The New York herald., 1865-06-09

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The Ops~iag OF sase PoIieicsr RsvoIu-
tion-A~Ay Johnson Ohecks.~tos the
Radicals at Their Own Meeting.
The political gathering at the Cooper Inst-
tate on Wednesday evening was one of the
most singular demonstrations known in the
history of public meetings in this city. 1t was
started for the purpose Of glorifying Ger
tain politicians but resulted in their being
completely extinguished. 1t was called under
the pretenoe Of endorsing President johnson,
but, as the sequel shows, with the real intention
Of debating policy to him. In this they were
most decidedly defeated. The whole thing, in
fact, was the first public movement of the
Chase politicians in this city since the close of
the rebellion, and the commencement of another
chapter in the game which Secretary (now Chief
Justice) Chase attempted to play on President
Lincoln during his administration. These poll
ticians, under the lead Of Mr.. Grinnell, seized
upon the opportunity 10 steal q march upon
tho other wing Of the party by holding the 9fst
johnson meeting, and proving to the President
that the Custom House was the great political
power in New York. They supposed that it
was important to prove this point; in the first
place, in order that they might maintain
their positions, and, in the second place, to
obtain, If possible, the control of President
Johnson's administration. In order that the
meeting might be successful in point of num-
bers o committee was sent to Washington to
invite General Grant and other war-worn vete-
rams to be present This was intended simply
as an advertising dodge-just as the Snowman
secures some new lion to attract attention and
draw q crowd.
1t appears that the committee had considera-
BILE trouble in drawing General Grant into
their movements. He at first refused to see
them, and did not wish to have anything to. do
with political meetings. The committee, in
their perplexity, called on the President for
relief They found Mr.. Johnson 80 much abb
sorbed in his reconstruction of the Southern
States that he had no time to pay any attention
to movements of the politicians in the
North. They, however, managed to secure
letter from the President to General Grant,
through which they obtained an interview
with the latter and his consent to attend the
meeting, in company with General Logan and
other officers. 1t will, therefore, be seen that
Generals Grant and Logan appeared in New
York at the suggestion of the President, which
renders their utterances of double Importance
The hour fixed for the meeting arrived, and
with it a crowd aroundhhe Cooper Institute. of
all classes, such as is seldom seen in that To-
cality. The politicians imagined that their cup
of glory was full and at once proceeded to
organize. This accomplished, series Of reso-
lutions was presented, but the audience evi-
IDENTIFY did not care anything about the re-
solves; for they kept up a confusion, calling
for the generals during the reading The read
ing Of the resolutions was hurried through,
nobody understanding their purport. much
less caring what they contained. They were
at once adopted, more for the purpose OF
getting them out of the way, that General
Grant might be presented, than anything else.
The Chicago platform, or any other prepos-
terous resolutions, would have been adopted
Just as readily as those which were presented
The people gathered there were intent on see-
Ing Grant, and were anxious to get all supertlu-
ous rubbish out Of the way al soon as possible.
They did not stop to consider whether the reso-
lutions rejected upon Mr.. Johnson's policy of
and negro suffrage or not
II they had, it would have been impossible for
them to have told what the resolutions con-
tanned on those points
If there was any doubt as TO the temper and
object of the audience that doubt must have
been removed by the reception Of those poll
ticians who attempted to address them. The
moment that Mr.. Dickinson commenced his
speech there was a universal demand for Grant.
Dick ranted, scolded, quoted poetry,
tried to be comical and then mournful, but il
was of no use. He was compelled TO give way
to General Grant, who was received with in-
describablc enthusiasm. One of the orators of
the occasion declared that it was no use 20
attempt to speak az long as the soldiers were
on the platform, and General Grant was imme-
diately taken out Of the back door Dickinson
then endeavored to conclude his speech, but
eno PeoPie se'useu W iistcn, anu cailed Tor
Logan. Mr.. Dickinson finally gave UP in
despair, made way for the heroes OF the war,
and saved the balance of his speech for some
other occasion. General Logan adopted every
possible device to avoid making speech, but
a speech they would have When he COM
menced, instead of the confusion which greeted
the politicians, he was listened TO with marked
attention, and every word that he uttered care
fully weighed. Instead Of following the theory
marked out in the resolutions, which were OK
pressly worded to dictate policy on reconstruc-
ton and negro suffrage to President Johnson,
he boldly announced the Presidents real policy
on those points. He rofuted The theories of tho
radicals, and was applauded TO the encore at