The New York herald., 1868-05-14

slaugh Grant himself and secure the Presi-
Dental nomination, upon the good old axiom
in regard to the fat offices that ga bird in the
hand is worth two in the BUSH" Party policy,
then, suggests the propriety and expediency of
postponing the verdict upon johnson until
after the verdict of the Chicago Convention
upon the merits of Wade detached from the
dispensation Of the spoils and plunder
Greeley says that 'Grimes is dead" on ac-
count Of his deadly hostility to Wade. If
this be SO, have not the radicals from Grimes
significant warning concerning Wade? He
is deadweight upon the party at best, and
if saddled upon Grant the result will proba-
bly, be that which followed the saddling of
Mcclellan with Pendleton and his record and
platform.
But even with the ultra radicals there is
reason for the postponement of this impeach-
ment verdict till after the Chicago Convention,
and it is this: that the final vote Of 'guiIty' or
''not guilty" in this case of Johnson shall be
made the test by the Convention of allegiance
to the republican faith or accommodation
from the church. But here it may be asked,
will not this outrageous party procedure be
Overruled in the Convention by decent re-
spect for appearances in The way of Justice aud
the law and the testimony in this impeach-
ment? Cannon. Political parties are ''held
together by the cohesive power of the public
plunder, and ''where the carcass is there will
the vultures be gathered together Unless,
therefore, The radical majority of the Senate
feel perfectly sure on Saturday that they have
the two-thrds vote in hand for Johnson's con
viction and removal we. may look for the post
ponement Of the verdict to some day after The
Chicago Convention, in order that satisfactory
disposition may first be made of Wade and
then of Johnson with reinforcement of radi-
cal Senators from the reconstructed Southern
States. Viewed in any light this is shameful
and shocking state of things.
There is one man, however, who, in a few
decisive words, may put an end to all this
scandalous business, and that man is General
Grant. His proverbial reticence has served
him well so far. IL has saved him from all
those rocks and shoals upon which Calhoun
and Clay and Van Buren, and Cass and Scott
and Douglas and q host of other Presidential
aspirants were shipwrecked. His quarrel with
President johnson was, perhaps, necessary to
bring the General to the front as the radical
need not prevent him speaking his
mind freely on the present position of
things connected with this impeachment.
AS an honest soldier he cannot sustain the
removal Of johnson upon the frivolous charges
of ''high crimes and misdemeanOrs' for which
he stands accused. AS a true patriot General
Grant cannot approve the base uses in which
his great name has been employed by partisan
journals pending this trial. AS fair dealing
political opponent Of Andrew Johnson he
surely is not an endorser of the demoralzing
party trickery and devices in this trial, In all
of which the radicals depend for their vindica-
ton on his popularity as their Presidential
standard bearer.
We would, therefore, submit to General
Grant, in behalf of justice, law and order,
that the time has come for him to speak out
frankly and decisively his views and his posi-
ton on this crisis in our political affairs. Let
him warn these radical leaders that il their
partisan bigotry and fanaticism are to rule in
this impeachment and at Chicago he cannot
serve them. Let him distinctly declare that
the extreme radical principles of universal
negro suffrage and Southern negro supremacy
are not his principles, and he will at once
bring this radical cabal at Washington to terms
or scatter it to the winds; and he WILL too, be
Immensely strengthened thereby in the public
confidence from this great and crowning ser
vice to the cause of justice, the constitution
and the Union.