The New York herald., 1871-12-04

The Meeting Of Consre.s-The Opening
Of New Chapter in Our Political
History.
gress to-day will be an event of more than
ordinary Importance. 1t will give us in the
Presidents Message the platform of Genera!
Grant and of the republican party for the
great national contest of 1872 In this view
we expect very interesting Message, and
Message calculated to meet the general ap-
proval of the country, to a great extent on
the important subjects of the national reve-
nues, the national debt. the reduction of our
national taxes, internal and external; the
Mormon polygamy question, the Ku Klux
Klans, our Indian brethren, our Oriental rela-
tions and our relations with Spain and Mexico
We suppose, too, that as in all the State cleo
tions of the passing year, from Connecticut to
New York, the republican party has fought its
battles and won its victories under the banner
Of the administration, the members Of the
party in both houses Of Congress, with few
exceptions, will promptly take their position
in favor of General Grant aud his policy for
another Presidential term.
But what is to become of these exceptional
radicals-such as Senators Sumner, Trumbul,
Logan, Scburz and Fenton! Where will they
GO? This is now, in connection with the
demoralized democracy, the main question
and it is upon this matter of a reorganization
of the democratic party that this meeting of
Congress will be the opening Of new chapter
in the political history Of the country. The
prevailing idea just now among the demo-
cratic managers is a new departure, tanta-
mount to breaking up Of the old worn out
party machine. Here we have some of the
party doctors recommending the Missouri
fusion policy-the policy Of permitting the
dsaffected republicans to organize q new
anti-Grant party, rs nucleus in the 'front.'
in support Of which the democracy, rank and
ile, may rally as volunteers in the rear.
Here we have Mr.. Voorhees,, of Indiana, re-
commendiug first National Democratic Con-
vention at once to reorganize the party, and
then another meeting at q later day for the
purpose of nominating q Presidential ticket
Hero we have it proposed that the democrats
shall adopt as their candidate some boiling
republican, such as Sumner, Trumbull, Gratz
Brown or Greeley, without the encumbrance
Of q party platform of any sort, and here we
| have the platform Of Carl Schurz, submitted
| as the elixir Of life. Here we have a party
doctor proposing joint consultation Of
democrats and republican soreheads, and
here comes up another who urges the great
Pennsylvania railway king, Tom Scott, as the
Hercules, who, with his five hundred locomo-
tive power, can surely pull the democratic
apple cart out of the mud.
All these propositions will now come before
the democrats in Congress as the dry nurses Of
their party. They will, doubtless, first hold
caucus to consider their line OF legislative
action in reference TO the Presidents recon-
mendations, and they will next, perhaps,
proceed to 'snterview" Messrs. Sumner
Trumbull, Schurz, Fenton and other republ-
can malcontents on the subject Of coalition
| against Grant. There will probably be some
counting of noses and comparing Of votes in
Washington among these parties to- night, and
we may have some light thrown upon the SUBJ
| iect in our reports from the national capital
before tomorrow morning We expect, too,
before many days are over, among the mis-
cellaneous propositions Of resolution day in
the House, some Presidential feelers which
will compel ell doubtful customers to show
their hands. One thing is certain, and that is,
that upon the threshold Of the Presidential
contest every man in Congress will be COM
PEELED to define his position-Grant or anti
Grant-and Of another thing, we have no
doubt, and that is that after taking soundings
the democrats will agree that neither the
project OF falling 10 behind the repubIican n
soreheads nor the scheme OF joint stock
accommodation Presidential ticket will pay
expenses in 1879.