The New York herald., 1866-09-18
The New York Herald and the Copperhead
Radicals.

The New York Herald and the Copperhead
Radicals.
Taking up one of our copperhead radical
contemporaries yesterday we were surprised
to see in its leading column some really read
able and sensible paragraphs. AT first we
were astonishcd at this phenomenon, never
having seen any such paragraphs In that paper
before; but upon close inspection we dis
covered that they were extracts from the
HERALD of week or two ago, and of course
this accounted for the difference between them
and the customary publications of our con-
temporary. These extracts were reprinted for
the purpose Of convicting MS Of Inconsistency,
although the coppcrhcad radical editor pre-
faced them with tho remark that in arraign-
Ing the HERALD for inconsistency we run the
hazard of making ourselves ridiculous" Pre-
cissly so; but although the editor did certainly
make himself ridiculous, yet be uninteniionally
did his readers service by presenting them
with some of the HERALD editorials, and that
makes the matter all right.
Well, we like our articles as republished by
our contemporary very well indeed. Like
Mr.. Bcochcr, we reiterate and endorse all that
we have said before and go on to improve
upon 1t as events give US more light. In the
extracts reprinted wo predicted great dangers
to the country IL the radicals like Thad
Stevens and the irreprcssible Ben Butler,
should get the upper hand at the coming elcc-
tions We now repeat that prediction. In
order TO defeat the radicals we have cleared
away the rubbish with which they have en-
deavored to conceal the real issue Of the elec-
tions, and we have brought that issue promi-
ncntly before the people. II Ii the consiit,l-
tional amendment under which Tennessee was
admitted to representation in Congress. This
amendment was first proposed by President
johnson in bis messages and speeches; II was
passed through Congress by the more moderate
republicans, after being bitterly opposed by
the leading radicals, and under II the Southern
States can be restored to their places in the
national legislature as soon as they accept
and ratify IL. Its provisions and conditions
are, on the whole, acceptable, and In the
present temper OF the public mind they are the
best that the South can get The Vermont and
Maine elections show this conclusively.
Now, in conducting great newspaper, as In
commanding an army, strategy is sometimes
essential The young men who have charge
Of our contemporary do not understand this.
but they will learn II as they grow older. Our
strategy, like General Grants, consists in get
ting as close TO tho enemy as possible. BY
means Of this constitutional amendment VIC shall
get the Southern representatives into Congress
face to face with the radicals, aud thus we can
defeat the faction which Is so dangerous to the
country. Oar contemporary, on the other
hand, is pursuing an ignorant policy, cslcu-
lated to keep the South ont Of Congress inden-
nitcly, and Is, consequently, aiding and abet-
ting the radicals in their schemes The Manti-
lini at the head Of this coppcrhesd radical
organ ought to study our course more stten-
lively and follow II more steadily, if he wants
10 keep up with the people. Instead OF that,
whenever he sees us executing some splendid
flank movement, like that which we have just
explained, he becomes bewildered, stops In the
middle Of the road and cries out that we have
flung complete summersault,r charges us
with having stabbed the democracy under The
NTH RIB. and loudly accuses us Of /" trcachery.r
We might reply TO this that u h nobody's busi-
ness whether we stab the democracy or not
What did the democracy ever 10 tha. We should