The New York herald., 1862-03-21
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Once upon time, in the ancient city Of Ds-
mascus. during terrible hurricane of wind
hail, rain, thunder and lightning. threatening
the destruction Of hut, palace, temple and
everything else in its track Of human construc-
ton, vagrant merchant of one idea, still
abroad in the streets and faithful 70 his calling
in every hull of tho tempest disturbed the
astonished inhabitants at their prayers with his
familiar cry, "In the nane of the Prophet
figs!'
The lineal descendants Of that peddler Of
figs in the midst of hurricane, are still at
large, and still engaged in the calling of the
head of their tribe. They are here in our
very midst. They have superseded, with their
peculiar cry, the ''iour cent man. of Nassau
street, they are as sure to come out in season
and out of season as the ninety ninth edition
Of the Ecening E9prsss. The country is now
racked and torn by revolutionary hurricane
without parallel in the history Of mankind.
Our political parties and political creeds and
platforms are flying about in the air like the.
leaves, dust and rubbish Of the highway in q
whirlwind; our political institutions are trem-
bling and cracking to their very foundations,
under the terrific force Of this continental tor
nado; and yet, in every lull OF this !eyellng tenn
pest, the party peddlers Of the New York
Tribune and the Times, and others of their
trade are crying ont, in the name Of Beelze-
bub and his prophets, look out for the next
Presidency"
The Little Villains of the Times will have
it that the Tribune is exceedingly fearful
that General McClellan's military popu-
larity may make him the Presiden-
tial candidate Of the democracy in
1864 and the small beer patriots of the
Tribune, while piously and Indignantly protest
ing against the folly of any such accusation,
are manifestly endesyoring to work up stone
Of .hcir own choosing for the head Of the cor
ner and for our next Presidential term. But
in all such movements and party manipulations
at this crisis and in the midst Of the surging
billows of this gigantic rebellion, our incurable
Presidential peddlers are wasting their breath
and their small wares after the manner Of the
fig vender Of Damascus.
Two years hence il will be time enough 10
begin to cast about for our candidates for the
next Presidency for within these two years
who can tell the scope and the changes Of this
mighty political revolution which is upon us?
The broken remnants Of our late political par
ties, which are stlll drifting about as drifed the
wrecks Of the ancient world upon" She waves
of the deluge, may be sunk and buried among
its deposits before tho year 1864. Within
The last twelve months we nave been hurried
through the history Of hundred years Of peace
and party politics. Every month Of th's revo-
!utionary epoch has been and continues to be,
generation, measured according 10 the pre-
existing order OF things. Before the advent OF
the year Of our next Presidential election all
the little schemes and candidates OF the party
clioues now intriguing for the sucoession may
be a. obsolete a. snti-masonry and worthless
as Confederate shinplasters. Men now the
favor;tes OF spoilsmen, plotting for the success
son may sink into oblivion or ohscrrity: and
men from the shadows Of obscurity may rise
and advance 10 the heights Of popularity With
in the momentoos interval to our next Presi.
Denial campaign: aad new parties and new
principles. hardly dreamed of to-day, may be-
come shs parties and the element. in ,ae recon
struction Of the Union.
OF all the prominent public men of the day.
in civi, or military station, it is probable
thai not one will come out Of this sitting reyo-
luton so acceptable to the country At large, so
available for the purposes Of restoring harmony
between the North aud the South. 10 ihe saga
ciouz, consistent steady and conservative man
now a. ihe head OF the government, Abraham
Lincoln In this crisis, and for the first time
since The days Of George Washington. The adj
minstr,kion Of the federal government has
been lifted to Wsshington'a platform Of nation.
ality aud upon this broad and comprehensive
policy Nr. Lincoln after carrying the country
triumphantly through the'6ery ordeal Of this
rebellion. may be found the most acceptable
man for the work Of restoring the full integrity
Of the Onion.
Al all events, our Presidential ig vendors
must first dispose OF this rebellion and the
present administration before they can safely
undertake their party soundings for the sue
oession. Meantime, to all party bswkers of
the Presidency. the country can ouly exclaim
I" In the name OF ibe Prophet-fgs."