The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-02

usurpauon and inhdelity the issue will be as
conclusive against Mr.. johnson as were the
accusations against Charles the First and Louis
the Sixteenth. But while these two unfortr
nate kings lost their heads Mr. johnson, like
James the Second, expelled for similar offences
Of usurpation Of the power Of Parliament,
will only lose his place In one respect he
will be more fortunsso, even, than James; for
while be was compelled to end his days as an
exile, eating sae bread Of charity in foreign
land, Mr.. Johnson will be restored TO his old
home among the beautiful mountains Of East
Tennessee. There, In the cultivation Of cab
bages and philosophy, be may, like Buchanan,
write the history Of his decline and fall; or.
like John Tyler, devote his leisure to the i'm
provement Of peaches and sweet potatoes.
His only condemnation will be that Of Othello
to Cassio-aI love thee, Cassie, but never
moro b officer Of mine."
All this, expressly ordained In the constitu-
ton, viii bs perfectly fair, just and proper,
and tho ,country will 20 accept it There win be
no panic, No civil war and no fuss shout II,
except among fhe fassy politicians Az for
Mr.. Johnson's fAmous fourth Of March and.
twenty second Of February excitsmeats, aad'
his Septenbsr holiday froiic witA Mr.. Seward
to Chicago, they will 80 as secondary INSIDE
meanors Weighed in the scale against the
heavy charge Of usurpation, they are mere
leather and prunella. The Senate, we hope,
will spare General Grant and Admiral Farm
gut in the matter Of testifying to the funny
doings of that Chicago escapade, as Mr. Seward
can tell all that is necessary, and more, too,
concerning 1t. With Mr.. Johnson's removal
General Grant will probably, by law, be at
once promoted TO his place, and, If o special
election be ordered in tho fall, will unques-
tionably be chosen by the people to Gil up the
interval to the 4th Of March, 1869. Other
wise. under the existing law, the President Of
the Senate will be transferred to the White
House, subject to the issue Of special Presi-
DENTAL election.
The programme is simple and easy as pro-
vided in the constitution, and when thus
finally reduced to the sovereign authority of
Congress the rebel States will have no alter
native but to submit. as other States and
peoples have done, through the last Eve or six
thousand years, TO the necessities OF their situ-
alton and to the Issues Of Q conflict Of their
own choosing. Meantime the pending consti-
tutional amendment will soon be duly ratified
TO make it part Of the supreme law of
the land, and then, whether the outside States
have accepted or rejected it, they must obey it
all the same. All the fuss that we hear of
panic, blood and thunder, as sure to como with
Johnson's removal, is only that Chinese clamor
OF gongs and horrible dragons which never
City Refsr. Jebs-Pians for Now Municipal
.~9garri Gsvernment. 81 !.
From the jobbing and tinkeriag going on Il
Albany Il seems almost hopeless 70 look for
any relief from the Legislature from the exist
ing evils ia our city government Tho CRY of
reform appears 70 have been raised by specu-,
latos only for The purpose Of promoting per
sonal schemes and Interests; and hence we
have . score Of Independent propositions
looking to secure this portion Of the spoils. and
another seeking to grasp that portion, until our
city bids fair to become municipal Mexico,
whore every guerilla strong enough 70 stand
his ground sets up on his own account - su
independent chief The reformers propose 10
put in o brick here, . brown stone there,
q red stone in another plaoe, and . blue
stone somewhere else, until they promise u
structure that will be Offensive 10 the eye,
inharmonious, expensive and uninhabitable.
II all the additional commission schemes that
are now o0atemPlated are 70 be added 10 those
already in operation we shall have some dosen
or % Of independent heads, responsible 70 no
municipal authority, each acting ON its own
account and each saddling some Eve or seven
extensively paid commissioners upon the city
treasury.
This is all wrong and must end in general
confusion. As there appears 10 be some din
Guilty in tho way Of legislation for the city
alone the Legislature should at once 60 10 work
and provide for the election by the people Of
the city OF three executive heads Mayor
aud two assistants. In these three should
be vested the whole executive power,
and they should appoint the head of
every department in the city government
One should 20 out Of ONCE every year,
and his successor should be chosen. The
Board of Supervisors should be abolished
and two boards only elected-the Alder
men and Councilmen. The Aldermen
might have the confirmation Of the appoint
ments made by the council Of Mayors, but
otherwise neither body should possess the
slightest executive power. Their duties should
be simply Legislative, with full authority 10
investigate every department Of the govern
ment This system would give us at once, by
simple process, an efficient and satisfactory
city government The council OF Mayors
would be directly responsible TO the people
and would have TO submit their official con-
due, 10 the test OF the popular vote every year.
The heads Of departments would be directly