The New York herald., 1864-12-01

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Nevada TO New Hampshite. In favor Of Old Abe.
aad he heavily iaorsassl majority In Nassa-
chussth b alnest solipssd by I'D. msjorities in
Ohio, Indiana aad nlInsIs. And yeAths great
personal popularity Of Mcclellan b Established
In bis spleadid asht n New Ysrk and Psnngl-
vania. In the Northeast the results In Novsm-
ber were forsshadowsd IN September; but In
the Northwest there has been tremendous
popular revolution against the Chic1go osndi-
datss, II view Of vallaadighaA's Chicago peace
platform, and Of those Northwestern trsasona-
BILE coAspiraeles, the "Knights Of the Golden
Circle" and the "Sons Of Liberty" with which
tho copperhead leaders Of ths democratic party
wsre identified.
1t Is thus apparent that Mr.. Lincoln owes his
triumphant reelection not 30 much to his
own merits a. to the Chicago copper
heads and their reasonable afiliations.
in the Northwest. From the close vote Of
New York and PennsylvaAla we may safely
assume that upon An honest and unequivocal
war platform the democracy could have elected
General Mcclellan. But, as between tho war
platform and policy Of Mr.. Lincoln, and tho
peace atany-prics platform and agents Of Mr..
Belmont's Shent-psr-Shen Convention, tho re-
suits which have followed were inevitable, In
spite Of all the blundsrs, failures, disasters,
heavy taxes and high prices associated with
the administration Besides, frsn the glorious
victories Of Grant, Sherman, Farragut and
Sheridan, the people Of the loyal States be-
lieved that Old Abe had turned over new
leaf, that he was on tho shortest road to peace,
and that under his present efficient officers,
army aad navy, he would soon bring the re-
bellion to an end. If given another four years
lease Of power.
We would respectfully call Mr.. Liacofn's At
teution to these facts and public expectations
connected with his election The people Of
tho loyal States expect him to push on the
war; not after the old jogtrot fashion Of slowly
"pegging away" but with renewed vigor.
Our national debt has risen to proportions
which are alarming. and It still in
creases BY millions from day to day.
Our taxes. at this rate, must soon 30
increased to save the Treasury from ruin; and
still we can hope for no legitimate stopping
place between the price Of gold and the value
! Of "grssnbaoks" till We can see the end OF the
war. We appeal, then, that Mr.. Lincoln, In
trusting to General Grant and his forces In the
field, is not doing justice to that admirable
| soldier, nor meeting the demands or expecta-
tions Of the country. The late election has
khn a. -
Europe, that We have more mon in the loyal
| States now than we had at the beginning Of
the war, and that the people Of these States arc
still ready to make an needfuf sacrifices. in
men and money, 70 bring the war TO speedy
close. In this sensible aad practical view Of
| tho subject Mr.. Lincoln need not be afraid
that hs has exhausted the patriotism Of the
North In his calls for soldiers. Under tho
present system Of liberal bouutes. and In view
OF the staggering condition Of the rebel con-
federacy, he may, and we think he should.
| call at once for three hundred thousand
twelve months volunteers, so that against
every possible contingency we may celebrate,
with the next Fourth Of July. the absolute
extinction Of the rebellion.
We dare say, considering Che present divided,
| weakened and demoralized condition of the
rebellious States. that this call itself would he
| apt 10 decide the contest. In auy event, now
is the time for the reinforcement Of our armies
in order to desnoIish the crippled and divided
forces Of JEFF. Davis before be car concentrate
them in any movement east or wost
The Incemdiary Consptracy-An ynves-
tigatl0n De aanded.
Ii is worse than useless for the rebel press
Of this city 10 attempt to rIdicuic the recent
conspiracy 10 burn down the metropolis a.
political plot of the republicans. This 10 not
matter Tor jeers and jokes. Thousands Of
men. women aud children. In our hotels and
our theatres, were suddenly subjected to the
peril of death in its most frightful form The
evidences OF conspiracy to effect this are
ample. The plot only failed because OF the
cowardice OF the agents, who were afraid TO
stay in their rooms until the flames had gained
! Roadway. The atrocious scheme wa. predicted
in the Richmond organs, foreshadowsd In the
rebel press OF this city, and doubtless pre-
pared, under the supervision OF George NJ
Sanders, in Canada. II is OF the same char
acter as the murderous raid Of rebel highway
men upon st. Albans, and was undoubtedly
conceived in the same brain. These arc indis-
putable facts and logical iuterenccs. and thoee
who seek to make political jest OF SO horrible
an affair deserve the severest eeusure, and
incur the suspicion Of being concerned in the
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