The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-22
The Counter-R ev olution-The Approaching
state Elections.

Tho Counter-Re v oIurion-The Approaching
state Elections.
The radical organs here and throughout the
country are beginning to realize the dangerous
situation Of their party. Pleading for unanimi-
ty against Andrew Johnson and his alleged
revolutionary designs, they plead for the
abandonment of all personal squabbles and
all side issues, snch as the Sunday lager beer
question, the tariff question and the financial
propositions thrust forward by Pendleton, Of
Ohio, and General Ben Butler They warn the
republicans OF their loss Of California and
their heavily reduced majority in Maine, and
urge movement along the whole line against
Andrew Johnson. All this would be very
we'll if these recent elections had turned upon
side issues. Holding. however, that in their
results we have the evidence Of a popu ar
reaction in the North, from California To Maine,
against the extreme and disorganizing measures
and schemes of the present Congress, we shall
not be surprised IT, in the coming October
elections in Pennsylvania and Ohio and in the
New York November election, the results will
be such as to open the way for new and
successful movement against the radicals in
1868.
II will not meet the case to say that the
State elections of the present year, from Con-
necticut to Maryland, have gone by default.
The republican who stays at home on election
day this year, from indifference or disgust will
most likely be among the voters on the other
side next year. General apathy in political
party marks that turn In the tide which, in
most cases, swells into general reaction.
There has been something Of this general
apathy among the republicans in California and
MARYLAND, and we have had something OF this
general reaction in Maine in an increased
democratic vote against o decreased republi-
can vote.
We look for larger reactionary manifesto
tons in Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York.
Among the noisy radicals Johnson's impeach-
| ment Is the hue and cry. He must be impeached
| and removed, we are told. or in one Of his fits
and starts Of wrath and vengeance he will
turn the present Congress out Of doors at the
point Of the bayonet and order new election
including the rebel States, on the johnson
platform. We are not alarmed, nor are the
intelligent people of the Northern States, by
any such silly threatenings on either side
We have seen enough TO satisfy us that Mr.
johnson knows how far he may venture
towards the lions mouth and when IL Il
absolutely necessary to stop; and We
have seen enough 10 be convinced tha
in reality the radicals have no idea o
killing the goose which lays their golden
eggs. In all bis attempts to set aside
and supersede the doings OF the radicals
OF Congress Mr.. johnson has gone just fa
enough to serve their purpose, and in oil thet
movements for his impeachment they have gon
just far enough to encourage him to othe
experiments Of resistance for their beneh
And so 1t goes, until the country has becom
sick Of this miserable conflict and Of oil pal
ties concerned in 1t, President, Cabinet, Cor
gres, radicals. copperheads, rebels an