The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1868-10-14
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NEW HAVEN. Conn, Get. 7, 1863
YnlpeaChnsens OG The Radical
Party.

The following is an enumeration Of specific
high crimes and misdemeanors, of which
the Radical party, by It's leaders and agents
in Congress, has been guilty. They are
sebvcrsive of the PRINCIPLES of civil liberty,
and derogatory and insulting to the rights
of the people. We quote from the Boston
(ou1er.
l. 1t has set aside the Constitution Of
the Unred States, the basis, pledge and
security for Republican freedom
IL 1t has practically abrosated States
governments in the ten Southern States
ranging them in military districts, and plac-
ing over those districts military command
ers
III. 1t has deprived every white man of
his vote who would not aid in the Radical
plan Of reconstruction. "
". 1t has bestowed the power of suf-
fragc upon every negro disposed to lend
himself to that purpose.
V. 1t has substituted military commits
sions for the civil tribunals.
VI. It has thus taken away the constitu,
tionsl right Of trial by jury.
VII. 1t has deprived the people Of the
sacred right of the writ Of habeas corpus.
VIII. 1t has prohibited free speech
TX 1t has broken up and sil,ncee free
press.
X It has Inflicted "cru.l and unusual
punishments.
XII 1t has violated the right of the pen
rle ito he secure in their persons, houses,
papers and effects against unreasonable
searches an5seizmres.
XII. 1t fas deprived the Executive Of
its constitutional, Just and necessary powers,
by means of wficf it was intended by the
trainers of the Constitution that this CO.
ordinate branch of the government should
help to maintain a Due balance of authori-
ty, for the common safety and welfare,
XIII. 1t has overawed that other CO,
ordinate branch Of the government" the
judiciary, which was also intended to help
maintain due balance of authority, for the
common safety and weltare-by unconsttu-
tional and threatening legislation, so as to
intimidate the Supreme Judicial tribunal
and thus to prevent the declaration Of
Judgment ready to he pronounced, from
which would have flowed the necessary legal
consequence. that the whole series OF recon-
struction acts, was unconstitutional, re-
volutionsry and utterly void. "
XIV. 1t has required OF the Southern
States taaattoa rithom alowiag them rep
reSentotion.
XIV. 1t denies the right Of voting at the
coming election, to three of those States,
for noncompliance with its unconstitution-
al, unjust and arbitrary demands.
XVI, In order to maintain this monst-
rous and inquitons system of legislation, it
has been compelled to keep up the public
debt, instead Of taking speedy economical
means for us reduction and gradual extinc>
ton; and, for period of peace almost as
long as that of the war, has gro1nd down
the people by an ever increasing burden
of extortlohate taxation tho expenses Of
the government in this fourth year after
the war, being more than six times as much
as in the year before the war began.
Finally, apprehending that their scheme
of reconstruction which meant always
subjugation of the South to uphold Radical
supremacy in the North, the agents of
which were the military force. the freed
men S bureau and carpet baggers.' paid
for these services out of the pockets Of the
people, had failed to cajole the majority oil
the negroes to its supporta bill was INTRO
ducad into Congress, at its last session, pro-
viding tor a large supply of arms to-the
blacks in the Southern States by which the
armed minority might regulate the franchise
Of the white and black majority in the Rali-
cal interest. What dreadful scenes must
have ensued, had this bill passed, through
conflict OF races, speedily involving the
whole country in a civil war far more tres
mendous and horrible than the sectional
war in which we have been engaged the
humane, the prudent and the patriotic
would wish to banish from the imagination
Such is, in part, the amply sufficient
foundation for,the arraignment Of the Radi a
cal party. Every specification is solid,
indisputable fact. OF these high crimes
and misdemeanors, clearly subversive Of
the very principles of civil liberty, It is
guilty Upon such specific. a.
ton no jury in Christendom would fail 10
convict, no judge would hesitate to pro-