The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-07

The COunter-Re evolution and Its Result
Organization of n Grant Party.
The political tempest that has swept over
every loyal State Of the Union this fall, uproot-
ing and scattering the enormous republican
majorities that have prevailed since 1860,
might readily have been predicted by any one
| curious enough to study and intelligent enough
| to understand the indications Of the political
atmosphere for the past two years. When the
war closed the loyal people expected at once
TO reap The advantages OF peace in the restora-
lion of the Southern States as productive and
Industrial portions of the Union, the decrease
of national expenditures and taxation, and the
restoration Of commercial and social inter-
course between the severed sections Of the
country. IL was, thought that when the rebels
had acknowledged the defeat Of their cause
and conlormed to the new order of things re-
suting from the war, all serious difficulty in
the way of reconstruction was at IN end. But
the trickery and dishonesty of the politicians
on both sides soon dispeled these Illusions
and the disgrace.ul qrarrels that sprang up
between the executive and Congressional
undo all that had been accomplished by the
Union armies, and to plungeNs into as serious
complications as those from which VIC had so
recently escaped The loyal States, although
not wholly satisfied with the part taken by
| Congress- supported the Reconstruction policy
Of that body, as embraced in tae constitutional
| amendment, with singular unanimity, and il
| the republican party had adhered to that
settlement there would havs boon an end to
| the matter. Bat the radicals who had obtain I'll
| the position Of leaders in the organization,
drove their party into subsequent attempts to
force negro supremacy upon tho South at the
point of the bay one and these acts. with their
terrible blunders in questions OF saaDcc AM
taxation, have brought shout their PRESENT
reverses For year past the people have
been growing more and more dissat isfied with
radical misrule, until the gathering clouds of
doubt and discomfort have at last burst into q
storm thai threatens TO sweep tho whole repub.
lican party from existence unless they de-
tcrmine upon a total change in their recent
policy.
The great counter revolutien commenced In
Connecticut, when the republicans confident
in their supposed strength, made nomination
disgracetnl to any party, for the important
Office Of Congressman ia defiance OF common
decency and the duty they owed to the public
| They were properly reoufea at The polls /;
their boosted power was broken, aud their
! whole State ticket was dragged down by Tie
dead weight Of their Congressional nominee.
! Since thai time they have gone Oh from bad 10
worse. California, Maine. Ollie, Pennsylvania,
! Massachusetts, New jersey and New York have.
each in heir turn, declared against their vio-
lent, destructive and revolutionary policy, and
either driven them from power or 80 reduced
their large majorties az to show that The
whole country repudiates ther doctrines ard
refuses them its confidence and supporL
The lesson 10 be learned from these recent
elections Is easy and plain. /, means tias the
people condemn The military Reconstruction
Ia W., the Tenure OF OIice bill, AMI all Lhe vio-
lens coercive measures Of the last and present
Congress, and declare that all such lepi aiion
shall be swept away. II means the population
OF both the coppcrhead and Jacobln factions.
and a determinaio ion TO take new departure
with new mon aud new Inc Of policy. II
means that while Tho loyal men Of the Nor.h