New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-11-25
THE DRIFT OF POLITICAL DISCUSSION.


impeachment Of Gov. Holden and ChicfIusice Pearson
The Sentinel favOrs the idea and believes that the Mem
oers OF the Legislature "wil show themselves equal to
the emergency"
An election viii be held on Saturday next,
26th in the Iyh Congress District Of North Carolina
to I'LL the vacancy In the XLIst Congress The Repub-
lean candidate is Joseph W. Holden Of Wake County,
ana the Democratic candidate Is John Manning IT,, Of
Chatham County.
The Chicago ErcniRg Journal, after noticing
the defense by The eirYor World Of The chicago
Tribune. says: "The World Is quick 10 recognize its
friends, and evidently regards The chicago Tribune as a
more valuable worker for the Democracy than Is Tie
Chicago Times"
The Illinois State journal says that the pro-
ject started by The chicago Tribune to organize new
party. does not "pan out richly that sheet antic-
pated 1t seemed to bc Saugne that the entire Demo
cratic party would into the arrangement and ask
questions This has not proved to he the case The
Democracy heSitaes everywhere. The Chic0gO INNS
considers the RI publican coneouters nercenaly
and ungratcful "wrctehes who imagine the Republican
10 make their peace with the Democrats And mis- Say
The STATE Journal! the real truth of the matter
Gen. JOHN A. Logan has been claimed by
the friends Of the so-callcd NEW party movement IN
Illinois ~ fclowconspirator against the United Re
publican party. The Cheag, Erening journal asserts
that the General returning to Chicago, after tour In
the state Is asonsbed nc such misuse Of his NAME ana
says; We are anlhoilhed py Cen Logan 10 SaS ''
has never even by m.imitIOh gwen any % u,,
hOrity TO state, reason 10 believe, ta he had any
/
party His faith in the Republican party is strong
now ever ana he deems the attempt OF those VINO are
! trying 10 disrupt 1t incNcusably wicked
| Tile Chicago Times suggests hope on the
part OF the Democrats Of having strong influence in the
choice of U. s. Senator by the new Legislature. Be
sides Gen. John A. Logan the names most prominently
mentioned infconncction with the office are those OF
GOV. Palmer exGoy. Oscsby ChiefJustice Lawrence;
Logan, Oglcsby, and Palmer undesirable, ana cN-
presses a hope that Judge Lawrence OF Nj Mcdh may
from the leading Democratic paper OF Illinois say, me
Boston AdrerfiSer "udicates tie price tine Democrat,
willing 10 pay for the support when the Ecoimto
promise them III the future
The Chicago Republican (nOw Independent in
politics. says: "The Democratic papers and leaders
are again mistaken They never were more sadly ont
in their calculations than when they con,truc into sign
Of weakness in tho Republican party the spirit of open
rehuko IN which the leading Republican Journals Of the
country speak OF CEN Grant and his manifold short
COminCs and nSdOings. This j., on the contrary an an
mistaLaJle sign OF Internal strength because il isufcs
The cleansing process which brings health and strength
to all political parties and without which no party can
sequent decay aud death OF the Democratic parry Was
the lack Of courage 70 aplyn remedy oi I'm, hlhd WINE
! yet there was time Tor itS eheotiYo operation.
| The following quotations from The Chicago
Tines showing the'warm lrothery sympathy which the
new party" is likely receive from the Democrscr, IS
somewhat frank than the expressions Of some other
Democratic journals, but il is not different In spirit "Go
gentlemen, and organize new party. Nou have the
that few discarded Democrats. itching for Office,
and knowing that the requirement Of The Democracy Tor
honest and able men as leaders of Their hosts VIII give
| To bummer- opportunity for distinction and spoil may
join the new movements ana We tha be gad 70 sci ld
/ of them. Do the "cOmecu ter,' imagine
that tine Democratic paryis in love with ;hcn Do they
imagine that they possess ski IN woo'ns when can
Iau OF the fact when they have achieved victory What
Maria has written to those Malvoio>, suhns their head
/ with prepoSterous hopcs"
! Tie Portland Press thinks there has been
Mt nj "A rs
elections has been elected by any other political
theme durn the past ten years. the absurdity' it
says "lies in trying to make it appear that large
number Of Congressman have been elected who are
more than three were eected with anything OF the kind
in view The folly OF me third party maniac Is such
With the Democrats Of the XLIId Congress in ccctng
tur offccrs of the House whatever may bee the
prociiyilcs Of Republicans in other states, no one IL
Maine suspects the fidelity Of Lynch, FRYE, Blaine,
Peters aud Hale. There are few retired politicians in
Maine that sunk into deserved obscurity who long
since announced that they are ready Tor revolution,
and who have been for many months wing u Start that
revolution here Eut no one la}S them any attention
and an their schemes have Sailed They have mo- follow
IN Maine, aud their names aic not familiar 10 Tie
people"
! The Republican papers of its own State &C
cCpt with impotence the d,Organzing suggestions OF
The Chicopo Tribune The quincy GnJ why says HE
Tribune trying 10 organize party on the basis OF
Free Trade il this it is giving itself unnecessary
trouble Fit in favor Of Free Trade absolute and u-
conditional. 10 will find party which has made Free
Trade IT. watchwOrd from time 10 time for The last 20
wears rcady formed 10 its hand and AL 1t will have 10
DO will he TO that party with bag and baggage
II is the same party which IN s2 under me ead OF such
eoTaders Calhoun, threatened to nulify the laws
Of Congress, and brought 10 terms by jackson
declaration of his intention to hang traitors II Is the
party which, in lsG0 attempted 10 destroy the Gov
eruIncut in the interest of slavery and absolute free
trade n is lie same PARTY which at every stage Of our
history, has done all In ts power TO discourage and de-
artisans and OPERATIVES 10 the degraded condition OF
/ { OF n,
OF Calhoun and JcH Davis II me Irb""e wdht- dh@"-
lutte and unconditional free trade, let Il not hesitate on
Of the sonabe record Of thi party hut join
it at it must do sooner On later il u expects to
| have a party ~ an
! The Cincinnati Ga:eHc thinks that if such
an anomaly a rational Democrat exists. such Demo
crat can extract from the elections of this year a cacua-
ton that the Democrats carry the next Presidential
election" A to the differences in the Republican party,
there reasonable hope for the Democracy in
these. Differences upon questions of political economy
are but healthy processes of the Republican party
which keep IN progress After reviewing The h't OF
Democratic folcs published by me N0fM ~ thc eNpd-
nation of Democratic failure during the past ten years
feated for whole decade 10y gross lni-naiagencIt
10 about encouraging 10 future success a. the
explanation Of election defeats which attributes them 10
apathy. This only brings the qlrstio What caused he
apathy And So the question ARISES what caused the
isnana gementi And is the repetition OF II IN three
Prcsidential Conventions sign OF wisdom next time
May not dcyOnt mind find In this the truth that when
of Judgments For our part We have an abiding faith IN
the Democratic party lack OF political -agaciiy ana Sc
| believe it will continue TO repeat Itself
! The LOuisriHe COurjer-JouHdl says that in
formation has reached to the effect that Andrew John
son and his friends will make effort TO inyaldatc the
election Of Henry Cooper to the United States Senate, ON
the ground that the Of Congress regulating tho secc
ton Of Senators provides that they shall be chosen by
the Legislature "ne1t preceding the expiration OF the
which any senator was appointed to represent
said State in Congress" Tie COWier-JOiTHdt say
The present Legislature Of Tennessee, which elected
Cooper johnson j. the Legislature next preceding
the XpratiOn Of the time OF Senator Fowler The gen
tlemon elected by the people Of Tennessee two weeks
ago do not assemble for yet and cannot Therefore
mil IL..A nrlalLilnd unmnn.