The New York herald., 1867-02-10


his. price, but be dill notsay that Il was always
in grssnbaeks or Confederate scrip. Between
Congress and the President thsrs are all sorts
OF wheels within wheels, and now, - In times
mast the choicest mackerel ID "a No. l." Here
is the danger fo Congress The interests Of the
individual may override the interests Of parry.
For what purpose has Mr. Johnson gone through
all the troubles and dangers Of his conflict
with Congress! The Presidency in his own
right He, naturally enough, likes the Office /;
but, as it was with Tyler and Fillmore, be does
not like the thought Of going out as second
hand President Take TyleE Fillmore or
Johnson, the idea is tho Same. Tyler lrst tried
to patch up an independent Tyler party ON his
vetoes and his oAlcesI; and, falling in that he
carried over his forces to the democracy and
elected Polk even against that prime leader Of
the whigs, Henry Clay. Fillmore, a. accidental
President was candidate in 1852 before the
Whig Convention for tho ONCE first named ;
bat being unsuccessful in the convention he
turned up In 1856 ON an independent ticket,
and thus gave tho democracy their success in
the election Of Buchanan. sai sssao saiss s,
+ The neral philosophy Of thsse two eases
covers the case of Mr.. Johnson, Doubtless on
the very day that he was invested with the
official mantle OF Lincoln he saw clearly, in
his own mind, his way back to the democracy
and to the succession in his own right. The
saga cious John Van Buren, eighteen months
ago snuffsd his position exactly in nominating
him as the democratic candidate for 1868.
Men do not take all the risks Of martyrdom
without the hope of great reward--in Para
disc, the White House or a crown of glory Of
some sort, if not the life everlasting.
Tho White House, then, has been and Is the
Inspiration, the aim and the game Of Mr.. John
son. Nor do we thiAk that we arc making
one Of Mr.. Stewards ninety-day prophecies
in predicting that in the interval TO November,
1868, If retained in Office, Mr.. johnson will so
manipulate the Southern States as to manage
by their balance Of power the whole demo-
cratic party. Meantime the republican party,
from its ignominious failure to carry through
its appointed work, will become SO Ear Tyler
ised as to give the democracy tho election
0seOA tuO iuoHiUu VI AyiSi Al Ao5I, "a " > -
more in 1856. The only difference will be that
Mr.. johnson, with all the Southern States at
bis back, will be able to control the demo-
cratic nomination. This is the game which be
is SO ski'fuly playing. His first card now is
to stave off the impeachment That point
gained, all the rest will be plain sailing. Fine
promiss cost nothing, and they butter no
parsnips. Reduced to few words, the issue
now before Congress is the removal or tho re-
election Of President johnson for another
term A surrender on the part Of Congress
involves the surrender OF tho feld, anu the
qaibbling, and backing and Hlling which We
have seen on the military bill besoro the
House indicate that tho Puritans, as in the
time Of Charles the Second, are to be sold out
again to the Stuarts. General Banks has al
ready assumed the r6le Of General Monk, and
Raymond and his white feather in the House
tower above the bafaed old g knight Of the
raven black plume"