The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-01
Mr.. Johnsou's Two Piigrimnges-A Oheering
Gouernst.

Contrast.
We congratulate Mr.. Johnson upon having
arrived at the national capital with Mr..
Stewards seal still unbroken upon his lips
upon having passed triumphantly through the
temptation of several assemblases in several
cities, never uttering anything but tho merest
commonplace. and without being guilty of a
single speech that could even be tortured into
a political policy. He has wisely followed the
advice we gave when he started upon his
tour. There was moment when we trembled
for the result, fearing that his efforts to hold
his tongue would lead to greater evil than
that his silence was intended to avoid. We
feared his fate might be that of the Elliver
ellsworth, which, as is well known, "biled her
buster" on the Connecticut river. At that mo-
ment we minated that there were things more
to be feared than bad speech, and urged him
not TO make an exhibition of good sense at too
great cost to his comfort. We advised that he
should sacrifice such vanity as mems good
opinion rather than a thing so precious as
mental satisfaction; and we even pointed out
the topic he should treat, if any, and the kind
of treatment of it that would do least harm
speech namely-reiterating the views of that
excellent veto message in which he said that
the Military bill gave the five commanders
absolute power. But he has gotten home
without utterance, and that is all the better.
II he sees reason to regret his silence, or still
feols in the least uneasy, we advise that he
should set the boarded walls of his wrath in
order, and label them nicely, TO the end that
he may discharge them with effect in sting
ing message 10 Congress at tho July session.
The country will agree with us that the con
trast between the Chicago trip and this Boston
trip is one Of good cheer, For all those savage
diatribes-that bandying of unworthy cpl
theis-those disgraceful scenes, which every
memory will recall--we have here only pleasant
parties and welcomes; and in all the speeches
it Is the indicative mood that prevails. There
are some interjections-the President had some
wonder to express-but it was an amiable
wonder. He was surprised, agreeably, of
course, to find that there was no acrimony,"
no bitterness, no i'll Withholding, perhaps,
that might force from him savage objurg alton.
We do not know whether this wonder of his
was quite polite. We are not sure but it ndi-
Gated dim suspicion that the Down
casters, unused to getting hold of
man of his mettle, would come to-
gether and dine on him, like the Canni-
bal Scythians, in the expectation that they
would be endowed with the great qualities Of
him they ate. Whatever his thoughts were it
remains on record that toe President was ex-
ceedingly surprised to find the Downeastcrs
civil and decent people. We may doubt whether
his frequent expression of this surprise was
quite polite; still it is surprise with which the
country at large will feel certain sympathy;
and we are sure that the fact that his express
sions on this point were the strongest he made
during his pilgrimage will be a source of the
highest qualification to the whole American
people.