The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-06
NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY s, 1865.
The Situation OF the Country-The New
Start OF the Republic.

The Situation OF the Country-The New
start OF the Republic.
The eghty-ninth anniversary of the Ameri-
can nation has passed, and we now take new
start in history. When we consider what this
country has accomplished in less than CEN
fury we are amazed; but what we have accom-
plished is as nothing compared to what we
shall achieve during the next one hundred
years. For the last four years the strength Of
this government, which had already been tested
by several small rebellions and foreign war,
has been still more severely tried by a vast
instruction, and 1t has shown itself fully equal
to any demand which can be made upon it.
We have now got rid Of the dogma Of State
rights; we have got rid Of the odious institution
of slavery; we have got rid of the latent hos
tility between the two sections Of the country,
and we have got rid of the rule Of stereotyped
politicians. Consequently we are now in
splendid condition to take q new start and re-
deem all the errors Of the past.
We shall start under the very best auspices.
Our flag, which foreign nations and domestic
traitors sought to tear in half, is now honored
and respected all over the world. All Of the
seeded States are now in the Union, firmly
and safely, with the single exception Of the
peninsula of Florida, which was Of very little
account before or during the war, and which
now only awaits the appointment Of pro-
visional governor. President johnson has so
well managed the work Of reconstruction, or
rather of restoration, that the whole country
has united in his support, as it united to sup
port Washington and Lincoln. The politicians
are therefore at disadvantage. They can
not defend President johnson, since nobody
attacks him; and they are equally unable to
attack him, since everybody is ready to volun-
teer in his defence. To keep them in this posi-
ton, like serpents with their fangs drawn,
is the purpose Of all true patriots; and SO
long as President johnson continues in the
admirable line Of policy which he has marked
out for himself, there will be no necessity for
the existence of more than one party In the
republic. An opposition cannot exist without
something to oppose; and hitherto no one has
found anything to oppose under the admins
tration Of President johnson. Even the radi-
Gals, who are chronic faultfnders, have ceased
their grumbling, seeing that nobody considered
it worthy of serious attention, and that it was
not at all likely to lead to any practical results
This sudden cessation of the radical fan
faronade is one Of the best proofs Of the unan-
unity of the country.
The work before us during the next decade
is by no means easy, and yet it is by no means
beyond our powers. In tho first place, we
must reorganize and reinvigorate the South.
That region, which has been blasted and DESC
lated by the war, must be made to blossom
like the rose. This can only be done by the
aid of Northern capital and the hearty and
cordial efforts Of the Southerners themselves.
Intimately acquainted as we are with the peo-
pie of both sections, we have not the slightest
doubt that this work will be speedily accom-
plished in the handsomest possible style. In
the second place, there is the question Of negro
suffrage, which underlies the future prosperity
of the South. If the Southerners are wise they
will at once grant the negroes vote and
guard 1t by such educational or property quail
acations as are now In force In Massachusetts
and New York. To these qualifications no one
can possibly object and the simple fact that
the South has willingly complied with the de-
mand for negro suffrage will do more TO re-
establish the Union than q thousand victories
in the field. Besides this, it will give the South
the control of several hundred thousand new
votes, which will otherwise fall into the hands
of the radical leaders Of the North, and II will
enable the Southern States to secure speedy
representation in Congress, if not in the other
departments of the government. We believe
that the Southerners have learned wisdom
enough during the war to consent to what is
inevitable, and that negro suffrage is conse.
quently thing accomplished. In the third
place, the national debt must be paid. When
the South is regenerated and is laboring hand
in hand with the North, there will be no diff
Guilty in regard to our debt Everything is
therefore favorable for new start on the path
of empire, and the situation OF the country is
really as excellent as could be desired.