The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-08-29

Troubles o. the Politaeians-A straight
Cosrss fbr Andy JohAssa.
The politicians, on both sides, are beginning
to make their preparations, in the building Of
their platforms and the selection OF their oan-
didates, for our approaching Northern State
elections In Maine, whore the election comes
or In Septembee. both parties are fairly in the
field, and there the democrats, looking to the
new order Of things, have taken fAig stand In
support Of President johnson, leaving only .
few "glittering generalities," in the shape Of
distractions, as the difference between their
creed and that OF the republican, In Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio, the State elections Of which
como of in October, both parties have like
wise proclaimed their State candidates and the
principles for which they enter into the contest.
In both these great States the republican radi-
Gals have been overruled by general declsra-
lions in support Of President johnson; SO that
thus far the projected split between the radicals
and the administration has been warded off,
The radicals, perhaps, have concluded that it
will be wiser and safer to postpone their medi-
tated purpose Of rule or ruin till after these fall
elections; and 30 the republican conservatives
for the present, with some qualifications are
permi tied to lead the way.
But how is it with the democracy in Ohio and
Pennsylvania! In both these States they have
failed to come up to the mark. Their manag-
ing politicians, still adhering to what they call
"the time honored principles Of the party"
find it impossible to reconcile their faith with
the men or measures of the administration. In
Ohio the party is still encountered with
such copperhead leaders as those dead cocks
in the pit Vallandigham and Pendleton, and
their resolutions Of 1898, and their thrice
condemned Chicago denominations; while in
Pennsylvania Black Il Co., the last remains
of the wretched South Carolina State rights
and secession administration of poor old Bu-
chanan, harp away at their old music, and die
tate their old exploded State rights heresies as
the living faith Of the democratic church.
Verify, these hide-bound and incurable cop
perhead leaders Of the democracy belong to
the school of the French and Kentucky Bour-
hons, "who never forget anything and never
learn anything"
What is the history, for instance, of the
Virginia and Kentucky resolutions Of 1898 and
1899? They were FIRST taken up by Jefferson as
party hobby against John Adams and the old
federalists; but when they had served the
purpose of Jefferson he dropped them. They
covered the dangerous idea of the State right
of secession, though in roundabout way; and
system of the old federal party they served
their turn, and were then cast aside by Jefferson
as obsolete ideas. They were next taken up as
the platform of the seditious Hartford Conven-
ton Of the federal party itself-a movement
which killed that party and buried it among
the things of the past. We next find these
miscellaneous State rights resolutions of 1898 and
1899 adopted as the platform of Calhoun and his
notification followers; and though Calhoun,
with his State rights, to nullify law of Con-
gress, was promptly throttled and set aside
by Old Hickory, the great South Carolina
expounder of State rights only changed his
base to the right Of secession, upon which we
have had the final squelching of these aforesaid
resolutions, at the end of q vast and sanguinary
four years civil war, with the suppression of
JEFF. Davis and his Southern confederacy and
the destruction of it's corner stone of African
slavery.
The managing politicians of the democratic
party in Ohio and Pennsylvania, in failing to
recognize this impressive settlement of the old
South Carolina dogmas Of State sovereignty,
as drawn from those party claptrap resolutions
of 1898 and 1899, have failed to keep pace
with the march Of events and hence they can
only succeed in their coming State elections
through the follies and disc0rds Of the party in
power. Such expounders of democracy as
valandigham and Pendleton, and poor old
Buchanan, and his man Black, might still have
served as party leaders had the war resulted
in "a failure;' but, as it is, they are dead
weights, and carry with them only, the prestige
of defeat and disgrace. The democracy only
in learning how to dispense with these dead
their own merits. At present their only re-
lance appears to be in the follies aud divisions
OF the republicans, such as those developed
between the Weed and Greeley factions OF
New York. g.
But as the Southern restoration policy of
President Johnson unquestionsbly commands
the confidence Of the great body Of the people,
North and South, East and West, it matters
little whether the democratic politicians are
afraid to come up squarely to his support, or
whether the republican radicals are afraid to
break with him. In this view Of the subject,
too, 1t is immaterial how these approaching
State elections may 60, the main issue on both
sides being avoided The great body of the
American people desire the complete restora-
ton of the Southern States ~ soon a. practical
BILE, so that law and order, industry and trade,
may be revived therein; so that the great COM
mercial staples of those States may be de-
veloped again for the relief Of the Treasury,
and to assist US in the payment Of our national
taxes, and in the redemption Of our national
debt Let us get those States firmly on their