Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-12-01
----------> o-a---------- GREAT EX YEGTATI0N.
Radical tien,Nnds Upon the Next
 Administrations.

Now let us turn to discover, if we can
 some of the things which have been
 decided that We may possibly discern
 of the future.
 1. It is decided that the President
 is not to have a policy different from
 that Of Congress. l know there are
 already men in the Democratic party
 who have been supporting Blair with,
 his revolution, and Seymour with his approximation. uttcring their flatteries
 and iawning round the new man. But
 they have overlooked the new state Of
 facts. Grant is not q twig to be twist
 ed, and thoroughly understands their character and motives. But independ- ently of all that the whoe condition of things is changed. First, Congress has taken from the President much Of
 his power, and Grant so construes it. and so means it, as he has put upon record in one of his letters. Secondly Grant is remarkable for common sense, and no sensible man on earth will ever follow the example Of Johnson. Third y-Grant has expressly declared that he will have no policy different
 from that of Congress. who represent the people. This is conclusive. l do not mean, nor does General Grant. that that he will have no policy--.hat is no principles--in his own Executive administration. That would be wrong The Constitution has made the Presi- dent responsible for that; but in the general affairs of the country a wise man will let his actions be shaped by events Mr. Johnson. and l believe Mr. Seward. said that Johnson followed I.iGcoin's policy. Lincoln never had policy. He wisely left events 10 shape his policy. His acts were passed on by the people and necessity. When he went down to Riohmond he called the Virginia Legislature together, and it is said that Sherman made his Conven- ton with Johnson on the idea that it was Lincoln's policy. but when Lincoln got back to Washington, he was told that no such scheme of revived rebels would do; and he prWdcntly conform ed to public opinion. The Virginia Legislature was suppressed and Sher- man's Convention forbidden. Grant ha, said. and unless he becomes insane, will have no separate and peculiar policr of his own on any subject which requires legislation.
 J. The new rebellion in the South must be suppressed, no matter at what cost. The murders. massacres- and scenes transacted in the South fer ihe past few months are disgrace to CIV ilization. to Christianity, and to repnb- I ican government. We must suppress md punish the offenders. if we do it with the edge of the sword. Those States in which such acts are permit ed should he declared in insurreetion. Louisiana should be made an example ,f if necessary. hope and believe hat the simple election oi Grant will ,ring peace But that is not all. The Jack man must be sustained, without ear or favor, in all his rights as a citi- en aud man. He must go 10 the ,olis with as little fear as citizen of New York, and If the blacks make a majority of the. people, they must be sustained in fheir right to govern. W hat ! shall New York be oSerw helui- d with the vote of ingorant Irish, md the native Americans of Louisiana ie driven from the polls, because they