The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-26

At tho Produce Exchange things wore mixed The steam
or influenced the market for -four and grain favor
ably. and both were higher Othor articles wero with
out marked change Cotton groceries &C wore steady
Petroleum was dull and nominal Frcigbtswerc nrmcr
In Wow Of tho more active inquiry for freight room
The sShent-per-Shent" Convention ia
Meet at Chicaxo-rMe Coming RevoIu-
tiOn.
Recently pronunciomicv&o was issued, from
his house on Fifth avenue. by the surviving
administrator de bonis non of the late great
Presidential Convention of the remnants of ssid
party will be held in the city of Chicago, on
the fourth day Of July The assemblagG thus
ordered may. not inaptly be designated the
SShent-per-Shent' Convention of the Bankrupt
Democracy.
From this aforesaid aristocratic-democ
establishment Of Fifth avenue the magma
ton Of the intelligent reader will naturallysbe
carried back to a quaint antediIuvan house in
the ottden sirosse, or Jews street, in the Old
time city Of Frankforton the Main-an unpre-
tending, weather-worn house with green blinds
WbNlCy OHIS upOi ~ uiiuO, N0 SuCOuubeTcu du
old man saving wood next door on one side,
and an old man selling roasted chestnuts next
door on the other side. From that old rookcry
in the Jews quarter Of Frankfort on the. Main
emerged those "sbent-pcr-sbcnt' money kings
Of Europe, the Rothschilds; ard we have lincal
descendant and representative of that great
house Of Israel in this aforesaid Fifth avenue
administrator Of the late democratic party.
From democratic convention assembled un-
der such auspices we have little TO expect in
the way Of the resurrection Of the party In
deed, il has become proverb that when the
effects Of deceased individual, association or
government are turned over to "my uncle
the chances against their redemption are rs ten
to one-or 4-l1-44. But. setting aside this ques.
ton Of oder monisb," we have reason to ap-
prehend that the same causes which broke into
pieces the Democratic Conventions Of Charles
ton and Baltimore in 1860, and precipitated
the Southern States into the abyss of this re-
bellion, will still work nothing but mischief;
for tho same elemepts of repplsioA and disnp-
tion still exist in the Northern camps of. the
party.
Rising to q broader view of the subject as
the Democratic party and the republican party
Of 1860 have ceased to exist. and as the broken
fragments OF these parties are all adrift upon
the waves of great political revolu-
ton. we contend that tho time has
come when the American people may and
should take the election of their President into
their own hands. without depending on or wait
ing for the action Of any Of these juggling flag
end party conventions. We contend that the
newspaper press Of the loyal States in behalf
of the people at large. has now the opportu-
nifty to lead The people to CHS grand result we
contend that the public press Of the United
States as against administrations and political
parties, and party conventions, has become
''the power behind tho throne greater than the
throne itself" We contend that, if there never
before has been time when it was within the
power and was the duty Of the public press Of
all parties to combine on common candidate
aud in a common cause for the Presidency,
that time has now come. We believe that q
general movement of the public press in behalf
Of General Grant for the next Presidency will
secure his election, without party conventions,
without party platforms or machinery, and
without opposition.
With such an election we shall have little
more to do in the work Of suppressng the re-
bellion and re-establishing the Union On the
other hand from the signs Of the times,
it is apparent tbat If we trust to tho con-
ficting political ciiques Of the day, and their
national conventions, we shall have a Presi-
Dental contest full of danger to the peace and
unity Of the loyal States. Between the Lincoln
and ant-Lincoln factions of the administration
party, and between the peace democrats and
the war democrats of the opposition elements
we can already perceive the symptoms of vic.
lent discords and connections. Anxious to
avoid them, and looking to the great advan-
tages Of an experienced and able soldier for
President. elected by the fusion Of all parties
we would appeal to the public press Of the
country of all parties and all creeds for
common movement in support Of Gen. Grant
Greater than any victory in the battle field
over the rebellion would be the decisive and
comprehensive victory Of the perfect unity of
the loyal States in this Presidential election.
The rebels have taught US lesson which it
would be wise upon our part to improve upon
In the midst Of this war they have had Pre-
sidentisl election; but. having no time for par
ties or party conventions, they elected JEFF
Davis as by reclamation. They wanted tried
and able soldier at the head Of their af-
fairs, and be was their man. How
much more readily, then, may the people
Of the loyal States unite upon Gen. Grant.
Superior as soldier to Davis, he is in every
other respect popular candidate. We call
upon our contemporaries Of the newspaper press
in all the loyal States to show their strength
and their wisdom by running up to the mast
head the flag Of Gen. Grant. He Is our only
man for q saving compromise, and harmo.