Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-09-27

for the ratification, has shown that good
thing may be done by bad man and for a
bad motive; but that Tennessee should thus
lead off for this amendment is very re-
markable fact-that New Jersey should
next follow is almost as strange; but from
good or bad designs, thus started, the
amendment will surely go through.
The Presidents quarrel and rupture with
Congress was an unfortunate mistake
From recent events. South and North, il is
elear that ID will prove fatal blunder to
his administration, un,ess he abandOns 1t
as the issue before .lle people. The old
contests in England between King and Par
Lament are full of instruction on this sub
ject Had Mr. johnson taken our friendly
advice, and made the distinguishing fea-
lures of his administration vigorous for
eign policy and a sound financial system.
he might ere this have become a popular
President as Andrew Jackson. He has
vet fair field before him in which 10 re-
! trieve his misfortunes- Let. him begin de
moro, by reconstruction of his Cabinet,
beginning with his particular marplot. the
Secretary of State; and let him give us
Cabinet and policy, foreign and domes-
tic. shaped to meet the exigencies of the
day. and the developments of public opin-
ion. and Lis administration may still be-
come universally acceptable and gloriously
successful. We speak to him as a friend.
and, we think, in the voice of the people.
From ihe Herald of Thursday. I'D
The extraordinary result of the elections
in Vermont and Maine, and the prospect
ahead, have brought To grief many of the
trimming politicians. Mr.. RAYMOND has
been setting his sails along first to one
breeze and then to another, with the expec-
tation of catching the most favorable: but
he has missed it. He il left high and dry
on the inhOspitable shore OF politics; the
tide and wind are against him and he has
no friends To- help. He has come to grief.
and raves in the anguish of his heart. He
speaks of two rival Congresses, of possible
coup defrfs, of revolution looming up in the
future. and all sorts of evils. In the unhap-
py state of his mind he conjures mp spec
tres and has horrible dreams of the time to
come. We truly pity his condition, while
at the same time we feel assured that his
grievOus forebOdings are only the visions
of a diSOrdered and disappointed mind
The country will be safe; a few scheming
politicians have Oyerreached them
selves, like f.. nd. Weed and Seward,
and few desp> i Jacobins like Stevens,
Chandler. Browr.c Y, Butler, Sumner and
Wade. will be THROWN overheard 10 save
the ship The Ma. ior.ty of the Republican
party will be conservative enough TO bring
us safely through. We hope, therefore.
Mr.. RAYMOND will not die of grief. We
extend to him our commisseratiOn. and
should he feel the necessity of retreat
from the cares of the world, we offer him,
rs we offered Greedy in the event of serious
trouble. a delightful asylum at Washington
Nights. where he can feast upon good roast
beef and Chateau MOrgauX and asSuage his
SORROWS.
THE ALBANY COMMUNICATION HOFFMAN
FOR GOVERNOR.
From the Herald Of Thursday.
The Albany Democratic and COnserva-
tive State Convention has done its work
and settled its manifest destiny in the NOM
nation of Mayor Hoffman, local Demo
cratic politician of Tammany Hall, for
Governor His manifest destiny is an in
glorious defeat. unless revolutions some
times 90 backward. Seward, Weed and
Raymond have been buried in Tammany
Hall. and the Tammany rumps, with these
accessiOns, will. in all probability, be buried
out of sight in the November election. II
General Slocum. distinguished soldier of
the war. for Secretary of State. could not
touch bottom against the Republicans by
thirty thousand votes last year, what is the
chance this year for Hoffman, man ofthe
Tammany ring against Fenton. who in ca,
ran ahead of the Presidential ticket of Lin
coin and Johnson? We understand that
the Maine election satisfied the Albany
Democrats that Seward, Weed and Ran
dali could give them no strength. and that
Gen. Dix, as z 'nuine conservative John
son war Democrat, was accordingly set
aside as entirely ont of the question. In
falling back. MOVIE ger, upon their own par
ty ranks, these Albany Democrats have
apparently given up the contest in advance.
Having given them our candidate. our
opinions and our conditions touching this
election, we have at all events nothing fur
ther to say.
HoFFMANs RECORD.