The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-02-05

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reinstatcd Stanton, and the Radical chiefs
, have acquiescedi in Stanton's own purpose
of maintaining his place in defiance Of the
President, hoping thus to urge on Mr..
: Johnson to action, which might lead to
the same result before the election which
they hope from the election itself. If,
however, there be no such conjuncture OF
t events as to make impeachment possible
the Jacobins will limit themselves to
4 moving with direct strides on their own
B line. They have resolved to carry their
policy with a high hand. The country
! may look for decided, sudden. bold and
! startling measures and for united action
on their part. If the Supreme Court dare
| to render any adverse decisions the court
5 will, as they have avowcd to me, be swept
out of existence in an honr: The new
military dcspotism bill pass the Senate as
well as the House. And they will act in
this spirit throughout.
With the sketch of the Radical pro-
gramme, on the correctness OF which you
may rely with implicit faith, it may be
worth while to glance at the antagonlstc
! political elements these bold schemcrs
have to encounter. Having shown this
I sliaIse forth the programme and poll
cy Of tho Democratic leaders. The ele-
mcnts of opposition.may be enumerated
: us follows:
Ia large majority fthc men cfnrop-
erty. a:
3. Merchants hurt by protection.
8 Manufacturers destroyed by the In
terna Revenue.
4. Workingmcn, thrown out of employ
ment everywhere and unable to get bread
on account of general distress and high
taxes.
S The Irish and German clements, re-
pclled by the summary and Sunday laws
and The absolute repudiation. by the Re-
| pubIcans OF their ightssas, citizens OF the
United States.
6. The Catholic element.in antagonism
to the indirilanism and prospective char
| aciersot, the Puritan spirit.
T.. The legal profession generally, alarm
4 cd and wounded by the assault on the Su-
prcmc Court.
8. Conservative classes, disgusted BY
|
ton, repeled by negrophilism and dam
| agedby the rrostratioll OIL business and.
commerce.
8. An important part Of the banking
interest represented .eby Chase and his
friends, who, offended hy want ofsrecog-f
milton. and fearing thedestruction of their
own interests. are secretly, working
against The Republicans. and Who will, as
! | shall show, make u. trade With tho Dom
!; cratic party. - g
10 The foreign interest and the influ-
es.e Of foreign governments and the men
connected with them. This class illbe
! in opposition on account ofbcng deprived
of the fruits ofinternational commerce by
the utter proslration of trade:
| II. A class of calm, rejecting, consoie
entious men (mostly retired. from active
pursuits) who ses in tho events OF the
times the destruction of ind;sidnal free
dom and tile. substitution OF military des-
potsm for republican government.
l2..rThe Homanhood Of the, country,
outraged by the grant of suffrage to the
negroes while it is denied To the refined
cultured. members of their own sex.
Such are the forces at war with the
Jacobinical plan of pcrrctnating itspower,
Thcy Will be. sufficient to destroy it Cot
this Radicals are themselves aware and
hence their desperation) provided the
democrats are wise Aud that they are
not disposed TO be foolish will, l think, be
! manifest when Iircveal the course OF ac-
tion.lateIy determined on.
The Democratic policy isalrcady formed.
Tie programme is simple and natural:
1t represents the highest phase of political
philosophy, and. has,in it the elements of
success strikingly manifest. Its first point
Els, no Presidential candidate.til the last
moment. Every element of opinion and
every interest is TO be atlibcrty to advocate
its own nominee up to. the fixed hour. ALI
4 speculation as 10 possible candidates is for
the present, therefore, futile and absurd.
/ For. the first time inparty history the
President is stricken Gus Of the rubic of
our. politics as an unimportant figure.
The men ofreal power are the Warwicks,
|:tle kingmakers who are TO control the
!. Democratic administration. These men
have been designated in secret papal con
/ clave by the Democratic cardinals. The
nominee, whoever he may be, will be q
man who accepts tho arrangement al-
ready entered into This arrangement
Hooks to the. organization and. cohesion. OF
all the elements of success. Let me emu
l,merate some of these elements of power
relied on to eustan the programme.
1.-The financial men OF Europe and
-,America. (The nature of secret treaty
will presently be shown
@ Commercial men who look to the
restoration and extension of foreign trade.
). 8. Manufacturers who are alarmed by
the apathy Of government in regard to
their interests.