The New York herald., 1863-12-16

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! The Crisis OF the Country-WhO IS to be
Our Next President?
We are at the threshold Of the next Presiden-
tal campaign, upon the issue of which will de-
pend the restoration, reconstruction or destruc-
tion of the Union and our popular Institutions.
The people of III loyal States, therefore, may
well begin to discuss, consider and act upon
the all-mportant question who is to be our
next President!
The present administration is engineering for
another term of Office; but Mr.. Lincoln, his
Cabinet, lis 'ast Congress, his present Con-
gress, so tar, and the clique Of tanatical poiti-
clans by which Cabinet and Congress have been
and are controlled, have sgnally failed to meet
the just aud reasonable expectations OF tie
! country In word, the present administration
| has proved depIorable failure. The time at
length has come when its merits and demerts
may be freely discussed in reference TO the sue
cession. We have, down to this day generously
labored to strengthen the hands of the Presi
dent to apoiog re for or explain away his mis-
takes and delinquencies, to give him good ad-
vice, and to encourage him in well doing
by constantly keeping before his eyes
the lliniitable forces and resources
at his command, and the imperishable glory
within his reach from their faithful employ
ment We have stood by him through all the
dark days Of the war; but now that the rebol-
| lion is fairly within his grasp, and when the
next Presidency is coming into the foreground,
| Mr.. Lincoln cannot complain il, aspirant
for another term, he is rigidly judged accord
ing to his deserts
We say, then, that his administration has
prov ed failure, including his official advisers,
his measures of legislation, and his conduct OF
the war. His Cabinet, discordant and incom-
pctent. has been u failure from the beginning
Seward has proved to be only romantic
dreamer, Chase bold and dangerous financial
experimentalist, Stanton a mad bull iu china
shop, and Welles q veritable Rip Van Winkle,
sleeping at his post. As for Blair, Bates and
Usher, they may be passed over as Of little ac-
count one way or the other. or all the mem
bers OF the administration, according to the
late official report Of General Haleck, the Presi-
dent himself is the individual most directly
responsible for our military failures General
burnside s Fredericksburg disaster, for instance,
and General Hooker's deplorable campaign to
| Charlottesville and back, are among the con-
sequences of Mr.. Lincoln's experiments as q
military genius But the fanatical and rapa-
cious abolition elements Of the country, which
through Congress and the Cabinet have con-
trolled the councils, advised the measures and
dictated the policy of the administration, are
the malign influences which have most lament
ably damaged its reputation and its prospects
What, then, are we to do, Is 1t not apparent
that this administration is now more intent
upon securing the approaching Presidential
election than the suppression of the rebellon'
Does it not seem to be the policy Of the party
in power rather to prolong the war, in order
the more surely to exclude the rebelliou'
States from the Presidential election? At thi.
rate, what other course to peace and reunion
and from national bankruptcy and financial
chaos, can the people pursue than the election
of new administration, upon new platform
and under new popular organization, wholly
independent of either OF the corrupt and reck
less political parties Of the dayt We cntent
that there is no other course by which we car
insure the national safety. Nor can move
ment OF this sort prevail except under th'
standard Of a military hero, whose achieve
ments in this war render him stronger than orr
the financial and fanatical powers Of the ad
mnistration.
And who is the warlike hero whose persona
popularity thus overshadows all the Politician
and parties OF the day, and even the admins
tration ITSELF General Grant is the man. lie
, the independent masses Of the people, wh'
have had enough Of their despicable mauagn
party politicians, and their horrible, bloody AM
: destructive work, proceed at once'to bring on
General Grant az their Presidential candidate
and they will surely cut out the politicians, &c
aside the incompetent and blundsring admins
traitor, and Garry the day. Thus we shall q
will speedily bring fES Raf 70 an end, and
, man, TOO, from whom We may expect . ne'
and better ordc& Of things in the work Of r.
storing the uniop and securing the nations
$ treasury and the country against a ruinOr
= financial collapse.
+ We therefore call upon the independer
masses Of the people, without reference to part
!. distinctions, but who are anxious for peace, n
, union and financial security, to take tho lea
4 and the whip hand for the next Presidency, nj
der tho popular and always victorious banns
q OF General GranA