The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-23

i
the foolish proclamation of Fremont might have
been insufficient for removing him, if he had
repented of his error and cordially acquiesced
! in the modification of the President. But his
want of capacity for generalship renders his
removal military necessity. Nor can any hos
! tility or unkindness to him be imputed to the
| President on this ground, any more than in the
| case of Mcdowell who was removed from his
command after the loss of the battle Of Bull
run, or than in the case Of Butler, who was re-
| moved in consequence of the blunder of Big
Bethel On the contrary, Gen. Fremont has
been treated with great deal of consideration
and delicacy. He had been INDUCED
| in his freaks to some extent; but
when IL became evident that he was
about to carry these freaks too far it was time
to put stop to them. How differently has Mr.
| Lincoln acted from mere partisan President,
| who would have retained Fremont under all
| circumstances and in despite of every conse-
! quence Had it been in a time OF peace, and
were mere political office in question, it would
be matter of small moment whether he was
! removed or not. But when the national life is
| at stake, as it now is, the whole aspect of the
| case is changed, and no man in the army,
| whether he be high or low, and no civilian,
whatever may be his standing or party claims,
| can be spared at the risk Of that vast stake.
! Like France in the time of the young repub-
| lie, we We're not warlike nation six months
ago, though possessing all the materials for q
first class military Power. Like her govern
ment then, our government now is necessarily
! making experiments in generals to conduct this
gigantic war, and it will be sure to find out the
right man at last. 1t appears to have already
found one. Let him be fully backed up
and sustained. 1t was this vigor in replac-
ing incompetent or treacherous generals by
better men that saved France, and we are glad
to see that our government is giving proof Of
similar earnestness and energy in the great
struggle in which it, is now engaged. Men of
military genius will thus be brought out who
will conduct the war to successful issue.
There is no reason why the American repub-
lie should not be as successful against its enc
mics as was that Of France against hers Our
population and resources are greater, and we
have an experience Of eighty years England
was compelled to wage war against France,
and to form coalitions against her with the
other Powers Of Europe, to prevent revolution
at home and unite the people against foreign
foe. 1t was war against democratic ideas.
She would now play the same game in the New
World if she could Many of her population
sympathize with our struggle, and the success
of our arms would give dangerous impetus
to democracy in all her dominions. The inter-
course of America with England is far greater
than was that between England and France at
the time of the French Revolution, besides
common race, language and laws. We're it not
for the utter loss Of her trade with us that
would follow, the aristocracy of England
would go to war with us tomorrow. But
upon a new war of ideas; she would have to
battle against something more potent than the
imaginatiOn-the starvation Of her people. She
is therefore under bonds to us to keep the peace
| She wants our corn more than cotton; she can
| not do without our breadstuffs, and war with
! the United States would be war with the
bellies of Englishmen. in which the stomach Of
John Bull would be sure to come off victorious
There is little danger of hostiities from Eng
land But were she to combine with our intes-
tine foes against us the result could be no
moro doubtful than it was in the case of the re-
public of France, which quenched the domestic
rebellion and overthrow in succession five diff
England at their head.
THE COMING STATE ELECTION Elsewhere will
be found the letter Of the candidates placed in
! nomination by the Democratic State Conven-
| notifying them of their nomination. These gen
| tlemen, i'll accepting the nomination and agree
| ing to stand during the canvass. have openly
! repudiated the Albany Regency and the seces-
sion plank that was by them (the Regency forced
through the Convention 1t is one of the first il-
stances on record where the nominees of con-
| vention openly and defantly spit upon the
| platform that they were placed upon by the Con-
vention, repudiate the party leaders and their
secession heresies and on that issue 90 before the
] people for election.
| The letter of the candidates is bold and de-
| cisive reputation of the famous ninth resou
ton, the secession plank of the Albany Re
gency. Instead Of endorsing that pet resolu
| ton of the Regency, the candidates not only
spit upon it, but come out on precisely the same
platform as the Peoples Convention. They de-
clare that they "arc in favor of vigorously sus
tanning the government in its present struggle
to maintain the constitution, the laws and
the Union, at all hazards and at any
cost Of blood and treasure This is
precisely the platform of the peoples party,
and the issue that We have been contending
for. 1t therefore makes no difference, as far as
the expression of public opinion of the Empire
State on the war is concerned, which of the
two tickets is successful on the 9th day of
November next; the election OF either ticket
will be hailed as The same result--a voice for
the Union. The candidates of the peoples
party were placed on a platform to fully sus-
tain the administration; the other side, in ODE
10 ,ip;o b,,,o