The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-23


Congress and OF President Johnson which have retarded
the Of tho country and brought disgrace upon
OF supporting Of moderate views and enlightened
oer IDEAS Tor Conoress or any other high ociai posi-
ton let their votes be given TO them independent Of
party nicknames or political captrap.
MISCELLANEOUS POLITICAL ITEMS.
sPEscH By SAxUsL SHEILABAkGzR, NJ Con the evsn-
Ing Of Oct II, Samuel shelabarrer made speech as
xenia, Ohio, In the or which he alluded to the
probable results Of the election 10 making the constia-
tionai amendment part Of the organic law. he dc.
scrbed the high and vast import Of the action Of Tues
day in making these amendments certain OF adoption
These amendments put all OF the nations children alike
under the great shield Of the nation They made the
States and the electors thereof equals In the proportion
OF the numbers Of their electors They rendered tho
authors q rebellion outlaws and marked treason with
nfamy Thoy oonsscated tho national faith to psrps.
tual invioabty. Who. he inquired, take In con.
cepon OF all the vastness Of these results or measure
their consequences % the people and TO the nation
Well may you light thess bonnres we'll may these
shouts Of JOY 60 along with this circle Of light stretching
tonight your CONTINENT we'll may you exchange
ats with State and csen with citizen these congasu-
latons- For truly the nation hath triumphed glo-
riously.
THE LxDGRR DKsPATcH.-Forney says IN the Philadel.
pha Press that he has not conversed with single intel
gent observer who does mot believe that tho questions
published in the Philadelphia Ledger the 18th OF Octo
Der came from Andrew johnson himself. Intelligent
thinkers must conclude thar intelligent observer
had anything to say to Forney lately.
EXrRHEs MEASURES AT DISCOUNT Tho Albany EbsHim0
journal repudIates the radical extremists and plants tse
squaroy the constitutional amendment as tho basis or
reconstruction.
wssDmL PHILLIPS Tho New Orleans Times calls
Wendell Phillips lobby member OF the radical Congress-
Bcsros CoNsxRvArvEs--The following description Of
Boston conservatives from the Galveston rexas) Beti
Is good, however napplicahle to Mr.. Dana
Richard H DANA United States District Attorney has
resigned and has taken ground against the President
Mr. Dana 10 one OF the most conservative in the
Bay State He belongs to the political school Of Win
throp and General Couch and Hard and tho hard shell
class interest Bostonocracy the most mmovabe
vertble and irrecaimabe that live Learned RICH
arstocrac made Of ice and granite and sunlight
Of these changes political sentiment or abandons
line OF political action there must have been political
Pentecost up that way.
CALIFORNIA PoLrrcs-T National Union State Cen
trail Committee OF California has issued long address, OF
which the argument Ia concentrated In this paragraph
The did not restore the Union because the Union
was mover disrupted II simply BY powerful example,
proved that people Of the United States possess and
Will constantly exercise the power TO maintain the Union
against oil jptcrnal commissions II ALSO but only a
means 70 this end, destroyed slavery and purgsd the
Al its termination, the country In point Of sw and polt
teal organization was 10 exactly the same position a. in
a as, very large nymoer q persons bad laid them
face the material results Of four years Of military and
naval operations upon an almost unprecedented SCALE
different States remained intact and all the obstacles
which had prevented communication between the Gen.
susas were removed only FOR duly oRsn
lied communities throughout the c)uptry 70 resume
punish or pardon ondss ssans =. 20
Justice or policy might dictate and for the people them
selves TO repair the ravages which the struggle had
caused.
Inanother portion Of the address occurs this decars
tion:-"That Cancellation after victory 10 the wisest
policy, the experience OF all free nations attess and II ia
apparent that the only hope OF Cancellation the only
ascertaned basis Of readjustment In country In
the constitution" California s behind the times II 10
apparent that the only hope fconciaton the only
ascertained basis Of readjustmcnt in country In
tho adoption Of the constitutional amendment.
GENERAL BunzR THE CONSTITUTION. General Butler
in his speech at Chicago the 18th nst made the fol.
lowing remarks on tho constitution
Our constitution vas made for highly agricultural
people II was made by our fathers upon the basis that
they had been oppressed by tyrannica king and that
tiers who held ofce under one who ruled BY perpetual
succession and divine right That constitution was made
have dreamed that country whore all the institutions
rsas. iIs i. ~ sns vote o. The majority *; q n.
oppressive, could b altered; they never seem 70
have provided for q case wherein one part Of
made for country al peace with itssf Our foresihe
could be such crime for 10 kill bis own father
and therefore they would mot make Law against such
ever 30 REBELLION ss.nss our s msss 'I NC
provision against IL The constitution made
q, civil cris,s.it was made 70 meet civil eonsss:nd
circumstances under which, and TO meet which Il
framed IL was framed for time In which NO such
cope. The dhculty In connection with II 10 one which,
In my Judgment 10 very fearful At this time the DIN.
present exigoncy.
To remedy this weakness Of the constitution General
Butler proposes 70 mpsaoh the President strategic
movement in cvl Affairs entirely consonant with tho
character OF his notorious in war; Tho peo-
pie have better way and 70 amend this oonstitu-
tion making II equal 70 the present any exiesncy.
SENATOR TnuNurL-The Republican County Conveu.
ton Of Cook county H., hicago.) instructed s nomi
nees for the Legislature elected TO vote for the return
OF Lyman Trumbull 10 The United States Senate.
0rroszs THE Axrspxrr. Judge q. r. Comstock made
speech at Albion, N Y, the 18th nst In The
Of which he attacked the constitutional amendment u
great length, on the ground that Il would not
wha, pretended to-the political equality Of white men,
THE NORTH CAROLINA ELxcrroS.-The Raleigh North
Carolina Standard makes the following comments on the
recent election In that State:-
The people Of this STATE voted on Thursday last for
Governor and members Of the Legislature The present
incumbent Jonathan WORTH the only candidate for
Governor General Alfred Dockery, OF Richmond county,
had been nominated, but declined TO DO . candidate
Many Union men, however In various parts OF the state
have voted for General Dockery with hope that he
We have heard but little thus far from the cleo.
lions for the Legislature but We take FOR
granted that large majority OF Southern men
have been elected In contradistinction from national
Union men; or In other words that the national Union
OF the Stato have elected not moro probably than
oneourh OF the entire number OF the two houses
General Assembly. The entire number In ITO OF these
II may DO that forty will vote 70 accept the Howard
amendment a. the best terms that can b obtained on
which 10 restore the Union.
IN uot IN bc aaaumed hovaveY