The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-06

Secretary stanton Called Upon 60 Resign.
The rumors that have been flying about for
the last ten days in regard to the removal or
resignation OF Mr.. Stanton, Secretary Of War,
have at last received authoritative confirms-
ton. President Johnson has called upon Mr..
Stanton to resign his Office, and should he
decline to do so Is prepared to remove him
under the provisions of the Tenure of Office bill.
Secretary Stanton's reply has not YET been
received, but is expected to be laid before the
Cabinet meeting to-day. This action of the
President, though it has long been expected,
will produce no little commotion, and proba-
bly, will DO followed by other changes The
martyr ticket for the approaching Presidential
canvass is in danger of becoming inconve-
niently crowded. As TO Mr.. Stanton's sue
cessor, no appointment has yet been made. II
is understood, however, that General Grant
will be requested temporarily to discharge
the duties Of the Office, and il il even surmised
that the President wishes to make Grant Score
tary of War permanently.
The Democracy and tho Teasessee EIectioa-
The democratic journals, in their efforts to
explain away the decisive and significant re-
suls of the Tennessee election, give full vent
to their wrath against Brownlow-the ruifian,
the usurper and the despOt-and his tyrannica
administration, depriving the people Of their
rights. And then we are told that peace was
maintained on election day only by tho
presence of an imposing military force and
the supremacy Of military law. Next these
democratic philosophers, turning to the negro
vote, say that it is matter of no consequence,
that it surprises nobody, that everybody
expected it, and that the unterrified democracy
will not be hurt by it, On the contrary, they
say the inevitable excuses aud ioilies which
will grow out OF this black republican party in
the South will 90 far demoralze the whole re-
publican party in the North as to change the
balance of power in favor of the democracy
There may be something in that, but il is look
ing some distance ahead for drop of comfort.
With regard to the ruff inism and despotism
of Brownlow, and the violent measures Of his
ultra radical administration and followers, our
indignant democratic journals leave one-half
the story untold. Brownlow is q violent. ruff
fanly, boisterOus demagogue, and his leading
Tennessee partisans are rough customers. But
are the so-callcd Tennessee conservatives any
betterf We guess not. According to the facts
and the testimony on both sides they are just
as bad and viciously inclined as Brownlow aud
the radicals. Senator Patterson, for example,
is not man who could be taken as much
better model Of Christian forbcarance, charity,
moderation or patience, than BrOwnlew him
SELF On the score Of law and order, morality,
sobriety, and such like old fashioned virtues.
there is not much to choose between the two
parties of Tennessee; and ii is surprising that
these sO-called conservatives, after four years
of training and practice under the terrible des-
potism of the rebellion, should whine and
snap and snarl SO savagely when the tables arc
turned against them.
The tremendous majoritics Of the Tennessee
radicals are not due to tn, merits of BrownlOw
or his government, but TO the great ideas and
programme Of Southern reconstruction which
they represented. The intelligence Of the
people, whites and blacks, rose above all this
clamor and confusion of parties; and so we
see in the results of this Tennessee election
that the question of the Southern balance Of
power is settled; and the Northern de-
mocracy would do well TO cast about for q
new departure and to prepare for the great
change in our political parties and party
issues which is sure to come.