The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-20

annoyances Of which they complain they subjected
In the pursuit OF their business by the police At pre-
vious meeting the hackmen organized association
elected officers and last night committee appoint
cd to draw up constitution and BY laws
The stock market extremely dull yesterday Gov
ernments arm Gold strong and closed at la
The demand for general merchandise was moderate
yesterday but the markets arm general thing.
In sympathy with tho high price Of gold. Nearly all
kinds Of imported merchandise held very firm and
for kinds higher prices demanded. Domestic
produce also rather nrmer, but not active. Cotton
the turn hrmer. Groceries were nrmsr. Petroleum
less active but held higher. On Change nour
shade lower, but wheat and corn were hrmer Pork
lard and whiskey all rather higher There
active speculative movement In hemp, and the trans
actions heavy.
The market for beef cattle was Armer this week. and
prices about No. higher on all grades Primo cat
tie sold readily ct 1sc lsXc and some few es
mated At loc. The demand was good at tho advance
and the yards nearly emptied at early hour
The market at the close depressed by government
sale Of cattle prices ruled lower Mich cows sold
at $S5 $50 $780, veas active at &c lac, and
choice sometimes brought 1SKc Sheep sold freely At
7,sc &c. Prices varied from - 70 %. Hogs were
also higher. The sales were At from 1Skc. to 14xc
The total receipts were0 no beeves, la cows 1888
veals 22.07s sheep and lambs, and II 100 hogs.
The Independent Press and the Radi-
cals-Fright Of tho Radicals East and
West. tsl A Y ybs,i , 8f
The independent press Of this country has
assumed the position for which we designed II
when we established the HERALD. Our great
cities are centres Of thought, Of intelligence
and of craftsmanship, as well as Of business,
commerce and society; and the leading papers
Of those cities, entirely independent of the
government, Of parties and of politicians, are
exerting that influence upon public affairs
which legitimately belongs TO them. If their
power is not yet so absolutely controlling as
it will ultimately become, it is because some
members of the press are not worthy Of the
position they are called upon to I'LL. But in
New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati,
Detroit, Chicago, St. Louis and other cities of
rather less rank we find journals, supported by
the public and not by any party or faction,
dispensing patronage instead of begging 1t,
that stand, like the old Roman tribunes, be-
tween the political aristocracy and the people,
and by their control of the masses shape
and carry out the destiny of the coun-
try. 1t was TO occupy this post of
honor, of dignity and of usefulness that
we founded the HERALD, and with that
object kept steadily in view we have created,
during the past thirty years, the best news
paper in the world. The politicians hate this
journal, and have always hated it, because we
took the part Of the people agains. them, ex-
posed their schemes and would not Be bribcd
into silence by sharing their spoils. When the
HERALD was started they predicted that 1t
would not succeed on account of its antagOnism
to them; but II has succeeded, and, better still,
its success has brought into existence other
Independent papersin our large cities that will
entirely supersede the old party hacks, and aid
in fully developing this magnificent continent
in the new and grand era which is just now
dawning upon us.
The absorbing subject now under discussion
before these trbunes Of the people is the rcor-
ganixation policy of President johnson, and it
is most curious and interesting to watch the
progross they arc making in the thorough elu-
cidation OF the arguments upon both sides. AS
we turn over our numerous exchanges we find,
of course, diversity Of opinion in regard to
President Johnson's course; but without quot
ing from the various papers to show the shades
Of difference between them we may sum up
their views in few general remarks.
less opposed to the President; some openly,
like the Chicago Tribune; others sneakingly
indecently and meanly, like Dana's Chicago
Republican. The conservative press, both re-
publican and democratic, is giving The Presi-
dent support more or less cordial, but some
what biased by motives of selfinterest among
the republicans and by political spcculations
among the democrats. The copperhead jour-
nails vacillate sadly, insulting the President one
day by claiming him as q convert, and abusing
him the next day for declaring that traitors
ought TO be punished. Of the two sections,
East and West, the Eastern press is the more
polite in its dealings with the important qucs-
ton at issue, and the Western press is the more
disposed to the insolent, border-rufhan style of
treating President johnson. The independent
press takes ground widely diverse from that
occupied by the radicals and the copperheads.
II supports the President, like the conservative
papers, but 1t is influenced by no partisan con-
siderations. The HERALD, which was the first
Independent journal to endorse Mr.. johnson
when he was providentially promoted to the
Presidency, is fair illustration OF the indie
pendent press generally. We sustain the Pre-
sident because we believe him to be right, be-
cause his policy is truly national, be-
cause he is acting for the best interests
Of both the North and the South, and because
we apprehend that the negro suffrage, conHs-
cation and determination doctrines enunciated
by Chase, Stevens, Sumner, Wendell Phillips,
Greeley and the drunken Senators from the
West, will inevitably involve us in another
bloody civil war. That these opinions are
being extensively adopted by the people Is
most evident; for even the members of the
Massachusetts, Republican Convention, after
listening to q most radical diatribe from