Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-09-19
The Radical Reyolt.

There iseVidently troubled in. the Repub-
lican camp. President Johnson's method
for bringing back the people of the South
to a 'realiZing sense Of their obligations to
the Union does not satisfy the radical por-
ton of the party that elected him.. 81 A re-
volt may be expected. any day. Some are
for indorsing the President. Others, the
radicals, the meh who make the law for the
party, are opposed to this. 'Tis said a
counsel of warhas been quite recently held
in Washington, composed of, leading New
England and New York politicians, to con-
sidef the line of policy to be pursued but
what was finally concluded anpon has not
yet been announced, If the policy of the
President prevails, and the Negroes are not
permitted to enjoy the elective franchise,
theSouthern States will be overwhelming
ly DemqcTatic. SO the matter stands. To
indorse the President is defeat; not to- inr
dorse him is defeat also.
H And this, we take it, is the cause Of the
cholic-pangs which have seized upon the
managers Of the Courier Of this, city, Ip
its issue of Tuesday. evening, that paper
contained "a long editorial counseling
''union, harmony, &e.o Ut declares "there
isnothipg so important as unity of pur-
pose and unity of action" The whole arr
ticle Is a .lament-a wall. 1t reminds one
of the story of the seagull, as narrated by
superstitious mariners, whose tabled moan
Is supposed to betoken some terrible and
overwhelming calamity to, all ,sea-taring
craft. These gentlemen counsel self
DENIAL forbearaice, all the tJvirtues
that are supposed % to characterize
martyrs, and they are especially urgent
that tissues must not be multiplied 1t is
even recommended to ''thrust aside the
stimportaft, already calling Our atten-
tlons' In order that party success may be
achieved. What the least important of
these Issues are, that are to be so uncere-
moniously thrust aside, we can only con-
lecture. Negro Suffrage may be one. This
weknowi is a jarring element in the Repub-
lican party, but it may in this locality be
regarded as an issue "least important" In
fact an insignificant issue, and unworthy of
consideration. Taxing of National Bonds
may be another of their '.least important"
issues, and it doubtless is with the bankers
and capitalist. but whether 1t is so or not
we can not say. Atany rate the plea for
the italicised tunion and harmony" indi-
Gates there is danger; that the revolt which
the Eastern and Northern radicals are
threatening may become general. But we
shall see. Whatever may be the disturbing
cause that has produced this want of har-
mony among our Republican neighbors, be
it the taxing of National Bonds, Negro
Suffrage, or the Endorsement of President
Johnson's restoration policy, or any of the
other questions that now call for solution
at the hands of the voters, in the discussion
that must grow out of them, we council
moderation. u 1t is rare virtueamong poll
ticians, but the times are eyenttul, the pas
sions of men need restraint; lawlessness is
abroad in the land to ferrful extent, and
hence If the topics are exciting, there is
the greater necessity for che display of this
important virtue.-Ddily Signal.