The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-10

The Political RevOluttOn-Ths Ruling
Party of tho Future.
The leaders and managing politicians of our
two presidential parties of 1864 are all at sea.
The absolute failure Of the peace-atany-
copperheads and their Chicago platform, thai
Hthe war is failure" has left the Northern
democracy in the condition Of disbanded
army, watching and "waiting for something to
turn up" The prosecution Of the war to the
suppression of the rebellion and the abolition
of slavery, the great issues upon which Abra-
ham Lincoln was reelected, being thoroughly
accomplished, the republican party is also left
without platform, and thus the materials
which in November last adhered to that party
are Nkewise in transition state. The mission
of this party being fulfilled it is substantially
in the same condition as the party whose policy
has been utterly overthrown and buried among
the dead things Of the past
The republican policy to be pursued in the
restoration of the rebellious States with the
return Of peace was not foreshadowed in the
Baltimore platform beyond its sine qua non of
the abolition of slavery. To this extent Presi-
dent johnson has fulfilled his obligations as q
nominee of that convention (; SO that, in 9
strictly party view of the subject, he is nov
free to take his own course. Only one Of tho
declarations of said convention to which he
was committed remains on the books againss
him, and that is the declaration requiring the
removal of the Emperor Napoleon and his pro.
tcqs, the Emperor Macmillan, from Mexico.
AS nobody doubts, however, that President
johnson in due time will satisfactorily settle
this business, it excites no discussion and needs
no argument as question likely to affect him
one way or the other in the reorganization Of
parties
But, although slavery being abolished, the
slavery question is out Of the way, the irreprcs-
sible negro question in q new shape has stailled
upon the stage as the master of ceremonies in
this work Of a new formation OF par
ties. The leading radicals Of the abolition
school, who were continual torment to Presi-
dent Lincoln in their efforts To drive him be-
yond the landmarks of passing events and the
lights Of developing public opinion, will not
be content 10 "let well enough alone" They
have found new theme for an exciting po!iti
cal agitation in the new issue Of negro suffrage
in the reorganization of the rebel States.
President Johnson, taking his cue from the
federal constitution, has adopted policy of
restoration which excludes The blacks Of
eaid States from the suffrage in this great
work. He rigidly excludes the slaychOid-
ing arisocracy implicated in the rebellion,
and imposes such general and specific restric-
lions in regard to loyalty as he believes wiz
most surely secure the establishment Of bono
.Jioe loyal Stale governments even TO The grant
ing Of justice to the blacks as free men and
citizens; but ali this TO The radical abolition
ogiiator is not enough. He will have some
thing more. He will have TIE right Of suffrage
forthwith extended to the emancipaled blacks.
in this work Of state reorganza.ion, or he win
resiss the application Of every state concerned
Tor a readmission TO Congress
Upon this issue the radical clements Of the
republican party are rapidly gathering around
Chief Justice Chase as their champion and Their
leader, while the rank and file of The war de-
mocracy are drifting towards the admnstra-
ton. The old democratic ansecedea and
associations OF President johnson attract them,
including, especially, the old democratic instinct
OF hostility TO the abolihonists. Eut there viii
tween these opposing political forces short OF
the meeting of Congress aud a series " Con-
gressional caucuses. From present appear
ances we think 1t almost certain that the radical
majority OF the two houses will push this mat
ter to the extremity Of an attempt to Tylerize
Andrew Johnson. But his resoluse and deci-
sive character and The advantages Of his posi-
ton will render him Ear more formidable Gus
toner thus TO deel with than was Captain Tyler.
He will be strong enough before the country 10
carry The Congressional elections OF iSft. and
IL, in the meantime, the responsible loyal.s of
the South can only be brought to comprehend
Their true policy, they will settle themselves -.
issuo involved by conceding inc principle OF
negro suffrage. In this way The abolition Chase
faction will be demolished. aud between the
conservatives Of the North and the State
reorganiznc loyalsts Of the South there viii
be common ground or Union in support OF
the administration. Upon this basis there are ma
teriuls Ia abundance for the formation Of rev
and overwhelming national democratic party ia
1868, end for TIE inauguration OF Dow reiga
for this reeencrated party which may las. for
fifty or even for hundred years 10 come.
10 this new organization of parties the loose
materials on both sides are naturally gTavi-
tating upon this question Of negro suffrage "a
the South. After the meeting Of the new radical
Congress they viii receive more definite drec-
ton. AS ii stands, the game is in the hands Of
President Johnson; but the balance cf power
he has turned over into The hands of the loyal
lists of the South, charged with the duty Of pro-
viding new governments foritae late insurgent
States and upon the broad platform Of univer-
sci liberty They, IL they will, can organize,
under Andrew johnson. the ruling party of the
future