The Sun.
London, England, 1868-04-18 00:00:00

'rom their grasp, and can count their chances for

the future. 1 hey determine therefore to secure, if
possible, the election of the new PRESIDENT and
one of their leaders. Mr. WENDELL PHILLIPS has
not hesitated to avow openly the motive for the
Impeachment,' which is no secret in New York or in
Washington. If it were possible to oust Mr. JonN-
SON from office and to secure a Radical substitute
as Acting PRESIDENT during his short remaining
term the Radical chances of the election would be
greatly improved. Mr. PHILLIPS writes as follows
.-..-." The Presidential canvas is too near ; the need
of Government patronage to check the Democratic
party too urgent to allow any wavering. No mat-
ter for the motive —all hail the result." It might
be readily supposed that so candid a confession
might injure the prospects of the party which Mr.
PHILLIPS iS so anxious to serve, but he apparently
knows better. His countrymen are doubtless' very
well aware of the especial motive for the Impeach-
ment. They are too cute to be deceived by the
mock heroic virtue which so easily deludes our Eng-
lish Radical enthusiasts. Mr. MASON JONES the
other evening announced to the audience in St.
James's Hall that " the noble scene which was
going on in Washington proved that the American
people loved law and order, and nothing else." What
a pity that cruel Mr. PHILLIPS should so wilfully tear
off the veil and persist in enlightening his devoted
admirer ! Chief Justice CnAsE,:who has some con-
ception of the rights and duties and responsibilities
of the judicial character, might have something to
say about the fervent and devoted affectinn of
Congress for "law and order, and nothing else,"
and " the noble scene now going on in Washington"
has not as yet reflected very much credit
on the prime movers of the matter. Chief Justice
CHASE has excited the direful displeasure of his
party by his resolute impartiality during the trial.
It was hoped and believed by the Radicals that he
would consider their interests and abide by their
wishes. Had they not supposed he would be
their tool instead of their master he would never
have been elected President of the Senate Court.
The Radicals have, in fact, repeated, on a smaller
scale in the selection of Chief Justice CHASE the
mistake which they made in the selection of
ANDREW JOHNSON. Neither is willing to abide by the
dictum of those who gave him their suffrages, irrespec-
tive of every other consideration of law, patriotism,
and personal conviction. Yet this is what a man must
do if he would retain his hold on the Radical party,
or be ranked among its leaders, and the evil influ-
ence which they exercise on the politics of their
country is shown by their recent confessions.
America is degraded, indeed, if her public offices
are to be openly treated as matters of sale and
barter, and the Republic is fast approaching that
degree of political corruption which, in the history
of similar institutions, invariably precedes decay
and dissolution.

MUSICAL ITEMS.—A new biography of Mozart
has been published in German by 0. Jahn.--:A now " 0
Salutaris," composed by Auber for voice and violin, was
performed on Sunday last in the chapel of the Tuileries by
Madlle Nilsson and M. Larasate.—Musical Standard.