The New York herald., 1866-09-07
GENERAL DvssM WARTS VIEW Of THE SITUATION.

General Durbin Ward Is the conservative candidate
for CONGRESS- in opposition TO the radical General schcnc
In the Third Ohio district On the evening OF August
81 he made great spsech in front Of the Court Honse
at Hamilton In the following extract from that speech
heteectuay dsposes Of radical bugb ar and shows
the danger Of adherng to tho dsunon
policy Of Congress-
portes OF Andrew Johnson whether hoy belong TO the
party usually called conservative which IS caed
democratic, or that the purpose of any those who
act In concert with him. 70 aow rebels their
appearance upon the floor OF Congress know that Ia
charged against US; It is said ty those who desire 10
howl down by hard epithets; hut such proposition
has been mado arm not going to defend tho President
-he needs defense; but hur back the charge with
indignation when Il Is said that the President has an
hercafter more fully. that the tne with when all
test ossns viii ne repesiea; there must come time
he ioys and those that have not been pardoned
will be kept out. That time viii come but at present
we have desire that who have beer opposed 70
the government shall into Consr and make laws
has been said that we propose to M the a,s Of
with rebels. say We mean TO have fnen who are
to the government and the constitution Of tho United
States amt not rebels. But VIII not detan you too
long What is to he the result of all thisp What is
70 be the end Of this excitement upon the sbiocs Ar
We TO succeed or are We 70 aiis II we succeed know
what will be the result; know that pcace ani union,
aud order and harmony will prevail In this broad land
II fail desirs to be prophet of evil desire tn
predict no CIVIL Dut, gentlemen, let
forget that when tho people have learned to settle
their disputes by the sword IL Ia lesson which their
passions will be very ready 20 teach them agan What
do you suppose will DO the result f the radc, policy s
carried outS Suppose ther get majority IL the
Congress- and snppos, they exclude from the
Southern States matter how loyal Re he has
made himself slave by accepting cons tuona, amend.
which dictated to him at the poin. OF The bay
onet suppose they exclude from the cou,tins In the
next electoral college the votes Of tho Southern
Stses and suppose turns out that tho National Con-
that nomnates a candidate for the Presidency
1..ttn IIpN,
crat-I know you will not call him radi' al. because
thcy have National Radical Convention -but by
whatever " goes sicn convention will be held,
aud IL that convention elects candidate. that Is IL he
has majority Of all the electoral colleges and should
happon that he claims to be President; and IT, the
other hand, the rad Gals hold their convention
aenting twenty six States without representation
from tho soath and elect President OF thu United
States-that s elect q who has q maj ri,y
of the Northern colleges, not majority OF all
make threats I make predictions; bnt
n leave any mar, man 70 guess whe.aer or lot m casa
tho colleges In the United states ud not insist that
that man is legally the President of the Unod states
Was not that just the with Lincoln? Lincoln had
received majority Of the colleges OF tie United States:
he had moro electoral votes than all opposed to him, and
he not legally PRESIDENT And did not l. and thou
sands of Others out and fight enforce the doctrine
that when the people OF the I'm tod States elect Pres
dent by majority Of the colleges they have right %
should elect President and the radicals should refuse
10 count only those who voted their side do you sup
pose that the people would quietly sit down and rebel
against thatY throw out these hints simply warnings
" the OF this country, to the hard working farmer
20 tho merchant and of business never m nd tho
politicians they can swim In dirty water and not
drown, but u cannot be SO with the business OF the
country-and ask you when, by repeated instances of
the TACT, you have augh, tie pcoe that elections
10 be settled by fore, what batter are we than
Mexicof But my fenow-citizens, wi, not dwell upon
this dark picture, for know bat too veil that the good
common OF the American people will prevent any
such catastrophe as that know ther will be such
voice from the masses OF the peop we'll from those
who supported Lincoln and johnson a. from those
who supported Mcclellan that will tach this radical
faction that they have rot abae from their demands
thoy to come down and admit tha the constitution
the supreme Law Of the land and not he dc,um
| tho mefo dogma Of n marty.