Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-09-09
Letter from washington
WAsHINGToN, D. c., Aug. q, L

AlluOuEu OOukIcso - uOb III 6c5SlJu
many things conspiTs to make Wash
ington q centre toward which the AmeI-
can people are looking with deep in
terest. For here resides traitor presi-
dent clothed with fearful power, and
bent on all the mischief he can accom-
plish with safety to his neck. Here,
also, dwell the men who compose his
Cabinet, most of them renegades from
the cause of liberty and progress, and
fscile tools of their depraved master !;
crowdiDg their respective departments
here. and filling federal offices all over
the Union, as far as they are able 10 do
so, with outspoken, active secessionists,
or timid sympathisers with rebellion.
This, also. is the headquarters of Major
General Hancock, upon whom, the reb-
els here boldly and confidently state,
the president can safely rely for aid, if
he should have the pluck to attempt to
carry out any part of the programme
of his rebel friends to prevent the cleo
ton or Inauguration of General Grant.
Here live, also, two of the Blairs, faith
er and brother of the candidate of the
rebels for Vice-presidency. The three
Blairs, all-powerful with the President,
are, yerhsps, the most dangerous ene-
mics to human progress on the Cont
nent. They are able, resolute, persist
ent, unserupulous, selfish plotters. ready
at any moment, for their own ambitious
mercensry or revengefEl purposes, to
plunge their country into another war
for the disruption of the Union and
the re establishment of slavery.
Perhaps Congress understands the
country's needs better than outsiders
do; but l cannot help thinking that it
would be faithfully uuwise to give An
drew johnson an opportunity to exer-
else all the doubtful powers of his Office
unchecked by the legislative branch of
the Government, between this and
election day. And so think nine tenths
of all the loyal men from the Southern
States with whom l have conversed
lately. They say that if quorum of
Congress does not convene In Septem-
Der, and make provisions. should they
take another recess, for re-assembling
shortly after. so that Andrew johnson
and his rebel friends will see that they
are to be closely watched until election
day, most if not all the Southern States
will be lost to the Republican party
Persuasion, falsehood, intimidation,
force and wholesale murder, if neces
and wbite nnion;sts from, the noIIs-
Tba laaders Of tba rabaI nartv in the
Son,b ore adncstad end ,IaII evnar;an. =.
ceJ IN nsrtv Dolii;cs tbav are the
isndbol5sr. of the country and the em-
DIovarsof tba c;,iss That rank and
fIe ere discinI;neJ and desnarate and
90 ,an,hI 10 haI;a,a ,baI The aIaction
Of SavI1o,,r or5 RIsir w;II sacnra to
tba South neocafniIv that which II fail
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