The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-09-20
Changes. in Ponular Opinion.


The evidences Of ra pid and complete
revolution in popular opinion are becom-
ing daily ihom positive. Take for instance
the following extract from ole Of the last
Issues of the New Yosksztames.<het now
Eclassed as conservative PAPER: s
twill be shappy day for America if
ever her people are allowed I'd think or
breathe without considering how it will
affect their "party." All through the con-
gressional debates and legislation which
followed thesclo of the war, party was the
fence that enclosed every man and COM
PEELED him to follow the beaten path that
had been laid out. So, now, in Massachu-
sets where, Egsgardess Of former part
ties, the pontste' be setded at the coming
election are based upon the question Of
.llcense or prohibition. a siugleisSue OF state
lnterest alone, and having no more ,cennec-
Junk has withLa shaving Brush. still, party
lis the cry. The Boston 7raucler states
that Gen. Butler thinks it would not only
be disastrous policy, in view OF the national
political Situation, to run any risk of break
ing UP the Republican party on this ISSUE
but that it would certainly ruin any man or
body Of men who attempted to do So
| One would think that the safety Of the re-
publican party was the chief. end of man.
Parties are means, not ends but there
seems to be very few people. who compre-
bend the, fact. "''' q. = olsa 's'.l
! But a few weeks since the New York
Herald was,the most intensely radical jour
nal published in New York. Now it talks
in this way: '1aa# - e aaa
rs it not time for the rank aud file of
the republican party to withdraw then
eountenance from the violence and reokl less
ness which mark the conduct of thei,
leaders? ) = The steadfastness Of the re.
| publican, masses. carried to. successful
issue the great objects Of the war, Blu,
they can have neither part nor sympa-
thy. with the men who are tearing at
| each other like savage beasts intheir strug-
gle Tor the spoils Of office. They should re.
| pudiate them and their doings altogether
and take the power they abuse out of their
hands. The country Is, getting heartily sick
and tired of such disgraceful brawls, and O
| we'll timed movement on the part OF the re
| spectacle. portion of the republican party
Will easily carry the next election and sweep
| away the entire breed of agitators, includ-
ing Johnson, Greeley, Wade, Stanton, and
the whole radical Congress, aplto are al
drunk, revolutionary and mad together"
In another article the same paper says
Is'Nor do we any longer hear an opposing
| voice from any corner Of the epublicat
camp against this general cry of impeach
ment. Mr. johnson, doubtless, is aware
OF his danger, and is doing and will do al
he can to hold his position. He cannoi
back out. He must maintain his ground
| What, then. is to follow no man can tell
| We may stately predict, however, that
southern reconstruction will be interrupted
and delayed, that confusion will be worse
cenfounded between president and con
gress and in the southern states, and thai
| there will be no peace and 10 rcconstruc
ton until this administration and the pres
cnt congress aud this rabid and reyolu
tionary republican party are slcelt ont O.
| poorer by new party movement represent
ing the will Of the people 7'ai sra