The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-10

draw from the administration; but the gene
raj driiof the popular current outside Of the
great citl- indicates more clearly the predomi-
nant pubh.sentiment Of the North.
Ri.s Of the Politicians.
little over year ago the army Of Lee, ex-
hausted by the nll-dog tenacity Of General
Grant, who had hing at its throat from the
wilderness down tothe gates Of Richmond,
gave up the fight and arrendersd. There was
rejoicing all over the suntry; for the people
pincd for peace and expected to enjoy its bless
ings. In the loyal StateA tho exultation was
universal, because with peaSe came the restora-
ton of the Union and the re-establishment Of
the government in all its strength. Although
the gall Of defeat may at irsthave embittered
t.e cup to those who had SO recently been our
enemies, yet even they soon came to regard
with heartfelt satisfaction the c*ssation Of q
war thu had brought them nothing but suffer-
ing and destruction, and were thaakfnl that It
was at an end. II shadow darkenAd the sky
1t arose only from the fog Of those mes's minds
who failed 10 appreciate the American charac-
ter and predicted that the released soldiery
would wander About the country numbering
and robbing and burning aud proving upon
the peaceable citizens generally. Sad. el.-a.
were speedily dispelled when the sturdy men
ofwar betsok themselves to the workbench and
the plough and quietly resumed the employ
ments they had quilted for the tent and the
field.
The nations Of Europe looked on In wonder.
They were not prepared for the grand spectacle
Of two mighty armies disbanding, Is It were,
hy magic, and becoming ut onoe absorbed in .
peacsable ana proo~.;~s population. They
saw with amazement Q government. great
enough to extend . generous forgiveness to
States that had for four years waged against
II war Of rebellion, and . system perfect
enough 10 resume its working harmoniously
just a. soon - such . conflict ceased. The
country was at peace and this fact, no less
wonderful TO them than the immenaty Of the
resources We had developed during the war,
gave us . credit in Europe greater than any
We had previously enjoyed
But II was mot long before the politicians set
TO work to disturb the waters Of the Pool Of
Sloan, through the virtues Of which the eyes
Of the nation were receiving light Peace was
no peace to them unless II eouu be rendered
subssrvient to their own Advancement. They
must make some capital oui Of 1t for their
party or personal purposes before they could
regard II = blessing. Tho esssasion Of
hostIlites IN To Asld was the signal for the
Political gusrillas to sntr upon q campaign
OF their own. Thsy soSnsnoed their raids In
Congress BY the use Of violent and unbecoming
Language. In tAe Hssss Of Representatives
the President Of The Uaitsd States IVES alluded
70 q athe man ct the other end Of the
avenue - and in the Senate the classic
Sumner, In The language Of the kitchen, de-
nomced him a. . - Whitewater" By degrees
the license Of ~ tongue became more un-
bounded, and tbs President was alluded TO ~
a traitor" and one who had "lsgalized assas-
sination.n Jhis dissertation Of dignity and
propriety costinued until IL infected the Presi-
dent himself; and for tho past two months the
humiliating spectacle has been presented Of
the executive and legislative branches Of the
government scolding Ut each other and calling
esch other names. like two angry drabs.
Outside Of Congress the political stump
speakers on both sides have been yet more
riotous and violent. The Buffers and Brown
lows and Hamiltons on one side, and the
Dswsens and Monroes on the other
have done their best to excite the prejudices
and passions Of the people and 70 destroy the
blessings Of peace. One set Of men in the
South and another set In the East have used
their breath increasingly 70 fan the shoulder
ing cmhen OF fAnaticism and seotionalism
once more into fame. On ono side we are
told that Congress ID to DO forcibly entered
by the Southern members and the organiza-
ton carried at the point Of tho bayonst On
the other We are promised the impesch-
ment Of the President - sOon - Congress
Both schemes are the
mere rawlings Of Drawing politicians.
The South will quietly re-entsr Con-
gres under the constitutional amendment
Il the States are sensible enough 10 secure those
terms Of rsadmission, and Butler could not get
more than nifty or sixty votes in the House for
his threatened impeachment The balance Of
the Representatives are quiet and peaceabls
men, who have already shown their inclination
and their power TO check the revolutionary
violence Of Thad Stevens and other impracsics-
BILE radicals, and they will do no act In which
the country will refuse 10 sustain them.
But bsselsss A. ara these threats. thew ore