The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-09

| AoAiosiJ ohu ecuuctiOH Will guy ooioAS w i'1S-
cinate thoughtless youth; gambling houses and
establishments OF an even more vile and de-
moralizing tendency-all these should be put
down, and those who conduct them should be
accommodated with cells in Sing Sing. The
war seems to have developed the worst passions
of men, and 1t has brought all the scum Of
American life to the surface. Now ID the time
to reform society by suppressng such places
and persons as we have mentioned; and the
clergy, our religious societies and all classes
of respectable people should unite together,
warn the public against these fearful traps for
virtue, and endeavor to bring back to society
its purity and morality.
Whore Does tho Union League Stand ON
tho Political Issues or the Days
A short time since the political organization
known as the "Union" or "Loyap League
was very active and "power in the land"
Its profession Of high pressure patriotism raj
lied to its support vast amount Of wealth,
intelligence and q heavy vote, and 1t used
these in most effective manner in strengthen
| ing the hands Of the government during the
war as well as in the Presidential and other elec-
tions. We hear little Of it now. And our
Washington despatch yesterday informs us that
sthe New York republicans Cor Leaguers, we
suppose) ''held meeting at the Union League
rooms in that city to discuss the propriety Of
visiting their respective homes to participate
in the November elections" and chat there
was sort of apathy or downheartedness mani
tested at the meeting" ).
The same apathy appears to exist here. And
we are led to inquire what is the cause of this !?
Does the Union League consider its mission
ended? Do these so; disant patriots above all
patriots think there is nothing more to be done?
Or are they Disguised with the course ofeventss
! We call upon them to show their hands. The
sword is sheathed, it is true, and we hope will
never more be drawn in civil or sectional war
in this country. But the wounds it made are
not yet healed. President Johnson, as skill
full physician, is doing remarkably well with
his patient His wise restoration measures
inspire us with hope. Still, he looks to the
people for their support in and approval Of
what he is doing. And he naturally expects
this in the most marked manner from those
who profess such intense and unalloyed loyalty
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as the Leaguers do
There is but one way to close up the war, to
restore peace and harmony to the country, to
give confidence in the future, to bring stabil-
| ity and prosperity out Of our embarrassing
| financial situation, and to come back again
safely to specie payments and our normal con-
dition anterior to the war; and that is by the
conciliaing, constitutional and firm course of
the President Are the Union Leaguers for
this! We want to avoid party political agita-
tions until the country is fully restored and
working harmoniously, as in former times.
| We need quiet in order that the people, hay
| ing their minds Invested of oil distractions,
may go to work in developing our resources
and in creating wealth to meet the burden Of
the debt. Unless we have this there will be
danger of the most fearful financial crisis If
political agitators should be able to keep the
country disturbed about their negro suffrage
theories and by hostility to the admins
tration there would be reason to fear that
the currency and government securities would
decline until they would become as worthless
as the paper money of revolutionary France
mite and remote period, or there would be q
general crash and wiping out of all financial
obligations This is by no means an exagger-
ated or improbable state of things under such
circumstances. We have only to look at the
| barometer in Wall street to perceive the truth
of these remarks. Gold is ready to leap up at
| the least rumor in the air or apprehended diff
fculty. 1t does not go down even with our
present hopeful prospects, and seems to stand
waiting the result of events. No one can be
| SO dull as not to see what would be the conse-
quencc of continued agitation. To avoid this,
therefore, the President must be sustained in
his healthful, quieting measures; and as it will
take to accomplish what he is working at
so well longer period than his present term
of office he should be the candidate of all con-
sentative parties in 1868. Indeed, to give
greater assurance and stability in our political
and financial affairs he should be taken up at
once. What does the Union League say? Is
it for Andy Johnson's restoration policy heart
| lily and without mental reservation? Will it
declare that, for the peace and welfare Of the
country, Andy Johnson ought to hold the reins
| of government q second term? Now is the
time for the League to speak. The election in
this State will be the test. Loyalty to the Presi-
dent and his policy will be regarded by the
masses of the people as loyalty to the country.
Let us hear from the Union League-if II still
lives-what position IL takes in the State cleo
ton and with regard to the President.
Great Increase fn American Cotton
i Manufactures.