The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-15
The Revolutionary Crisis mt Washington.
Call Upon the Country.

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The Revolutionary Crisis mt Washinxton-
A Call Upon the Country.
We live in revolutionary times. The recent
proceedings Of the radical party in Congress
show that we are stin in the midst of revo-
luton. "Old Thad Stevens" is one Of the
master spirits of the age, a. was Hampden in
England in his day, and a., In their turn, were
Robespierre and Marat in France The work
Of Transforming the republic into military
despotism advances with startling rapidity.
We have, or are to have, the national Executive
reduced to an automaton, the Supreme Court re-
duced to nullity, the head Of the army reduced
to . mere servant Of the radical faction,
the States reduced to . mixed despOtism
of bayonets and negro semi-barbarians and
all this in bold defiance Of the constitution,
the pledges of Congress itself and the will Of
the people. We may well ask the question,
therefore, what comes next, or where will be
the end Of these audacious revolutionary
doings of the rampant radical party In power!
We can only answer that 1t is abundantly
evident that this party do not intend to stick
tain themselves in power, even to the procla-
nation, il deemed expedient that the republic
is dead and that the empire has taken its
place.
Is there no hope? Do those last fall elections
signify nothing? Are the opposition elements
powerless! They seem to be. The old cop
perhcad leaders who took the opposition reins
into their hands after the elections Of 1862,
and who built up the radical faction thereby,
are assuming again the whip hand OF the I'M
fortunate democracy. Pendleton, who, with
his copperhead record, platform and followers,
broke down Mcclellan in lS64--this "dead
duck" Pendleton comes forward and insists
upon his right to the Presidency in 1868. He
and his copperhead brethren claim the honors
of popular reactions and democratic victories
gained in spite OF them and upon issues which
they never understood. The impudence of
these fellows with their copperhead pro-
gramme is hardly surpassed by the radical
scheme OF negro supremacy and their filthy
black and tan olgarchy down South. To poor
Pierce, poor Old Buchanan and their Northern
doughfaced confederates, playing into the
hands of Northern aboliionists and Southern
secessionlsts, belongs the responsibility OF pre-
cipitating upon the country The late terrific
rebellion Pendleton. the Seymours, The
Woods, the Brookses, the Vallandighams, and
all that tribe Of copperhead Bourbons who
learn nothing and forget everything, have since
the rebellion played the game OF the radicals
and are still playing it, in and out of Congress-
They see nothing but their own petty disap-
pontmcnts, and they will have nothing but
their own petty revenges. They are the
'dcadheadr'' Of The unlucky democracy, The
political spendthrifis and gamblers who have
beggared ana afe stu resolved TO beggar their
party. Erhraim joined 10 such idols is 4
hopeless case. Let him 20.
The question recurs then, Il there no hope
Is This Tree government TO 40 the way of all The
republics OF the past. Between The audacious
radicals on the one side and the impatient COP
perheads and the submissive rank and file Of
tue democratic party on The other. is there no
way OF escape from ruling radical Committee
OF Safely or military despot? j. there no
halfway house or rest for us between Mexican
anarchy or French imperialism Yes, there is
There are in the democratic party, and in the
republican party, all the sound conservative
elements needed for the salvation OF the coun-
try. As they stand. however, they are bu, the
servants Of The radical Jacobins or the copper
head Bourbons let these conservative ele-
mcnls be drawn of into 81 independent Union
organization, aud both radicals aud copper
heads will be dished How is this 10 be done
II can be done by a few active liberal and re-
sponsible men in the call of national conven-
tion-a call upon the East. the West, the North
aud The South. and upon all men Of all parties
favorable 70 his grand idea Of new Union
parry. The Johnson Philadelphia Convention
OF 1866 was premature experiment, and in
having the complexion Of an oGiccholders
loyefeast i tel 70 the ground. We want con-
vention and = party fresh from the people.
But IN whose name shall this convention be
called for IN movement for new party IL
must have some name and some representative
man around whom 70 rally. LET IL be called IN
The name and upon The principles embodied
in The name OF Andrew Johnson. He has been
making history and historical ronuta tion