Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1868-06-02
LFrom- the New York Metropolitan Record.T
TAKE N0TICEI
No Submission, in any Event, to Car
. pet-Bag Senators---They Must :be
Driven 0ut---Peaceably if Possible.
ForciblY if Necessary.

Driven 0ut---Peaceably if Possible.
Forcibly if Necessary.
The people would do we'll not to attach too
much importance to the impeachment furry.
We would not have them diverted by that
from other issues of more commanding
character, now pressing upon the country.
The acquittal Of the President on the
eleventh article is important, it is true. in so
far as it goes to demonstrate the demoraliza-
ton of the Black Republican party; but,
after all, the event of itself is a thing of
the day. to be forgotten to morrow in the
rush of events, and to be whsked aside like
bubble on the wave.
The real issue which the people have to
meet and to settle in November next is some
thing of more lastine importance even than
the election of President and Vice President.
That isue is: Shall the twenty carpet
baggers, who are to be admitted to seats in
| the United States Senate by the Radical con-
spirators, be permitted to occupy their places
in the event of the Democrats obtaining a
majority of electoral votes? A majority,
! that is to say without reference to.the rotten
| boroughs, under the military reconstruction
! bill, that can have no electoral colleges which
are not barefaced swindes, and which the
| people of the North and West, therefore, can
| never recognize?
Our countrymen must begin to look this
| question straight in the face for, as we have
already said, it involves conditions of far more
lasting importance than any involved in the
| Presidency itself
Because, if these twenty carpet>baggcrs
are to hold Office like other Senators, for four
and six years, of what advantage will it be
to the people simply to have Democratic
| Chief Magistrate in the White House
That Chief Magistrate, under the circum-
stances, would be little more than a head
clerk. lie could not make single custom
house appointment or removal without the
| advice and consent of these carpct> baggcrs.
Every Radical in Office to-day might continue
in office then, because the President would
have no power to turn them out.
Not orly that but lie would be compelled
to select only such persons as members OF his
Cabinet as these carpet baggers might choose
to confirm. Under the infamous tcnure-of-
office bill they mi ght even thrust upon him
the scoundrcl, Stanton, as his Secretary of
War!
In this way it is perfectly clear the will of
the people could be completely negatived.-
In this way the election ola Democratic Presi-
dent and Vice>President could be made to
amount to nothing. 1t would be mere farce,
and worth absolutely nothing to the party
victorious at the polls.
The Radical managers, knavcs as they are,
we must do them the credit to say, are no
fools. They are looking good way beyond
their noses, They can see that public opinion,
in all sections of the country, is setting in so
strongly against them that the election of a
Democratic President is as certain as anything
future can be. To make that change of ad-
. Al.
is to so pack the Rump Senate as to give
them unlimited control there, at least for
the four years next to come.
The question now is, will the people submit
to be thus swindled?
We do not believe they will, because We
believe our countrymen are not yet so un-
worthy of liberty and constitutional govern
ment-notsofa false to every principle for which
their 1orefarthcrs contendcd, as to thus permit
handful of traitors and tyrants to usurp the
government and defeat the popular will.
What, then, is to be done? These twenty
carpet -baggers sworn in how are they to be
kicked out?
The m,o9us operandi is perfectly plain, and
we trust the Democracy all over the land !,
from now till the next 4th of March, will not
lose sight of it for moment.
Here is the outline-it needs some filing
up, as the circumstances of the future may
determine-but the outline itself must be
adhered to-
When the Democratic National Convcn-
tion assemblies in this city on the 4th of july
it ought to give formol notice right off to the
Black Republican party that. as regards these
pet-baggers who have been swindled into
the Senate, ''someGo9y has got to zeave."
In palmer phrase, there must be a distinct
i Al A., Al. r.
said, the election of a Democratic President
by majority of the Electoral Colleges ( ex-
elusive of the Southern rotten boroughs J,
these U0gobonds must Udcate their seats an LLe
Capitol. Upon this point there ought to be
no misunderstanding, no compromise. and no
concession.
But, if the Jacobin leaders insist, as they
probably will, upon their staying in any event,
what then?
We answer-out they must go, peacea5Ly
if they WILL torciJy if we must !!
The real, lawful, constitutional government
then will be the Democratic President, Vice
President and Congressman elect. That gov
ernment will assuredly be installed in the
Capitol on the 4th of March, 1869. And
if the Jacobins are then inclined to try con-
clusions with that government with view
to the forcible maintenance of these carpet
baggers in their senatorial seats as a compo-
nent part of this government, things will be
brought to a crisis, and Black Republican,
ism tciU be summarily acipcd ant!
To back up our President, Vice President,
and members of Congress elect, we feel pret-
ty sure we may count upon Democratic Gov
ernors in
CONNECTICUT,
NEW YORK,