The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-08


Nh. LINCoLN's CHANCES OF RE ELEorIoN
from tho London Post Government orsanl, Feb. 23]
In addition 70 the war in America between North and
South suspended BY the for the present. there
Of another kind breaking out in the fedsla States
which threatens TO rage with equal greater fury for
the next year. The materials whesewith the begereuts
In this will fight not steel and lead, but
gold, rather, the pieces Of stamped paper which do
DUTY for gold and party influences Come OF the generals
who will lead the various armies in the campaign TO
which we aude as about " open IN advance Of
the campaign In the field are real military generals
generals Mt least in the American The others II
nomnaly generals In virtue OF the rank they bold in
the federal armies At least much qualified by edu
cation and training for the duties which the CHIEF Of
army has TO perform as the lawyers and politicians to
whom commands have been given in this singulary
Quoted Conspicuous among the great captains who
will figure 10 the contest will be found General Grant and
General Mcclellan General Fremont, and, presume,
General Butlerast but not least But theseleminen per
formers who have hitherto fought the sam esde-
though for different objects and upon different princi
ples-wil now fight against each other for the same
object and upon the same principle The generals, not
holding rank as such in the army, to whom they
will be opposed, and who will be no less opposed
to each other are the President, Mr. Abra.
American finance Mr. Chase, Secretary TO the Treasury
Aud the prize bated for In this struggle the
possession OF the White House at Washington AT pre-.
sent, and for some time TO come Mr.. Lincoln msy be
OF holding the citadel But even now preparations
far vigorous than the paper preparations for the
spring campaign against the South arc being made to
capture the fortress and drive out Mr. Lincoln who will
have to defend IL against his hair dozen or besegers
Contrary, however TO what takes place in literal vulgar
warfare Mr.. Lincoln finds an advantage In the numbers
OF the besegng forces II IN the multitude Of counsel
lors there Is WISDOM in the multitude OF assaant in
fighting on his own account, and much
asans. his cocomps.ifor s,,. ss against the I'M
for example, in doing all he knows and capable ola
great deal cerainyto get Mr. Lincoln out aud take his
Grant and General Mcclellan General Fremont and Mr..
Chase from getting into it, and thereby anticipate and
exclude himself And each Of these several aspraus
the highest honors 70 which an American citizen can At
tain has the sort OF poygonal duel 10 Tight But as
posseson nine points OF the law, or perhaps all ten points
IN Americd Mr.. Lincoln apparently sands better chance
of holding Ne place than aay Of his competitors does Of
capturing IL. The President naturally possesses
q very powerful machinery for insurng success
assaants. He has, so 10 speak, his garrison
equipped with Armstrong guns and Enfield rifles and his
fortress armored with iron plates. He has M seward
for his lieutenant, and should he himself, like Alexander
sleep, there his faithful and vgilant Psrmeno, who
more 10 be caught mapping than the favcrte American
simie, the weasel. Besides which he has upon
roll OF his armies a million OF and actually under
perhaps twothrds or at least half Of that number
A period OF about nine months only lies between the
present hour and the day for making the grand assault
in other words the DAY o. election and there time
TO lose either side Operations OF defence and attack
will no doubt be pressed on with uulasging vgor.
The great gun upon which Mr.. Lincoln will probably
the fullest confidence appears be the platform
(which Is American for policy OF ippledi1 aud unsonds
ttondl emancipation f The sdvs Me eoafiscdtoR Of their
masters estass and tie iisi, saaton Of item cnong ne
sdrss Themselves aud the Gboiionist crusaders. Noa that
Mr. Lincoln will 10 able, or even willing, TO carry out
this platform into actual practice, 10 OF being
the watchword the great cry Of the party upon
he dependent for support. IL Is the virt pEp
p,rs which u inspire his armies and keep them up
10 the proper pitch of enthusiasm The party whose
banners this motto rs inscribed IL already The
field, and lighting with a zeal which does credit to
its working powers and affords evidence OF the
possession OF sound and robust lungs less than
Of glib tongues and tho rons OF ready writer's.
There are the sappers aud miners who work under
ground the phrase s JV acas IT bribery and other
occult means Of tolihcal ardfeQ There Is the heavy
artillery the and the stump orator laundering
forth their platform OF "bupcombe from platforms
OF wood, There some who roc,
think they tendency to moderation and conpro-
mise in President, who viii neither carry out the
aboitionst policy TO extremes, nor throw the cause OF
emancipation overheard entirely aud yield every point 10
the South And certainly II must DO admitted that, so
far decision and the absence Of definite vg
orous policy constitute moderation the party now IN
power have been moderate enough. THIS sort OF mode.
ration, however, might appear TO some MINDS as bong
re erabe TO extremely moderate capacity rather than TO
any other cause that attributable to an absence Of
Judgment ad intellectual power rather than 70 the pos
session OF well regulated will. There Is the philan-
shropr par'y who tninks \ would 10 reSresps be-