Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1867-04-19
: Scnimcs on JOhnSosy.

The Memphis Bullefin. C lifted by Raphael
Semmes, late Admiral, G. ). A., and nOto-
rious as the commander of the rebel cruis-
er, the Alabama, rejoices greatly over the
Democratic success in Connecticut L Is
said that Andrew Johnson was also highly
cleated by TIE same event. but he and the
eX-Admiral do not view it in the same light,
by great deal. Andrew swung his hat
and shouted. after the manner OF his proph-
ct Nasby, 'Hallejah," because he regarded
! it as an Endorsement of his policy but
| Raphael accepts and welcomes it because
as he saws, Ill sounds the death kneli of
/ Andrew Johnson as well as of the Radical
/ Congress" We don't think the change Of
seven hundred votes in Connecticut. is go
/ ING To do any body much harm or good, and
ii is hardly becoming in the supporters of
the time honored principles TO pounce
/ upon each other under the suppOsitiOn that
The election of man as governor Of the
little State of Connecticut, who voted in
! Congress for the abolition of slavery in the
District of Columbia. and for the constitu-
tiOnal amendment abOliShing it elsewhere
is going to dissolve the Radical Congress, +"
or abrogatc its reconstruction laws.
Indeed, the most marked effect of that
election i to be found in the denuncation
of AIr. Johnson By his late. but badly re
constructed editorial eulogiSts in the South
nefBaiieiin devotes a lengthy article tO-a
review of his supposed usurpations, and
bluntly says that he has been as great Il
iyrant to the South as the Radical Con-
greSS itself 1t complains in bitter terms
Of the vindiCtivenesS he manifested ''when
he governed the State of his adoption as a
military satrap. with Il Radical commission
in his pocket; of his ''trettng and fuming
about traitors, and the necessity Of making
treason odinus of his disapproval of the
Sherman-JOhnsOn treaty. his subsequent
government of the Southern States by nil
iiary law. and putting them under govern
ments Ot his own. quite as despotic as
those under which Congress has placed
them
1t will be remembered that ScmmeS was
elected probate Judge by the reconstructed
citizens Of Mobile, soon after Mr.. ]ohnSon's
new government had been established in
Alabama. but he was prohibited by the
military commander of that department
from executing the duties OF the Office. and
was finally forced to give it mp. This will
account. in part. for the depth of the
bitterness of the following paragraphs
which we clip from his article on thc Con-
necticut election:
These States AL had governments de fqcio
and de jRrc, at the end of the war. for the
war WAS made upon the Confederate Gov
crnmrnt, and not upon the governments of
The States Andrew johnson. by simple
/ Executive edict. DESTROYED all these gov
! crnments-Scnt their Governors kiting. and
installed creatures of his own in their
L 81 Il. al ,,ft tof.,, los L.. rflar
(hrough these new Governors. creatures of
his conventions To be called. prescribed
who should be voters. and who should hc
4 members of these conventions and direct
: eel the conventions what 10 do. Congress
met soon after. and. seeing what had been
done. became jealous of the exercise OF
these dictat0riai powers by the Executive.
II probably would not have thought OF
such usurpltions itself if they had not
been suggested 10 il by Andrew johnson.
\ quarrel cnSued Ii soon became person
al and bitter, and the natural results follow
eel. The Radical party threw the Prcsi-
: dent overheard. and the President without
ceaSing To bc either Radical OF an uSurp-
cr BEGAN 10 make war upon the party that
had discarded him. All this time he con
tinued Ia govern the Southern States at his
own good will and pleasure, not pawn"
The least regard to the new governments
that had been organized in conformity with
his own orders. He interlercd everywhere
with the jurisdiction of the courts. IL.
even shut up some courts, whose Judges
were obnoxious To him. He seized, or
caused to be seized. citizens owing no OBJ
legations TO the military or naval service,
and tried them for their lives b. military
commissions, in the face of The decision ol
the Supreme Court that these tribunals
were nullitics. and their sentences of death
murders. And he did all these things al
ter he had ISSUED two separate peace proc
lamatiOns telling the Southern people that
they were entitled to representation in
4 Congress. and were in possession of their
civil rights. DOubly welcome. then. this
booming Democratic gun from Connect
cut, since il sounds the death kncll of An
drew Johnson, as well as of the Radical
Congress"
We feel no special interest in the ''un
plcasantneSs' existing betw cen these dis
guished members of the harmonious De
mocracy, but considering the kindness
shown by Mr. johnson To the conspicuous
rebels, il seems to Us that he deserves bet
ter treatment than this from them: and we
beg leave TO suggest To all concerned that
the small majority in Connecticut is II mar
row margin on which to predicate Large
family quarrel among the Interchangeable
. / hopannran,- IuI