The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-04
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY.
English Anfscipntious Of n Great Party POlif-
icri tonyn,zton-IThe. Balance 0f Power BE.
tween President johnson md the Radicals.


tween President johnson ind the Radicals.
from Tho London Times Sept H.
Our corro,pnndenec from America WIN have Informed
tho putc thar ths people Of tho United States
pairing for gpat political contest, which q epcfcd 70
c0nrix The coprJV from one extremity 10 the other.
An ordinary observer OF events wond DO pcrplexed
understand how the people Of democratic repubc
should DO divided into democrats and republic as, and
sin more why these parties. so apparently Identical,
would this ergma be selvcd by the snppostion that tho
political d!acord but tho sequel Of civil war, for
this itself was IN fact, oniy emedou spi,ode in
M hstgyyg pzsty cofeiets When the south lost iia
political aEGcndaney IN Tho government OF the Tnion, IL
endeaycred 70 recedo and form an rdcrendcnt goyer
ment of ~ own. In this attempt was defeated, and
the nion IA gradually falling back into tc coicsts
in which tho war osirinated.
i requires no moro than this example 10 prove the
d those sho ;c that political dissansions
the offspring OF aristocatcal irtiiuions, class prv'
es'a, restricted rarage, and contracted rights. In
man. we presume, is attached 10 democratic in
sii n,ions. political power Is yceted IN the million, and
person clanor for extension ~ politi
cal privilege NcrGrthclcsa see that Ia tmerca tho
guarres o. class with another for more in,easr,
hrtr and ccasetcss tcn ia is comfy Our corrcsron
dent haeu Ahs rf-dn, complains tFa, the ard
tear and pressure upon American politicians arc almost
autumn for which Mr.Breht feels himself compelled
20 stpnlatc desperate strife which broke out into
bloody war breaks on. amin IN ~ original proportions
AZ that war Is ended. Ono great political party
emcrges from the ruins or another Meetings far larger
than our largest reform demonstrations held IN
country where reform In the or democratic pro-
rress, an mposs biiity aud would DO bard to ind
any nation IN which tho peour deeply and Ob
slioa.ey divided shan Tho people Of tho United states
We nos makln these remarks 10 tlrw prejrdicc.
Tho history Of the republics az antiquity exhibits syactly
The ae charaeterislc and they are duo IN great part
10 the FRO cyprcson ~ popular feeling which "a Incl
dental TO- such gpvernrn~nts THO example, however
should NOT DO lott on who are tcmrsed 70 believe
fha, with democratic reform political annosiLcs would
cease, and all parties BE- merged in one.
II y Instructive 10 observe that Tho terms Soon
seatism' and 'radcalisn,, sre introduced into Tho
politics Of county where according TO our estimate.
thave be Installations be preserved IN spite OF
popular desires, and be uprootcd In compliance
with popular agitation. No changes could make the
AmcncAn CONSTITUTION more thoroughly democratic than
" already that tho~e who Wish 70 preserve II can
r 7. ,asss Sacs w,, h. S "s ~
principle ~ which poltca psrtes whatever be- their
denoT inaiIons are Invariably animated me Ae.srean
evamei 'sxrh w'd r.mov, any cArE at present. ex.ssc
on ~ assoasaas q ppsfor ssp asd Ne Assr'ean 90
: e 4. . g: 49,: ,s:sssg ~ sSs ts g
President y o. democratic rspnIi'c who toId w tho
other day thss the tyranny OF The many was wersr than
but 4 sounded strangely 10 tho mouth OF republican
marsra,a 10 all appearance however. there are many
the Unea States who feel its force and the impcnd-
ing struggle viii show hnw opipions balanced.
A. tho cniset, and the surface Of thing. the
political conflict just formally iaausarAisd IN America
but M repsrai " ID pa " atr,E Before tho tho
democratic party enjoycd tho ssccudancv. chiefly
through The support OF tho South, where dsmocrscy
was dominant Tho frAt irtory 81 the rcpubirans
Of Abraham lancon. which linns lately
followed by the rebellion Of tho South and is exclusion
cal power to tho republican party aud they possess il
stall and must connn. TO possess u long the Dem
ocrns Of the South remain politically ouiased. u fol-
lows naturally that thu demncrafic party 81 tho North
shorid be anxops Tor the recall Of tDcr allies aud tabs
y tho man princtps On which tho party i based
Tn. dem Gratis OF ins North aud the South met
gc,her and conjunction with considerable section of
The moderate conservative republicans have formed
themselves by regular convention INTO national
unon uar,y tho o,ec. % wlch - 70 restore ,hs mon
bv brrriog back o. ). thnse States which
ciraed Tnr powever, - obviously tanian0int 10 the
nj
Solth are psed together without disability tho
part % any ,tn cislznn the result the
temper q ~ American people, would be tbs defeat AZ
tho rpuocns
Tho prosrscia of tho connci. " ~ sai, are pretty
evenly hasuced The republicans have the ADVANTAGE
OF rnafurl organization. succesfni policy, and i9e
poseewroa pownr. They, and they only bro Int tho
ei,l war |. triumphant i~ue They prevented the
DIVISION % the Union nto Two ses only without
Elich AID ton tho dcmoraia but, suspcc,ed. 10
optic or NOR oiandestlne oppoallion. This naiarnily
gives then favor ard inhreace now, nor woul3 = per
haps have trnn posnnle 10 construct any rroEg party
against Ecm cSacpt ny tho ai 81 their rrin.
oires The ierlocrais no~ chafse tho repn8l.caas
with sr1rpfng fosol1ton r~~fnbn~ that VI the
eoun tsif, ard with DESIRING % establish Division
~ the uaia cor their own political beneaI Tbsy
thsthc var y orcr tat slavery y extinct TIA, the
rsuploo the southern states arc willing % ~ al
s we ensg p ssa Ill.,, = so, = ,cr
Congress aio MAINTAIN and errpeiuaic the dsunioa ~
tho TcrAblr. Nor these npn'afipns be- Frbpsd ~
Inc reIuplc.ns, who as undoubtedly ssephg thn a4aib
Sta y From representation ~ impodns rpon them
such csdiitAna ~ rcsdnrs0n 70 Congress ~eii
knownn not ~ accepted Their only yresext ~ this
confuf Iat i would 30 via. and hagarious = ~.
invesfso quietly viih political power thoss who lave
JUS. yrned u 10 the parpo'es ~ civil war
II esng, hover or - - anticipated that az his A.
somqprwvlcrs ccnjpncfurus, tr0s wet, cf fnsrfaHs
Who ~. a7riy tffh Hrifser pr % ssarygs fsa reiv
eyarrafrs rnrs'1y AID tfle part IN tAs rs.- D..
hal Of ~ twSa Tie Democrats now Lni1n is
and conalfering how many Faes arc s,Ili ouffa~ef
tr Il obvious reason % tho argument tbai tAay rho
al ~ xecp them mpst be or toe mon.
w arr told that whensser either party IN America ZOOS
~ ar here n a a0her telling IN tho bly IN fAe
nfcn powerfu snorgn ~ recall " order on ,hs -
cfion, rad, tho rrpubiNans Will havs 10
Hneat u tha political reserva Kiaay An4eYicaEa,
faGncb fnsads a tha Union and enem -
~ Mavery, lave ret no Meditation " aE@s
Inc asanrr n ho~e vha aoNhc slavery aad pre-,
served TO Union riS republicans have do1e IA.
work, hrf ms, rot ~ 2ll0wet nentraxe 4 BY Tao
rnaint'uaaos ~ iA1di ss0a. o. th1 fee'lng m3eh
reliance aupear n ~ placed, ar3 o. iemprral 1 |
hnvr ne powerful a1acn ~ tbs President m ghs A.,
proachlug rasnp IN Bus m rcpubl1sus The oshar
hand have The Dfff3et tf9aagtou whrh carrfft iht
through INC trail of - rsf AT ey htf n ffrsrta
thn positions nm whish W. party sitipirs
them. iAD rorrst. trr-'Dfe. y sy~fsd h y lny sng
aep rrfs aoi sbc set - doubtful lhat psllfsinu
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