, 1866-02-06

the next presidency. There are three reasons
why he docs not want to abandon that sup
por...
l. he hns forfeited all cIaim 10 Republican
support in order to get this Southern support,
nnd while 1t holds out to him some hope Of
being reelected, no other policy does.
>. a. . -1e..sp'~-e J1stssse1An OF bnsnocrAtIc
Instincts, he believes that the why to be elect
cd President il TO divide the Northern vote
md unite the South. BY forty years grazing
In the Democratic pastures, this faith has got
into lis bones, Al those Of thecn. turn red by
feeding on madder. lie expects to be elected
In tile same way that Martin Van Burcn,
Janns E Polk, Franklin Pierce md James
buchanan were.
s. Not being statesman, nor man of any
high order OF intellect nor elevation OF scnti-
ment, he has never been more than superb
clally Republican. and now graritates By
force of his at1lnities towards politicians OF
his own class, and they ere to be found among
tho three cl8sses Of men who are alike in des-
pising 'sldeas,' especially those Of liberty,
viz
little and Raymond.
2 Copperheads like the seymouzs and the
Woods.
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ho,s,crca m nv the Characteristic
tim,aitx of the New York Tribune. Tn
Pcnnsy1rnn;o II bas Senator covar> md in
Iy1sconsIn, Senator Doo:itt1e. But as us essen
4i,1 rr,tanre 1or yotes. tbc tone,and e,new of
the ntv nartx win he Northern Commercials
and southern rebels. Such /. the proposed
<tReact,onary pad dy.', TO which II is ru,nored
1he President In. committed b,msclE. md In.
deed his entire career since he issued his first
Demonstration Proclamation confirms the ru-
NOR. Tho objects and principles Of this party
Efn be to arrest emancipation At the present
stage OF Its progress and turn 1t backward
rather than torWHrd and to admit the South
ern states forthwith under their present Of
ga1tEations, Keeping the negro race from
the ballot box wholly, and allowing
the rebel element In the South
10 meet in Congress on equal
terms the loyal element In the North, and
thus participate equally In the settlement Of
all questions growing out of the war, such as
the rebel and national debts, and the reward
Ing Of national soldiers and Furnishing Of
rrbel leaders. incidentally to these measures
and as mems Of forcing them upon the Re
publican party 1t il expected that the Pred
dent Will use the cocrc1ve power Of the. public
plunder to hraee and bully Republicans into
at least assenttng to reacttonsry policy.
Such is the work upon which, We are advised,
the President has entered, and such me- the
means ut his command.
Opposed to him stand In solid, unbrokcn
phalanx the men who have saved our doveFn-
ment. and delivered our country rom rebel
lion, nnd the principles and pohcaes winch are
the logical result Of our past ocnse5aoee' ana
theraoFe necessary 70 ou1 eone'nueo sale.y
1rom nRe Pe1ais' f1om ta's sIalelnenl We maAe
no oeouction w eesoun. " .e ~" .npeoue.u
tsanmefS uAo "aSnona 'oo ooontsN' "no
stano 1caay apparently 10 9on iae NC"
htanoatat pecanse 1ne'f support of'aes no
asalaole s1reoe1n 10 any cause, ana, hasine
deserted ono party IN 1hc onls csas1s IN WHICH
they were needed, they viii desert any Other
under tle same circumstances.
So far as the people are concerned We BE-
Ieve the new Rcactlonary party Will Ind be-
fore They nre well into the light that the guns
are not on thclr side. Every Northern state
government and more than tW o-th1rds OF both
Houses Of Congress arc Republican.
But before rushing into the contest 1t 10
well TO measure not only the numerical
Gt6nTlh Du1 1ne constIulonSl f161ts Oh lAe