The New York herald., 1863-11-05

fore the psopea question which may not oay acquire
fresa force from tho events OF tho next twevemon.h
between peace and war. That minor but perhaps
prominent question Is tho competency OF Mr. Lin
dertakcu Il would ii become us 10 crt,oise ths manage
mont Of enterprise which We believe 70 b impossible
under the best management and she next swevemonth
out DOUBT however Am srican opinion has already
PEELED Mr. Lincoln 10 change both measures and men for
no other reason than that hs was snpposed not to
have dsae well he ought and the comparison
between the North and the South must be unavorable
poss'bi1 ssS "ty snd Something more aSat Mr. Iucon
c hare 10 retire from the conduct Of e hss per-
so,'al merits alone But then comes tho choice e his sue
mont OF the American people as TO the wisdom OF
sistipg In tho attempt 10 conquer tho South. What
with local or corrupt iaerestsf Which way with she
numbers, tho wealth. the education and tho Intelligence
lsm Of tho country pronounce tho war 70 be hope.
less and ruinous, will u be supportedf Should
war war VIII which i increases some Iind q emrloymens
and dimnishes the composition for n-shoud they
watch with pleasure tho susrnss q the classes abovc
OF bone and sinew but will only increase the
man-should thsy listen 10 some cry. or be eated by
como momeatary success and elect another Presi.
don't then fresh light will be shown tho policy ap
peang TO universal suffrage every four years 20 all the
chief Offices tho State II passes the power OF human
computation TO say how the muttudes will incline, and
veer, and decide and act twelvemonth hence We only
know that the multitude are shortsghlod 10 their views
partial In their interests and mpuIsve In feeling. An
appeal 10 them s not 70 say WORSE al appeal 10 blind
chance.
Extensive regions have been utcry devastated by the
war. and the proprieors ruined but they are chiefly In
Confederate SOIL Myriads have lost relatives, but they
may DO thereby disposed for vengeance than for
peace. Some OF tho States find In the good market
for their produce and II labor be less abundant,
they trust TO increasing immigration Manufacture finds
Its account tn tariff There Is one city which wiil
always be loyal TO the cause Of war; so long II is
tsolf compelled 10 contribute in blood than IL
chooses The contractor the stock obber, the manufac
turer the shpbuder aud the whole race that rose TO
the public opinion Of New York. and 10 only less proper
ton OF othcr great cities. II these should really
control the Unon and sway the great decision which
hang tho present fortunes OF America then shall
solemn appeal to the conscience and the discretion
assembled people. Then too we shall soc how vain the
attempt TO exclude large populations by the fctons Of
purely federal metropolis from their natural influence In
public affairs But is the principle Of antuersa suffrage
that chiefly on its ridl There can be doubt
that the wise the humane and the intelligent among the
Americans every day more wearied OF war which
cannot possibly avert the disruption OF the States OF
Is not they who profit by the occasion 10 revive
tho old cry against this country What thcy is
rest not merely from arms from boOdshed and extrava
gance from incessant clustering and infinite corruption
but from state Of things which brings to every
Of the continent, and every hearth in it, the worst
mseres of faction fight But rest they cannot have 90
long America in e hands Of bra,oes, ioslors and
ddenturers Of every Kind II remains TO be what
place these men occupy In Washingt0ns c0nstituton
Their voice has not been much heard hitherto. They
have sat apart and cherished q wisdom which II
vain to exhibit. But there occasions when such
have events In their power and listened to because
the rest OF the world siencsd at last this lucid
interval is over TO come on America trust will be
in the course OF the nex twevemonth, and before the
good Americans will have to shut themselves up for
ther four years