The New York herald., 1866-03-31

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The negroes Of Richmond have proposed to cclebrat
the anniversary of the occupation of that city by tn
national troops the Sd Of next month; but is under
stood that the military authorities will not permit tn
| celebration to take place.
Andrew johnson and Andrew Jackson-
The Moral Power OF Morsi Courage.
(! The strong and earnest vetoes of Andrew
johnson carry us back to the stormy times o
Andrew Jackson. Brought up in the same
school, and fighting his political battles under
jackson in the same State, johnson, in one
great essential especially, is worthy repre-
sentative Of Old Hickory. We allude to thai
high quality of moral courage which enables a
man on the right course to confront and over
come all impediments To the exercise ol
this quality, this readiness to assume the re.
sponsibility on critical occasions, we may
justly attribute the moral power of Jackson's
Presidential policy, and the popular strength
and the long succession Of victories Of the old
Jacksonian democratic party.
General Jackson was first elected President
upon the glory of his battle of New Orleans--a
small affair compared with that of Admiral
Farragut, and mere flea bite compared with
the Vicksburg, Chattanooga or Petersburg
operations of General Grant; but 1t was a
grand military lesson until all our previous
wars, armies and battles were dwarfed by
those of our great rebellion. New Orleans,
however, would hardly have served jackson
for second term. Upon the merits of the
first four years of his administration depended
the question of his reelection. Had he been
satisfied with a passive submission to the will
of Congress he might have had an easy time,
but there would have been nothing left of him
upon which to make even respectable fight
for the succession. In declaring war against
that obnoxious financial monopoly, the old
United States Bank, and in vctoing the bill for
the renewal of It's charter, he consolidated the
elements of his administration, and fixed the
majority of the American people around his
standard, in the name Of the democratic party.
His decisive method for obtaining a har-
monious Cabinet, his prompt and effective
treatment of South Carolina In her nulllfica-
tion movement, of France in regard to certain
indemnites, and Of refractory oflceholdcrs
right and left, and his frequent collisions with
branch of Congress, and sometimes in both,
all contributed to strengthen him with tue
people as man who was not to be frightened
from his course by dangerous obstacles, nor
diverted by the allurements of expedency or
popularity. But 1t was the war with the United
States Bank, and the moral courage he de-
velopcd in that conflict with " the bank
hot In, ..tsI~ 4
people. Thus the moral heroism of jackson
built up that great national democratic party
which fell to pieces under fke imbecilities and
cowardice Of poor Pierce and Buchanan,
involving ms in all the horrors of the late re-
bellion.
Out Of this rebellion and from Tennessee we
have in Andrew johnson disciple and
representative Of Andrew Jackson; and in the
vetoes of the Freedmen's Bureau bin and The
Civil Rights bill we have in the highest de-
gree reproduction of the moral courage of
Old Hickory, as illustrated in his bank veto.
The fight in the one case was against
powerful financial monopoly; in the other
1t is upon the larger issue Of the blend
ing Of all races of men in this country
whites, blacks, yellows, reds and browns,
Caucasians, Africans, aborigincs, Mongols
and mongrcls-upon the common level of po-
litical and social equality. President johnson,
against 'two-thirds majority passing the
measure IN each house Of Congress, has boldly
taken his position against this startling revo-
lutionary measure, and thus he Is prepared to
abide the Judgment of the people.
The odds in Congress appear to be against
him; but 80 they appeared in tho case Of the
Freedmen's Bureau bill, and yet that veto has
been sustained. The same result will probably
follow in regard TO this Civil Rights bill but
in any event the question goes before the
people, and upon the broad and general issue
raised between Thaddeus Stevens and Andrew
johnson, the abolition radical and the national
conservative. 1t 10 already apparent that the
indomitable pluck Of Mr.. Johnson HAS given
him powerful hold upon the public conf
dence. The American people like a man Of
pluck, and especially do they admire this
quality in the occupant Of the White House,
when they believe him 10 be right Hence the
popularity Of Jackson, and hence the great and
growing popularity Of johnson in the nrst
year Of his administration. At this rate, with
the masses Of the people on his side, we may
be sure that the party Of the administration
will be the ovcrhadowing party in the Geld for
the succession.