Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-12-14
RADICALIsM.

The Rump, which met in Washington
on the first Monday Of this month, has
displayed already an usual degree OF
partisan spirit. Everything done by this
body is for the purpose of cementing
anew the power Of the Radical party.
And 10 more effectually accomplish this
design, Congress has found it necessary
to strip the other departments OF gov
ernment Of their functions. 1t has as
sumed dictstorial powers over the States.
declaring them in or out OF the Union
whenever it suits partisan interests.
Among the bills introduced are those to
define and regulate the jurisdiction
and power Of the Courts of the United
States, and to remand Georgia again to
q territorial condition. The first OF
these provides that no courts created
by an act of Congress, or the Judges
thereof, shall have power in any case
to adiudge or hold any act or joint resolu-
ton of Congress invalid for any sup
posed rspugusnce between such act
or Joint resolution and the Constitution
of the United States, or for any supposed
want Of authority in said Constitution
for the same; nor shall the appellate
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court OF the
United States be construed to authorize
that Court, in any case now pending or
hereafter brought before it, to affirm any
order, Judgment or decree of an inferior
niied States Court, or of any State
Court. which shall appear to have been
based upon eny such Judging or holding;
but every such order, judgment or decree
shall, for that cause, be reversed and
aunulled.
This is a high-handed attempt to de-
stroy the courts of the country, and
afterwnrd make Congress supreme. The
Judiciary Department is the only bar
rier now to the Radical party, which can
check it maddened speed toward a COM
plete demolition of cur Republican sys-
TEN. Take this swsy and nothing re-
mains to prevent Congress from doing
whatever is required to make its power
absolute.
As to the further reconstruction OF
Georgia, it may be seen from report OF
the Senate Judiciary Committee, of yes
terdsy, bill was introduced to perfect
the reconstruction of the State with
amendments. The bill provides for the
convening of the old Legislature on q
certain dsy, TO be decided by the Gov
ernor. All persons elected to the Cen
eral Assembly, ss appears by the procla-
nation Of Gen. Meade, issued June rs,
1868, will be summoned. All who are incl
igible under the Fourteenth Amendment
to the Constitution will be excluded. No
person shall be excluded on account of
race or color. The blacker the hUs the
more acceptable. The President is
authorized to employ. on application Of
the Governor, the military and naval
forces to enforce The provisions Of this
act, aud the Legislature is 10 be regarded
as provisional until further orders from
Congress. This ia proving what we
have held for long while, tha,the Gov
eminent of our fathers had sank into the
grave of the late rebellion.
There is no stopping revolution when
it once gets fairly under hesdwsy. In
1861 the Radicals began to destroy the
government of the Constitution, and they
have now proceeded so far as to be
enabled to apply the last and finishing
strokes to their reasonable work. This
tyrant of the people can be gotten rid Of
only through revolution.