The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-11-12
THE OVERTHROW OF THE RADI.
CAU.a.

THE OVERTHROW OF THE RADI.
GALS.
Rsdiealism has been . sort Of bugbear con-
stsntly looming up before the excited imagi.
nations Of the people calling themselves Con.
servstivss for many long years 10 the past.
They, the Conservatives, have been tormented
night and day for all that period Of time to
which the memory Of many runneth not to the
contrary, on aoeount Of this Mordecsi at the
Kings gate. There we're certain prototypes
Of these modern Conservatives We reeolleet In
the days Of Jesus of Nsssreth, and their
throes and sgoniss partook very much Of the
same characteristics, which distinctly mark
the modern school. Their cry was against
the Great Master. art thou come hitber to
torment US before our time ?"
Conservatism Is the dead sea Of stsgnation
Radicalism 10 reform, improvement, and pro-
grsss There arc some men who read history
backwards, and who think what Is, Is right,
and that there must DO no change, no ad.
vance.
Whom Mr.. Lincoln was elected President,
the first move was to get him and his party to
forswsr all the principles upon which the
campaign was carried on. The eIigencies Of
the Government required that the principles
o' inc hepuohcan party snouid DO saorined
70 national neeessaes' ihs was inc Con-
sentative demand.
The platform upon which Mr.. Lincoln was
elected was no more slave territory, but be.
fore tho close Of his administration slavery
''''n was "ooa'oeu' anu 'nore no" no tA'e
..l',o'y IN 'n' ANU ini' vi" inc Work Of
VI, Nsu'eas' Do's sn,o0uy regret !" NO"
~" ~" ,''' , A''e"P'' mAae 10 put
-. 'ue N.u'0 'e' u. no. note no" these
,nOo u"' su''eeueu' All aionS durng Mr..
I,ueo'n aau'n'''ta'i0n the most determined
..,H w, ' " o'e''n'o" 'ni' RADICAL
ply "n.'s was 'he sacee" stronger and
S''' "'sn"el anu mishuer gre" the
80 s'ou.u s"e", I'LL faaioahsm oVerpow-
ee1 NV su'"efsea e'ery'ningi and It's tr'
"e's Vi 'uen "snai importance that
naa 70 succumo 10 the obvious necessity
submit win as muon grace ar they could
command under the circumstances. Thus 1t
W., .s a T,. consrs" wa, radi.
~. ns 1ay'h'sn'h more radical the
Nn,n tue most TACTICAL and the For
A," nave so' 10 Inc suPsriative, and
eAn oh'y say Oh TINS Congress that In radical.
70" oa'.aid mem ALL and yet the people
'useAnea ~ leu are going to put the Rad.
ieai party down, gentlemen Why don't you
10
Inc witty English clergyman, Sidney
smith, tells story, and BY the way intro.
auce' 'hat excellent old lady to the world,
known as Mrs. Partington. On one occasion
'ue n"Au''' ocean not having the fear Of tho
excellent lady before Its eyes, rose very high
VI 'iamoatn, ~hefo Mrs Partington's cottage
. s,, anu ,ne waves entered the old lsdy's
w. "nsreupon she re'orted to broOms
-. "op' anu attempted to stem the rising
"Ae'' ou' was no use they were
e.. n ", n''' anu sne gave up in despair
a.. So puaa'e' Out no match for
10 -. cn" O,eA We commend the story
~ -. ~ ""u CONSERVATIVE friends
ov.r,b,o. ~ s.JI..,,. T' ABOUT the
a, a nrdd,. H., NY may % good
cal, w, b.a i .Hs HAai-
down r,dio,Ii,n ,,a as "p. 10 P@
A, tina, ,,..v.d +, NJ. h''soua
tic, In tho PbiI.i.,Dh,. ...e..f" ,a.
when that Noah, trl nroo...j.. .ooo,
and they parebsa IN n.;r. -. S 'o,~ea
pAn'-one Nor'hei~S
arm. Tears enough war, ,h.d
We suppose, to have smnloy,d ~. 80. ~,
Mrs. Partins,On for som, .is,.' n, r., =.
came Of it? Did radicrIan an. ~ Al, ~
convention Wilt. Yes y.riiy, II va, ~.
latter 'H'
lam %, - liz. ~ s'neea' hadioa!'
49,. =. ~, s au''' 'ure' i's end Fad
su,, ~ estimation oil many but tho -
w r'0Vss that the conservatives are hka tho
B0ureon'' .hsy VIII iorgs' nothing a1a learn
nothing The Radical party Was never 80