New-York tribune., 1867-08-06
THE NEXT PRESIDENCY.

There is one solution TO all our political
problems-the Presidency That answers everything It
explains the anomaly of Congress almost unanimously
convinced that Andrew Johnson deserves impeachment
vet refusing mpeach him. 1t texplans Henry Wilson's
tour through the SOUTH and r Stewards purchase OF the
Russian cebergs IL explains the unrelentng hatred OF
Edwin VI Stanton by the Democrats, and their obstinate
resolution 10 drive him from the Cabinet. The denial OF
benjamin f. Buffers superb ability and his services
TO the country, and the savage abuse heaped upon
him. result from the knowledge OF his popularity as
mery Grants worst enemies are now his most obse'
quio1s 1atterers; that brigade Of Jendnses follow
him by night and day and publish his most nsgnbcant
movements that all the financial mif0runes and sue
OF the country equally attributed TO Chase;
foundy fears to remove sherdan-these are mysteries
Of which the next Presidency the true and sufficient
solution. IL very well to talk Of Presidential nOminar
ons premature, but they are, neyertheess, made
The reconstruction question is settled; the principles
have been permanently fixed, and the difficulty OF theI
execution Is no longer NATIONAL question: Nor Is there
any doubt that the Republican party viii sweep North
and South Tennessee has decided hat by her glorious
majority 0f 10000 for BrownOw, and in almost every
rebel state the registration returns show that the black
vote VIII be far In excess Oi te Whte Inc enoe o Ihe
next President is narrowed down TO few leading Re.
pubcans, OF whom Grant, Butler, Stanton, and Chase
| have thus far been the more prominent
Two nominations have just been made which have un'
Union Conservative Committee Of this city, body OF pol
claus who seeded from the Republican party last Fan.
which ne piloifsh bears shark The choice Grant
by this obscure committee Is ntrnslcay Of little impor.
II Is recognition OF his popularity by
the oicceekers who are n6torously good baromcteTs
Hunger sarpens al the But the indorsement OF
the nomination OF Grant by the Democratic papers has
meaning they have rayenousy taken the HUT. fht
! Eastern Argls OF Bangor Maine, declares that the
| Conservative Republicans evidently look 10 the
| election Of man emnenty prudent, OF great
! frmness. devoted patriotism, and broad liberal
! cuIng the Government from the hands OF the
/ rovoiutiorists power, and restoring tho
Union under the Constitution There are great many ol
the same opinion and who believe that Gen Grant the
for the emergency. We are Of tbs number Granite
nvetcrate silence, rarely broken, has unquestonaby m
sprcd the Democrats with the hope that he is not with
ont sympathy with their policy-a hope which Mr.
Johnson has encouraged by claiming Gran as partisan
OF his administration; they are the more anxious
obtain Grant as their candidate because they are wei
aware that no Democrat has the ghost OF chance
FendleOn IS vaguely mentioned IN an lhsihcere way!
hut sunset Cox conhdenualy informs MS irlehu'
that 20 nominate him would be 70 retire from the CON
test The chances of seymour would be tle better thar
those Of Jack Rogers OF NewJerSeyi and rs TOT Geofg
Il Mcclellan, nobody mentions his name Nobody know
where he Isl n ne has aGSSHte m ~ HsSp ~ a ana NJ NJ
who last on board of Cunard steamer waylns
eternal farewell 10 ungratel country VIII return
and questions asked" In this utter dearth OF candh
dates, e Democracy hare addressed eSereS 10 He cap
uc OF Grant-e he deciI hs of Victor Hugo, rheh ei
| ia rat 10 Strdnge and derotT.
But the second Presidential nomination lately made
has far more Importance Nhen leading kePup1.GSaI .S
paper, such as THE TRIBUNE, virtually declares thai
GEN sheridan is its candidate for the Presidency that
or the part many OF the Radicals II proves they are
alarmed by the support he has received from the Democ
would accept such support Yet woud be unjust Doth
10 Sheridan his friends TO interpret his nomination ss
merely an aggressive movement against his old COM
mander It means that his bold and traghtforwarJ pol
whole Republican party and tina; those who urge him for
the Presidency do IN great measure upon ndepend'
accept Butler. or Grant, stanton, II either of these
gentlemen should be the choice ot the party mere no
| question bm that many Republicans hare 0ccn
! looking 70 Sheridan as possible candidate etr
Sff and the % action Of THE TnTSs the most % sgnd
cant OF recent political events, lt would become even
important should the President execute hls threat
|
tary District for thar would the indignation OF
every loyal man The censgre Of the President would DO
rty and ability OF Sherdans patriotic course. What that
dams brilliant rides around Richmond series of cavalry
operations which eectuay broke mp all railroad commu
ncaOn with the Confederate capital, ana insured the
capture OF Lee and his whole army he assigned. IN
May lSG5. 90 general command west OF the Mississippi
and south OF the Arkansas Rivers rms appointment IN
trusted him with the control Of Louisiana aud Texas,
| and from the first Sheridan'S policy was 10 build
mp loyal party IN The southwest and TO trample
the guished fires OF treason, which, IN 1866,
Mr. Johnson had carefully famed into fame IL was
comparatively easy work 10 rule LOUISIANA TIL July OF
that year, when he found II actually necessary TO pro
hibt the organization OF Confederate batteries ana DIE
in the riots OF July So We all know that terrible story
but not til months aferward that the part sher-
dan had taken was made fuly known To the Anerleah
people. Then the publication OF MS official corresp0nd'
ence with the President the Secretary OF war ana cen
Grant disclosed the suppression ana hutilaIon .. s'
dispatches o suit the policy Of corrupt Administration
aud the bitter opposition he had met with IRON S AnneSS
Johnson. Never man more Systematically temptsdd
mmediatey after the massacre the freIdSp eSIb were
dressed nm series OF Leading QueStlOns
in effect "Was nor this riot caused by the Sha-,
Are not Heron, Monroe. and Abel bameess. , presi
dan answered with an emphatic-NO lie toLn w @ 90 he
dent precisely what the President did NOS Na' am mis-
toldthe truth. Three days after the aaf he
word TO Grant: 1T was no riot lt was sS a. r,nr.
massacre by the police which not eNceeueu -, ter
derous cruelty by that of Fort Pillow ltWas % %Sith
which the Mayor and police Of the city perpe "a
out the shadow OF necessity. Furthermore as ~
was premedltated" The Investigation OF the % Con-
the massacre by Military Commission ana DS ali ina,
gtessiOna Committee, conclusiyely proved an, a onr
sheridan declared and in March, 1861, he carrSu SI nj
his convictions by removing Monroe, Herron ana ,s
from office, and putting loyal men in their stead III %
the condition Of affairs was woree than III hsa
ana Massacre chronic there, and so treasonau
the State become that in April Gen Grhn was Soupv rs
10 forbid all elections by civil authority Freedmen
shot down NJ the very doors of the clVll courts,
Judges refused 70 punish the mUrderers Union men III
killed with impunity Sheridan undertook 70 chahso g.
this, and the Presidents reply was the threat OF ihs 20
mONal But that gallant soldier never sWerstu III
partial course. June he removed GovWes SoILuf'
Radical precisely lie had removed unrepentant
In the meanwhile he was pushing on reelsuasa.oonn;
and working for the reorganization OF MS uepaI.a,
upon permanently loyal basis But he fought ms va;
step by step. The President against nm tne aS
net, stanton excepted, against him All tnat nS
was done In the very teeth OF the Admlnlstat9n'
must be estimated by the strength OF Ihe oPpnH
ton Had Sheridan been decently sustained tDeiv ns
have been July massacre loyal men , hoy5
ago have filed all the Offices and We shOd noa
waited till the other day TO see Throcknortoh
removed from the Office which he had occupied sVoy.
the interest OF the Rebels-lWtkes Spirit Oh tnA