The New York herald., 1866-08-02

he has kept pace with the progress OF modern
events and ideas, and to him, therefore, we
look for the success of the present Derby Cabi-
net, Notwithstanding the cloud under which it
has been called into existence 1t must adapt
itself to the spirit and necessities of the age, or
it must retire.
The New Orleans Riots-E EiectiOncerimg Tricks
Of the Radicals.
The evidence that the radicals are directly
responsible for the New Orleans riots Is daily
accommodating. Not only do we know that the
radical leaders were informed Of the design
beforehand, but we can see traces Of their
work throughout the whole disturbance, and
their organs have already made manifest the
object at which they aim. The men foremost
in the riots are by no means unknown. They
were at Washington during the winter, openly
denouncing the President, talking in the most
violent, abusive and revolutionary manner,
holding councils with the radical leaders and
Boosting Of what they would do in Louisiana
to assist Congress in lis crusade against the
conservative sentiment Of the country. The
whole affair at New Orleans is a radical cleo
tioneering trick, got up to divert the attention
of the people from the real issues Of the fall
campaign. II is the old dodge of "bleeding
Kansas" in new form.
The uses made Of the news about the dis
turbances by the radical press are enough to
show the animus Of the plot. These organs
speak about e10yal citizens OF the United
States dying from wounds received by rebel
mob" They tell US that "the policy Of An
drew johnson engendered the demon fury
which has shed blood in the streets Of the
Crescent City" and that "his statemanship
has again raised rebel flags in New Orleans."
The negroes are advised to ''strike back" and
10 atake life for life and limb for limb"
This IL the old familiar radical slang Of which
the country heard 90 much before the rebellion
and Of which we are all 80 heartily sick.
1t b the sort Of language that has cost US one
civil war and may yet lead to another. OF
course there are no facts that In tho slightest
degree justify it. In truth the riots seem
to have been wilfully and maliciously
pnOvoked by the radicals themselves
They made IN attempt to revive the
dead Louisiana Convention of 1864, in
order to enfranchise the negroes and disftan-
chise ex-resels but this convention would not,
Of itself, have caused . riot. The radicals, how
ever, not only Illegally called the convention,
and thus created division in the State govern
ment and conflict between the State and ma
tional authorities, but they sent armed bands
ofnegroes parading around the streets. During
these parades the negroes, many Of whom were
enkn koA Io1 anH ohnA xha
white spectators, aud the natural result was
street fight. A white mob endeavored to dis
perse the negro mob, and the negroes marched
Into the building in which the convention met
and made that their citadel, firing upon the
people from the windows. This would havo
caused riot In New York, Boston or Phila-
delphia. No wonder, then, that bloodshed was
the consequence In New Orleans.
II is not at all astonishing that the radicals
should resort to such devices to keep up
an excitement and 50 retain power. They arc
political Mother Carey's chickens, and flourish
only In storms. Their infamous deceptions In
regard to "bloeding Kansas" first brought
them into Office, and they were in their element
during the long war Of the rebellion, when the
people had no time to scrutinize their conduct
carefully. But when peace was declared the
radicals felt themselves doomed. Their mis-
management OF the finances, their peculations,
deflcations, deficiencies, corruptons and jobs
could no longer be concealed. They managed,
therefore, 10 raise another cloud Of dust by
forcing quarrel with the President and re-
newlng the old shouts Of "copperhsad" and
"rebel" But before the session Of Congress
closed they found themselves compelled to
adopt the Presidents general policy and
to admit his own State. Thus, with the fall
elections approaching and the country clamor.
ing for reform and union, the radicals saw that
new source Of excitement must be discovered
or they would be lost The Memphis riots
suggested the means, and, ss We charge, the
plot was regularly arranged A war between
races in the South, II was argued, would con-
denim President johnson and would again
this pressure the fhll elections could be easily
carried, and even negro suffrage might, per-
haps, be obtained during the war fever. Sec
retary Stanton was ordered by the radicals 10
remain in the Cabinet In order To "keep the
army all right" Radical Congrsssmeu refused
to vote for appropriations for Southern improve
mcnts on the ground that the negroes would
shortly rebel against "thelr oppressors" and
would then destroy these public works. With
this information before " we we're not at all
surprised xhsu the news OF the New Orleans
rios was received. We anticipated II, a. did
al persons who are familiar with the election
ssring tricks Of the radicals But We shall be
vcvy much surprised II so stale scheme sue
ceedA The radicals may rant and rave the
nssress may bs melted 10 riots and ruin; but