Year: 1866

his character just that combination of quail


tiles, and is placed in just those anomalous


circumstances, which lead men to the com


mission of great political crimes. The mere


hint Of the possibility of his. attempting a


coup detat is received by some Republicans


with look of incredulous surprise yet


what has his Administration been to such


persons but succession of surprises


But whatever view may be taken by the
Presidents designs, there can be no doubt
that the safety, peace, interest and honor
of the country depend on the success of the
Union Republicans in the approaching elec-
tions. The loyal nation must see to it that
the Fortieth Congress shall be as compe-
tent to override Executive vetoes as the
the peril of being expelled for one more in
harmony with Executive ideas. The same
earnestness, energy, patriotism and intelli-
| gence which gave success to the war must
now be cXerted to reap its fruits and pre-
vent its recurrence. The only danger is
that in some representative districts the
people may be swindled by plausibilities
and responsibilities ; for when, in political
contests, any villainy is contemplated, there
are always found some eminently respecta-
BILE men, with fixed capital of certain en-
inently conservative phrase innocently rea-
dy to furnish the wolves of politics with
abundant supplies of sleeps clothing
These dignifed are more than usually an
tiqe at the present time and the gravity
of their speech is as edifying as it's empt-
ness. Immersed in words, and with no
clear perception of things, they mistake
conspiracy for conservatism Their pet
horror is the term radical :" their ideal of
heroic patriotism, the spectacle of great
nation which allows itself to be ruined with
decorum, and dies rather than commit the
slightest breach of constitutional etiquette
This insensibility TO facts and blindness to
the tendency of events, they call wisdom
and moderation. Behind these political
dummies are the real forces of the johnson
party, men of insolent spirit resolute will,
embittered temper and unscrupulOus pur-
pose, who clearly know what they are af-
ter, and will hesitate at no Uniformity" in
the attempt to obtain it, To give these
persons political power will be to surren-
der the results of the war; by placing the
Government practically in the hands of
those against whom the war was waged-
No smooth words about "the equality of
ChC OtaICcI IhC HtScSSlly vi COuCLldtlOU,
"the wickedness of sectional conflicts" will
after the fact that, in refusing to support
Congress, the people would set reward on
treachery and place bounty on treason
"The South" says Mr.. Hill, of Georgia, in
letter favoring the Philadelphia conven-
tion, Sought to save The Constitution out
of the Union. She failed Let her now
bring her diminished and shattered, but uni
ted and earnest, counsels and energies to
save the Constitution in the Union. The
sort of Constitution the South sought to
save by warning against the Government
is the Constitution which she now proposes
to save by admiring it !" Is this the tone of
pardoned and penitent treason Is this the
spirit to build upa National Union party ?"
No; but it is the tone and spirit now fash
ionabe in the defeated rebel States, and
will not be changed until the autum cleo
tions shall have proved that they have as
little to expect from the next Congress as
from the present, and that they must give
securities for their future conduct before
they can be relieved from the penalties in
CURED by their past.