, 1866-03-20
MK. RAYMOND AND ANDRE "
Itpf3NtsDS.

The Ncw York Tines OF the 1Gth instant,
publishts the following letters: IL from New
York City; from BIooklyn;1 l from Rockaway,
Long island; from Albany; from New
s,urgh, N. y; from Penn Yeu, n. T.; 9
from Buffalo, n. T.; 2 from Rochester, n.
T.; 2 from Olean, n. Y. Z; 2 from New Haven,
Connecticut; 9 from Pennsylvania Il from
Pittsburgh and l from Sabbath Rest, Blair
county , from Newton, New Jersey from
Lacrosse, Wisconsin 2 from Athens, Georgia;
l from New Orleans from Columbus, Mis-
eisappl-tolal, thiriy-thrce. letters addressed
to 5tr. Raymond By parties to whom be had
sent Ills Congressional speeches, and who
congratulate linn with more or less fcrvor
upon his forensic efforts on behalf Of the
President. They are MI dated m Deccm-
Der and January, Not one Of these letters
bears date subsequent to February the nth,
and they were consequently all written before
the Presidents uttcracce Of threats against
Congress, and before his exposure on Feb. p,
with the exception Of one letter written since
that time, namely, On Mnrcl 3, and this from
.hixsipi,pt
Now these complimentary notes addressed
to Mr.. Raymond, as he states himself, In his
"cAaractcr as member OF Congress-" are put
In the New York Times OF Friday, March
10Th, under the captious heading Of The
Administration Policy" and as M imposing
manifestation Of Public sentiment concern-
Ing the Restoration Policy Of the PRESIDENT"
aud form the text Of m editorial illumination
agaust the Radicals ~ /. G., against the sup
portcrs Of Congress and the people and the
opponents Of Mi. Johnson's terrorism
f. 1.ne ~, nNr
cate OF. Andrew the First's one-man power, It
may be good logic, from this point Of view,
10 represent one Jerseyman; one Wisconsin
man; two Connecticut men; two Pcnnsyl
vantans; ten New York Sate men; thirteen
New York City men two Georglans; ono
Louisiunian and one Mississippian as the e11.
bodimeut Of tho convictions and the Will Of
the thirty odd millions who constitute these
respective States. II must be conceded, how.
ever, that Mr. Raymond y three correspondents,
from Sabbath Rest, Blair county, Pennsylva.
MIA, La Crosse, Wisconsin, and Penn Yan,
New York, OF any other three out OF his
whole number Of 81 ve1sus s. .0o1. 900. fur out
. shine the famous three tailors OF Tooley
street, whose tremendous influence 10 Church
and State was mere child's plny compared
with Mr. Raymond's three Sabbath Rest, La
Crosse, and Penn Inn mcn4 That this pres
ttgc Of these mighty champions Of last De-
cemberAnd January Of the Administration
policy should sInce have been impaired By
the demonstrations Of the masses Of their re-
spective communities is rather embarrassing,
but great minds are not easily disacartened,
and 60 Mr. Raymond comes braEely forward
to discntomb these interesting epistles
from their basket-Eave and to pro-
Claim 10 America the wonders which
he might have achieved for the onc-man
power, II only he md his three tailors of Too
ley street had been appointed sole dispensers
OF American destinies, and If that naughty
lore OF popular Sovereignty and c1ccsatlon OF
1ra1ors and timmcrs North and South Of the
masses od The loyal people, had not bafIled all
hie designs. Under these melancholy cfrcum.
stances, Mir. Raymond could have no other
object IN publishing those zpicy cpistlss than
in supplying cpitaphs for the toubs which
enclose all that is mortal Of the political r.
mains Of Cowan, Doolittle, and other martyrs
ofMr. Raymond'a Administration policy.''
Peace he to their ashcs! As for Mr.. Ray.
mond hImself, We advise him not to tampcs
any Longer with The masses of the American
people. II he cannot he In Congress without
making mischief. let lin get out OF It, qult
politics, and devote himself for the rest Of Ill!
career with fidelity to his editorial nnd do
nestle Ties.