The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-02-09

The Tribune the Post the Times and the
Express make "much ado about nothing" by
raising great dust touching private meeting
held at Delmonico's on Friday evening. consist
ing OF a few bankers, merchants and newspaper
editors, called togethY.b by circular, in which
the ostensible object appears to be "the difu.
sion Of political information at the present
crisis" The Post charges the meeting with
reasonable designs. and with the purpose OF
getting rid of the President by bloody coup
detot, in order to save the Union from the peris
which surround it. Upon the same authority 1t
is stated that another object auxiliary to tho
main one of revolution-was to raise funds to
carry the New Hampshire election, and to cir
culats Governor Ssyinours recent message 70
the Legislature, and other conservative docu-
ments of the same stamp, together with certain
journals published in the interest of peace.
The Post either does not understand this
movement or affects ignorance for party pur-
poses. II is nothing more than the resurrection
and the rafting Of the dry bones raised from
the grave by the trumpet Of God-the voise
Of the people in the late elections. The
defunct politicians are revived and On their
legs again. The doom of republicanism was
sealed last fall, and the keenscented hawks
and vutures smell from afar the spoils Of the
succession. They are making their prepare
tons to control the nomination Of the success
full Presidential candidate for the election OF
1864. Taking time by the forelock, these carly
birds expect to get hold Of the early worm,
and already they are aiming to convince every
as tenant for four years Of the White House,
that he must receive their endorsement or
miserably fail in the attempt. But the nonlina-
ton Of the successful candidate has already
passed beyond the control Of the politicians, no
matter what may be their complexion or ante
cedents Events have shaped the issue
and indicated the man. The people have
set the SNOWFALL in motion in New Eng
land, and it will roll on southwark
and westward, increasing as it goes, till its
magnitude, without a parallel, astonishes
the politicians and commands the admiration Of
all men.
As from New Engl and las come our bane,
from New England also comes the antidote.
Thirty years ago Satan, roaming up and down
the earth seeking an opportunity Of INJECTING
as much mischief as possible on the United
States and upon mankind in general, alighted
in Boston, and there entered into the hearts Of
Puritans and politicians of one idea, instigsting
them to the disruption of this once glorious
Union and the turning Of Paradise into Pam
demonum. II seems that now Michael the
Archangel, Itburiel with his spear of light or
some other messenger from Heaven, has made
war upon Lucifer, driven him out, and taken
possession Of the land of the Pilgrims. The
best evidence of this is in the cordial and en-,
thusastic reception given "down East" to Gen.
Mcclellan, the effect Of which seems to be
already felt at Washington. When Daniel
Webster lived ''the solid men of Boston"
and the conservative elements of all
New England followed his leadership. But
since his death there has been no man In that
region of similar principles with commanding
popularity sufficient to sustain himself before the
people; and the consequence was that conserva.
tism receded, and u high tide Of abolition fanati-
cism set in. The unhappy results are too we'll
known. But the events of this war have opened
the eyes the best portion Of the people of New
England. They find that hostile spirit has
been awakened against them throughout the
loyal States being the prima, cause of the mis-
frtunes which now aflct the whole country and
threaten the destruction of the republic. II IL
no secret that the excelsior Of the New England
limb has been freely discussed in all circles a.
the most likely means of rescuing from ruin the
rest OF the body polite. The wisest men Of
those States, with great foresight and sagacity,
anticipate the threatened sentence, and are
taking active measures to have the Judgment
reversed. Their purpose is to save New Eng
land, and with il the whole Union, without
distinction Of East or West, North or South.
Their conservative action Is the death blow to
the fanaticsm within their borders which has
poisoned the whole country, and it will be fol-
lowed up in every loyal State with an enthusi-
asm greater than that which attended the cleo
tion OF General Harrison in 1910.
The politicians. therefore, may make What
they please. and they may difFuse
their political knowledge far and wide; but the
man Of the people and Of the army il General
man whom his military talents
and requirements as we'll as his administrative
capacity for both civil and military aiiairs-his
lofty. unselfsh patriotism, and his sound con-
sentative opinions and ideas, point out as COM
b lining all the qualifications needed in the Chief
who lie destined to finally save from
destruction the gallant ship Of State, now "tem-
d est-tossed and half wreck"
SENATOR SUMNER on THE CoSDucr Of rss
Saturday Mr.. Sumner introduced .
resolution 10 the Senate TO the effect that tho
Committee on the Conduct of the War should
be directed to inquire into 81 the condition OF
he Army OF the Potomac, both odcers and