The New York herald., 1863-10-28

ROtscn ana HI. Rowe cOWpioV00 tne party.
They rose over mile; saw London in minia-
ture; toasted the Queen, the United States and
the New YoRx HERALD; and, for the first time,
the American flag was waved over the capital
of England. Long may 1t wave.
| President LincoIn and His Peace Hego-
tiatiens.
| There is some danger that President Lincoln
| will become tho king Of the copperheads
While preparing for vigorous prosecution Of
tho war, he is vigorously engaged, in quiet
way in taking his soundings for peace.
| The agents employed in this political coast
survey may be stigmatized as outsiders and ad-
vcuturers. But what does that sgnifys A tin
| pedder, vender of razor strops, camp fol-
lower, horse doctor, chiropodist, an ugly
| gipsy or beautiful woman may have facili-
| ties for the business in hand beyond the
| reach of our greatest generals our wisest
| statesmen and our shrewdest politicians
Nor does 1t follow that all these peace
agents will fail because Chase Barney was
humbugged at Richmond by Judah P.
| Benjamin, or because Wesley Greene, after
worming himself into the confidence of our
Cabinet as bona Jfde peace missionary,
wormed himself into penitentiary as aswindler.
On the contrary, where there is so much
smoke there must be some fire. We have,
In fact so many reports from 80 many sources,
and so many different places, of the rapid in
crease Of peace men, poace plots and peace
movements throughout the South, that the time
has arrivedto work among them and turn them
to 0 good account. This is what President Lin
coin is doing. His agents are out. They may
appear like crows and ravens; but they are the
doves of peace. In their various DISCUSSES they
are sounding the temper Of the rebel rulers at
Richmond, the rebel armies in the field, and the
various classes of the Southern people, from
the impoverished cotton planter to the starving
sandhiller.
The confederacy" is hard up. jeff Davis
and his ruling junta would cave in If insured
against the hangman. DR.. Zacharie, the corn
cutter, who has been close observer of the
heads as we'll as the toes of men, in
his late expedition to New Orleans, is Of
the opinion that the rebel chiefs would jump
at the offer Of free passage to Mexico and
a fair chance at the French usurpation in
that quarter We are assured that this idea
has been accepted as something more than
joke by Honest Old Abe. And why notf He
is master of the situation. He is backed by
the people. He can take his own course. Nor
should we be surprised ut all with the appear
ance, some fine frosty morning, of proclama-
ton from the White House Of an amnesty to
the people Of the rebellious States, with the
condition of the departure of JEFF. Davis, his
Cabinet, Congress, army. camp followers and
Confederate scrip for Mexico. An exodus of
that sort would not only settle all our troubles
at once, but il would give to Davis & Co.
splendid confederacy. from the Rio Grande to
Nicaragua, perhaps to Panama, and the firm
alliance of the United States.
The republican radicals are all at sea. They
know nothing of the purposes of President
Lincoln. The stump speeches of Secretary
Chase amount to nothing, except upon the
"greenbacks," when he speaks by the book.
Nor can we say that Mr.. Seward has the conf
dcnce Of "Uncle Abe" in his future projects.
Our Premier's voluminous diplomatic CORES.
pondence, which has nightly bothered Louis
Napoleon and Lord Palmcrston to read or to
comprehend, is glory enough for any man in
these degenerate days Mr.. Seward can stand
aside. As for the Secretary Of War, having
killed of moro generals than the first Napoleon,
and being altogether lighting man, he is not
the man for great peace movement The
Cabinet, In word, upon this question, are
nothing; the President is everything. We have
said that bis agents are all abroad In Dixie; and
we doubt not that they are collecting an over.
whelming mass Of facts, figures, statistics and
testimony In behalf Of some such peace pro-
gramme as that of DR.. Zacharie.
Is not this plan Of the removal OF JEFF. Davis
and the rebel armies to Mexico infinitely better
than that Of their determination That Mexi-
co in some way is involved in these peace OK
plorstions, set on foot by, and with the advice
and consent Of, President Lincoln, we seriously
believe. He may be counting upon treaty of
peace, on liberal amnesty, and on the basis
Of the old Union, and upon the fusion Of the
Northern and Southern armies for tire enforce
ment Of the Monroe doctrine on this continent;
but that he soon expects favorable opening
for a peace movement We are well assured
How far the splendid programme Of the patri
otic corn doctor. Zacharie, will figure in this
movement, time will tell. II Is, as matters now
stand, most significant fact in favor Of peace,
that, while. the radicals are revolving against
the administration, and the members of the
Cabinet, excepting, perhaps, Montgomery Blair,
are all in the dark upon the Presidents peace
policy, we are promised that this shall be the
caycst winter in Washington since the glorious
days Of John Tyler.
NEw POLrT1oAL ORoANrzATIoN-THE CAuCCsEs
Next THURSDAY EvENNG.-We learn that Pri-
vate Miles O'Reilly, Forty-scventh regiment
New York Volunteers, has applied for bis dis
charge from the army, on medical certificate Of
disability, and IL about to devote hiasclf to