The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-04-23
The Views Of the Courier des
Etats Unls up ON the Radical Con.


Translated for the Cincinnati Enquirer.l
Commenting ubon the recent dispatch Of the
New York Herald referring to the Radical con-
spiracy to overturn our existing Institutions,
lie Courier says
We did not need this long dispateeh to be con,
WINGED that the Radicals have long been con
spring against the established government
The question, however, 10 not, AS the Herald
alleges, ola conspiracy, properly 80 called
but II 10 one for a campaign where every meal .
will be resorted to to perpetuate the power Of
the Radicals, and hold the country subject to
their sway. The day Mr. Lincoln was allow
ed to violate the laws, under the pretext Of
public saiety-the day when Mr.. Seward de-
elared, like an autocrat, that no n ed but tinkle
his bell to send a citizen 10 prison-the day
when journals were suspended, aud attacks
made upon individual libertys-,he day, above
all when a bill Of indemnify was passed to
release Mr.. Lincoln from the consequences Of
his contempt Of law--that veiy day free insti-
tuiions were imperi!ed from that day Gates
the radical conspiracy, the developments Of
which we are now watching.
The Herald, in fact tells US nothing new.
Every one knows the Radicals will condemn
Mr.. johnson, not because he is guilty, but be.
cause he is in their way, because he stands on
the basis of law. That its leaders are seeking,
per Jas ct MEAS, by every means, right OF
wrong, legal OF illegal, to seize the Presidential
power atthe next election, no one doubts that
their object is to anihilate the judicial authori.
ty by virtually suppressing the Supreme
Court, no one is ignorant-the work lie already
half doue that they are violently centralizing
authority and destroying local Liberties, is evil
,ieut that they will trample under foot the
Constitution, and modify it fundamental laws
to suit their owl convenience, is to plain for
argument. .
The ultra War Democrats and mod
erat . Republicans"can now SEQ whnt
they have done by lending their inf
hence 10 the Radicals, by PERM ting
the accomplishment or arbitrary acts
%applauiIng their const mmatIon. The
interests Ufthe. people have been used
us n pIetext, but it has always been IN
the name oi the intcrests Of the people
that nations have been ens.ayed and
oppressed. IL was in The name of the
people that Caesar crossed the Rubicon,
and that the French Convention wei.
ghed the nation down under the most
Of relationships. The present
political illegallty and violence are the
natural, and essary consequence Of
the violence and iliegality Of the last
administrative n and u hundred times
more than \ r., johnson. il deserves TO
be placed upontr trial tor violation Of law
But Mr.. Lincoln overstepped the law
in accord anco with the passions OF the
moment, the rage of Congress, and
consequently was lauded TO the
skies. Dir johnson exerted himself TO
make these Ia We respected, and thus
FLASHED with the sentiments OF the
majority Of Congress; he must, therefor
be destroyed. A pretty lesson, indeed
for the slreted of Republican people
the lesson !: teaches is Ina they need
not respect the laws or obey the voice
OF conscience, but that it il pruden. to
follow, wherever they mey lead, the
impulses OF the day, and yield withUu.
reflection TO the passions of the ma
jority.