The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-18


that the radicals may be revenged upon the
Chief Executive for his firm adherence to his
constitutional policy and his resistance to the
demands Of the dominant faction in Congress.
This phase Of the conspiracy is nearly ready for
Development and unless the Jacobins are
promptly and severely checked the country will
soon be shocked by direct assaults from the
radical camp upon the President of the United
States. Indeed, we have no doubt that Dana,
the tool and accomplice of Stanton, has been
already instructed to begin these attacks from
the Western city in which he has been posted
for just such purposes.
That the radical conspiracy is without the
slightest shadow of justification is clearly evil
dent. The radical leaders claim that they are
actuated by desire to see full justice done to
the emancipated slaves; but It IL easy to show
that this claim is mere fimsy pretext to con-
ceal the ambitious designs of these bold, bad
men. Kjustice is not done to the emancipated
slaves the radical leaders will be to blame for
it. The constitutional amendment which made
the slaves freemen also gave Congress the right
to pass such laws as would secure to the negroes
the undisturbed enjoyment of their, free
dom. The radical leaders have repeatedly
proven that they can control the majority in
Congress as they please. IT, then, the proper
laws are not passed whose fault is IT. The ne
6 oes are now completely In the hands Of Con-
gress, and Congress is In the hands Of the radi-
Gals. The amendment which transformed the
slaves into freemen placed them upon an
equality with the white emigrants who land
upon our shores. These emignnts come from
countries where they are denied the privilege
Of voting, and Congress gives them that priv
ilege upon certain conditions. The negroes
also come from condition in which all priv
ilcges were denied to them, and Congress may
give them the right of suffrage, which carries
all other rights with 1t, upon whatever cond-
tons are deemed prudent and satisfactory.
That Congress has not done this, and shows no
inclination to do 1t at once, is proof of either
one of two theories:-First, that the radical
leaders are using the negro question as mere
pretext, upon the principle SO familiar to the
old democratic doughfaces; or, second, that the
majority in Congress is opposed to any further
to the blacks, and that the radicals,
aware Of this fact, are afraid to force the issue
and expose their own weakness by coming to
direct vote upon negro suffrage bill We offer
them either horn Of this dilemma upon which
10 impale themselves. If they accept
The former they are convicted, not only of
conspiracy against the President, but Of
hypocrisy toward. the freedmen, which will
render them forever infamous. IF they choose
The other theory, then they acknowledge them
selves to be desperate and hnstical minority
bent upon cosrcing Congress and the country |
INTO a policy Of which the conscience and the |
Judgment Of the nation, sobered and tempered |
~ a long civil war, decidedly disapprove.
Still, In neither the one case nor the other Is |
here anything to justify the conspiracy against
President johnson; and in both cases, on the
,iher hand, there b everything to justify him
n his present course Of action. The radical
saders cannot shit the responsibility from
heir shculderssc his. Uongresss NOT tho rrvsi-
lent, has the power to give the negroes per-
1danent status by the passage Of the necessary
laws, and the radical leaders arc alone 10
blame for the lack Of practical legislation upon
he subjeck. M rsas- VIZ
Under ell the circumstances, and after . /
careful review Of the facts and the arguments,
We feel called upon to denouncs the Jacobin |
hub of radicals In Congress O. .conspirators, 1
md II the continuation Of the war OF which
hey speak so loudly Is to be actually inau- |
yurated we shall hold that they must be treated
md punished a. conspirators. The Chief JUS |
ice, who now refuses to try the leader of |
he recent rebellion, may yet be sum
noned to preside at the trial of rebels |
# another school, The country has put down |
he fanatics who attempted to dissolve the |
Union, and It has no sympathy with, and win
rave no compassion for, those who sttempt to
Eeep the North and South disintegrated. There |
ire other means Of assassinating President
han by q pistol shot from Wilkes Booth, and
moral assassins will find as little mercy as
Booth did. So Ear from exaggerating the |
hangers in which thu radicals are involving
his republic, we speak within the bounds OF |
The country is staggering under |
in immense debt, and, instead of doing any,
hing TO relieve il, the radicals are preventing
hat prosperity which would enable us to pay |
'ur debt readily, and are loading us with fresh
allegations every day Of the session. They
,ffer resolutions calculated 70 push ms into |
var with France; but at the same time they
hut the South out of the Union, and thus Grip |
lie us and assist Napoleon in the event of war.
Is Stanton slaughtered whole armies of |
,ur bavest soldiers in order to destroy
lcClellan and allow Pope an opportunity to
ali, so he Is now willing to sacrifice the best |
interests Of the country in order to crafty his |
toward the Lieutenant General. |
When such men as these radicals clutch |
I the supreme command Of our army,
nd assert that they have the right to
rider IL TO move or TO remain, Che |