The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-31
WAR SPIRIT AMONG THE REPUBLICANS.
Foolish Talk About Revolution and
Danger to the Country.
FIRING THE NORTHERN HEART
Democratic Stupidity the Repub-
leans Opportunity.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON. March 80. 1870.
PRESIDENT MAKING IN CoNGREss-TACrIcs AND
WANT OF TACTICS OF BOTH PARTIES.
prominent republican yesterday accused your
correspondent of giving unfair account of the
republican spirit here.
''You speak of lis in your dispatches trying to
fire the Northern heart; having been led by the
success of Senator Chandler's speech against jeff
Davis to attempt to arouse the North to sectional
hostity-as playing game IN politics. that is to say
Now, in this you do injustice. and you unfair
Your dispatches ought to give the exact facts. We
believe what we say. am not pretending anything
and can tell you would march the Long
Bridge again tomorrow"
Undoubtedly this republican is in earnest. he
said. He has the war fever and it is tolerably COM
mon on the republican side just now. especially
among simple minded, ingenious and excitable men,
Nevertheless your correspondent has given you. as
his duty is. exact and truthful account Of the gen.
eral political situation here, and part of it, Of the
republican attitude and spirit Another republican.
who is quite as prominent. and good deal more
influential than the one above quoted, said to your
correspondent on the same day.
1--WE now President making and shall
coed. These democrats foolish that they give
us all the chances. and we using opportuni-
ties. 1t is not pleasant good way to carry on
politics. and it does not put the wisest mon at the
head; but it is the way political struggles go in
this country and the republican party will win. 1t
is all President making on both Sides and for my
part should prefer to put this off little longer
and see little reason and common sense infused
into the debates In Congress-"
Yet another and very prominent and influential
sal tn, yo11r ordo
some days sgo:-
If we only had republican for President now,
with backbone. we would smash these
democrats and consolidate party that we
should march to certain victory next year.
"But," said your correspondent cit is said the
President will veto the Supervisor and Marshas bill
are you not content with that?
mo-" he replied 'If l were President would veto
every OF the measures-the oaths the troops
ct the polls. everything
But" said your correspondent. "you all agreed at
the last session to the repeal Of the test oaths and
the troops at the polls"
That is true enough" he replied. " but he ought
to veto everything now. That is tho way to CONSOLE
date the party-to capture the country. II we only
had President now we should be sure Of united
and solid party In 1850" s'ts .
REPUBLICAN INsrxcERrrY. -.-.~ ".
1t is fact that the republican leaders who inspire
the present excitement are not sincere. They are
simply President making when they cry out ''revo-
luton" and this is a fact which ought to be known
to the country. When they shout revolution
they do not believe that new secession or q revolu-
ton OF any kind is threatened; they have no fears
for the constitution for free government popular
liberty what they really fear is that they will lose
the next Presidential election. and to prevent this
they know of better way than to try to scare the
Nprk1, s,,x, kIarc xbok,
duty of impartial observers to tell the truth-that
there is revolution impending. and that the men
who have now once more started the cry Of wolf
are not shepherds. but men who have fondness for
other peoples mutton.
There is not the least ground for tho excitement
and bitterness which are suddenly manifested here
by republicans. The democrats have a majority in
both houses; they doing what the republicans
have over and over again done-tacking political
legislation appropriation bills-he only difference
being that the democrats have at once opened their
matters to the fullest debate while the republicans
sometimes forced theirs through under the gag law
known as the previous question. Tho democrats
mean to pass their bills and send them to the Pres
dent as they have constitutional right to do, and
there is nothing revolutionary in it. undoubtedly
foolish and disastrous to them it is II the Pres
dent vetoes the bills. he will probably do. then
the democrats will have to face that fact. II
then they should. General Garfield and other re-
publicans without the least reason assert they WILL
adjourn and leave the government without appro.
priations. they will undoubtedly commit rcvolu-
tionary act. and it will require no republican stump
speeches in Congress to lead the country to punish
them for that. They would simply draw ruin on
themselves. But suppose they do not commit tn g
huge folly; suppose thoy should meet the Prcsi.
dents vetoes by passing the appropriation bills
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they should pass Joint resolution continuing last
years appropriations until the Of next January
and adjourn to take appeal the country, where
then would be General Garhcld's revolution. or
where the sense Of marching over the Long Bridge
againy'
On the 10th OF last December General GARFIELD ssid
in some remarks on an appropriation BILL
I want to say another thing. SO far have
studied tho Of public thought and of political
feeling in this country feeling has shown itself
strongly than the tendency of the public mind
in tho past few months. The man who attempts 10
old sectional issues will find himself without party
and without support. The man who wants TO serve
ing thought and that is tho restoration Of business
trade commerce, industry. sound political economy
honest money and honest payment Of all obligations
Of the accomplishment OF any Of these purposes IL .
public bcncfactor.
II is very we'll known here that these statesman
like words gained for General Garfield great deal Of
Ill will among republicans of equal greater prom
ncnce than himself. II was said that he was IBID
ding for the Presidency" and he was for awhile
object OF jealousy and kind Of black sheep. Well,
his speech yesterday rc-cstabishcd him. When no
closed almost all the republicans rose from their
seats and shook hands with him. Nobody shook
hands with him last December.
DEMOCRATIC FOLLY.
The plain truth is this Tho republican leaders
have not until within few weeks entertained any
confident expectation OF carrying the Presidential
election next year; they had quarrcllod with their
President and expected no help from him; they be-
lievcd the country would remember and resent the
msdceds at tho election of 1876 they werc dsunted
on the currency question; they had tried in vain
to get up another anti-southcrn excitement and
we're at loss for issue for 1880; they were