The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-27
ReeOnstruction Easily settled---Th
Power In Congress.

Reeonstruction Easily settled---The
Power In Congress.
Parties in Congress are now very distinctly
divided into three factions-thc conservative
or moderate republicans, the radicals and the
democrats; and every one Of these factions is
committed by the unquestionable evidence of
Its votes in favor of unconditional negro
suffrage. Even Brooks, crammsd null to the
throat with noisy democracy, went side by
side with Stevens, the great whipper in, and
while he boosted his preference for white
women cast his vote the other way and helped
the radicals to carry their measure. Brooks
and the forty other democrats and the eleven
border State republicans went over to the
radical camp and enabled Stevens to defeat the
proposal to make negro suffrage conditional on
education. That proposal came from the
moderate republicans; was the only chance
against the radicals, and the democrats fight
ing In the radical line defeated IT, The
moderate republicans, seeing that proposal lost,
lost heart, and, inundated by the sound Of
Stevens whip, felt their little courage ooze
away, and suffered themselves to slide meekly
In with the current And thus Brooks, Ray
mond and all went together with the bold and
adroit Stevens-whipped in, frightened in or
fooled In. But despite this fact, that all
factions are thus by votes committed to negro
suffrage, there is In Congress clear majority
against that radical measure and in support
Of the wise, proper and constitutional plan of
reconstruction begun and thus far carried out
by the President. The radical triumph on
negro suffrage was secured by the adroitness
Of Stevens acting on the simplicity and fears Of
feebler and less crafty members.
Undoubtedly there il . majority for the
President In Congress. All the parties over
the country when before the people We'd with
one another in their endorsements Of the Presi-
dents policy, and their triumphs were secured
exactly In proportion as the people believed
or not their protestatons to sustain that policy.
Wherever the people believed that such pro-
testations were insincere and adopted merely
a. party sassss, they. unhesltatlngly kicked that
party into limbo. Thus there ID definite
point Of contact between Ill the elements In
Congress that are opposed 70 the savage war
faro Of tho. radicals. All those clements owe
their election TO Q common sentiment and pur.
pose ON the part Of tho psopls--the sentiment
Of sympathy with the President and apprecieA
ton Of his efforts, and the purpose 10 elect
men who would assist him In the rs-establIsh-
msnt Of national order and harmony. In Mis-
point OF View ell the mon Who can be sci apart
~ not identified with ~ radicals are one
party. There are one husdred and eighty fur
votes in the House, and Of those the radicals
have ssventy-nins. There are, then, against
the radicals ono hundred and ave votes,
or clear majority Of twenty-six. Thus II
Il evident that they cannot carry any
measure except BY tho consent Of their oppo.
nsnts-except by the consent Of mon distinctly
elected to support the policy Of the President
Why is II, then, that they are not summarily
voted down at every attempt TO assert their
pernicious principles! II IL because there "a
more party than patriotism. II IL because
patriotism-all consideration and thought OF
what Il due to the country--is made secondary
and subservient to what is thought TO be due
TO party. 1t il because divisions of men are
kept asunder by party names because they
are deluded by the pursuit Of shadows. and 20
heed not, and even turn away from, the serious
duties with which they have been intrusted by
the country. just Is Atalsnta lost the race by
turning aside to pick up the golden apples that
were thrown to cheat and delay her, so do the
democrats and moderate republicans, triaing
over the bsuble Of party names and held asun-
der by nonsensical distinctions, imperil and
sacrifice the cause they wcrc sent 10 serve.
All these men must come together. They
must unite against the common enemy. They
must join hands 10 sustain the cause Of the
country, union, freedom and justice against q
more vindictive, INSCRIPTIONS, and far less
honorable foe than lately mensced MS In the
Southern armies. The so-called democrats
must open their eyes and recognize that IL Is
only by acting with the moderate republicans
that they can hope to secure even recogni.
ton Of the humanity Of tho Southern people.
II Is only BY giving mp their small party differ
ences that they can obtain justice for those
whose peculiar friends they pretend to be; and
we might suppose that TO secure 90 grand
treasure men could easily relinquish an empty
wcrd--a party name that lost its power and
significance years ago. On the other hand, the
moderate republicans must understand that II
IL only by acting with the democrats that they
can get strength to stand upon against the
radical fury. In the strength that alliance
with the democrats viii give, and nowhere
clse, they can hnd courage 10 listen calmly 70
the crack Of Stevens whip, and TO laugh to
scorn his sneers and tsunts.
win they do thiss Will the two factions
unite TO put down the third, which IL the enemy
Of both; TO carry on ths great business Of re-
10 admit at once the Southern
members that can take The oath. and 20 nut