The New York herald., 1869-03-30

sor VINO taxes an active part IN the suppors OF
the Tenure OF Once law, and therefore, In
shadowing forth the programme Of the
men who mean to rule this country by Grant
or without Grant, 1t may be supposed to have
authority and to speak by the card. We ought
at least to be glad that the men who propose
those steps that must inevitably lead to ruin
will let US know what they are at. Thus says
the Sun :-''The fact that Congress has been
administering this government these past three
or four years, in substantial independence Of
the Executive, marks our course toward new
methods Of political development This ten
dency to the limitation Of executive authority is
especially worthy of philosophic observation"
Yes, 1t has been worthy philosophical obser-
vation long while, and there is some good
philosophy on the subject in the debates of the
body that formed our federal constitution.
Therefore we scarcely assent that it points to
any new methods in government. With this
sort Of stuff for preface we have laid before us
the future programme of the anarchists In the
Senate, which is that If Grant will not relin-
quish bis present attitude, II he will not give
way to the pressure Of the plunderers in their
eagerness for office, If he will not send to the
right about 'the inferior and unknown men"
now in his Cabinet. and put in their places
'distlnguished representatives Of influential
political and national Interests" 'srecog-
nized leaders Of opinion and action"-ahd will
not give up to these politicians the whole run
Of government patronage and plunder, then
they will regard him as having forced the
''6rst step toward the constitutional change
which shall finally extinguish his Office, and
will 20 order their measures that he shall be,
II not the last President, at least the last with
even semblance Of power, and the men Of the
future, with the Presidency blotted out, shall
look only to the halls Of legislation for the
theatre Of their anticipated renown." Here
10 plan. Here is finally the open announce
ment Of the intention to destroy the govern
ment II possible in the interest Of the politi-
clans II they cannot otherwise be satisfied in
their demands. The politicians are more than
the people! This 10 their declaration. Grant
is elected BY the people; the direct representa-
tives Of the people are with him, and this
Senate, body Of men holding places bought
from venal Legislatures, Eliminates its decree
for his doom. The impudence is sublime and
ridiculous too.
In this programme is sketched the natural
elimination Of the radical policy. Whittier
could II lead but to thisa Under our system
the test Of the power Of parties before the
people has been on the one grand point, the
choice Of an Executive. Radicallsm could but
hate this; for its purposes were not the
purposes Of the people, and 1t could
never secure tho Executive Of it's
choice. Hence. sure that II can never
secure the Office, II desires to abolish It. Under
our system the Executive is directly RESPONSE
BILE to the people. and the radicals, knowing
well how little their acts win bear scrutiny,
have even desired to shut up the Supreme
Court rather than submit their laws to revi-
sion. From the day when We saw BY their
reconstruction niger legislation that they did
not respect humanity itself or the laws Of
God, when these were inimich to their
schemes, we could not suppose that they
would respect In the same contingency our
forms Of governments From the nrst discov-
cry Of their power In Congress these men have
purposed such change in our government as
would give them power, though the deluge
came after; and in the enactment Of the Tenure
Of Office law they made use Of the mistakes Of
a foolish Executive, using him as covef In
laying the foundation Of their pbn, But how
far can this gos What is tho point d which
the President is no longer bound p stand
still2 At what exact point does the tShtAtive
toward anarchy unite the hapds Of the oflcer
whose primary duty is 70 uphold ,9rdsri II
has been accepted q y theory. Qf our
law that the constitution supposll iss own
and James Bchspa4 y. hold
as having been altogether. a the YrcSg -
that regard for certain pafts thsi would
have sacrificed fhe whole. 1.-The same 4
true Of the Executive. Regard 70 - OVID
existence and integrity Is presumed = the erst
Of it's duties, and Il Is Id hands that S1ll rem
der up Its powers Do good as they wefs lOund,
from an instinct o. natural honesty. Although
the politicians have forced Grant into some
tight places and bothered him Witt intrigue
and Bullying, it may not be untimely 70 remind
them that when the element Of force IL intro
duced they will put him to power with whose
use he is more familiar. =. :
sTHE STATE OF CUBA" says the Ken
tuckian, is fixed fact. II Is In very bad
state. That's the stubborn fact.
THE Fuss ABOUT FEHroN. poets Of
the Post have permitted their wrath against
Fenton to outrun their discretion touching the
appointment Of General Merritt Governor
Fentons chief Of STAFF as Naval Onaccr Of this
port. The Post would have us believe that
Fenton has been bribed and corrupted and Is
a Disgrace to the Senate. and that Merritt is a