New-York tribune., 1867-09-30
UHAT DO THEY Want?

"tiendS," ana especially 10 Juggling nehus'
and it is perfectly certain that when " fend"
has no special business in this upper world it
is his duty to go down to his domlcle and
stay there So he always would perhaps, II
such men as James w. Wall did not encourage
him to hang about by gratutously abusing
him. Mr.. Wall wrote to the johnson Mass
Meeting in Baltimore to say that he intends
"to resist the Juggling fend of AbolitOnism
at all hazards" We must admit that this
desperate intention, explicitly ayOwed,
puzzles us not a little. Here is q dab0lical
monster, at once mischievous, and malicious
and mysteriOus-his whole malignant nature
bent upon aboishing something, and yet we
are not TO know what! 1t cannot be Slavery,
for that was abolished long ago. 1t cannot be
the Democratic party, for that is as immortal
rs Sin and Iniquity Altogether, Mr.. James w.
Walls monster is very unsatisfactory and
obscure character, and if Mr. w. is in the
secret of his nefarious designs, that gentleman
should speak out and seasonably warn an un-
wary world.
1t must he admitted we Think that Mr.
ANDY johnson is abont the most active Adolf
ZIONIST of these modern days. He has under
taken to abolish the Constitution he has
sought to abolish the laws of the land; he has
attempted to abolish the Supreme Court; he
has tried to abolish Mr.. Seward; he has pretty
nearly abolished the collection of the revenue );
he has gone great lengths in abolishing En-
glish Grammar; and it is intimated that ne
means presently to abolish Congress. lie has
abolished our peace, and if his power were
eaual to his will, he would speedily do as
much for the nations hopes. This is kind OF
Abolitionism which Mr. Wall admires exceed
ingly.
Mr. Wall if he will cOolly examine the stp
alton, will find that he is behind the times.
1t was once profitable and potent to nickname
the opponents of Human Slavery; but, after
ALL they seem to have had the best of it; they
have carried their point; they sought the
abolition of Slavery, and it is abolished; and
now the question is whether Mr. Wall and his
political friends are sorry for the great changer
1t seems to us almost incomprehensible how
any man with due allowance of heart and
brains can regret the emancipation of the blacks;
but Wall, Vallandigham, and men Of that
stamp, evidently are very sorry for 1t, and
mourn for the defunct monster in the sadness
of their secret hearts So they keep repeating
over and over their slang Slogans so they per-
sist in warning the country of the wicked pur-
poses of the anti-Slavery men so they mouth
their catch-words and their watch-words; so
they seek to keep North and South in an en-
broilment for which there is not the least ne
cessity in the world so they aim to delude
the ex-slaveholder into the belief that in some
indefinite way he may hold fast to the power
which he has lost; and thus, by prolonging
old feuds, and ripping open haf-closed
wounds, they think to recover the confidence
of the country, which they have so justly for
fctcd Ii is Il cruel and selfish game; it will
fail as it should fail; but, in the meanwhile,
the nation suffers for it, both materially and
morally II is for the interest OF both sections
that the differences of the past should be
adjusted or forgotten; the Democrats so called,
are determined that they shall be remembered; ;
and so they go about repeating phrases which
were in fashion before the Rebellion, but which
have no meaning now. They think that the
best thing in the present emergency is to call
the Aboliti0nists iiendsn Why don't they
speak out plainly! Why don't they show
their hands! Why don't they acknowledge
| that they would with hearty good will re-
store Slavery tomorrow if they could What
| il was fendish" to abolish it will be Cod
/ like to restore. If thought rs WALL Val
! landigham, Seymour. and the rest of them
think, we would make no mouths about the
matter but would cry aloud for the immediate
establishment of the institution in all its
social beauty and all its patrarchal
integrity, with its old markets and
conle gangs. with its whips and
chains, with its human commerce and its utter
abnegation of all that is commonly called JUS
tice! As il is, we are for no hating, alfway
reform We want Slavery or we want Free
dom. What does Wall want Why don't he
give up calling hard names and explain him.
self "Thc Juggling tiend of Abolltlonism y
does not mean anything. Calling n man ia
natic does not prove anything. Mourning and
weeping for the old times will not effect any
thing "The Fiend' is at large; how does
Mr. Wall propose to restrain or resist him
Gen Sheridan's speech upon his reception last
week in Philadelphia was lttte gem, both for
size and quality; and as it will make no lnor-
dinate demand upon our ROOM we here repro
ducc it:
"Iregret Mr. Mayor that have not language enough
express properly my feelings ~ TINS hgh compliment
only say that you VIII gratfy me very nucn ~ con
yeyng 10 the Common Council OF he Sy hy Oh l"l9ur G
a1et very much that have not the aDity 10 more hl
| tingly express my appreciation Of this welcome
-Demosthenes could not have beaten this ;
but we think it hardly so fine as the speech of
the Gallant man of cavalry at Winchester, which
was as follows:
1 tbe asb