New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-18
CHINESE THUNDER.

CHINESE THUNDER,
The Mar YorL TinCs Of yesterday prints an alarm
ing letter from Mr.. Raymond. According to this
letter, everything in Washington is really going to
the bad. and we are vorgng upoa national chaos
Gen. Paine Of Wisconsin is the leader Of the new
chaos party having offered resolution in reference
to distributing arms which is the first step toward
prcpara ion for another civil war" Furthermore u
the Southern States should elect Congressman, and u
said Congressman elect should come to Washington,
and If the President should recognize these Con
grcssnen elect as the true Congress, and u there
are Nortborn Democrats enough elected to make
q majority with the Sou:herners-there will be q
dreadful row. The Radicals will drive the rival
Congress with the President and bis Cabinet and sup
portcrs or. j. Il. hcadloremosD into the Potomac"
This is what the Radicals mean; Mr.. Boutwell,
especially being the most sanguinary. A. to the
President intending in any contingency to use force
or anything Ike It, why It sis purely ~ invention
or the crazy dream Of a political nightmare" what
ever that may Nc.
We are assured By orr bcwildcred acrobat that
the Philadelphia Convention is another source Of
panic to the Union party" We claim to know some
thing OF the Union party, and our knowledge indi-
Gates general oontentfncu and resolution The Phil
adclphia Convention exctes little ourosity but as
to panic we have yet to hear Of the first true Repub
lican who has had single tremor. The Republican
party spoke its mind very freely in the hund-
red newspaper from which We made ex-
tracts few DAYS since, and we have no
recollection OF any panic, or apprehension or the
slightest possible fear Of the Philadelphia Convention
Mr. Raymond's panic is Of his creation--an air
drawn dagger that distreSses his soul and his Only.
lie constructively censures the Convention in
this letter-but yet he secs no harm in ICON.
sultation.' What good, say We Would
he have US believe that the johnson poIti.
clans are going all the wa Philadelphia merely to
consult Mr. johnson himself does not think so for
understand be expects great consolation from Ibis
Convention Mr. Seward does not think so; for he
tells MS in letter hat he means the Convention shah
exercise a certain pressure upon Congress- and compel
the admission Of the Rebel States upon their own
terms. .L-.f -
But this Convention. according TO NJ. Raymond
would never have been necessary had the Onion
party been true-and even now IL is not wise for
the leaders of the Union party 10 ignore or under
rate it, Here, then, We have the essence Of Mr.
Ravlnond's philosophy. The Union party e going u
ruin because il will not obey him and those who
have him in keeping--because it will not crafty NJ.
Johnson aud NJ Seward by deliberately surrender
ing to the spirit OF slavery all that had gained
from the Slave Powcr-becausc it will moi fol-
iow Nh Raymond in sores Of tcrgivcra-
lions which for rapidly and shamelcssness
have no parallel in modern political history, and
which have occasioned for that gentleman the plying
a. -,.1T
follow adyenturers like Randall and hmaetes Ike
Cowan, we arc now informed that the party Is in the
hand, Of traitors who mean civil war--hopelessly
dcmorazed, indeed unless il return TO the platform
of Randall aud Doolittle, as explained and defended
by RAYMOND. DO we doubt these things Listen
10 Obi. new Titus Oates shouting if from the watch
tower. calling upon al men 10 come aud see hi,
di,covery-thc treason he has unclrthed, the crimes
he has exposed, the conspiracy Of Gen Paine and
Mr.. Boutwell,, and the "aLlcst and most sincere
Radical. whose name is not given, but who, We infer,
is Mr.. Stevens.
We can say to Mr.. Raymond that the onion party
Is not to De frightened from it' mission by gong
beating and Chinese thunder. We can Imagine
a tmid, time-seying soldier, whose courage is
none Of tho purest, in a position requiring caimncs
and bravery. Let us run away, let us throw down
our guns: better than ALL let Ms surrender ard have
done with strife" This il M Raymond situation,
and the meaning Of bis letter He would surrender
tho Union party 10 President Johnson, md make
Randall and Doolittlc lis keepers. Being in q
rendering mood himscf-haying, indeed, gone over,
haycrsacs ard muskct 10 the enGny-he wonder that
the party does not follow. IL is not the first time
that men in abandoning their eoors have made wild
appeals TO their comrades 10 follow the example.
benedict Arnold became very earnest when he wrote
Of The wrong Of Washington and the patriot party,
and his carnestic's Is well initiated by Mr. Raymond.