The New York herald., 1864-11-07

The Great Csnesst Ts.msrrow
Cause or sAs Csuatry.
Between tho rising and the setting OF the
| sun tomorrow the question Of the Presiden-
tial succession will be determined in favor OF
Mr.. Lincoln or General Mcclellan. Party ex-
citement runs high. Scenes Of revolutionary
violence have been app rehended fearful re-
ports and rumors of dark conspiracies have
found credence even at the State Department;
gigantic schemes of fraud are said to be con-
templated, and many other dreadful things.
And yet we dare say that the election will go
OF quietly, and that the results in every State
will be accepted as conclusive by all parties
concerned The precautions taken by federal,
State and municipal authorities for the main
tenance OF law and order at the polls will, we
think, deter the dsorderly from any serious
disturbances Of the public peace, while we guess
that the committees Of vigilance on each side
will serve to keep the ballot boxes pretty clear
Of spurious votes.
The issue is between the party in possession OF
the general government and the party desiring
possession-between republicans and demo-
crats-between Lincoln and Mcclellan. Upon
whose shoulders rest the cause Of the country
That 10 the question. II we may believe the
democratic journals, with the reelection of
Abraham Lincoln we shall have an absolute
military despotsm established over us; we
shall have another draft. war of extermina-
ton against the South for negro emancipation,
| a doubling Of our federal taxes, q collapse of
the federal treasury, o grand financial revul-
sion, universal bankruptcy and various other
! horrible misiortunes too numerous to men
ton. According to the republican journals,
with the election Of Mcclellan the Chicago
peace copperheads will rule the roast,
there will be "a cessation of hcstilties," with
drawal of our fleets and armies from the rebel
States, surrender to JEFF. Davis, Southern
confederacy, two or three other confederacies,
general break up, universe! anarchy, and he
reign of ruffianism and mob law, reputation
and spoliation, the length and breadth of the
land. "Look on this picture and then on this, y
| fellow citizens, and make your choice.
But, on the other hand, if we may credit
the democratic journals, the election ol
| Mcclellan will be peace Offering SO accept
able to the rebels, JEFF. Davis and all, that they
will instantly lay down their arms and begin
to sing and dance for joy-that Davis will
forthwith open negotiations for the restora
| ton Of the Union ON the acceptable plat
form Of State rights, and that glorioui
peace and brotserly love, North and South
| will prevail Then the republican or
gans quito as positively assure. us tha
Old Abes reelection will bring down th'
rebel coon without firing another shot; that th'
last chance Of the enemy depends upon th
election; that with the success Of Lincoln ther.
| will be rumbling and q crumbling of the Davi!
confederacy as if shaken to the ground by al
| earthquake; that peace and reunion, on the
basis Of human freedom, will speedily follow
| that grecnbacks will then rise above par, and
we shall all be rich virtuous and happy
| With Mcclellan we are to be restored to The
promised land of the "constitution as II is ant
the Union as it was" while with Lincoln W.
are to be usheIed into the millennium Of th
"Union as it ought to be-" Fellow citizens
examine their respective claims, weigh th
chances and pick out your man.
Seriously, however, while we have no hope
| Of Paradise regained with this election, WI
| have no fears Of the destruction of the country
| with the success of either Lincoln or McClel
| Ian. Each is failure. Neither Of them wal
| the candidate Of the leaders f his party. Tht
choice, Old Abe or Little Mac, Is rather
| choice Of evils than q choice Of excellencies
but still, this way or that way, Lincoln or Nc
| Clellan, it is the fixed resolve OF the people
| that the rebellion shall be put down, that til,
Union shall be saved; and 80 it will be. o.
| the one side the mischievous, fanatioal aboli
tion faction has been pushed by the course o
events into the background, and can do no fur
ther mischief while, with McClellans success
on the other hand, 'the feeble screechings o
the copperheads will be drowned in the over
| whelming Union sentiment that will be brough
| to bear upon the administration.
| The course which President Lincola is nov
pursuing in the prosecution Of the war is
raj Mcclellan is broadly pledged to substap
TALLY the same course, aud, II elected, hi
pledges the honest masses Of bis own party
the necessities Of his position and the pressur
Of public opinion will hold him to- While
therefore, we regard neither Lincoln nor Nc
Clellan a. . FIRST class candidate, we cannot be
lieve that the defeat Of the one OF tho othe
| will be the ruin Of the country.
L
AIRING THE SLAvEs-In ono OF Jefferson
Davis late speeches he accused the loya
people OF the North with exciting the passion
| OF n "seryilo racev To "fepdjah maliQnity