The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-01-24
"The New Conspiracy" f"

~ -sH The New Conspiracy" "syeis
Under this head Forneyg discusses the
proceedings of the recent New Orleans
banquet, in which he reads the plans of
President johnson to overthrow the Radi-;
cal Congress by coup d'etat. Forney's 9
object is obviously to stimulate the work
of impeachment. He says: - =.
The rebel banquet held in Washington
on the 9th instant, ostensibly to celebrate
the anniversary of New Orleans, was
availed otto disclose the programme Of the
new conspiracy for the overthrow Of the
Government down to the point Of another
civil war. ehThat the war is determined
upon by President and his friends,
that it is essential to the accomplishment
of his Interior purpose of establishing q
dictatorship, and is the most popular of
all.the methods suggested for theperpetu-
alton of his apowerqan through him of
Southern domination, was made apparent
/ by the vociferous applause which greeted
Jack Rogers declarations He said, athat
If the electoral, votes Of the Southern
States and the Conservatives of the North
should constitute majority at the next
regular Presidential election, and should
the Radicals dispute the right Of their
President to control the Government, he
for one, was for calling out the army of
the country. Tremendous cheering +
The issue wonld come and the brave would
meet it. No one should close his eyes to
the fact that this issue would have to be.
metz e'se iz'i.,- sa.ss q - 49, ~ -
1t was at q banquet to celebrate Jeffer.
sons birthday in 1880 that the programme
of South Carolina publication wasedis=
closed, and the principles which termina-
ted in rebellion were enunciated. Jack
son., the then President, saw through the
purposes Of. Calhoun and his co-conspira-
tors, and met them upon the. threshold.
with his famous opposition toast, aThc
Federal Union-it must be preserved. =
But, the present instance, the President
of the United States is the head of the
conspiracy and expects himself to be the
chief beneficiary of the revolution now in-
augurated. The Blairs, well known as
unscrupulous schemers for power, figure
as maior-domos, while the President ap-
pears in the character of guest; yet
who can doubt, that the whole array Of
toasts were duly known and considered
beforehand blythe chief actors in this ban
quet {? 1t is the launching of a new orevo-i
lutionary programme and, as Rogers
truly says, "must be met Sifted of all
surplusage the toasts at this inaugural,
movement Of O. new revolution intended
to make johnson dictator mean this:
That Andrew Johnson is the defender of
the Union from the assaults Of its enemies ),
that Congress is opposed to the Union ),
that the Supreme Court is q supporter of
the Presidents views; that the laws
passed by Congress to reconstruct the
Union will not be executed by the Presi-,
dent, and that his rion-eXecntion Of them
will be justified by the Supreme Court on
the ground of their unconstitutionality;
that the rights of the States are inde-
structibIe and the right Of representation
unquestionablc. 800 - q
What is perfectly plain is this: that the
Southern conspiracy is fully re-inaugurn-
ted, with the President at its head; that
his declaration of principles is final, and
rs sure Co Suiuo ntS actioh as IL I'LL oinciai
proclamation, and that under cover of de-
votion to the Federal Union he means to
organize war against the plan of recon-
struction adopted by the representatives
Of the people. This it is. not desirable
should be precipitated before the Presi-i
Dental election, but they feel secure, if,
with johnson in possession of the Gov
ernment, its vast patronage, its army,
navy, and treasury at disposal, the South
ern electoral vote should not be counted.
The only question for Congress to con-
slider is, whether they will precipitate this
issue now with the people on their side,
or complicate it with the burdene and is
sues of the next two years.