The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-01-19
The Radical Policy Again.

From the tenor Of the Washington letter writers
and the action of Congress it is very obvious that
State government at the South will be allowed to ex-
ist that is notin the hands of the Radicals The evil
dence before is that the utras gaining ground
every day. and that Tennessee the first State in the
South to embrace conservatism after walowng in Rad
icaism for number of years. is about to be served in
the like manner that Georgia was, and more to
be set adrf in the cold We are assured by Southern
men who have remained at Washington for the last
month that the temper OF Congress has greatly
changed since it and the ultra element which was then
silent, is now becoming every day more rampant and
aggressive. Measures which at first would have been
dismissed as impossible or absurd, are spoken of
as every way possible and easy. The well-informed
correspondent of the New York World, in speaking of
the temper of Congress- says that leading Democrats
express the opinion that the action taken in the Georgia
case designed as precedent to show the power
and readiness of Congress to interfere whenever it
may be necessary to a Radical ascendancy in
each State, and to employ whatever essen
tal to this end 1t is known that there has been great
deal of study and consultation among the Radicals in
Congress touching the case in Tennessee and that the
leaders maturing plan for fresh subugation of
that State. The mode Of doing this is not yet known,
or even agreed upon but that they will find way,
if they decide upon finding one, is not doubtful. The
pretexts assigned for this that the last election was
fraudulent; that the registration under Gov. Senter
admitted many whites to vote who were disfranchsed
by the laws of the State for participation in the rebel
lion and, lastly, that the State does not have Re-
publican form of government Leading Republicans
in both branches strongly opposed to this policy
but it is not now known whether enough of them will
stand out to defeat these measures. The talk among
the ultra Radicals to hold Virginia back for the pres
ent and not to admit her until her political course is
more clearly defined. The recommendation of the
President makes it difficult for the Radicals act in
this case as they would like to do.
The following extract, from the rier-Journal, is
another evidence of what we have said above:
"Prvate letters from Washington, emanatng from
sources which we regard entitled to serious consd-
Grafton assure that very earnest and weldirected
effort will be made after the to Tennessee
as Georgia has been served. Stokes and Maynard,
says letter which is before u.s. are working like
beavers. When asked for pretext, they say that no
other pretex is wanted than the recent defeat of loyal
men, If they can make a party question of their
claim it will go through in spite of facts orlaws. An
apprehension of this kind would seem to be childish
but for the unvaryng conduct of this miserable, high
handed desposm which is resolved to rule or ruin the
country, or BOTH
As stated in the beginning it is very evident that
no State in the South will be allowed to exist out side
of Radical rule, and if necessary could adduce fur
Their evidence of this programme