The New York herald., 1868-06-08


The War Against RadIcaIisn-A Demo-
cratic National Party and Its Datics.
Diodorus Siculus relates that the forests of
the Pyrenean Mountains being set on fire the
heat penetrated the underlying strata Of rock,
rent it madly asunder, and that through the
huge clefts there gushed forth pure streams Of
silver. So in circumstances of severe national
trial unexpected national resources are surely
developed. The line of policy pursued by the
radical republican party since the close of the
war; the military despotism established over
the Southern States recently engaged in the re
bellion; the bold infractions of the constitution;
the base endeavor to destroy the Executive;
the audaciOus curtailment of the prerogatives
of the Supreme Court to advance partisan
measures; the late unscrupulous attempt to
make members Of the United States Senate,
sitting as a court Of impeachment to try the
President bow submissive to. its partisan will,
and q foresight Of the elimination of this policy
if allowed to run its course have
set on fire the American heart The
heat is penetrating the great body poll
tic, and in copious and splendid profuson
are being developed the nations resources
latent wealth of loyalty, unlocked for treasures
OF patriotism, grand rally Of the firm and
true and noble patriots of the land to save the
country from the threatened thraldom of de-
lirious radicalism. The wisest counsels of our
wisest statesmen and confederate action of
patriotic men to resist these extreme, oligar-
chical and baneiul measures, to quench the
fierce party spirit which rules in Congress, to
evoke peace and harmony from the disturbing
elements 80 rife in the present political horizon,
were never, in the entire progress of our ma
tional growth, more demanded than now
The coming political contest is to be oon-
test against the insolence of tyranny, a war
ring against the radcalism that rules in Con-
gress, that controls our army, that exercises
sovereign sway over our navy, that holds
in contempt personal and constitutional
rights radicaism whose acts are an
tagonistic to the will Of the people; an
oligarchy as despicable as il is odous,
as insolently tyrannical as it is base
ly unscrupulous. Z What shape its next
aggression may take to itself none can tell.
II requires, however, no gift of prophecy to
tell that the people will not much longer sub
nit to being cheated out of their rights. The
next general election points out the remedy
They will then shake off the shackles of
usurped control. That great fundamental
principle Of our republican government that the
people govern, will then assert itself in all its
strength and majesty at the ballot box. In
city, in country. in village, in hamlet, in the
counting house, in fields, iu workshops-every-
where throughout the length and breadth of the
land the popular voice will make itself heard.
Its warning utteranccs can now be heard in
the air: in thunder tones it soon will speak
its words will be imperial; the will of the
people will be sovereign. General Grant will
bow to the will of the people, as he says he
will in his letter Of acceptance, but not with
stately effect from the portico Of the White
House, as he expects and as his friends and |
supporters who are hoping to dictate and con-
troll the bow expect for him. FOreshadow- |
ing this result, this is the defeat of |
General Grant in the coming election, |
were the large democratic majorites in the last |
elections in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, |
Connecticut. California and New York, and it |
is more plainly proclaimed in the recent cleo
ton in Oregon-the first verdict of the people
since the nomination Of General Grant--a
positive denunciation against the domination
of the republican party, the initiatory sword
thrust that will strike low ia the dust the giant
despot Of radicalism. The days Of igncmini-
ous subjugation to radical rule are already
| numbered.
The present embraces a most evcntful and
| important period in the annals of our political
history. Political complications and emergen-
cies have arisen franghi with danger and peril
to constitutional liberty and threatening the
destruction of the very government itself.
There is but one way 10 uuraveI these political
complications. TO meet these emergencies. to
ward of the coming danger 10 our liberties,
our institutions. our FREQ government. As ia
the late war the loyal North and East and
West in glorious unity Of patriotism. united TO
fight the armies Of the ,raorcus South, so
now must the people of this country
unite to fight against radicalism and its tres-
son to the constitution and civil liberty and
traitorous trespassing upon our most sacred in
dividua rights. Concert Of win aud action
crowned with success our armies aud saved
the Union from threatened dissolution. So
now, by similar concert 81 effort resolution
and steady purpose. we can save the country
from the new perils threatening IT, How shall
it be done This is the sll important question
now u soon will be the sll-cngrossing one
II is clear the election of General Grant will
not accomplish the desired result neither will
II do to throw the election into the hands of
Congress and thus make Ben Wade President
Q much WORE and mnre dnngcrnns man of the