolution, or
in their desire to carry elections; partizans
are playing a bluff game, III which revo
lutionary and bloody threats are the po-
itical scare-crows used to intimidate oppo-
nents. If the resolutions of public meet
ings, the "windy INSPIRATIONS Of excited
orators, Or the studied declarations of party
editors mean anything, the country is most
assurcdly in the very jaws of another civil
connection. If they merely intend all their
terrible threats as political Jokes, they may
find too late that their sentiments will be
endorsed in honest faith by some and re-
ceived with exasperated defiance by others,
until the seeds OF discord, probably Of dis
turbance, will terminate into Il full grown
revolution sowing the storm they may
reap the whirlwind.
The Republican party, as If III acknoWl-
edgment of the fact that the issues upon
which it was founded have been settled in
the abolition of slavery, seem determined
to prolong its existence by means the most
revolutionary and dangerous. The i'm
parchment Of the President and the crea-
ton Of negro balance Of power in the
United States, is the alpha and omega of
their political creed, and to accomplish
their ends the most dangerous use of power,
upheld by threatened force, is promised
and actually resorted to. At u meeting of
Republican soldiers in Philadelphia, a few
evenings ago, resolution urging the
House to impeach President JOHNSON was
adopted with the same unanimity and
with as little hesitation as if 10 grave ques-
tions of Constitutional law, personal rights
and national danger were involved in the
undertaking. In fact, but for a subsequens
resolution, one would suppose that they
looked upon the removal Of the President
merely as question of party expediency,
which might be legally exercised by Con-
gress under the Constitution, whenever
patty interests required. But to show
their appreciation Of the danger and their
readiness to back their request with force
of arms, they solemnly resolve that they
care prepared for an uprising of the Ameri-
can people, and are ready to quit work
shops, factory, desk and farm, to cast aside
domestic ties, and arm and fight for our
country and freedom, and the rights of all
her loyal children" In other words, they
tell the dominant party il Congress to let
no questions of rights or law hinder them
from impeaching the President, nor fears
of danger deter, for, armed and prepared,
they are ready to enforce the DEGREES of
party at the point of the bayonet
Senator TaAYER, a Radical leader from
the far West, is endeayoring to incite the
people of Ohio to the same action. After
announcing that the President is commit
ted to resisting the authority of Congress
with force, he fumes with patriotic indig-
nation. clearing passion to tatters, to
very rags" at the mad designs of this bad
man, and gravely announces that I" when
ever President JOHNSON attempts force, and
orders any soldiers he may have under his
command to resist the authority of Con-
gress, his doom is sealed. The fate from
which he preserved the traitor JEFFERSON
DAVIS will then be melted out to him.
Aye, when the time comes, five hundred
thousand men from Pennsylvania, New
York and Ohio, will leapto arms and tramp
the soil of Maryland to reach the beleagur-
ed Capital, and rescue it from the hands OF
rebels and traitors"
It would be wonderful if such language
and such resolutions did not kindle spir- /
it of resistance in the Conservatives of the |
country The President and his friends, |
the orators of the party, and their public |
meetings, present a most commendable and |
dignifed spirit to these fierce and threat |
ening designs. Their platforms are calm
and national, their orators moderate and
catholic, and their presses usually earnest,
but considerate in the maintenance of the
gteat principles of the Constitution. But |
some have given utterance to threats equal
ly as radical and revolutionary as those
which emanate from their opponents A
before us, deprecating the tyranny
and expense of maintaining military gov
ments in the South, says that +" the people
will undoubtedly arise in their might ere
long, and overturn such monstrous and I'M
natural systems. If this is not done at the
ballot-bQz, it aViH be done through the car |