Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-01-11

Wendell Phillips on the Rampage,
In his violent rage over the failure of the
impeachment of President johnson, Wendell
Phillips thus scolds at his party:
For two Yeas Congress has been legislatinn
with an unanlmity never before equaled, on
the laost vital subjects: enacting its laws over
the Executive veto. All these laws the Prcsi
dent dlsobeys, and gives contemptuous notice
that he shall continue TO disobey
Now, either these worthy gentlemen, who
draw pay and mileage. have been engaged in
chihfs play, or the President has committed
grave crimes. The record is made up. No
fine-spun theories or brave words in n minority
report can alter it. No more distinct lines of
hosGlie array ever divided the camps of Grant
aud Lee than than those which have. .ayowcdly,
run between Congress and the White House.
IL IL too late in the day for members To ignore
thes., and try thus TO concs.i their defeat.
They armed Tor battle, entered the list, sum
mobed the nation 10 watch them and now
sk,ilk ont Of the field "Sir," said the tiercest
ef Msnchaasens, entering an editors Office.
+" see your Journal Of this morning denounces
me as u thief aud lar" at does, Sir--wlat
hare you to soy =. Was the reply. Il have to
shy, Sir. that wgh you good morning" That
m'ln must llaye-wriit-n the minority report
No Congress was ever more distinctly elected
TO mould q tariff or settle foreign complica.
tion than the Fortieth Congress was elected 10
iupeach Johnson. The Thirty.eighth and
Ihiriy-ninth Congresses were no more chosen
with the understanding that the war was TO be
carried on. than this one was to i,npcach An.
drew Johnson. Ii has betrayed its trust. 1t
has sold ont IN the hope 10 buy any empty tr.
L a
uinph Tor the Republican name. Congress has
surrendered to the President. proclaming that
it is afraid tn enter the lists with him. Con.
WINGED that he is guilty and deserves impeach.
mcnt. II refuses to impeach on the ground that
J 3hnsun is too strong for the Republican Party
The Indian dreams that the strength and c,,lr.
age at his victim pass into his heart and blood,
I'm the same principle a contcmptible con.
gneror makes his dupcs contemptiblc. Where
u monkey Is the God what must be the pricstsl"
i the lackcy who bloolned out into Democrat
anly after long and fuiihss efforts to make
admit him into their society-if
the drnnkard of the 4,h Of March--thc ridicu-
lss sshiger-round the circk--the bls,dy
saobocrat "f New Orlcans--fhe E.ntmonthed
ecmagngue of Feb. 22-the shameless pardon
hroker--the Rip Van Wrinkle who wakes up
in 1867 to palm Of upon us for Message.
some OF the unused lnanuscript OF Pierce.
cir BHchannn-if the c0xcumb whose whole
intellectual force consists Of n prejudice whieh
the blo"d of a hundred fights has washed out
Ut every honorable soul-if the secondhand
rebel who undertakes to swaggeT in Davis
t,astoH caothes-if this is the cullquerer. how
shall ne describe the three-scure Republican
Master Shadows and Andrew Aguecheeks who
disgrace tho Shameless consistency of. their
Democratic brothers in the rebel 100 of the
lhtc votc Mr.. Senator Wilsun is fond Of as
serting that Congress is far ahead of the peo.
pS,., We haye beret,iurc regarded this assrr.
zion as one Of tine pleasant tales wherrwith
that gentleman Is won't to ainuse the people
until u battse is hst--ana then inform them
no was aware alb the wh,lt Of the coming de.
feat, but knowing Of no heart except his own
,tont enough to bear the III news. kindly for.
BORE to prophecy the evil day. But now. We
adopt Mr. Wilssso'syys.ws heartily. Congress
is indeed far ahead of the people in its r,sId:
ness to SURRENDER
Nnit9s f-whs4 drugs. what charms. gxh3ld
Ia What conjuratons and what mighty magic'-
wrought this astounding readiness, only timr
will reveal Our old Professor Of Logic used
h teach us never b, seek fpr an extraordinary
cause il an ordinary onssvoud s,,fiiC- " ~
plain . result, One nced not, thcref,sr,., SANS
pect hribcss Executive patronage or htrig,urs
of Presidential andidates-which, of course,
are extraordinary and unusual apparitions in
Congress Nails. It is sufficient to rcinesnbcr
shnt ~ expect hign constitutional cvxragc Of|
NE Eepu bhcan party would be as absurd as tn
ny to'.1nosc a dish Of SKINNED milk with M
,onofable action" e'*..'. - - 80
nHsad --4ls444.lAL i 4zis L~.AaI- g4ff
5Tisar BiGHT. "A f'serila rapersnys. IdIf-
irss and Loyal Leagues are making mischief|
n Florida. Whit there n Of rtr lleagre cot
MI crop is ut the mercy ~ the negroes, who
plunder the ciN hNstsA Cnt6lr, hagsaad sheep,
ire nightly slang ghtercd and casrisd pt. Tlss
MN IL going the same way, One scentleinanl
Aad three cnttl shot III one day, and lady
shO owned I, 100 sheep few months .aQv. has |
lad them all killed md carried on by the gen
!ssssess WIN VIII shortly mako 4 Cpnstitpfion
iDr the State. ssy 7'as'7 .ss'g