The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-26

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The Great Jssue OF the Day-Which VIII
| BE tho Party or tho Futurel
The progress of events since the surrender
Of the rebel armies have placed all the politi-
cal parties in perfect muddle. Their con-
ventions are striking illustrations of this fact
The uncertainty and uneasiness manifested by
the politicians at those gatherings-on both
sides-indicate the serious anxiety under which
they are laboring, as well as their doubt and
misgivings for the future The party organs
uncertain whether to set sail or hold fast to the
old wrecks. The decided approval of the policy
of President johnson by the masses of the peo-
pie has upset all their calculations, destroyed
their soundings, buoys and lighthouses, which
have heretofore enabled them to navigate the
political sea. The channel has changed, and
they have found their old pilots worthless
The rank and file in both parties realizing this
fact have set their old leaders one side, in this
State at least, and placed new men at the head
Of their ticket-men identified by their valiant
deeds with the progressive events Of the coun-
try. Recognizing President johnson, in his
measures for the restoration of the South and
efforts to cement the victories of war, as en-
deavoring to secure the greatest benefit to the
nation, they have rallied to bis support and
are now struggling for the political mastery in
the future. HeI1 l9fIhW WI 7gp.
The current of public opinion has set in so
strong and is rushing with SO great velocity
towards Mr.. Johnson's policy, that it has seri-
ously disturbed the radicals Such Now Eng
land agitators as Sumner, Phillips and Wilson
are raving and threatening vengeance. Thad
Stevens harangues the Pennsylvania Dutchmen
about confiscation, and almost threatens repu-
diation If they do not sustain his faction and
array themselves against the President. The
Western Jacobins follow suit, and manifest
while Beecher drops his glowing descriptions
and arguments about He'll and devotes his Sab
bath ministrations to politics and in praising
his black brothers and sisters in the South.
The party conventions outside of the great
State Of New York are, il anything, in a worse
dilemma. The democracy in New Jersey, from
all accounts, are conducting their canvas on
issues fifty years old, and appear to be laboFing
under the impression that there has been q gen
eral restriction of old issues. Tie republic
cans, for a wonder, have obtained glimpse of
what is going on in the outside world At tie
present time, seem to have obtained the whip
row upon the democracy, and we slouM no.
ha cr,rnrisc1 n flav arrfaJ 40 c!,la ~,
comm g election. In Pennsylvania both par
ties gro about hall and half They are astriic
the fence, and neither appear to know
which way to jump. In Ohio the republican
candidate has come out fasfooLed against the
radicals and in support Of The Presidents
policy, while the democratic candida.c boldly
plants himself upon the SANE pla soi1n, and IL
making valiant fight. The Long faction OF
copperheads openly rcpudiatc him, while tie
radicals are in doubt about sustaining The r.
publican nominee. In Wisconsin we find the
regular republican party rallying around the
President, while the Jucobin portion irde-
nantly call another convention TO endorse The
programme Of Sumner, Stevens and Beechcr
The democracy, on the other hand, follow The
footsteps Of their associates In this State In
Minnesota the republicans have surrendered to
the radicals and are fighting 1t ont on that
negro line. Thus we find the party politicians
outside the State of New York. twisting and
tuning and adopting all manner Of make
shifts to bridge over the present, in hopes of
deferring the great question as to party policy
until some future day. II therefore makes but
little difference which side succeeds in the
present canvass
The State Of New York appears to be the
only State where the parties have kept pace
with the events around them. Here they have
where, have dropped the old issues taken hold
Of the questions OF the living present, and
placed bold and valiant men at the head of
their tickets. Here is the great political battle
field. Here the question is TO be decided,
(which shall be the party Of the future" The
contest in all the other States Is mere outside
diminishing, and can have no possible effect
upon the decision Of this question. The great
mass Of The people thoroughly approve and
emphatically endorse the policy marked out
for the reorganization Of the South. They de-
sire speedy restoration Of those States, the
early establishment of civil rule in the place Of
military, and the removal Of all barriers to a
more complete development and the return Of
prosperity. In this view, they are watching
with great satisfaction and pride the favorable
progress Of events in the Southern States under
the Presidents policy. Both parties in this
State in their rlatforma and tickets. have re-
cognized the existence Of this feeling among
the great mass Of the people. But the republic
can organs, the journals of the party which
nominated Mr.. johnson, are hesitating and halt
ing on the very Threshold of the canvass as II
afraid TO move. The democratic papers on the