The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-03-01
| The POLICY.
THE GREAT ISSUES OF the DAY.
The Excitement Over the Conflict Be-
tween the President and Congress.
WHERE THE RESPONSIBILITY BELONGS.
Andrew JOhnsOn's Pluck and
Determination.
HIS PAST AND PRESENT RECORD.
Extracts from His Congressional Speeches at
the Commencement Of the War.
Denunciatien Of Phillips and the Abo.-
litionists No New Thing.
He Calls Them the Allies Of
Jefferson Davis in 1861.
Remarkable Arrangement of Northern
Disunionists and Southern Eecessionists
by Mr.. johnson in the Senate.
The Presidents Position en-
Negro Suffrage.
His Instructions to Governor
Sharkey.
~
Carl SchurEs Mission Through the South
Defined by the Executive.
Our washington Correspondence.
WAsHroros. Feb 2S 1859.
Carl Schurz's Mission Through the South
Defined by the Executive.
Our Warrington Correspondence
WASHINGTON Feb IS, 1868.

WASHINGTON Feb. Is, 1853.
EXCITEMENT NATIONAL CAPITAL.
The city Of Washington has been under state Of ex
element during tho past week such Is seldom seen
here. The long pending conflict has reached open
ISSUE and able to lift the veil and separate
the reality from the pretentous The public can now
what there is In the professions Of men, and the
people realize how much reliance there IL 10 be placed
tho prctcntions OF support OF tho President by tho
radicals In Congress- The destructives the National
legislature have come 70 grief and have met mertod
rebuke. Tho President has vetoed their pet measure
and has informed the public what no thinks Of rad-
Gals and their schemea The bin designed as trap
for m In their conversations with each other thoy
DECLARED that all they desired that the bill should be-
come law and thcn the President might whistle and
do as he pleased hcy would have him In their power
But Andrew Johnson saw their game and nippsd 1t in
the bud The result is that they fierce in their de-
nuncations and go about raving like madmsn His
veto has spoiled all their plans and their nicely
arranged schemes They have been blowing that
Johnson had pluck; but he has shown that he has
pluck, and, what is more, he knows just when and al
what time 10 usc IT,
VETO UNAFFECTED ~ fffx RADICALS
The radicals both in and Of Congress were cona-
dent up 10 the last moment that the President would
sign the bill They asserted that he would not dare
vetoit They counted confidently upon his approving
tho bill rs they would IL they had IL 10 determine thcm
selves Even after the sent into tie Senate
they ndustriousy circulated the story that the Pres
dent had only recommended some slight notifications
But they undcceived; for when 1t cams
read they found OF tho ssvcrcs yet ccs, and most
ably written documents against generally and in detail
The scene in the Senate, while being read bczgars
all description the kc Of which mover before ssen
and Is doubtful IL will be again. The light and
shade upon the councnanccs OF the radical scnators
hrf deah-ike paor, and then tho redness OF anger
With the twisting and turning In their seatsa told Of
tho agony under which thcy were suffering Bnt this as
nothing to that exhibited by them when they found that
eight republican Senators would imned aely vote to
override the veto.
The radicals now declare that they would have hung
tn, bill up in house tho other just as they saye
the negro suffrage bill for this District II they hat ina
gned thai the II would be vetoed This Is the trouble
which they arc under now. THY were maiur ng and
pushing forward their plans o. 70 completely tic the
hands of the President that he would be poweriess and
had not fully concluded their schcmes eve were not
aid one Of tho leaders, ready break with the Pr-
lent just yet and 1t mistake 10 send him bill TO
'gn Until VIC advised" he added ..,hat this
bill should be held back Cor month yet BY that time
We would have been ready and prepared for any emer
'ency but nther advice prevailed, and have tho
esuit We are In the Presidents power instead OF no
icing In ours"
There such picture Of despair on the com
enanccs Of men as ~ those Of the extremist
Congress- They look though they had lost thcirb Il
riend and In deep mourning on The way 70 the grave
hey have been boldly asserting that the President
annot do this and had pluck. but they have found
hat they knew hat little 81 the calbre the whom
hey were defyng n The veto did not convince them
hat Any johnson was In earnest his speech on the 22d
'ust have al least removed all doubt All classes u
oiteans have boon In the habit OF running % the Pre-
dent and engaging IN private conversation and then
'mc away representing that he this that
lew. We have thus had all OF conflicting ru-
ors; but Andy johnson has concluded TO make his
aements 10 the people, and did 80 on this
ch manner that he cannot be easily misreprsented
VINO q nEroSsinLgf
Whatever modification the radicals may feel how
er dep they may feel the grief OF their defeat they
N have the sad consolation Of realizing that they
roueht IL upon themselves. The radicals alone
onsibe. Their folly, their own shortsightednes
rs brought them 10 this. There need whatever
any such rupture between them and the President.
n would there have been R they had shown even the
mmon OF school boy, treated the President
In the civili,y requisite 10 the Official
aiions between the two branches Of tho government
deplored the necessity OF this esue mors than
President, and he was anxious that mutual coops
ion shoald charactcrizs their course. IL ready
yield 10 the wishes Of Congress far as possible with
violating principles He appealed to them fer har
my, and ready meet them In the spirit o. con-
atiop. but received In only abuse and denunci-
On The radicals deserve all they have got and
usand fold more Never In the history OF our govern
mt was the effort before made BY Congress act upon
measure OF legislation much less the most import
question that would come before them prior 10 The
option Of the message OF the Executive, which an
st know would treat upon that very subject The
.sstures OF the most Insignificant States never pre-
ned to upon any prior 70 the reception Of
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