The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-24

Stevens has doubtless been framing bis new
indictment TO take advantage Of the sensation
expected from Buffers report on the impeach-
ment bribery investigation, and we may be
sure that the impeechers of the House and
Senate, cooked aud primed, will, at the hint
from Stevens, be ready for action. n
II is, therefore, by no means certain that
Andrew johnson will be permitted to remain
in the White House to the 4th Of March next,
the end of his appointed term. The Chicago
platform, endorsed by General Grant, pretty
broadly authorizes new impeachment prose-
cution. The indictment suggested from Mr..
Stevens he doubtless supposes will, with But
ler's report, for the present serve the purposes
Of an electioneering document, and that with
the reassembling Of the two houses the weak
kneed republicans will be made strong from
the agitation of this new prosecution as q party
measure. But the main design in view, we
believe, is to get Johnson out and Wade in his
place, in order that the radical faction, par
eyceSence, may provide the Cabinet Of General
Grant, and for themselves the lions share
of the spoils, and generally, in regard
to measures and men, secure the whip
hand over the next administration. General
Grant having signifed that he will have no
policy of his own to interpose against the will
of the people-that Is, Congress-we may
assume that If Congress shall indicate, through
President Wade in the White House, any par
ticular line Of policy, it will be accepted by
Grant, and that he will be perfectly Indifferent
whether radicals or conservatives are thus
made masters of the situation. He does not
care fig about it one way or the other
This radical programme, resting upon these
proposed new impeachment articles from
Stevens, 1t will thus be seen, is sufficiently
inviting to the impeachers to lead them TO
another impeachment trial. It promises them
the required two-thirds of the Senate certain
for Mr.. Johnsons removal, the command of
the Presidents patronage under Wade and the
command Of Grants administration. Mean
time, as an electioneering trick, this threatened
revival of the impeachment, it may be sup
posed, will operate to keep Johnson within
bounds in the matter of his offices and to weaken
the faith of the democracy in the nice appoint
ments and sterling virtues of his administra-
ton. 1t may be part of the general scheme of
Stevens to head of not only johnson, but
likewise Chase, with the Democratic Conven-
ton, by the new impeachment articles sug-
gested for was 1t not the Chief Justice, after
all, who, with his casting vote on the post
ponement, put an end to the late impeachment,
and is not Chase understood TO be the second
choice of Johnson -s -e snag
Before the Fourth OF July this proposed
new experiment may assume definite shape
but the success of the grand scheme with
which It is connected depends upon this idea
among the radicals-that the democracy In
1868 will stick to their old follies and repeat
their old blunders in setting up dead party
politician on dead issues against General
Grant and the living issues Of the day. But
let the nomination of Chief Justice Chase be
proclaimed from Tammany Hall, and the
radicals will have no time to waste upon
Andrew Johnson.