The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-10

again decidedly lower Wheat aud also lower.
Pork opened Grner but closed shade lower Beef was
without change. Lard was lower Whisky contnaed
duh and nominal
The Republicans In Congress RePu-
dating Their Own Pledges.
The responsible party In Congress- in follow
Ing the leadership of Mr.. Stevens, of Pennsyl-
vania, have placed themselves in very awk-
ward position before The country. They not
only started out in opposition TO the well
known policy OF the President, but in direct
conflict with the verdict of the people in the
recent elections. II there WAS ono thing more
marked than anything else in the State elections
during the fall, it was the emphatic manner in
which the party conventions and party orators
endorsed the announced policy Of President
Johnson. In the Central States, at least, the
organs and stump speakers Ct the republican
party concentrated all their iabors and argu-
ments in the effort to prove that they weresAn
earnest in that endorsement. They brought for
ward all the evidence in their power, and piled
pledge upon pledge, promise upon promise, to
show that they would keep faith and sustain the
President in his plan for restoring the country.
II was by convincing the people that they were
acting in better faith than the oppo-
ton that they were enabled to carry
the State elections. The very fact that they
were SO persistent in their efforts to prove that
they were honest in their promises is proof
positive that there was no installing the senti-
ment Of the people. 1t also was complimentary
to the President; for it recognized the fact
that our people placed implicit faith in him
as the nations leader and exponent at this
critical period Of our history. That faith in
Andrew Johnson has gradually increased, and
is to-day stronger and more general than ever
before. a.'. - - q,
In the face Of these facts we find the represent
tatives Of that party in the lower house Of Con-
gress uniting in solid body on the first day of
the session and voting for measures which re-
flute all their promises. Raymond and his
paper, The Times, aud Weed, with bis long
wiuded letters, labored zealously during the
canvass to prove that Stevens and Sumnerwere
not the opponents Of the party, and only spoke
the sentiment of harmless minority. But
Notwithstanding this record Raymond entered
the Congressional caucus, and was the most
earnest advocate of the schemes Of Thad Ste
vens Of any person in that gathering. Stevens
had met his radical friends in private caucus
and there marked out programme, the avowcd
purpose of which was to head off the President
and defeat his practical and popular plan for
reorganization. This programme, in accord
ance with previous understanding with the
radicals, was presented to the caucus, and then
referred TO committee of which Stevens and
Raymond were members. Raymond united
with Stevens in recommending it TO the party.
He thus turned his back upon oil his profess
sions, and adopted Stevens radical theories.
He thus committed himself, and by his vote for
the proposition in the House placed himself on
record in favor of the extreme measures of the
Jacobins of the country. What those measures
are, be, as well as the public, can see by re-
calling the numerous revolutionary speeches Of
Stevens and the harangues Of the fanatics
in Faneuil Hall during the past year. That
class Of persons have made no profession
Of abandoning their extreme measures.
They have never intimated their intention to
abandon the policy OF preventing the restora-
ton of the country under the plan marked out
by the President Stevens, Sumner, Wade,
Phillips and their associate fanatics have not in
the least changed their line, but they have
drawn all those republicans in the lower house
who claimed to be conservatives over TO them.
This is the position which the republicans in
the House of Representatives occupy to-day
position in direct antagonism TO the President
and the wishes of the people as expressed in
the late election.
The republicans, therefore, stand now pre-
cscly where the Jacobins in the National As
sembly Of France stood at the early stages Of
the reign of terror Like causes produce like
results, and, If they adhere to the same ex-
IRENE policy, this Congress, instead Of rcsdjust-
ing the country and securing the long-looked
for peace and prosperity, will plunge MS into
anarchy, political and financial ruin, bringing
with IL the terrible, bloody scenes enacted in the
French republic. This is the feast that Stevens
and Sumner are trying TO lay before us. This
is the cause in which Raymond has now en-
listed and has become champion. To this
revolutionary creed we find such men as Blaine,
Of Maine; Demng, OF Connecticut, and Banks,
| Of Massa chusetts, who claimed to be conserva-
tives, now prominent converts. We trust that
there will be back bone enough in the Senate
to arrest this evil before II is too late. Unless
| that il done all the abors Of President johnson
| in restoring the union will have been In vain.
The work accomplished by him in building up
will be destroyed, and wreck and ruin will
take its place. The people Of this country fur
nished the government the means, the material
and men necessary 70 prosecute the war. They
stood this drain and met oil the demands made
upon them for four long years, to an extent
never before known in the history Of the world.
| All this was done to preserve the Union-to
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