The New York herald., 1870-11-15
Impeachment or Judge Woodrun-Fernands
Wood Has Other Fish 70 Fry.

Wood Has Other Fish 20 Fry.
number of idle rumors have been floating
around the city for some days past to the effect
that Fernando Wood intends to move for the
impeachment OF Judge Woodruff at the open
Ing Of the approaching session of Congress.
We are credibly informed that Mr.. Wood In
tends to do no such thing. No matter what
course Judge Woodruff has thought proper
to pursue pending the controversy in regard
to the enforcement Of the election laws of
Congress, there cannot be the slightest doubt
that he acted in good faith and conscientiously
throughout, and that not speck can be dis
covered upon the purity Of his judicial ermine.
Fernando Wood Is too old stager. too
thorough veteran in the science of poll
tics, too great an adept in the why's and the
wherefores that govern political movements, to
be guilty Of blundey in this day Of ripeness
in his political sagacity. No Mr.. Wood has
''other fish to fry" Besides the multifarious
duties devolving upon him as member Of Con-
gress. he has to-day task to perform which
has not fallen to his lot for . long, long time,
since the days when he taught the magnates now
welding such tremendous power In this CITY
the art and mystery Of political manoeuvring-
a style Of manauvring that has enabled the
democracy to bold undispgted sway for so
many years. He has to teach the young mem-
bers elect to the Forty-second Congress how
to conduct themselves. He has to teach their
young political ideas how to shoot. He has
to show Bob Roosevelt that there is something
to angle for besides ~ ~speckied trout ,. and some
thing to fire at besides widgeon. He has to
demonstrate to Colonel Roberts that, the
Fenian game being bagged, he has to let fx at
something higher than chambermaid subscrips
tions for the liberation of poor old Ireland.
He has to mould the plastic mind Of Smith
! Ely, Jr, into some steadinesg Of purpose. and
to point out the way for that tall, 1.-the, ener-
getic young gentleman to stake the hide off,
as Oakley Hall would sayy-his radical
| opponents. Here is q trio for the ''Veteran Of
| Bloomingdale" to commence a new school OF
politics, based upon the GID democratic eclectic
| system in Congress. II is nucleus upon
which a powerful opposition organization may
be perfected in the House. 1t is point from
which the new aspirants for political honora
may take start for future preferment in the
councils of the nation. They will, no doubt,
| visit Washington occasionally this winter for
| political instruction. And Fernando Wood is
| just the Mentor to lead these youthful Telema-
chuses-we do not mean 'Tammany cusses"-.
to future glory. He is now in the prime of d
viOorOua uanhood His head ia an cIaor ond
level as any politicians in the country. His
grand old white mustache glistens with pride
in the hope of triumphs yet to be won by It's
erect possessor. In short, Fernando Wood
looks younger than he did years ago; and
evidently he is not at all inclined to extinguish
his candle of future fame by an attempt at
the impeachment of such an upright magis-
trate as Judge Woodruff upon puerile and
| frivolous charges.