The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-03-11

Congress. shall sai 10 exting,,ish the rebellion,
the two houses, by the verdict Of the people
In tho next autamn's elections, may be com
PEELED TO impeach him, and ir his place to try
the Vice President as the head Of The govern
mont Should be also fail In what will then be
a very brief interval to tho Presidential cleo
ton. the people will inevitably provide posi-
tive remedy in the election to the Presidency
of some such man a. General Mcclellan.
Meantime there can be no armistices, no peace
conventions, no amendments Of the constitu-
ton, no amnesty, no concessions Of any sort to
the rebellion, while 1t defes the armies Of tho
Union and demands a settlement by the sword.
This is the alternative Of Davis and his confede-
rates. Lot them have 1t. We have the forces
and the means equal to their speedy subjuga-
ton. A single great Union victory now, we
believe, will bring the rebellion into the dust.
Let President Lincoln exert his powers,
strengthen his armies, push on the war, and let
the people Of the loyal States 60 on with their
Union leagues to support him q tho constitu-
tional head Of the government, and these
Northern peace traitors will soon be hushed
into silence by Union rejoicings Of victory.
EXPOSURE OF Dmrv FANNY LINEN. Napoleon
once said, IN relation 10 bringing family matters
into print, that people ought never to wash their
family linen in public. The revelations just
made by Horace Greeley and Mr.. Van Wyck,
republican member Of Congress and minority
Of one of the committee to inquire into the
frauds in the New York Custom House, together
with the reply Of Alton Butler, the ordinations
and the recriminations, present the dirtiest tub
of family washing ever seen since the time Of
Bonaparte. Van Wyok, because, as is alleged,
he could not get his men appointed, and Greeley
dissatisfied because, in addition to the gun aud
beef contracts and other fat jobs. be could not
get his fingers deep into the patronage and pro-
fits Of the concern, agreed together to disclose
the secrets Of the den Of thieves-all being OF
the republican family and thriving in their art
under the auspices Of the Secretary Of the Trea-
sury.
Had some enemy done this it would have
been disgusting enough; but when dis
tinguished members of the republican family
conspire to make the expose it is still more
loathsome. We're not the odor too strong just
now to permit any further stirring up of the
dirt, and were not our space so much crowded,
owing to advertisements, we would overhaul
the whole business in our columns to-day But
when the wind has had time to ventilate it, and
We can find room for the discussion, we may
return to the subject Meantime every man
who passes the Custom House holds biz nose, y
some rebel ladies are said to do when they
meet the Union soldiers in Southern cities.
We pity the unfortunate employees in that
establishment but we do not so greatly blame
them after all. All politicians are naturally
thieves and robbers, and will steal and plum
der just as readily as duck swims in dirty
pond, unless they are continually watched and
checked. This is the business of Mr.. Chase.
He has the power Of appointment and dismissal
of all the officers. He is responsible for the
condition of this Augean stable, and unless he
speedily cleans it out the people will hold him
to account. As he values public opinion
therefore, let him lose no time in commencing
the task. Let him send the Inmates of those
Brauito naiiS W SoHc pOiticai uOoptni Spccioiiy
provided for them; and If such cannot be found
Immediately lot them be sent to Fort Lafayette;
for we object to having the prisoners in Sing
Sing contaminated by contact with them.
PROSPECT OF SOUTHERN FAMNE.-Notwith-
standing the immense breadth of land withdrawn
from the cultivation of cotton for the produc-
ton of cereals by the rebels, they are beginning
to realize the fact that they are not, agricultu-
rally, SO independent Of the rest Of the world as
thor clo;v, 10 ho Tho nrourocto oc tho copCodo