The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1868-03-28

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1G1fse.
The proceedings Of Congress IL
the impeachment business, and psr.
ticularly tho language and bsarias
Of the radical lesasrs, bisr vivjas
= nind the Jacobin reign Of tssrc,
daring the Frsnch Revolution.
When Tha1. S.svsss, o. prsses,isg
NJ articles Of impeachment against
the President, drew up his feeble
frame in the attitude Of a dictator
and shook his finger above his head
in = threatening manner towards the
Senate, while iercely exclaimins,
I" Let me see tho recreant who dares
y tread back upon his steps and vote
% the other ridc'" the history Of
Jscobin terrorism 10 the French
Convention was faithfully rspsated.
Amer analysing tho vote Of the SEN
ate as a strict party one, and exul.
ting in the prospect Of there being
10 chance for Andrew johnson, Che
" unfortunate man, the unhappy
nan, escaping his doom, he ex.
claimed, Point me out one (of the
Senators) who dares TO do it, who
dsres 10 vote against my programme
for dcposing "thc man At the other
end Of the avenue" When the bold
radical chief uttered this threatening
language he evidently had in his
mind the Girondists II tho Ssaatc--
tho Shermans, the Fcssendcns, the
Pomeroys and others in whom he
hsl not much confidence, and whom
no felt II necessary 10 whip in by tine
threst Of party vengeance.
Well may il be said that history
repeats Itself II is especially 80 in
revolutionary times The denuncia-
ton Of Andrew johnson a. . tyrant
and n violator OF the laws on the
nimsicst pretext by Thad. Stevens
and others who show themselves to
Be the most violent tyrants, and Who
scout the consultation ~ an obsolete,
wornout instrument, carries Us back
70 tho reign Of the Jacobin Noun
tain in France. Thad. Stsvcnss ex-
eIamations, referring to the Prcsi-
dent, "unfortunatc man, thus sur
rounded, hampcred, tangled in the
meshes Of his own wickcdness I'M
fortunate, unhappy mar, behold
your doom r reminds US forcibly Of
the language Of Robespierrc, Dan
ton, Camille Dcsnoulins and Marat
with regard to Louis the Sixteenth
and Marie Antoincttc. Unfortunate
unhappy Louis Capet, surrounded,
hampsrsd, tangled in the meshes Of
the bloody Jacobin revolutionists !
Unhappy Antoinetts, unfortunate
Austrian, what chance WAS there,
what loopholc > for your escape ?
SO alike are these revolutionary
scenes, 30 similar the language, that
We can hardly realise the fact that
We arc not reading the history Of tho
French Revolution, or that such
things arc occurring in our own be-
loved country. Yes, history repeats
for we are pass;ug through
revolution to that OF tho
French, TO that Of the English, when
Charles the First was behcadsd, and
to those Of other nations whom oil
the old land marks were destroyed
and constitution wero laughed at.
Thad. Stevens 10 q leader 10 or |
= reign Of terror hers. He
has the boldness Of Dsnton, the bit
tcrness and hatred Of Marat, and tho
un scrupulousasss Of Robespierre,
Ben Wade il suitable silly Of
Stevens in the revolutionary work,
though subordinate actor. He has
Tho COARSE and vindictive character
II Marst, too, with al IRA agrarian
md dwelling theories Of the most ad-
vanced rsvolutionist. Samnsr, an
sthcr Ct ally, is q visionary and sen
Iimsntal theorist, coscc,ted as Ro-
bespierre, A. weak a. Camille Dos
aad o. inpleoabls ~ Assas.
The lesser Rghts Of ne Jaeobin rev
pssty-ths Chandler,
Bont~ ellis, Buffers, Bing-
hams and othsrs--whiIe equally as
vsndictive AND destructive, are but
Tho followers Of the lesders They
arc al Of the same stamp, however,
and arc oil bcnt' On usurpation Of
power and the destruction Of the old
government, handed down to Us BY
he fathers.
An, but some incredulous and
over hopeful people may ray, al
will come right; Andrew johnson
ID not going 10 b hanged the
bloody scenes Of the French Revo-
luton will not DO repeated We shall
some back to lsw and order by and
by, and 20 forth. Lot " not deceive
ourselves. History shows Us that
those generally who iouagurato rev
plstions do not anticipate the ulti-
nate consequences. Whom thsy
,tsrt they calculate upon stopping
vhort on attaining certain objects;
but revolutions do not stop they
grow with party neccssities and as
partisan feeling becomes intensified
Such things a. many would shuddsr
It in tho beginning Of revelation
ars accomplished with tho greatest
com placeney Afterwards. The very
apathy aud over hopefalnsss Of the
people encourage revolutionists to
more Outrageous measures. Do the
A mcrican people realise The rsvolu-
ton they are passing through Il
II small thing to impsach The Pres
;dent Of the United States and to
dspose him on such himsey and
ridiculous charges ~ tho Radicals
have trumpsd up against Mr.. John.
son :? His worst enemies do not
assail his honesty or integrity. lie
has endoavored to perform his duty
according to bis understanding Of il
and tho constitution which DO has
sworn to preserve His sole offence
10 that be has not gone with tho
dominant party 10 ConEfess in their
sGorh 70 Afticanise tho country and
to revolatiosise the government Il
it a small thing 10 remove Presi.
dent for party purposes alone Such
: thing was never dreamed Of before
10 ths Uni1sa 6lstes. II = = tes-
portant and very losg stride In tho
~ of rewolution. Add Who q short