The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-24

oicer DnrAaani atom ping 10 arrest the bargiar 10
shot in the head and instantly killed. tho burglar
| escaping.
The Governor OF New Jersey has refused TO pardon
| WEIGH, the murderer oil rornay at Newark. He win
BIO hung on The "a o. January.
iocomo,iys expiodei a Reading, Pr. yesls~S;ay,
killing tho engineer and iremau
The banking house or lesson son, or S. Louis.
pended yesterday. Is stated that large amount Of
/, their papcr was protested in New York ci.T.
Alarming tensiition of .as Countrywide
| Gntherins EicG~-ss Of a Great Convui-
zion or !, Sweeping Revolution. ~
The present condition Of the country, in its
financial, political and moral aspects, is truly
alarming. The grand carnival of the war,
with its disbursements Of six or seven hundred
millions year, is ended, and as the bills come
in Tor settlement we bogn TO realize the tre-
mendous pressure which is upon us Of heavy
taxeiions widespread corruptions, general de-
preston in trade and universal dis rest.
Tie Southern States, wressed from the rebel
lion, are rapidly going down to ruin. The fail
ures in their crops since the war from droughs
and floods, and worms and frosis have left the
Southern planters with their money and credit
exhausted AMI uncertain as to the needful
bread for their families during the winter.
The Southern negroes at the Same time, shift
less and wasteful, have. US the rule, consumed
their scanty earn gs, and with starvation
staring them in the face there is pre-
yailing sense of danger that they may,
here. there and everywhere, without a
nom eut's warning, in their bloody re-
prisals, inaugura.e a reign OF terror
end u war of races General Gillem's report
OF the dreadful condition Of things in Missis-
sipp will apply more or less to all the rebel
States from Virginia TO Texas They are all
driving on from bad TO worse, and unless some
speedy and comprehensive measures Of relief
and reform are intcrposed the civilized world.
within few short months, may he shocked
with the revival in .the great repubiic, OF
those horrible scenes of st. Domingo which
marked The African movements there for negro
equality and negro supremacy.
We have no doubt that with the reasscmbling
Of The two houses of Congress after New
Years they WILL by official facts and vouchers.
be fully convinced that between the impover-
ishei whites and the swarins Of idle and desti-
tuto blacks in the unraconslructed rebel States
there is serious danger OF a reign of robbery,
violence and blood. Politically divided, as
the inhabitants OF thoss States already are,
into the white mans party and the black
mans party, il will require the most
skilful handling to prevent general rising
between the two races for mutual war of ex-
termination. There may, perhaps, be soma
scenes of this character among the holiday di-
versions of the South, while our national law
makers are enjoying their Christmas festivities
in the North and deluding themselves with the
fillacy that they have brought or arc bringing
about The reign Of "peacc on earth and good
will to men,"
And what is the slate of things in the North.
Our merchants are doing little or nothing,
though selling at less than cost; our manu-
factories, to u ruinous extent, are suspended or
cut down in their operations; our mechanics,
10 still increasing numbers, are thrown out Of
employmens; the unemployed and The destitute
in all our great cities are moro numerous now
han they have been in any month Of Dec ON
Der for thirty years. Hard times is the gene
raj cry, and before they can be better there Is
general apprehension that they will be worse
There is no confidence in the present head OF
the national Treasury, and there Is no confidence
Of any substantial or seasonable relief from this
radical Congress. Why should there be, when oil
the legislation Of these radical reformers since
the collapse of the rebellion has been devoted
to the negro--to negro philanthropy, freed.
mems bureaus, negro equality, universal negro
suffrage and southern negro supremacy.
These reckless radical fanatics, ia all these
schemes looking TO political negro balance
of power FOR mere party purposes, have been
sowing the wind. and they will reap the
whiglwiud. General destitution aud threat
ened disorders If violence and blood In the
Scath; general stagnssioa, depression and dis
trust IN tie Nerlh; oppressive taya'ions, re
sultng in sil decreasing receipts 10 toe
Ire sury from slill increasing revenue frauds
and ccrrupsions, are firing mp the public mini
TO the white heat Of great political rcvolu-
ton. II Is coming. aud in the face of The
overwhelming issues A. stake The mere nam,
and fame OF this nan, that innn or the other
will be utterly cclpsad in the Presidential
ectl ion. Grant, Hancock, Chase, Seymour,
Peudlcton, vallandigham, Fernando Wood, aud
al other Presidential candidates, viii be sub
ordinated TO the great issues which are des-
tined In 1868. as in 1910, to sweep over The
country like a tornado. This radical Congtess
has been aal Is hur.yirg the country hcadlong
down the road to destruction. IL i leading us
rapidly towards bankruptcy, reyulslon, repu-
I dialion and chaos bu! here Is sin thc last
resort Of HE people. From the daplorable
state Of the country and from all tie signs OF
the times we expcc, from tho people nothing