The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1868-09-03
RADICAL DESPAIR.

Radicalism is on its last legs, or rather off
its last legs, and depending on the Ramp for
its future existence. Notwithstanding the
INSCRIPTIONS means it has used to retain
power. power is about to leave it.
Before the war its strength was entirely
Northern and sectional. 1t commanded a
plurality of votes in the North, but none in
the South. 1t abused its power-it belied
its professions declared the Southern
States IN the Union during the var, and de-
clared them out Of the Union as soon as peace
war established.
! 1t declared that the Southern negroes were
! fit to be Governors, and Members of Con-
| gress, and Legislators, while it established
the Freedmen's Bureau to feed and clothe
these negro law makers of theirs to prevent
them becoming paupers.
1t passed a reconstruction act to enable the
Southern people to govern themselves, and
yet has a standing army Of Sc 900 to govern
them.
1t denied the right of the negroes to vote
in the Northern States, where they are few
in number and comparatively intelligent.
and allowed, or rather compelled, them to
vote in the South: where they are numerous
Gin some States outnumbering the whites)
and are grossly ignorant.
1t increased the expenses of the govern
ment more than five times the amount of
any Democratic administration.
1t laid heavier burdens upon the people in
the shape Of taxation than was ever before
borne by the people of this or any other coun-
try.
1t ignored the Constitution of our forefath-
crs, and undertook to build up consolidated
government. to use the language of its own
leader, "outside of the Constitution"
1t set its own Rump above the President
and the Supreme Court. and when those de-
partments showed determination to Go
their duty to the Constitution and their
country, it undertook to impeach the one and
to destroy the other.
1t so acted that in the North, where its
whole strength lay, it met with most scath-
ing rebuke at the hands of the people at the
election of last fall. While Ohio was barely
saved to it, New York and Pennsylvania,
Connecticut and New jersey wheeled into
the Democratic line, leaving it no hope in
the North.
Radicals, however, are not the men 10
give up power without struggle. Having
kept the Southern States out of the Union
for more than three years, such of them as
would vote Radical were brought in, the
right of voting being given to negroes and
carpet-baggers, excluding the entire iEtelli-
gence Of the South. This seemed to secure
the South to the fortunes of the Radicals
But they had reckoDed without their host
Having trampled on the rights of the whites
to secure the influence of their colCred breth-
rem, they find that many of the Southern
negroes will vote with their former masters,
and despair of carrying even the South.
Seymour and Blair will carry not only the
North but majority Of the Southern votes.
Hence the alarm in the Radical camp
Hence the wholesale ISLANDERS of the Radical
press. Hence the charge of disloyalty against
AAOl SllIO boSS luOul IuOuSu IL GIVES tue lle W
the written evidence of President Lincoln,
Secretary Stanton and Governor Curtin, who
publicly returned him their warmest thanks
for his aid in crushing the rebellion, and
saving the fair soil of Pennsylvania from
desolatien. Hence their ISLANDERS of Frank
Blair, who saved Missouri, his own State
from the rebe!lion-who in war was one of
the most fearless and chivalrous of soldiers,
and who was the bosom friend of President
Lincoln; but who was too conservative and
patriotic to war against the Constitution and
Laws.
No wonder. then, that Radicalisfn is sorely
dismayed when it finds the whites of the
North and the blacks of the South equally
determined to take from their hands the
reins of power.
COWARDLY LYING,