The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-12
WENDELL PHILLIPS ik0 THE PROPOSED CONVENTION or
LOYAL GOVERNORS.
From tho Anti-siavery standard Of this

LOYAL GOVERNORS.
From tho Anti-slavery standard OF this week
We are glad TO see that many journals are advising
Convention Of Loyal Governors to give expression IN
the real feeling and purpose OF the nation a. this erous
President johnson very properly told General
Grant that hc accustomed 70 look tn Official SOURCES
Congress has betrayed its trust and deserted its post
W. can have, strictly speaking No official expression
q the a national vii, TN Novenosr ,h Mea." So,
erument Onr headquarters have beeD captured BY
the enemy, and the whole army tCongress deliberately
mustered out What shall dos Eli sin and protest
Is there other way2 Is there no machinery within
reach that can supply SUBSTANTIALLY Tho gh not in form,
vera which the people make their tudR-
ment aud will upmistakably understood In Kansas
times and several critical momsnt. in tho rebellion,
the government was either swed bark or encouraged
forward by mass meeftngs. political conven.
tions and other instrumentFlites The asem.
bling OF all the loyal Governors is one OF ~ best
OF these, and comes nearest to Sena cria verdict3
True johnson may be TOO crazy 70 peed any s,ch
proiest; still, there some near hn who, reading
that handwriting the wal might pause before they
JON HIM in his treas, enable pats We would have such
bnt would wish toem also TO remind all who JOIN tho
traitor In hs pIos that not only ~ he liable TO be i'm
ID 0S nf snS 20 ps o s aaa M
vention pledge itsslf TO leave sfon' unturned to
make all Jonnsons tools fees the keenest edgs Of the
law We need to have these mlsrrcants realZs how
safe u to pay with edged tools They should be
reminded that IL the nation sometimes confuscdly
pardon Lee and Davis II hangs WTZ; 70 let the Blacks
and Blars take warning.
These men are not fools or drunk, whoever else may
be So II Is but simple justice presume that
they see "a clearly as the con nv does the inevitable
result OF the conduct they advise II must provoke Con-
Rress to imreich johnson As is ~ uncertain wh.ther
10 three or four months, thev rally any political
means Of resisting Impeachment, Is natural 70 pre-
sumo that in case OF necessity, they prepared to
they not ready then the thew follow
ing such stark madness that deem them
chance Of violent attempts Washington II becomes Us
TO prepared to the fullest possible exent for
ss'spcs conference o. TIE oya Governors !. most
exed It seems the best possible method to prepare do
fence
Some seem 10 think II safe to wait till November.
and watch events: we think tho sagscous aud In
trepid Courier Of Hannibal, No.. Is wiser, when 10
Asks
months and hall q ,onS;r ms' IAN H. ss snsm mi.
aec saT SEVENTY VS.. With compoSe9
Of MS adheren all enemies =, the nation and its lcvai
At lis diposa with ry
general OF he army so hedred round military eiquste
and t% in rental force e. to rsnse to ssspne The re-
Win large e 'e ca;
Waiting for the sigma. 70 spring TO arms-wha' can't tho
rres.ep, do in all .s,s nms, IN. Az. .,.r ,or,r,
chy led ny him would he the seal upon his
ssn sn re- csa he sss
more s.n mere .s Watching y n, ac01 ne Is
ernor. Of The oy. Ste. Thcy s,vc prnvsa Srr pso.
TssH
PEREZ ns war peace aay support rs
hen 70 s,r.nrseu rrs dep' Lincoln e,rryns
81 hs r Dsa in e @ ps s ae cc n
action with that of President rebellion.
s q o ssoS check s *. NO he Of re
sen, on to cheat The country ~ It's
measures he vii We confroSea bs en- organ xsd po~er and
S@sef under arSers 70 hsr ,be law ~ N. peo
pie expressed through their LOYAL governors acting 30 long
Th. the only practical remedy for present
Of The country the inanen. Ones rousy discussing
stu,,ion and Describing Z n all i,s details but not pro-
We rese.. Grant By the pecaar,.v q b: position is
to. snS Gran, a.nnS srp Now 81 ea
want. another Give him tho Of tn. loyal
well as protest his heart Is 10 full Simplify with Con-
IL ,his revolution These revolutionary times John.
:SS H. can .a ,, h s only
which law and order ovinr peo- use nni Congress
m.e,hc military foros In the hands Of the governors Of
Very imporan, do deem this msasur. for the pur.
pose Of supporting Whatever OF good NAV he found
General Grant We have - vet confidence In him.
Bnt while the lamp holds out To burn" tho narrowess
West Pointer may possibly turn INTO an honest man
csa make '' Gran. over and SS. him ''a n.s
heart. Ia tho wholesome snubbng and
to which he Is SUBJECTED wc ' hone his physic,sus
washburn and schencE, viii do their hest Mesnwbls,
we consider his symptoms very uufavorable Ho tooe
the secrstarvship IN mean Drohcr republican,
~ n said he IL With Stanton, the nrst nocs Stanton
had of his action his announcing that he had
accented" the War Department All thesc storiss,
set anoat by Grants Isckeya that he conferred
with Stanton !" "rhat they underrtood each Others
'Grani's taking Of the oficc was Q matter red
b-twesn HIM and sianton"-srs pnr- lies Stanton
knew no more than ono OF us does of nention Of
Grant, rbtn formal he received the ccuer-
ais oncis note This was dt-oysty marty, " Grant
be really rerubirau, and moro than that vas paw
inp INTO the Presidents hands II siding With Jonn.
against stanton, and facilitating Johnsons With to
get rid Of the War SECRETARY This very bad symp-
tom.
Another Il. ne backs down on every Point and con-
tcnts himself With wordy proes's when jus Ice 10 i'm
SELF his cfce and The country. demands tina, he should
resign, rouse the nation and st,i ready, with army
behind him and within react. 10 protect Congress
Another fatal SYMPTOM w. Seward We are prais-
Ing him. Rotten with poitcsl and ofhsr corrup-
Ton. disloya IN everyth ne but the name-th-se meus
euIoev 10 enough to wreck hrmcr rcpute than Grant
ever had " he an honest man, radical and sk,lei
In protests let NJ hear him protest against Weed. We
shall pin more fath on one such pro'e hsn q dozen
em ~ gr1mblcs against johnson order which no pro.
ceeds 70 execute
While these symptoms last, do,rar o. GRAFT, hut
never Of the republic. WENDELL PHILLIP