Year: 1866

RRdicalisaA In tho State Senate-vielo~t As


saslss upon shs President.


The little minds In the State Senate Of
Albany have been trying to play the role Of
Thad Stevens. Butler, Wendell Phillips, and
other Jacobin leaders in this campaign. But
like all small imitatOrs of avowed leaders,
they have succeeded only in making them
selves appear supremely ridiculous and have
disgrsced their constituents. The demonstra-
ton, however, shows that the violent and
abusive tone which originated with Thad
Stevens, and has since been echoed by other
prominent radicals, is now being taken up by
every radical spouter looking for notoriety.
The spirit which prompted Stevens to talk
about beheading the Chief Magistrate Of the
nation is travelling onward, and has now taken
possession Of half dozen weak-minded
fanatics who by chance find themselves men,
bers Of the State Senate. Anxious for Q little
notoriety, they seize upon this opportunity


when the President, b about TO pass through
the State capital, to insult the Executive of the
natI2n, and, through him, the people Of the
whole country. Four men wearing Senatorial
robes refuse TO welcome the President Of the
United States in his official capacity. Con-
temptible meanness and partisan malice could
not descend to lower depths. The most
rampant rebels in South Carolina during the
rebellion could not have done worse than this.
One Of the principal causes Of the late war
was that the South refused to recognize the
President of the United States. All these
little radicals in the State Senate have now to
do to make the parallel complete is, to set up
some one else az their President, and they
will then be in the precise position Of the
Southern radicals at the commencement of the
war; '4---4--- = -


A resolution Is adopted welcoming Andrew
johnson and his party to the State capital.
On the, following morning the radicals get
together in caucus and decide to reconsider IT,
The moment that the Senate met, . motion 10
reconsider was made and carried. A substitute
was then offered, welcoming, in behalf Of the
people Of the state Of New York. his Excel.
lency Andrew johnson, the President Of the
United States, and other distinguished Official
PSi'""sBco accompanying nun, w VuT tcTIi-
tory This was the signal for those who ape
the style Of Thsd Stevens to hurl their abuse
at the President; but their coarseness far sur
passed that exhibited in Congress. One Ssna-
tor, who spent his time during the war
IN Wall street speculations, charged the
President with murder Another asserted
that be bad reached an infamous career,
and said that he opposed the resolution
because he did not desire, by the men,
tion Of that individuals (Johnson's) name, TO
stir up the dangerous passions Of the outraged
Union men Of the western part Of the State"
The fact that the author Of this statement
comes from the extreme northern portion Of
the State, near the Canadian border, and pre-
tended to speak for Western New York, ere.
ated so much surprise that another Senator
wanted to know IL he meant TO convey the
idea that the Presidents life was not safe a. he
passed through the western part Of the State i,
10 this inquiry the reply came from the border
rufhan radical Senator that he understood the
feeling Of the people OF the West, and he
would say that they hate that man" Amer
this exhibition Of msi.ce the gesoluOa vas