The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-31

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Roxoury, Mass, paid visit to General Gran. ysstsr
day.
Tho RcassembIing Of Consress-Thc. Pre-.
iiminary Skirnlshiass.
The sutumnal stagnation Of Washington L
beginning to be disturbed by incoming mem
bers of Congress looking up their winter quar-
tors, and by fitting committees and sub-com
mittces Of investigation. The two houses, fully
organized, will reasonable ON the 2lst Of No.
vember. The session will doubtless be one Of
the highest interest touching the great ques.
tons which will come up for discussion, and OF
the gravest importance in its legislative mea-
sures.
From present indications the radicals will
open the session in q deliberate movement
against President Johnson and they will leave
no stone unturned to effect hts dislodgement
from the White House. The initial RECONSTRUCT
ton elections Of Louisiana, Alabama and Vir-
ginia show that, under negro supremacy, if
pushed rapidly through, the whole ten outside
rebel States may be brought back into Con-
gress, with radical delegations in both houses,
and with the certainty Of radical electoral col
Andrew johnson stands In the way. A des-
perate effort will, therefore, be made to remove
or suspend him. The Philadelphia Norm
ing Post "a new Chase radical organ) Says
"Take all that remains Of slavery, all that is
left OF the rebellion, and we find it summed ND
and embodied in Andrew johnson. He Is tho
point Of attack. He is the great enemy Of the
nd Ia 10 IN 49,
tion while he remains in Office. II experience
has any value, If danger inspires any courage,
Congress will not DO in session three days be-
fore articles Of impeachment are laid before
the Senate, and the first step taken to vindicate
the national honor and secure the safety Of the
republic"
Within the first week. therefore, OF the
coming session we may expect bill from Mr..
Stevens providing for the suspension Of the
President on being arraigned for trial and we
may expect report from the Judiciary Com
mittee Of the House, embodying his manifold
sins and transgressions, winding up with reso-
luton to present him to the Senate for trial
on all these charges and specifications Of 'high
crimes and misdemeanors." But Mr.. Stevens
has said that . two-thirds vote for Mr.. John
sons removal cannot be obtained in the Senate,
and Mr.. Stevens ought to know. II Is safe to
assume that II two-thirds cannot be mustered
for the regular remedy Of removal, two-thirds
cannot be found in the Senate for the doubt
full expedient Of suspension. So we are In
clined to regard this apparent fiery dragon Of
impeachment as only q hideous scarecrow Of
rags and straw swinging about in the wind.
But upon this question and upon the main
issue OF reconstruction itself the radical leaders
and the conservatives Of Congress, and the ad-
ministration, and the outside politicians, on all
sides, are now only diminishing against each
other. They are all awaiting the issue Of tho
New York November election. Il is claimed
that the Maine election and the California
election were controlled by side issues or per-
sonal quarrels in the republican camp; that
the Ohio election was not fair test OF the. re-
publican strength on reconstruction that the
Pennsylvania election amounts to nothing but
1t lie admitted BY the republicans everywhere
that this radical Fortieth Congress. and its rAdi
cal negro supremacy schemes, are fairly before
the people Of New York for thei Judgment
Congress and the administration, accord
ingly, are awaiting the verdict Of our Novem-
Der State election. As goes the Empire State
20 goes the Presidency. Both sides are fighting
under this idea. A decisive majority against
the republican State ticket will be accepted =
Washington q . warning to the radical man
ayers to halt in their mad career, and the warn
ing will BE- respected. % the other hand, .
republican majority in New York, however
small, will be accepted ~ verdict for Con-
gress, and a. carte blanche TO the radical
leaders Of the two houses TO 60 ahead. Then
We may expect BY vigorous application Of
the party screws, the removal Of President
johnson, and, with "Old Ben Wade" installed
in his place, vigorous pushing forward Of the
negroes In the work Of Southern reconstruc-
ton 90 that before the end Of this coming
session We shall probably have the ten outside
Southern States restored ~ radical negro States
to Congress, under absolute negro control, and
with ten, twenty or thirty negro members In
the House, and half dozen or more In the
Senate, az the practical beginning Of the new
era and the new dispensation Of Southern negro
supremacy. Thus reinstatsd on . negro basis
the ten reconstructed rebel States will be In Z
position 10 cast their balance Of power in the
Presidential contest 81 Mr.. Chase may order
and thus the radical Chase faction calculst'
upon winning the succession against al pro
babao losses In the North.
GaSb are the contingencies dependent OF
this New York November election. One way
or the other the general result for good or evil
! will determine TO great extent the course o
, Congress, the shaping Of parties the candidates
and the issues Of the Presidential election, and
the final form and settlement Of Southern
! reconstruction, our financial policy and on
. foreign relations.