The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-23

to the clamor Of the Jacobins, until finally,
although in majority In the Assembly, they
were NO. only unable to protect the constitu-
ton which they had formed, but fell the vic
Tins Of the revolution they had created. Their
fall left the Jscobins In full possession. until
the excuses under their rule brought on the
reign Of terror, which ended by the execution
of the Jacobin leaders.
The radicals Of the present day occupy
France at the close Of the struggle between
the constitutionalists and the King. Every
point which the constitutionalist In the repub-
lican party yields to the radicals strengthens
the latter. But the very nature Of our insti-
tutions, and the fact that our people have been
80 long accustomed to our present form of
government, render 1t impossible for the radi-
Gals to ever gain the ascendency here that the
Jacobins did in France. Besides, we have an
Executive In the person Of President Johnson
who possesses the frmness to hold them In
check. These facts, with the other important
point of our periodical reference of oil politi-
cal questions to the people in the election Of
representatives., will keep the radicals In
minority in this country, whether they control
this Congress or not Tho consitutionalists,
in whatever form events may force them to
concentrate, will obtain the ascendency and
maintain il.
1t is, however, of great Importance to the coun-
try whether the constitutional party in this Con-
gress are successful or not With their success
comes the immediate and complete restoration
of the Union and the triumph Of Mr.. Johnson's
policy. If the radicals control that body,
then restoration will be postponed, the finan-
cial, commercial and social interests Of the
country jeopardized, until an appeal can be
taken and decision obtained from the jury of
The people ct the ballot box. In the meantime
the radicals may SOW the seeds Of internal strife
and inflict severe blow to the country. But
in doing this they will only make their fall the
greater when the day OF reckoning comes.
During the war the Southern States tried to
leave the Union, and the North tried to keep
them 10, under the constitution. Then the con-
stitutionalists triumphed. Now the Southern
States arc trying to come back into the Union,
under the constitution, and the radicals are
trying to keep them out. The Constitutional
party must triumph as before.
New ana Striking View Of tho Fenian
Troubles.
We publish this morning long and interest
ing report Of the Fcnian troubles from the
O'Mahony point of view. Heretofore the SEN
atorial side Of the question has been very fully
presented, and the O'Mahony faction have suf-
fered in public estimation from their own fault
in refusing information to the reporters. But
now the venerable Senate-three weeks and q
half old--are placed before our readers in
new and striking light, and everything that
can be said against their proceedings and in
favor Of OMahony is very strongly urged in
the prose and poetry Of the article which we
fracas is from the same source as that intro
ductory description Of the organization which
attracted such general attention on both sides
of the Atlantic, and was copied into the Lon
don Times and most Of the English and Cana
dian papers. The majority Of its developments
are entirely new and Of very startling char
acter, and altogether il is very well calculated
to fire the Irish heart with O'Mahony fuel fresh
from the bogs of the Green Isle.
II appears from the statements Of this article
that the Fenian Brotherhood now have fdnd
Of two millions of dollars--one million ard q
and the balance in the hands Of the Senatorial
or Roberts faction. OF this Senatorial half
million, two hundred thousand dollars are re-
ported as deposited with the Tribuae Associa-
ton. This fact, that the Tribune Association,
with Greeley as Head Centre, are acting as
bankers for the Fenians, il one Of the most
curious yet brought to light In connection with
The Brotherhood. Another fact OF even greater
significance and importance is the reported
declaration Of Secretary Stanton that our
government could not assist The Tenians
in any way until they had assumed The
character Of belligerents, and his quiet
hint that, whenever they became a bel
Iiscrent power, our government would ne
-cognize them, as Great Britain recognized
the Southern rebels Acting upon this hint,
both the O'Mahony and Senatorial divisions
are said to be preparing to make demonstra-
ton upon Canada, and il is not at all improba-
BILE that before very long . Fenian army win
appear on the banks of the ST. Lawrence, and
there demand of the United States the same
belligerent rights which England accorded to
the so-called Southern confederacy.
The extract from the London Times which we
published the other day in regard to The in
crease Of The territory Of the United States comes
in as q remarkable appendix to these Fenian
schemes. The Times declares, in so many
words, that if Canada desires to unite with this
country "the British people would only feel
the most passing regret OF the loss Of name
and the proportionate aggrandi cement Of the
United States" This hint is quite as significant
to the Canadians as that Of Secretary Stanton