The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-06

bloody hand A this has spoken so shall Is be
lone; they tramplcd on tho rebellion Aaa US
,ow Through this delay the nation has been
growing 10 full manhood We were told, let the gov
,rnnen be magn animous and release tho head Of the
ebeon; lei prominent men or the North sign the bail
pond and have love feast with the rebel chief aud the
OF treason will soften, and forsooth, forgive Us
,uy intensified the bitterness % their iesilngs
md Davis released from tho pretended torture Of
EbanEed that people that they had gsrnhsd asylum
Tor us gangs OF desperadoes who during td war had
met within their bosder to orgaaizs arson npne murder
Robot chef who iadaissd NE hope cha. he would cali
Tho roll OF his slaves At The loot OF Bunker Hin monu-
nsa and w . BY reason q his Infamous treason had
through tdts mistaken ionency, which ,s 70 change
tho tiger heart, was allowed 70 return This subdued
contain the principle Of my whole political NE;
have stocd by them from youth 70 ths
n nave, m sn@ them mower W peace ana
am ready to-day, as ! was thirty years ago when !
nered public life as nulder, 70 spend and be spent
In the sacred cause and u sacrhcss OF all sorts hsd
been thousand Times more than they have been
should consider them better spent for lost cause than
accept any other interpretation OF the American const
tuson therefore, sink SWIM, survive or perish,
am with the West and South for The mainte.
nance Of the Cincinnati platform Of April Is. !
the failure. and l ready today to use the
the best means can command TO establish the princ
condemnation OF this suicidal folly this woolng coquo,ry
and harmless daiIIance with overthrown rebellion
The mere fact that wretch like ToOmbs, who deserved
death and ought beeu hung, aud dare, in~
country which he has aided TO Gil with blood and tears,
Ing continuance Of the struggle, shows the error and
crime OF this policy You may say that all the South
do not partake Of this feeling. Not ALL grants but do
not deny what history every day Is writing down.
majority OF the who fought FOR the rebellion, who
sympathzed with IL in the North, and are in sympathy
with the utterances OF Davis and ToCmbs 10 day.
for the South has been cruelty to the nation Such oil
poured into the wounds mas had healing power
Again, We ask why not tho States reconsructodP
Congress has fixed terms the justice and magnanimiiy
OF which the world has acknowledged. All have
terms now offered; Davis. Toombs and rebels
generally refuse. Men like Loogs.reet are
OF Johnson's rebellion the same Of Davis The
c0pperhcads still advising their friends In the South
10 their hurt They counseed them early to resistance
promised aid and a division among the men OF the
North, and, did those OF Connecticut. that no rog
meut should cross the State 70 invade The South; that
tho grass should grow IN tho streets OF our cities;
that our currency would become worthless and the
national bonds worth the paper they printed
that individual property would DO swept away for taxes
and the nation made bankrupt. Yet the country has
been oDstinaey prosperous and they had not decent
respect their prophecies grow themselves
In their judgment laws revenue and c0nscrpts
we're UNCONSTITUTIONAL and they organized mobs 70
resist, burn and murder and while Lincoln stood as
did Noses. his face shining as though his heart bad
been with God the mount amid the huuders or bat
tie the tables Of the nations remembrance the
the proclamation Of emancipation, striking the chains
from four millions Of slaves, how bitter the denunca
tion how malignant the ISLANDERS Not only was II un-
CONSTITUTIONAL but these prophets Of Baal pronounced IL
unchrsan worse than uno0sing In warfare on
deenceess women and children, and actually mpIored
the interpretation OF foreign nations When, the 4th
day OF July, the then democratic Governor OF the
State, in speech Now York city, insuod the nation
by prophesying our defeat mocking and tauntlng by
exclaiming Whore tho victories you promised 20
even that very day his reasonable shrieks we're an
swered by of as the rebel works vera
NJ hlq n nOlv
were drowned in the proud hurrah OF army they
pulled Lee from his defencos and broke the rebellion.
at Gettysburg. Blind to their destruction
despised tor their reasonable prophecies and signal
failure IN 1864 they declared in National Convention
the war failure demanding cessation of hostties
and withdrawal OF our troops, whilo Sherman was
marching through Georgia, from Atlanta to the sea-
Mobile; Grant drawing the Anaconda folds around
Richmond; Sheridan throwing himself against the tide
Of defeat and rolling back waves OF victory Every act
Of Congress during the war and since they have de-
nounced. During all that limo democratic conven-
ton spoke harshy of the rebellion its leaders, and
tailed to maign the action OF their govern
ment To-day they are living in tho hopo
that Johnson may accomplish what Davis
tailed and show the world that tho has been fall
ure; and tho democratic party, which would fain
now beaded knees, by any device pretend regard for
,ns once ana mays Snr an Inc war
vege OF tho elective franchise II said Of the soldier
them as Il says Of the negro to-day that Is not safe
to trust the ballot ID his hands; and when Il had no
power, true TO its ahnitcs, through every bush and
brake where il wound its Shiny longth, its poi
tons by calling them "Lincoin's mnions, hire
Iings and dogs" Wen might ne cxcaim rs
continued resistance Of the rebels has satlsaed the
nation OF their untness to exercise the rights they
forfeited They refused the amendments to the consti
tuition and It became evident that freedom would not DO
safe In their hands, and as guarantee negro suffrage
demanded. Iow true is" as tho faithful sheri-
dan has sad 1.-THE contest is mol yet over" The result
cannot be doubtful Storms may gather around US
as they did during The war; We know that
ano the hs, ,Ds Tho G
thousand patriots has not been shed vain;
that ihey never fail who die In great Rest as
burg and Is now only struggling 10 the deenccs around
his Richmond In the thunder Of battle in the crucibe
Of affection, by the side OF tho standard flowing
tory, with hearts trembling tho army has been forced
back 10 defeat; In the bitches alcd with tho gallant
dead, by tho graves whore the mangled were rudey
buried, by the prison pens and IN the hospitals where
signs emoalmed and prayers made sacred tho Of
Amercan unity amid the habii ments OF woe by thou.
sand vacant places at the board aud resdo this nation
has not only learned inc sentiment OF justice and uni
versal liberty, but they havo sterny resolved before
the nation and Almighty God that they will walk in its
light All lmpcdiments they viii grind 10 DO der, and
woe to any man. however powerful, who stands In tho
way or attempts to eclipse the hight which gui- tbem.
The judgment Of this people ~ held by no tenure 30
insecure thai the magic Of names can overcome tho
power OF numbers Would you seek 10 throw back the
river to its dyke out tho tides Of the ocean,
As well to and resist the current OF public opn,on
foamng and swelling from the inundatIon which the
preJudces and breaking the bonds which long held
ITS hottest impulses Time Is pointing clearly 10 toe OBJ
Ject OF Johnson's rebellion While Congress has been
tumpbantly sustained tho object and purpose Of his
life nave been TO thwart the legislation Of the country
see his position to-day against tho people, against Con-
gress against the prominent generals OF tho nation and
the military commanders VI his appointment. In
his way stood one OF the purest Of American patriots,
well Of the ablcst OF American statesmen, 10
whom the nation Is largely indebted for the great victory
Of the war and the preservation OF the fruits Of the
conflict. History will yield the need Of praise, who
coming generations will tho OF Stanton;
yet the purity, ability and hong and valuable
Of his War Minister were obnoxious TO Johnson and IN
defiance OF the law and the wishes of the nation no
usurped the power and removed him. Tho victory
the people Short thanks TO the patriotism OF tho
captain Of tho age whose loyalty to tho nation taught
him obedience 10 the law Grant, Sheridan and slckles,
Who we're between him and tho restoration Of rebels
To power, he reprimands and attempts TO disgrace.
These military commanders whom the people delight TO
honor he brands AZ monarcns sataps and yrants mis-
own organ At Washington saying that Sheridan
cised despotism which far exceeded In atrocy any
tyranny In the Old World. Sheridan sickles. Thomas
and Pope wero all democrats but they loved their
try better than parry; thoy could not rsproach the
memory OF thor buried comrades by restoring power