The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-17

belhon. Strangely enough, too, this PROPOSE.
ton passed the House against majority the
other way. But how? The answer to this ques-
uon solves the whole case. There are three fac
tlons in Congress -the radical Republicans, the
moderate Republicans, and the Copperhea1s,
The rad cal faction and the CopOerhead faction
are each operating on an independent tack for
the next Presidency. The moderadoes, or third
faction, are cutting in and out for the spoils OF
The present administration, but at every blast OF
the party trumpet OF Stevens they fall into the
wake OF the rad, Gals. Mr.. Raymond is a speci-
men brick OF these so-called conservatives.
Most conspicuous among the opponents OF this
aforesaid third section In the House. his adhe-
sion to it in his vote, under the whip of Stevens,
was the most prominent feature in the days
proceeding
1t is the next Presidency that has divided this
Congress into these three wrangllnp factions
the next Presidency and the spoils OF the pre-
sent administration. Buff we can settle now,
as we thlnk we can, this question OF the mex t
Presidency, we are satisfied that Congress will
find 1t easy work TO fall in fairly with President
Johnson's Southern policy He has declared
that ne is not candidate for another term, and
we believe him. He is not, therefore, engineer
ing Tor another election. The Copperheads are
NOISY in their admiration of him; but who ina
glnes that they dream of making him their candi.
date! The moderate Republicans go with the
Administration for the spoils of to-day, but
with the radicals tor the plunder of to- morrow.
One OF Mr.. Stewards newspaper organs has
warned the Republican party that If this thing
OF Ine restoration OF the Southern States be not
settled before the Presidential election there
Will je civil war. But we say it will be settled
II We can settle now the Presidential question
and we believe that in the public mind this
question is already settled. General Grant is
the man. A million of Union soldiers are wait
ing to give him their suffrages, and another
million or more OF the Union men fthe war are
ready to back their soldiers. Convention or no
convention, he is good for the solid vote of the
Northern States and for some of the Southern
states. No divisions or rsconstructous of
parties or States can touch him, because ne is
the champion and the candidate of the great
Union party of the war; The case is very simple.
This party owes to General Grant heavy debt.
II they cannot pay it they intend to recognize
1t by his election to the White House in 1868,
and because they know that he is the man for
the place, especially in the reconstruction of our
foreign relations, which will then be the main
work in hand.
Accordingly leaving the Copperheads out of
the question, the inquiry recurs what have the
radicals to gain from their present factious op-
position to President johnson and his policy, or
what have they to lose By supporting him when
the public sentiment OF the whole country is in
favor OF his plan of reconstruction, and when
Stevens himself has been constrained to adopt 1t
in order to carry his additional restrictions?
Why all this sapping and mining for the next
Presidency, when that affair is a foregOne con.
clusion? 1t is radical blunder to be hedging
and dltching against Andrew johnson as Pre-
sldential candidate. Common sense, as we'll as
common justice, should teach this. Congress to
abandon its factious absurdities and all such
qualification that third section and that Colo
rado bill, and to deal honestly with an honest
and consi stent administration.