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

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PRECEDENT Johnson and the Radical Con-
rr War,D operators In Cengress.nft-fr
y Since the assembling Of Congress the oppo-
sition Of the radical leaders to the reconstruc-
ton policy Of President johnson has assumed
the form of an organized conspiracy. The
Committee on Reconstruction, invented by
Stevens, Of Psnnsylvania, and sprung upon
Congress At the very opening Of the session,
was shrewd trap to ensnsre those republican
nemborv Who s>.ysuvo ma eonservntiv e
and to support the President. yThst committee
is simply Jacobin club. designed 10 strsngle
every resolution Of confidence in President
JOHNSON, and to prevent any Congressional
action upon the admission Of the Southern
delegates until all the demands Of the radical
leaders have been completely granted. We
have no doubt that the largo majority Of the
republican Representatives are individually In
favor Of the Presidents policy. They were
elected upon bis platform, and they owe their
seats in the House 70 their public pledges Outing
the canvass to support him to the utmost
Besides this they know that the people ere
with the President almost unanimously, and
they are aware that every vote which they record
against him Injuries their chances of future
political success, and will have to be accounted
for to their indignant constituents But Stan
ton and Stevens, who are the Dsnton and Ma
rat of the radical conspiracy, are 30 much
holder, 80 much more determined and 30 much
better versed in the arts of intrigue and in par
liamentary tactics than the conservative repub-
licans, that the whole House moves responsive
to the will Of these two revolutionists, like .
set of puppets to the hand Of the master. u Is
tho old spectacle over again Of few strong
and experienced minds directing and control
ling weak and inexperienced crowd. Il il
the new Jacobins debating to the new Giron-
dists. 1t is another class Of organized rebels
| swaying The disorganized conservatives, - the
Southern rebels did In the Congress just before
| the recent civil war.
Within the past few days the radical leaders,
not satisfied with keeping the Southern States
out Of the Union when they are anxious TO re-
turn, md not content with indefinitely post
poning the era Of peace, prosperity and frater-
nifty which the Presidents policy promises,
have attempted to interfere with the army and
TO warn the President and the Lieutenant
General not to remove any more sol
diers from the South without the per
mission Of Congress. In this new de-
velopment Of the conspiracy we see the
hand Of Stanton, who retains his place In the
Cabinet that he may be able to thvsrt the
plans Of the administration, 40 JEFF. Davis
remained in the Cabinet OF poor Pierce in
order to prepare for a rebellion, or as Judas
Iscariot kept his place among the disciples that
he might betray his Master. With Stanton in
the Cabinet and Stevens in the House the con-
spiracy works with the force and accuracy of
machinery. SO confident are the radicals of
thoir triumph that they make no secret eilber
Of their purposes or OF the schemes by which
they intend to succeed. They boldly declare
that the war IL not yet over; and We fear that
tho country will soon discover that, In one
sense, this assertion Is unfortunately correct.
Threats Of impsaching the President have bss,
made by the Jacobin chiefs; and although suob
extravagances may be regarded as absurd.
still they show dangerous animus tina, mo.t
not be rashly disregsrded. Personal slapd.rs
against the Chief Executive are invented ana
set aaost in the currents Of gossip a, wa.hin..
ton. The infamous stories in regard 70 NJ,
Lincoln, which the coppsrhesd papers derive
from radical sources, and Of which Stevens
dared 70 insinusse an endorsement, are "a ~
followed upby even more outrageous e,,u,,.
nies against President Johnson. The n,,,0.
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