The New York herald., 1866-07-21

Southern States, for every representative man
from that section took part in the rebellion.
TO make up for the lack of excite
ment caused by this exclusion and to
give a sensational effect to the meet
ing, Mr.. Raymond has been at great pains to
discover terrible radical plot to revolutionize
the government by force of arms, and devastate
the land with slaughter. A story Of this kind
lacks the first element Of probability. During
the war we discovered that, In spite Of the
promises Of Governors Yates and Andrew, the
radicals would not fight for the negro or for
their country, and 1t is not likely that they arc
going to turn heroes now In 20 bad cause
Mr.. Raymond's plot rests upon NO foundation,
unless 1t may be the fact that Mr.. Thad Stevens
has purchased . larger jackknife than he
usually carries. The distribution Of arms to
the States, Of which Mr.. Raymond speaks, is
part of the ordinary annual routine. The reso-
luton introduced, but not yet passed, authoris-
ing the presiding officers to call Congress
together at any time after adjournment, is
more to the point but the thing is 80 clearly
unconstitutional that it will not be persis ted
in. The people will put down the radicals
at the polls without any Of this talk about
plots and new rebellions. A radical revolr-
tionary army, composed of such warriors as
Stevens and Sumner, and oficered by Vienna
Schenck, Bethel Fisher Butler and Brigadier
Henry Wilson, with the Chevalier Forney,
D. D., and Parson Brownlow, D. D., as chap
lains, could damage nothing but ITSELF and
would be frightened out of its wits at the first
report of its own popguns. By such silly
romances Mr.. Raymond, and Mr.. Brooks, who
aids and endorses him, are trying to cover up
their own shortcomings as members Of Con-
gress, including their surrender to the radicals,
and their neglect to unite their forces at the
commencement of the session. Let them beat
all the war drums they please. The people
will not be too scared to remember their imbe-
cility on election day.
The Philadelphia Convention and the up
rising of the politicians may serve to amuse
us during the summer; but after all we must
depend upon this uprising of the people next
fall for the reforms SO urgently required. Con-
gress has made the issues which will enter into
the canvass. The people will vote for the i'm
mediate admission of the Southern representa-
tives, for reduced taxation, and for an econo-
mical administration of the government This
Congress is collection Of iobbers. Every
day some new swindle is proposed. Now it is
q tariff that will rob the people to enrich the
manufacturers, and again it is Senator Sher-
mans funding scheme, with thirty millions of
plunder in its belly. We do not need gather
ing of copperheads, democrats, conservative
republicans and what-is-its to tell US our
grievances and the way to remedy them. The
Congressional reports are the best electioneer-
ing documents against the radicals, and the
Congressional elections will bring the whole
matter within the grasp Of the people, who will
soon settle it satisfactorily. The Philadelphia
Convention may assist in this work by dividing
the republican party; but 30 far as organizin9a
new party ID concerned, it will be as powerless
as Jack Hamilton's mulatto convention, which
is to meet in the same city, and to be attended
by delegates from Texas who do business in
Wall street, and delegates from North Carolina
WHO reside in Herkimer county, New York.
Its moral effect will be beneficial but the
people will take hold Of the issues in more
practical way. They have the whole subject
brought homo to their pockets every day by
the taxes, the tariff and the high prices, and
they see Congress kept In session by the job
bers and robbing the Treasury by Wholesale
Let the Philadelphia Convention open its doors
wide to all men Of al parties, so that there
may be grand uprising Of the politicians |;
but the uprising Of the people will accomplish
more than any convention. Reading over the
experiences of Tyler and Fillmore, we may pre-
dict that the convention will fail; but with its
failure ii will kill the radical party through the
popular vote.