The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-11
las III" 4 .CREECIEE REBELLION.
'"' Aaaical War Upon the Executive
and Genera. Grant.
Elegant and Patriotic Extracts from
Radical Papers end Orators.
From the New York Tribune, SEN. a 1897 !

andrew Johnson stands forth among public Inen as
ahe ggaTfse denIdS cue Of Am RIGA THIS ~ saying
good deal when We consider the OF the ps
don has ut mes produced. Gods inscratabIe
pros deuce made HIM President and the demasogus
so nently Illustrated by Jarsz himself sought to
geleat the tTeasons OF Charles Second aud he ob-
from the cemSRogae OF radicaIism TO the
aemagosue OF slavery. HIS puroHnu, marrow
VISION saw only IN The SCUM 50 ~ ssn' cree,
deIaagogIe a h soul ne saw ony IN ms eiiow olii'
sens nation Of Wire-pusieE and wire-plled aema-
eogues Every American eouteman had oinshed over
The exhibition Wee President taxing an oatt
10 ,cas scarcely sober en- Ugt % rndsntans' TINS.
ally forgiven. Ba, forgiveness does not slmays
produce repentance, end ne m4s oa' reeed
2nto tte Presidency speedily illustrated tho sentiment
tha. etrong drink Is devil. dsnoG9gre, sler or
ss1.ssi 10 aemdg gae aiu, and the President was not
Sow 20 show thai the spirit bad not left him this hu.
initiation was dreatfu bu what was the inaugural ad-
dress twenty acts that folow,d; 10 his February
rpeech ar hs swinging afnund tho crete These we're
personal deeds 81 and subject tho rules
that govern the personal hants OF gentleman BIT zoe
Had Prieeat 70 pi0o no r9ra les. eOid apply. Hero
WAS man con picu0usly illustrating tnose very faults
which every good aths wares his children against =
He has betrayed his parry, broken MS pledges, dis
his policy Is desperation, and tLors nothing he may
mo- dare. Let show him that he dare not that while
be has neither the respect OF the poope the oonl
aence OF any party there Ia power above HIM. hereto
fore paten and INSTANTANEOUS but which yil not allow
patience ana magnanimty TO become cowarlice. THIS
hour req.iros plan speaking, ana We have sought 10
speak plainly OF Andrew Johnson In the like spirit
We impore our friends to or-ani1a 20 cater nto this
nv poliaoa campaign w.th ne part thai mord
fathers chen they dreu against England and which
Sen, MILTON Of our brotnes into the neat OF tue proud
and haughty rebellion. First, must destroy
She power Of this adm nIs,rstion. and thus lhs
country. After that peace.
(From the same, August %
The President means Tia country must stand
and fight or DO defeated. We believe anything pos
sib!e OF Mr.. Johnson His administration is record
OF dccopuon, cunning, dsloy atty, au,agon m TO the
best interests Of Country. He mas made the admin
hlraton OF Buchanan respectable by showing degrada
tion 10 which even Mr.. Bucaauan could not SINK Re
has betrayed his party he has beiayed his friends;
he has betrayed his country. Nothing is left oil his
samnlsiraioh put Few miserable Job0ers Ike those
who hang around him, and few wTe'ched poiihca! ad-
venturers ike Black. The accepted con-
trmely for bis cause like Seward and Randall aud
Meiies no is impatient to drive opt OF his Cabnet
The of Sahara Is tho obligations
Of friendship; but even this longer remains with
Mr. Joansln We admonsh the people TO prepare for
and high responsibility Il is nearly hundred
days until Congress meets TIL then powerless
We can only bow 10 this dreadful tyranny The Pres-
dent Appeared to the country in his lat message. We join
him in the appeal Lot our friends organize every
where. Let US make the canvass upon the infamy If
Mr. Jphnson's administration and, having defeated ha
st the ballot box, prepare through represen-
tves consider the best couse 70 be taken to punish
him Tor his crimes against the sovereign will OF the
American PEOPLE
[Erom the New York Independent, Sept 81
THE STEP BACKWARD.
General Grant has surrendered 10 the President This
fact unexpected IL took the country by surprise
Il Ia still the .home Of universal tank What is Just
judgment OF the case General Grant Is OF the
IDOLS OF the people. His name IL household word
HIS portrait hangs in public galleries. in city mansions
and 10 prairie cabins. His military services hsvo called
forth the whole nations admiration. HIS name
belongs TO ono OF tho brightest land yet one
Of NE darkes0 pages OF cur history. Such a
mans laurels ought not TO be rudeiy disturbed
Sen mans conduct ought not to be lightly called 10
question But Is neither 10 % denied nor concealed
por explained away that General Grant has within
last few weeks grea ~ disappointed the ne an opie
Fe has, within this period, been freely crIczed
both IN tue public press and in private circles than at
any former time snce be became famous man More.
over tmucn as We dislke to make the confesoul ,se
fe.iea Arua lr.a zssl TfNara
among men 10 have ones heroes pertscl--without
biemish flaw; and, when they SO In reality
But even General Grant is now proved 70
30 not hero 10 ali points.
General Grant abandons only hts original interpreia
ton OF the law, but the Presidents Interpretation Of
last July; and he nov uni es win the President
different Interpretation FOR August. The General Of the
army thus presents to the public the singular spectacle
OF having entered upon contest with tho Executive
without definite knowledge either Of his powers or
Of the Presidents. He begins with understanding
OF these powers and ends with another So that in tho
process Of fighting against the President General Grant
by him. Now, II General Grant became con-
vinced tina. he was wrong IN hs attempt
honest in him las would have boon any other mani
TO reract and amend his Bat rain
nom saving thai, Il be wrong IN toe rst place
and ryht now the whole proceeding esJis 4. az MA
hcppy fgh he inadquacy q his gd0n,ssl ia psiicGt
asasrs All parties must agree that thing is clear
and that Is either General Grant ought .ade
eight else he ought not to have made a surrender
Such General Grant never Gsures we'll in taking
. step backward
From the Missouri Democrat Sept 81
The country feels that Mr. Johnsons presence IN the
Presidential chair Is peril not less palpaoe and grave
Than the presence OF Early be .shnsIon ia 1854
Il be lawfully sverted in way only. The rebel
sncsmped In the White House must DO dis |
A.. JOHNSON m nes s' az ss
They waste time IN lawy bibles about the nature
81 The testimony against him for they know and every
nomber OF Congress knows that br Johnson's career
hss been one OF usurpailon and abuse OF power, OF
shameful misconduct, private and public o. deliberate
10 tta flaFsA
tonally expressed, and Of violation law They knew
Shat be dangerous 70 the country aud plain common
ihc constitution meant that an oieal dangerous TO tie
country should be removed by impeachment This |
men, OF conservative democratic views feel TIA, |
Mr. Johnson "a disgrace and q danger 10 the |
country. Conservative organs have urged him to
bgn. Even inielgenI rebels feel that he IL doing
N Jury to the South than hostile army CO nd do We
verify believe that no stop can be taken which largo
majority OF the people would heartily approve. and
shch would 10 much to terminate strife aud restore
peace the Impeachment aud removal OF this man,
whom no party trusts and DO portion Of the people re-
specis - The unpunissed villainy OF ms man
has been Standing disgrace 10 the nation. Tho |
sismps OF such person 10 the White House eorrupts
OF yielding, no far promises pretended repentance
% bargain with republican Senators aud Congressman,
Anglo Representative TO place confidence for the third
sime in this shameless triekster There is TOO much
Of yielding Ar. johnson seems to have thrown away
The scssoard. The next hundred days are critical lot
~ one nesect any prcoauiion N the hope that this
man will not 10 TO exirencs Precautions will 10 no
harm. N,g'oct may force % fgi for ne lhefy Of ne
walton. Al the ballot box know that Ne. Johnson
viii be beaten Lei tiks car Eai Nc raai, ~ con-
NJ - oRoster form 10 shall no fad tie country sspfe-
pared
From the Baltimore American, Sept 81
II some malicious power, fu o. mischief aud intent
lpcn perplexing and tornonfpg the American ycup'e
bad endesvorei 20 devise plan TO Keep them n
perpetual turmoil for several years he could not have
cncoved better than 10 have made Andrew Joha-
Jon President OF this country h this peculiar crisis
an fpfa In AM al
,y LIBERAL education he combines Intense convctiOus
md pugnacy and stubbonness that are seldom !
euaicd, and all these qualities hare been disciplined
I'D nur,urci in polltcei not o. all calculated
give breadth, elevation or magnanmlty 70 bis views
Il vas also hrs misfortune &c have been born and
reared among tao lower class OF The whites OF the
70 h, aud 20 have acquired al their prejrdiees and
AnOpathes 10 the negro. Such lie thu whom fortune