Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-20
FROM WASHINGTON.
Correspondence of the Ohio statesman.l
WASHING ron, Jan. Is, 1865

Correspondence Of the Ohio Statesman.1
WASHING TON, Jan. 15, 1868.
/ have been silent Is locker on " in this
city of great commotion, and centre
of attraction, politically, from all
parts of the country, for several
weeks, and 1 have thought few lines
now and then might not be unacceptable
to your readers. from an impartial observer,
of passing events. The people in the great
West, doubt not, are somewhat surprised
at the impudence and daring of the Radical
party in Congress, after the emphatic and
almost overwhelmingsdecision of the people
at the ballot box at the late elections; but
this surprise can be no greater there than
in this city. At the commencement OF the
session of Congress, the Radical party in
Congress seemed to realize their utter over
throw, and their faces wore sad and de-
jected look, whilst the Democrats were
cheerful. 1t was thought and hoped by all
lovers of the peace and prosperity of the
country that these fellows had learned a
lesson from the voice of the people that
augured well for the future of the country,
and that their future action would be gov
erned more in ], accordance with the
expressed "will of the nation," to
which they had themselves so often
directed the attention of the Democracy
as even superior in power and potency
to law itself. But, alas, for Radical teach
ing and consistency, when the voice of the
people threatens them with defeat and the
consequent loss of power. 1t has been ev-
ident, ever since the return of members OF
Congress after their long adjournment dur
ing the holidays that they were growing
desperate, and any thing that was necessa-
ry tozbe done in order to. retain power
must be done, and done Quickly, regard
less alike of law and common decency;
hence we see such men as Fessenden and
Trumbull, of the the Senate, and Bingham
and Wilson, of the House, vieing in radi-
calism with Stephens, Ashley, Sumner and
Morton.
| In short, Messrs. Editors, it is plain, to
an impartial observer here, this Radical
party has recently become homogeneous,
and are determined by all or any kind of
mock legislation to retain power, even to
forcing the people to assent to their SUI
premacy by force of arms. This, in my
opinion, they aoiH have to Enthusiastically indicate
they soiU do, before these Inscriptions
usurpers will stay their hands. Do not
think, Messrs. Editors, that 1 write hastily
| in what 1 have said. have as reluctantly
been forced to this conclusion, as any man
possibly could have been. Why, what have
they not already dOnep They have intro
duced measures to prevent the people of
the Southern States, even under the Recon-
struction act, from rejecting whatever con-
stitution may be made by the bogus con-
ventions now in session in those States. 1t
is determined here by the party that no
Southern State shall be admitted to repre-
sentation that shall dare send representa-
tives to Congress who are not Radicals.
They will punish Gen. Hancock, by reduc-
ing his rank in the army, for daring to say
that the civil law shall prevail in Louisiana.
They will authorize Gen. Grant, in defiance
of the Constitution, to remove all officers
who do not carry out the Radical pro-
gramme in the Southern States, and Gen.
Grant has given evidence already that there
is no mean job they may authorize him to
do that he will not execute, as he clearly
indicated yesterday by his surrender of the
War office to Stanton, in violation OF an
explicit promise to President johnson he
would not do it. They will muzzle the Su-
preme Court so that a decision of that tri-
bunal of last resort of constitutional liberty,
cannot be made adverse to the constitution
-, act,- ,otin oofc hou
passed,a would undoubtedly be the case by
majority of the court, in a case coming be-
fore the court, from Mississippi, and now
under discussion. They will not only do
all these things, Messrs. Editors, but they
will as surely impeach Andy Johnson, and
suspend him during the trial (for which
purpose an act is maturing in the
Senate), as lie proves an impediment to
their designs. As might reasonably be ex-
pected, all these high handed measures
have created great excitement in political
circles, and the worst apprehensions are en-
tertained for our country don't know
that Mr.. johnson is sufficient for these
things. / have not much confidence that;
he will take the "bGll by the horns,'
though he talks well. But what shall we
do, you may well ask, in this high carnival
of usurpation and revolution? i say let
the people of the States, in their sover-'
eignity, in primary conventions meet and
say that "by the eternal" it is time to
assert their power, and say that these
things must stop. Ohio need not be
ashamed of her three representatives; they
are at their posts, and are watching with
steady nerve and determined purpose to do
their duty to the country, and their imme-
diate constituents, and after little more
experience in legislation will make them
selves heard and felt. Gen. Morgan, of
course, feels reluctant to engage as an ac-
tive participant yet in the Debates as his
seat is contested and here let me say to
the citizens of Ohio, that notwithstanding
he had clear majority of nearly 300 over
Delano, in 1866, and his district gave 1000
Democratic majority at the last falls elec-
ton, there is a man mean and base enough
to take his seat, and Congress corrupt
enough to give it to him, if by so doing
they can subserve partizan purpose. So
do not be astonished even if the gallant
Morgan is ousted to give place to the un"
scrupulous and snaky Delano-MorgaD
who has defended the honor and fame of
his country in two wars, with 1000 majority
of Democrats in his district, ousted by
Delano, who said he would give $4,000
rather than that his son should enter the
United States Army! Oh, what lovers oi
the gallant soldier these Radicals would
prove themselves in this event: which /
say again is not improbable. orr sHrCE= p s