The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1868-03-06
Edltorial Correspsndsnee.


EDITORIAL Corrsspsndence.
JAMESTOWN N. 7. Feby.. p, '6s.
DsAR Jur1oR :--Startling events
ere still the order Of thedsy. 4 The
last great event Farousing the people
Of this section from their lcthargy,
| il, the note Of Andrew johnson, re-
moving Stanton from the War Office.
This bomb-sbell drown einto1 ths
Mongrel camp brought trepidition 10
the hearts Of the stoutest Of the ne
gro mob at Washington, dignifed
with the name Of Gngress. Stanton
on IT, reception. :..usssked sends the
drcadful missive to the House 81
Representatives, like . spanked
child calling on that band Of desper
ADDE'S for aid. The Senate too took
the question up, the ablest members
refusing to commit themselves upon
the constitutional question Of the
Presidents right to remove the clerk
ofthat subordinate Office. It is sig
niicant though that this false and
truculent body . Of Constitutio n
haters, liberty strangers. and Re-
public destroyers united in a resolu-
tion to the nevcr-to-bc-sufhciently-
lamcnted. per-emptorily demanding
the removal Of Montgomery Blair
from the Cabinet, because, as they
alleged, it was essential to tho sue.
cess Of his administration that the
President and Cabinet should 10 in
full accord upon the policy Of tho
President.
II is now no less essential than
then. But it remains for tho Presi-
dent to show to the friends of re-
publican government that hc has
the nerve to maintain. a. we'll as
assert, his prerogatiyc in. this res
poet. What his duty requires is
not matter Of speculation. His
order to Stanton should ho percmp-
tory for the immediate surrender Of
the portfolio belonging to that Of
fee, and in case of refusal, Gen
Grant should be ordered to take
possession Of the Office in order that
the president might be Immediately
put in possession. Grant refusing
t. obey this order from his Comman-
der-in.Chlef should be summarily
brought under arrest before mill
tary tribunal for trial. for disobc-
dicnce Of orders, tho duty Of dis
placing Stanton, in the meantime
being given to an officer with suffic-
lent s, briefly as we'll as respect for
duty, to carry the order into immc.
diatc execution.
We fear though that Johnson's
lack Of nerve may induce him to
test Stanton's. right by quo WAR
RANro, which Of course will keep
the enemies Of tho President and
Of the country in possession until .
final trial Of the question Of Law
and ofright, can be adjudicated in
the courts. It is not difficult to
| see that thus johnson will be en-
tsrrascd during tho remainder Of
Of his term by this arch traitor
Stanton. 81 .a
The leaders Of tho Mongrel party
are dsluding the people with the
cry that, revolutions never &c
backward. . We're they faithful
observers Of the lessons Of history
no such error Of faat, would lull
them into finciod security. In The
days Of ths. French royolation tho
same cry was made by the rovolu-
tionists. Even the boys upon the
- :
streets were shouting o. IRA! o.
IRA! lit shall 60 on. that il, the
revolution shall go on, when at the
same time the leaders Of the revo.
luton were being led to the block
Of the executioner. So il has been.
and SO it will be. in all ages. Rev.
olutions 60 on when they are osten.
sibly or really carried on in the in.
terests of the people. But when
the time comes that the mask il
torn from tho face Of the revolution.
lists and their real purposes exposed.
an insulted, outraged and iadig'
nant people, become first their 90
ouscrs. then their executioners. II
that day of . nations wrath will
the leaders Of the revolution sus
pended BY the mock tho people whe
have applauded them in the day o