The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-01-22
MORE OUTRAGEOUS LEGISLA-
TON.

grading the people OF the oouthefh
States. At each successive step we
had hoped that we had seen the worst,
because we could conceive of nothing
worse to expect. But almost every
mail brings us accounts of the results
of Radical ingenuity in search of fur
tller outrases upon Q helpless people,
and we have every reason to believe
that the end is not yet. We have
heard of 'sfnality y after finality, until
we are beginning to believe that the
end of Radical infamy will be coeval
only with the end of the Radical party.
Within the last few weeks more outra-
geous legislation has been crowded
into the same length of time than has
characterised any equal period OF the
existence Of Radical supremacy in Con-
gress.
The house has passed an act yirtual-
ly abolislling the Supreme Court OF the Il
United States. Fearing that the Court,
in which there is q Conservative major
ity, may prove an impeachment" to
their revolutionary course, an act has
passed the House Of Representatives
requiring two-thirds majority to de-
eide questions involving the Constitu-
tionality of laws Of Congress. The
bill will unquestionably pass the Sen n
ate,and will bar all attempts to obtain
relief in the Supreme Court against the
unconstitutional acts of the present
Congress. atv,
By an act of Congress Mr.. Stanton
has been reinstated in the Office OF
Secretary of War, with the evident
connivance and cooperation OF Gen.
Grant, who, it appears, has become as
faithless as the rest Of his party, for the
purpose Of gratifying his ambition to
fill the Presidential chair. When the
tenure of Office bill was under discus
sion, the Radical Congressman said
that no gentleman or man OF honor
would remain in Cabinet contrary to
the wishes of tile President. Yet they
vote to retain Stanton, and the :" man
of honor" deliberately walks into the
office. At last accounts the President
would not recognize, him, and it re-
mains to be seen which will come off
victorious in the squabble. + . ..H .'';3 e.,
A new reconstruction bill has been
framed and, will doubtless pass both
Houses, which is intended as it by a
coup de main to- give the finishing
stroke to the Radicalising of the South
ern States, and securing their votes for
the Radical candidate for the Presiden-
cy.s The niger Conventions are to
organize Provisional Governments, and
the command of the military districts
taken, away from the President, an: and
placed under thee direction of Genera
Grant. With all the Offices Mt the
South in the hands of the Radicals ant
the whole under, the chief command o
the Radical candidate for the Presiden
lev, it would be a miracle if the Consti
tutions were not adopted and the votes
| of the States east for the Radical candi-
date.
General HancockSbeing an @iniped
iment" to the Radical programme,
bill has been framed to degrade ant
dismiss from the service one of Ah'
brayest men and most useful ! c 9 ON a
ders in the waron the side fthe North
This bill is The most barefaced net 0
injustice. that we have ever know Illt'' "
committed under a free governments
| ii will doubtless pass, but we .ri.icl
mistake the, temper Of the America
people if it do not end in the elevation
Of the men whom il was intended t
degrade. The tables may be turne
some day; the Democrats may have '. !;
majority in Congress, and the Radical heal
} may have to gnash their teeth at seein
Hancock i Lieutenant 6 eneral an
Rousseau a Major General 3sa
The past week has been, then, quit
an eventful one in the news line. w
} are disposed to ask, what nexta TIL
only CLEAN Of hope for Us lies il in th
probability that the Radicals are nea
s the end Of their row and that they al
y playing their last desperate carr, if
: power. If their actions should precil
s itate a war, they donot carea farthin'
!. They care nothing for q governmer
: which is controlled BY any but. then
r selves. mi di.W gGiiasnuoa ii ,aafaai
1ryRY ST. ~ OHiN5S COUG g.
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