The New York herald., 1863-10-15

Ths Uss al, n, che Poii.--Rsb~i and Euro.
pas IIissi.ns Disp~iied. "a y.
The rebel psper-. and the English papers,
ard the French papers, have lately very
clearly indicated thai the rebels at the South
and their conseasrates In Enrope expected the
peace or Submission party TO triumph at the
recent elections In Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The programme which these people expected
wAs;-first, the success Of the submission fac
ton at the polls; second, an armistice between
the government and the rebels; and, third a
convention In Which the "wayward sisters"
should either be ooaxsd and bribcd back into
q hAlfhearted Union. or allowed, IL all bribes
we're rejected. 10 "depart in peace" and set up
ss independent nationality. All these splendid
ILLUSIONS have been rudeiy dispeiled by the re-
suit Oh the elections The nr.t item Of the pro-
gramne has failed, and ail The rest fails with
Il. Tue people have sgsln smphsticslly an
nouuced that the war TOT the Union must pro-
cesd until the rebellion y subdued, and the
rebels si the South. and tho robel sympathizsrs
at the North and In Europe, have been taught q
lesson which We hope they viii never forget.
TIE abolition ed .spqk!ie.a journals will
doubtless olain these elections as . great po-
liticai victory. If 70, their claim ID bogus and
cannot be allowed. The only Political signin-
cance which these elections have Y their con-
demnation Of the sabmi~ion party, of which
vailandigham was the champion and Ben.
Woods paper the chief organ. We hsyc 81
ways predicted that this faction would fell.
No one who understood public sentiment could
think otherwise. We have always warned poll
ticians not to endorse any Of the planks Of the
peace platform. They are rotten, and are sure
to break down. But beyond this these cleo
tions mean nothing politically. They cannot
be justly construed into appreciation Of the
abolition policy or the misconduct Of our mill
tary authorities. They express simply and
plainly the earnest resolve Of the loyal people
of this country that the war shall 60 on. under
this administration or any administration, in
the best way or In the best possible way, until
the last rebel lays down his arms and renews
his allegiance to the constitution. Those who
hoped for any other result did not understand
the character and appreciate the patriotism Of
the American people. In the quaint language
Of President Lincoln, we have undertaken a
mighty big job but we have made up our
minds to complete it, no matter what may be
the cost.
But the administration has much to learn
rom the result Of these elections-quite as
much ss the rebels and the submission party
and their European confederates. The rebels
will be taught that we are still in earnest. The
submission faction will be taught that tho loyal
people prefer principle to party. The Eu-
ropean coniederates will be taught that the
United States intend to remain united, in spite
Of the anxious efforts of foreign intermeddlers
to breed another rebellion at the North In
order to assist the existing rebellion at the
South. But the administration itself must
learn this fact: that the loyal masses demand
and will insist upon more vigorous prosecu-
lion of the war. Lot not President Lincoln
and his advisers lay the fattering JUNCTION
10 their souls that the voters Of Ohio
and Pennsylvania have expressed their COM
plete satisfaction with the military policy of
the present Cabinet. That was not an issue at
these elections. The ISSUE, as the people
understood It, was "war or no wary' and they
Of course decided for war. Had they been
called upon to say whether or not they are
satisfied with the conduct of tho war, the re-
'ult would have been widely different This
question, however, Is reserved for the coming
election, and then it will be
so unanimously that the most igno-
rant or fanatical can no longer misunderstood
the true sentiments Of loyal men. II President
Lincoln has any Of the wisdom for which we
give him credit, he will anticipate this answer
by reforming his war policy altogether.
What we urge President Lincoln and his
Cabinet to do, therefore, in order to assist the
recent elections in dispelling the illusions of
all rebels and all confederates with rebels, at
home and abroad, is to pay no more attention
ut present to the Niger Department
and the Political Department of the govern.
ment, but to concentrate every energy upon
The War and Navy Departments, to collect all
the soldiers they can, by whatever may seem
the most feasible meansi to push on the con-
struction Of war vessels night and day; to pick
out fighting officers and give them fair chance,
Of their opinions in regard to poll
lies, and to wind up this miserable war in the
shortest possible order and the shortest possible
Time. The Ohio and Pennsylvania elections
are pledge that the people will stand by the
President as long as he does his duty. Now
let him leave us to take care Of New York, and
devote himself exclusively and with his whole
soul to the war and nothing but the war.
CONSERVATISM THE GREAT PRINCIPLE.
the rebellion broke out the republicans carried
everything before them. The universal feeling