The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-03-03

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For the Spirit.J
Progress reward Destrucfi0n--
President Johnson to be Drag
gedDoNha and Ben. wade izlau-
gurafed--The Road to Ruin to
be Cleared of all Obstructions.
Our Government has made another
fearful plunge toward ruin. For years
we have been whirling with increasing
velocity around the giddy circles9of a
.maelst-on, and every month has brought
us frightfdly nearer to Che verge ofde.
istruetion. It is suicidal madness in US
to deny that afataF gulf is yawning at
our very feet. While We glided smoothly
around the diminishing coil the people
were lulled into lethargy;;sbut care now
dashing among the breakers and the
sleepers are afousing a gls6ass si'4s.
There is a gIeam Of hope in the fact
that the people are beginning to realize
their peril. The, late high-handed re-
solve of the rump Congress tosdethrone
the President of the United States and
make one Of their own number his sue
cessor, has awakened an excitement
throughout the Union little less than that
caused by the firing on Fort sumpter.
On the Gath day Of February the
lower House passed the following resolu-
rtion-every Radical, with two honorable
exceptions, voted in its favor, and every
Democrat against it; ;.s 81 ,,.sas Sc +
"Resozued, That Andrew johnson,
President of the United States, be i'm
'peached of high crimes and misdemean-
ors." 4eF ps5s3 seea5 7aal 81 g'ss.ed j
The lofty tone and momento1s import
of this resolution naturally leads US to
look for some cause of Overwhelming
magnitude deep conspiracy to be-
tray the country to foreign enemy
some Guy Famkes gnnpowder plot to
blow the. Capitol TO fragments-some vii;
famous design to massacre the xtole pop
ulation. But here it is in its entire
heighth and depth, length, breadth and
insigni6cance: ~ ~ ssssssa sra
IS EXECUTIVE MANSION, .
{ WASHINGTON, Dc, Febs 81, 1868. i
r SIR: The Hon. Edwin d. Stanton hay.
ing been removed from Office as Secretary
of the Department Of War, you are here.
by authorized and empowered to act as
Secretary of War ad interim, and viii
Immediately enter upon the discharge oi
the duties pertaining to that Office. Mr.
Stanton has been instructed to transfers. tc
you all records, books, papers and other
public property entrusted to his charge,
Respectfully yours, ali aee ss5
: lIANDREW JOHNSON.
TO Brevet Major General Thomas, Adju
tant General United States Army.
The President of the United States has
seen proper to issue an order for the re,
moyal of an insolent and disobedient
Clerk of one Of the Departments. His
right to do this is plainly implied in the
Constitution, and expressly recognized BY
a Congress made up ,of many of the fra
mers of that shamefulIy outraged instru-
ment. The right has. never been ques-
toned from the days of Washington
down through all the Presidents to the
accursed days Of therunnp Congress.
Who is this Stanton for whom the
whole country is thrown into tumult2
Let HenryaClay Dean answer:
"The President Of the United States
through the very shame that aroused his
self,respect, removed from public Office
the most offensive Of all the odious men
who ever held place in the country.
aThis obnoxious man has made war
more horrible, by infusing into every de-
partment the inherent crueltyof nature
relentlessly coarse, and stupidly oblivious
to every sentiment of Kindness and gen.
tility. s s
. aThe blood of armies, murdered by
his design in frustrating happily conceiv-
ed plans Of war. thus protracting the
long coveted.day of peace. bedaubed his
hideous countenance. The wal! Of starv .
ed, gaunt and dying prisoners, the ghosts
of the unhappy thousands who perished
through his conniyance, haunted his
gloomy nights. The innocent blood Of a
murdered woman shrieking from the
ground tortured. hin, wherever he went.
He lately travelled through his native
State to attend fashionable wedding. -
Only the pestilence was more avoided
than himself Women saw him pass
their doors, and grasped their children
frantically to their bosems, as If ghoul
were passing by. Since the murderer
Jeffries died in answer to the prayers Of
the people of Great Britain, no object SO
loathsome has held place among man.
kind as the fendish ll IS Stanton" - as.
Securing to such . character as this
his eight athousandsay year, and steahpgs,
is theNwretched pretext under which, this
revolution is started like an avalanche
upon the county i.se,S,iss - :.
: But the pretext-of the Destructionisgts g
is not more contemptible than their chief
design isiniquitoas. afhey areexecuting
their cherished scheme of removing from
their road to despotism President who
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