The New York herald., 1862-11-06
The Recent Conservative Revelation
What IL Next In Ordcr1

What IL Next in .Ordcr1
In these late elections we have al the mani
festations of a great political revolution. Their
results have astonished all parties, and COM
pletely confounded the abolition4Jacobins.
From New York to Illinois the people Of the
great and powerful central division Of the
Union have spoken with voice which cannot
be misunderstood. 1t is the same voice which
last year SO emphatically endorsed the party
identified with the administration. That party
is now tebuked and repudiated, because Of its
pernicious measures of last winters Legislation
and its enormous corrupiions while the original
wise and patriotic war policy of President Lin
coin is reaffrmed by the people. They call
upon him to adhere to that policy. They de-
mand that this war shall be prosecuted for the
restoration Of the Union, and that the wicked
faction seeking to divert it into a war for the
bloody extirpation Of Southern slavery shall,
by the President, be hcnceforth rejected and
turned adriit.
This is the true Interpretation Of these late
elections. Had the republican party adhered
to and cordially co-operated with President
Lincoln in the prosecution Of this war upon his
own sagacious programme, all these late elec-
tions would have gone almost unoontested In
support Of the administration and the republi-
cans. But the Jacobin club Of the present
Congress has offended the conservative masses
Of the people, and they have pronounced their
Judgment A new House Of Representatives i
elected accordingly, and. a. embodying the will
Of the people, it is Of the 6rst importance that
its views and opinions should be brought at
once TO bear in support Of the President and
the war;
Unfortunately, however, this new Congress,
In the regular sourse of things, will not Assem-
BILE until the first Monday in December, 1853
In the long interval OF thirteen months until
that day the issues of this war, for good or evil
may be decided. How, then, can these repre-
sentatives, fresh from the people Of the loyal
States, make kaown their opinions az . body Of
men in season to put check upon the
Jacobins at the approaching session Of Con-
gresss The only way is that which we have
already suggested. Let an informal meeting
of all the members elect Of the next House Of
Representatives be called In Ills city or in
Washington at an early dsy. When thus ss-
sembled let the meeting deliberately consider,
| digest and adopt an address TO the American
| people on tho subject Of this war, and the best
results may be anticipated. The sdministrs-
| ton will be enlightened, the Iacoblns Of the
present Congress will be warned and the Union
| sentiment OF the South will bereviyed although
apparently now extinguished by the ferocious
vengeance Of the abolitionists. Thus, with the
dispersion Of the rebel army of Virginia and
with the advance of our victorious troops upon
Richmond, the war will be ended, not in On
| ignominious treaty Of separation, but in the
graceful submission OF the South, the recovery
Of every foo. OF soil of "the Union as IL was,
and in the fall re-establishment OF every article
and particle of "the constitution a. il is"
We accordingly suggest to Fernando Wood
james Brooks and others from this city and
neighborhood elected to the next Congress
that they consult together and issue circular
| for the conference we have indicated, including
| ell the members elect TO the next House OF
Representatives. Time is precious. An army
and navy which swallow up two millions Of
dollars per DAY are taxing the resources Of the
loyal States too heavily to be borne without re
| monstraDce, when, Tor iack of energy and bar
mony, the war drags on SO heavily that honest
men begin TO despair. Let tbe members elsoi
| to the new Congress- come forward to the sup
port Of the President admonish hiIl Of the
rocks and breakers which lie before him, and
OF tho channel Of safety, and their suggestions
will surely be respected.
The united voices Of New York, New Jersey
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, to
gether with the conservative public sentimen,
Of the border slave States, cover the wealth
aad the strength Of The Union. These late Oc
tober and November elections have indicated
the views, the wishes and the demands Of these
central conservative States. Let their moral
instructions be brought to bear upon the prose
cution Of this war and upon the Jaeobins ol
the present Congress, and President Lincoln.
administration will yet win the glory Of Z
] Union restored and permanent peace.