The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-15 00:00:00

FAVOURABLE PROSPECTS.

On the whole, the people have settled down to
the conviction that the acquittal of the PRESIDENT
was best for all parties. Of course the " War-
Horses" continue to neigh and scream ; but the
opinion of the country is well expressed by a wood-
cut in Frank Leslie's illustrated paper, wherein the
Impeachment Managers are represented as coming
to grief in an attempt to cross one of the Andes
(Andy's). They had nearly reached the summit
crowned with Mr. JOHNSON'S head, when the acci-
dent occurred, and all are sliding involuntarily
down ; STEVENS and BUTLER having reached
the precipice of oblivion, and HORACE GREELEY,
with the Tribune in hand, hastening after, head-
foremost. The extremists have failed ; and their
efforts to retrieve or disguise the catastrophe are in
vain. They played for a high stake, and have lost ;
and there is no use in the attempt to cover defeat
by swagger. It must be painfully apparent to
them that their influence has gone ; and this is per-
haps best shown in the failure of their endeavour
to read out of the party the Republican Senators
who voted for acquittal. Thus the threatened
split is avoided, and Mr. CHASE is tht:own
into the 'tanks of the Democrats as the only
means of obtaining the post he so ardently
desires. What his chances are is difficult to
predict thus early in the day, but the Republican
ticket has been enthusiastically welcomed through-
out the United States by men of every shade of
opinion, and it is generally held to be almost certain
of success. The New York Herald openly raises
the Chief Justice's banner as the only man who
has a chance against GRANT. PENDLETON has de-
stroyed himself by his repudiation scheme, and
right glad we are that an otherwise eligible candi-
date should be crushed by his own dishonest at-
tempt to mislead 'the public. Some say Mr. BEL-
MONT, the President of .tlie Democratic National
Convention, has fix-ed on APCLELLAN, and, in re-
sponse to a summons, it is asserted, that the General
is on his way back from Europe. HANCOCK is
considered even a better man, if the party must
run a soldier. But their difficulty lies in this, that
they have no candidate whose military record
will not be fatal to his chance when placed before
the country with that of GRANT.. The New York
Sun seems to advocate " old greenbacks," as it terms
Mr. CHASE, and the indications are everywhere
stronger that he will head the ticket to be announced
on the 4th July. If so, a platform will have to be
-prepared, and one of the planks must be Negro
Suffrage—a • revolution in Democratic sentiment
greater than that of the English Tories in carry-
ing a Reform Bill. The late candidate of the
New York Tribune being caught up by strong De-
mocratic papers for their candidate shows the pro-
gress of the revolution that has been progressing
in the United States. In fact, both England and
the Great Republic now resemble planets that haie
got out of their orbits and are " cutting about" like
comets. One cannot tell what tack they will be on
next, whether shaving round the sun or spinning
into chaos. The Conventions of the religious de-
nominations at present in session in New York have
well expressed the general sense of the North in
their agreement for a genuine union with the South.
There are many indications that this is earnestly de-
sired by Republican and Democrat alike ; and the
subsidence of the bitter feelings left by the war is
one of the most hopeful signs of a true re-Union.
Another noticeable change is in the style of men
seleCted as candidates for the Presidency. GRANT
is the most eminent soldier in the United States,
or, we believe, in the world ; CHASE is the most
eminent lawyer, and has attained to the highest
legal dignity on earth. Such persons contrast
strongly with HARRISON, with TYLER, with POLK,
With TAYLOR, PIERCE, and BUCHANAN ; and it is
mainly owing to the fact that men of second-
rate ability and comparatively unknown were
alone elected that the obscurity of ex-Presidents
has become proverbial. GRANT in being elected
will have to resign the command of the Army, and
it is not improbable that the opportunity will never
again offer for his renomination. If, therefore, he
does not succeed in securing a second term he will
revert to private ,life, and sacrifice one of the
highest permanent official posts for four years'
pillory, for to him it will be little less, and we are
not sure that he will escape the rotten-egg pro-
cess.; We consider that GRANT sacrifices very
much, and that it should always be remembered
to his honour, and we dare say that in the event
of his incurring the odium of any strong party,
this will not be forgotten by the people. The har-
vest is said to be most promisiug ; the cotton crop
in the South will be far in excess of that raised
during last season ; business is everywhere re-
viving, and all thought of repudiation dies out with
increasing trade; The Republican platform is ac-
ceptable to the people, and the high position taken
to maintain the national faith has given an in-
creased value to Government Bonds, which in itself
represents a gain of millions to the holders. These
are hopeful indications, and announce that the
country is in truth beginning at last really to re-
cover from the depressing effects of the Great War.
—Anglo-American Times.

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