The New York herald., 1867-04-19


nent and result in universal upsetting Of
thrones. Full consideration Of such possi-
bility may keep the peace.
New Phase Of Reconstruction In tho South
Fan, Fire and Fury.
When barrel of new beer Is exposed to the
sun there must be ventages for the escape Of
the gas, or the hoops must be very strong, or
there will be an explosion, scattering beer,
froth, hoops and slaves in every direction. So
when great revolution has turned the old
political institutions and ideas of great COM
munity topsy turvy and its social system in
side out, there must be fermentation among
the elements of the body polite, more or less
alarming, before we can have settled condi-
ton of things This fermentation Is now going
on throughout the FIVE military districts into
which the ten outside rebel Southern States
are divided Here and there, too, we have fire.
quent and increasing explosions of gas, with
occasional damages to life and limb, although
not often Of serious character. Bellicose edi-
tors and politicians, known in the South as
"bomb-proofs' during the war, have been Of
late getting up some gunpowder excitements
in Memphis, vicksburg and elsewhere, and
generally they are furious and fiery, as noisy
fellows are apt to be when the fighting is over
A South Carolina correspondent, for example,
informs us that among the combustibles Of that
thoroughly subjugated State there are some
half dozen duels on the carpet on points Of
honor and ancient chivalry This, too, while
the real fighting leaders of the rebellion. such
as Lee, Longstreet, Hampton, Bsauregard and
others, are all for peace, submission and recon-
struction.
Under this state Of things we are not sur
prised that Mr.. John Minor Bolts. of Virginia,
should turn up in q somewhat belligerent atti-
tude. We refer the reader TO his letter and tho
correspondence it embodies, which we publish
to-day as . simple matter Of justice. The
record Of Mr.. Bolts during the war, though not
that of fighting man, is the record Of
Southern Unionist who could not be shaken
from his faith, even in Castle Thunder. It is
natural, perhaps, that from his treatment under
the government Of JEFF Davis he should come
out Of the war a flaming radical; but for all
that he should not permit his seal to outrun his
discretion. He complains to rs Of certain
letter from Richmond CORRESPONDENT, which,
through an oversight, was aimltsed into our our
columns. Mr.. Bolts, touching this objection
able letter, opens correspondence with Gen.
eral Schofield which settles the case completely
in favor Of the complainant. Thus amply vindi-
Gated, the submission Of General SchoHsld's
testimony to this journal, In behalf Of the com-
plainant, would have been enough. But Mr..
Bolts goes out of his way to inform Gene
Schofeld that Gas this systematic effort at
defamation and detraction seems about to be
resumed by tho HERALD, whose editor had
the misfortune, some twelve or fifteen years
to try conclusions" with him "by resort to
legal remedies"
Having resolved upon this mode of redress
Mr. Bolts should have stopped just there; but
he spoils his case as complainant and lawyer,
not in saying, "Now, Mr.. Bennett, there is no
necessity for any words between u.s." for we
agree in that, but in adding thaso words Of
bad temper and bad taste, to wit:-"Your
paper has been at the service of every black
guard, Of high or low degree, who, from
motives Of personal or political malignity, de-
sired to deiame me. for the last eighteen
years." And then in towering passion, he
talks Of "the licentiousness Of the press"
defamation and detraction," shameless men-
dacity" and "mendacity and malignity;" terms
unworthy schoolboy in such case, but
wholly inexcusable and incomprehensib le in
man Of the age and experience of Mr.. Bolts.
Let him be assured that we have no recol-
lection Of any offence committed by him
against us, except his offence Of making war
upon John Tyler and resolving to "head him
or die," after having been his travelling COM
panion on the same journey, after having
shared with him the same supper Of corn
bread and bacon, and after having, like q
brother, slept with him under the same blan-
ket There has been no wicked design in any
Of our subsequent collisions with Mr.. Bolts
from time to time. They have been only the
accidents Of the whirligig Of politics Under
the rule of John Randolph, Of Roanoke, to
"pay az we co." we have no outstanding
balance against Mr.. Bolts, nothing against
him Of f"mendacity, malignity," or any such nom
sense. Cheerfully placing him right upon the
record In regard to his conference with Gen.
eral Schoaeld, we leave 1t to Mr.. Bolts him
self to determine whether the tone and temper
Of his letter in the premises are entitled to or
unworthy the consideration we have given It.
Tho Forthcoming Russian American Expc-
diiion.
We are glad to perceive that the government