The New York herald., 1864-09-30
persist in continuing it, none bnt themselves
wiz be to blame il Greeley and bis Drew have
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Some wiseacres are talking much aI,oas the
danger Of revolution in the Northwest in case
OF Mr.. lincoln's reelection; but .;ieir taliS is
mere wlnd, and amotnts to nothing We Of
the loyal States are law abiding people. and
win peacefully support any chief magistrate
elected in compliance with the forms Of the
constitution. A few addle pated or ambitious
leaders in the West, such as Voorhees, or VAL
landigham, may seek to create trouble; but on
the moment Of their attempting to step outside
the pale oflegal and constitutional opposition
to MIR. Lincola's acts they will fnd themselves
alone. The people are true to our institutions
and to the Union, and even the least intelligent
amongst them must be able to foresse what
could not but be the result of any serious or
widespread resistance to the constituted au-
thorities in the loyal States. Insurrecsion at
the North would insure the success of the re-
belliou and the disintegration Of our federal
system: in other words, would be the utter
ruin Of the entire country; and against any
calamity of this kind the whole wisdom, pride,
interests aud passions Of our people stand
irrevocably arrayed. They may wrangle and
threaten previous to every election; but the
moment the votes are counted and the consti-
tutional forms complied with they will submit
inpeace to the decision OF the ballot box
30 far is this reverence for law carried
amongst us that even in the worst supposable
case that could arise the people would submit
TO any President elected in accordance with
constitutional forms. Suppose for instance,
that the contest between Mr. Lincoln aud Gene
raj Mcclellan, which will certainly be very
close one should run so close that it could
only be decided in Mr.. Lincoln's favor by
calling in and counting the votes Of Tennessee
and Louisiana; and suppose that the Senate
our only constitutional trbuna, for this pur-
pose--should decide on accepting and count
ing such votes, and thereupon declaring Mr..
Lincoln constitutlonaily reelected who that
Knows anything Of the American people can
doubt but that the Ssnate's decision would be
accepted peacefully and aoquiesced in obe-
diently by nine-tenths Of the loyal people?
The supreme evil threatening us is tho
success Of the rebellion. The supreme pas
sion and interest Of our country are the resto-
ration and integrity Of the Union. Insurrec-
ton or attempted revolution at the North would
inevitably turn the scale in favor Of the now
waning and paling fortunes Of the Southern
confederacy; and for this reason every minor
evil will be endured peacefully rather than
give to Mr.. Jefferson Davis and his fellows the
browning benefit Of. internal discord at the
North. The Brothers Ben and Fernando Wood
arrayed themselves against the Union; and see
what is their fate. Brother Ben does not dare
propose himself as candidate for-re-electlon
in his own district while Brother Fernando
roams desolately around Manhattan Island,
knocking and begging for admission at the
door Of every petty political organization that
can give him the slightest prospect Of re-
newed Congressional existence.
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PnovIDENrIAL AIDS TO THE CAUSE OF THE
UNoN-PErRoLEGM.- attentive observer Of
passing events cannot but be struck with the
singular helps and aids the cause OF the Union
has received from time to time by the opera
tion OF causes the wisest could not forssee
Thus the discovery Of gold in California,
which has worked almost exclusively in favor
Of the North, gave us basis for an Inevitable
extended currency and material for foreign
shipments on the most enormous scale during
the continuance Of the war. When we chased
the enemy by succession Of victories from the
banks Of the Mississippi and Its upper tributa-
ries, aud when Farragut entered and took
possession OF New Orleans the rebels loudly
boasted that the yellow fever would destroy
the captoya and make our success frlitless.
Singular to notice Is fbe fact That since that
city has been In our possession yellow fever
has departed, and Providence has signally
preserved our noble soldiers stationed there
from the pestilence which for so many years
wasted at MONDAY that disloysl town
Again, with the loss OF cotton as a material
Of export, petroleum has suddenly poured
forth its wonderful Illuminating streams Ia
such quantities as almost to repair the loss
Thousands of wells are getting into full opera
sion-the proprietors becoming rieb and the
world tributary, Our exports Of this article
are every day increasing. Not only to Europe
are they being made in enormous quantities,
but scarcely vessel goes from this port to
South America without carrying petroleum as
part Of her cargo Colombia is almost on
tirely lighted with our petroleum. With it 60
hundreds and thousands of lamps and glasses
designed for burning 1t, beneHtlng numerous
class OF our manufacturers.
So large aud profitable has the trade become
that petroleum exchange has been established
in this city, and will soon 60 into opera
tlon In the free towns In Germany 1t is an
article in such demand that the daily quota
tions are source Of - much interest as thoee
OF gold have been in Wall street. In short,