The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-12-11

ssfr> eisiion 81 AndY Johnson. wisse~t I o',g
~ - folly, aai yet more dangerous f.on
ais,,s ~. he IL gallant many iel.o,.
ssnS '~nrght meannass u lis
on ~. heal an eo sn ,s - M, nm paS; nas
Ietss'r h. ana war ne 'ass have been crazy. ias
r-voulo, be predicted " hs,s orcn VIC plsa.
~. ,srs ~, ". Objects ana pro
pose thst the epiiaph NJ the fsnoe ~ "oaaesS
~ me democrAte parJ b. .imeS NC '"'e'' WA
That sss carloas contest senator. IN Bassef's
.fes'" replisi Mr. waar; Il could nsvo. unssr-
siAnd what hrcaghi Kpsirck into a. some e. our
Genera. have queer iieas % taste ant propeeiy
msa a,a asrs ssss ss,Iss rsr ss@ raisn csass liz
rave MS he.s energies M that direction. ani Tho
creates enemies Ia masns ne gar - hs oblecs
n ne n.1hs o. 100 mAny OIL corn. % rcnfer
long 70 that auxtocrssic class &c walch
HIS opPonenf "a he canvass Dana - nsna-
10 New England, ami ace yoa have good n,sny u
taefn IN New YORK. taai cal monawhlsis. who havs
hlilts than AM people N tae wsra rsey try % aps
Engltsh pride of birth AMI make greater aszss u
themselves IN me atseinpt Than ever thought wa~
SET Hs style ~ss 100 familiar ana democratic.
psna was Their rerres:n.a,'ss.a slad o. MIX aud
OF character We nave lev % mat klnd oat West,
but They are al dying OF consumption"
skevcriy Johnson mas rat1er arlstocratic tsnden.
a always taoaght 80. All that southern crowd
deal u the arisocrslic conce out OF them. nevcriy
Johnson IN arisocrat, with nj the cunning shrosd
meas OF a lawyer. lie would have been ne other
side "a toe war but thai he saw more moaey
ON this and much less danger. We made tss
w,,S me P,saen Minister asous ss,S 900 m gold nss
hen Butter seized belonging 70 the rebels, but tho
Minister claimed u belonged 10 hrs government
Revcriy Johnson was sent down BY Mr.. Lincoln 20
investigate the matter and The upshoi was that tns
money was nominaiy restored 10 some bogus Frencn
fellow hut was really handed over 10 tho treasury OF
sen Davis Butler asserts that Ecyerdy Johnson goa
ma fee Of sl00)0 FOR this transaction IRON The other
side for his attention 20 their interests. ! diuny
want To have him sent there 70 England.
urged sumner 10 oppose MS continuation, but With
great nation abroad All this stud ana nonsoass
they have been carrying ON over tnero ~ dssracelu
70 S "a Inc only way ana NE proper one o. sesninf
We're President tomorrow could settle ths Ala
baIna business In one hour.n
81 should say 10 Mr.. stanley. or whoever etse has
charge OF this afair. You built Ia one OF your poriS
English sailors aud allowed her TO sail out upon tho
ocean to destroy our commsrce. Ihis you must a..
init, In 1azrant violation OF all international
law. The ship called the Alabama captured, sunk or
burned many Of our ships Here Is the bill OF dam
consequenccs' Tnat's ali that Is needed: and this
line OF action, trust wli DO adopted by General
ministers over there IN this business making fools *
themselves, currying favor with ciass thai hate
this country as they hate the Devil During inc war
the widest delight. they were never tired talking
The wish was father to the thought ana now Mr..
Reverdy Johnson wants TO put our claims in such
stands"
"Do you mean war, senator, In case OF a refusal
undoubtedly But then England Is not going To
give us the chance. She would put her hand IN the
sws as with our pysses ana sweep her dag
out Of existence. She knows this. ana she knows
too that very little harm could Dc done 70 us way.
her commerce on the seas was wiped OUT had
bAoh President one year after our rebellion broke
out l should have proclaimed war againss
England, and I don't see that our debt would bs
any larger to-day II had done So AS u was we
would have brought the democratic arm into play.
and the Irish In the North and South would havo
the south little more assistance than se did exoeps
TO send over 10000 or 10000 men, but what drop
how soon the Celts would eat them UP. oil " them
| selves |"
good deal OF our gold At home"
"Yes; expect IL u only BY keeping our gold Is
home we can ever pay our debt and resume specie
payments. I see every fellow coming up 20
Washington now pretonds he can bring us
back to gold currency ana make us
Each one thinks he has found the philosophers
stone one has an idea or concentrating the
people. Another picks out Christmas Day : rev
years to come. and so they oil 60 with some clap
| am In favor Of specie payments as much as any
body, but am also In r. - a high tariff and do
believe iI the bill that introduced In the HOUSE
two years ago, raising the tariff had passed We
would have gold In circulation now The balance NJ
trade has been against US since the close ol the war
to the extent Of hundreds OF millions In gold Untu
you stop this leak all your attempts 10 egislate specie
into circulation Will be without avail Raise the
tariff. keep out English and French goods, make
their manufacturers come over here, your gold wiz
then remain In the country; 500 ,00Oo0o year can
be taken out Of our mines and then specie payments
will come rs naturally water running down HILL"
But how viii the ladies get along without tho
fashionable importati0ns from Parisr
make them pay for all such truck ~ we get from
Paris. The sensible women OF America can get along
great deal Of railroad steel. Put up the tariff aud
the English manufacturers will be glad 10 como
across here, bring their workmen with them where
OF the country viii be Increased and our gold keps
among ourselves. This must be done or all yonr ci-
forts az altering the currency will be full OF danger
..You had good chance. Senator, out In OHIO OF
carrying negro suffrage IN the late Presidential con-
testin
1--WE could have carried that measure twelve
months before In the gubcrnatorial election but or
lacking on 10 the suffrage question clause disfran
cbsing 900 soldiers Of the state who came under
mad ionrht ali through the war, and when tbcJ
heard Of Lee's and Johnson's surrender they con-
eded their s Of service was "a up 20 ney pscrs1
out They had large number OF friends among tho
republicans y H., the state who were bound
When the question came before republicans. shan
we enfraichlse the nggers and disfranchso
IL 900 soldiers OF the war; they preferred
60 let the niggers slide. TWAS loss TO US Of the
Legislature and United States senator. would
he yery useful TO our party 10 have the niggers IN
the state given the franchise. They are nearly all
located In the democratic section Of the STATE aads
beng republicans TO a man, could give us several
members VI Congress and make almost our entire
Congressional delegation republican,
'sWhat do you say To this proposed amendments
granting universal suffragew
.Oh OF course / am In favor OF it. hold that
power resides Ia Congress which can accomplish IT,
inc constitution says Congress shall guarantee To
each state republican form OF government Con-
Rress acted exactly this Injunction In the SOUTH
ern states suppose In It's discretion II discovers
that the State government of New York II not pre-
csey republican in form, the constitution aliowsu
TO make good the want which we might, FOR iussra-
tion's sake call the right Of manhood suffrage, with
out distinction OF race or color III II has the power
IN one STATE 1t has the power IN all But on roalcc-
ton I deem II safer aud surcr to have Tho ques-