The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-05

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Seventy ne votes will be q third OF sAa next |
Congress, and the democrats have eighty-fous.
They are, therefore, not in such q minority as
to leave them practically out of account in all
legislation, as we have recently seen them,
nor yet are theyin such power as to give much
effect to their own ideas. They must, at least,
Do consulted for all those occasions when
wo-thirds vote is necessary. This may not be
much power, since the great use of the two
thiids vote is to overcome vetoes, and since thu
majority, having its own President in power
can SCARCELY expect many vetoes. But the
we must fsmember that this phrase about tie
majority having its own President may 30 |,
Interpreted In different ways Grant is ces-
tainly not the President of the radical choir
and if the party in thu majority is as eyteme
in its tendencies as 1t was in the Fntfeth Con-
gress it may find that the PRECEDENT it was
compelled to nominate is an Executive 1t VIII
10 compelled to respect. Between Grant ana
raai 's"~" there cannot be that harmony that
eaPposeSa pro- cor,o,t IN oil aorts Of
party projects; for betS%%sse on =. eo
ers in such projects and Gram :, = ~
sympathy and no common UNDERESTIMATE.
The position of the republican party is p.
cnliar in this respect. Butler is the real repub-
lican leader in Congress. He will not only
claim and assume the position with all that
aggressive audacity which has distinguished
his conduct everywhere but in battle, but
large following in Congress itself will in all
probability concede that he has fairly won it.
An irresistible fact is that in full view Of his
course on impeachment, and opposed by a con-
>servative republican, he is returned by very
large majority in State that gives the largest
proportionate majority for Grant. He is the
best expression of the radical spirit, and will
force himself to the front place. What sort of
relations can there be between this republican
leader in Congress and the so-called republi-
can President in the White House? More than
this, the outside opponents of radicalism
accept Grant quite as little as the hero Of
Fort Fisher is likely to. All men remember
how absolutely Grants nomination was forced
down the unwilling threats of the radical
doctrine pedlers in the republican press, from
Wendell Phillips to Theodore Tilton. With
the irascible character of these people and
their dictatorial spirit it is hardly possible
they can avoid collision with the great captain,
who will not be driven by them, and is moi
likely to accept their visionary views Of
national policy, and who will relentlessly put
| down all their corrupt practices.
Grant is not the property of any party, mol
the President of any party. He was nomi
mated for the Presidency by the HERALD, wal
forced upon the republicans by the popular
response to that nomination, and has beer
elected without opening his mouth. He ha'
no debts to pay, and has the opportunity, al
we believe he has the principle, to show b.
his conduct adhesion to the grand idea tina
parties are done with the day after the cleo.
ton. He viii be the President Of the who'll
nation. As such he will collide with tn
radical machine, and there will be vetoei
inevitably. The democratic seventy-fve viii
therefore be an important quantity, and
may rest with these members to shape tn
course of the coming Congress.