The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-03

demora'ixed party organs, we desire to zee tn
independent masses Of the people ont loos
from them and unite upon an independen
popular candidate. and elect him az CD.
successor Of Mr.. Lincoln. In closing ny
the rebellion the necessities OF the country cal
for sweeping political revolution and a new
order Of things Hence we advocate the run
ming OF General Grant as the peoples candi
date for the succession and in this movement
we suspect chat we have not o0ly met The in
clinatons Of Che people, but that through their
action we have hit upon our next President.
In che meantime, while General Grant ia
pushing on the war against the rebellion, we
Intend TO push on the war against the corrupt
politicians Of che day and their shameless party
organs
THE Esssi CoSaeFss-- FL Ard Qussross rsox
A RrrnT EprToR. Richnond Es,q.ir~. in
tia course Of terrible attack upon the des.
perate expedielts Of salvation brought forward
in the rebel Congress. puts to il numerous hard
and urgly questions. come Of which We will
undertake to answer Tho Egi;y~ asks.
aWky are there two hundred Thousand strag-
eiers from oar srmies.' We ansvcr. becaase
tho rebel soldier begins TO believe IL is useless
for him to eight any longer. and beca.sse. while
he Is starving and freeniag from lack Of food
and clothing, tue same wants Ct bis fanaii = in
duce him 70 stfaggle homeward. Whose fault
is ~ We answer, il IL Che taalt OF the lead
ing aud ruling conspirators in this suicidal
~ata MI ri ~
why not bring those steasgIeas back, in
stead OF violating ccEtratte. or conscr,bing
classes that never before wero called TO war.
(the shoe begins to pinch this philosopher,
depopu!stiag slave holding people, with
slaves already pretty thoroughly demoraiized2"
We answer, il IL because tue rebel leaders are
in the condition Of desperate pirates. who de-
termine to blow up their own ship the ships
crew, passenger ard ALL rather than fall into
the hands of justice. Bat then come two cues
tions, which. taken together completely puzzle
us. This excited rebel editor first inquiries
g Why not, in this CONSUMPTION, 60 to the full
extent. and take slaves to intrench and fortify
Our camps" and shea little farther on. he
asks. . Gan people be military people. or
have any solid c;a;M to the name, whose
armies require negroes from the corniields to
them We can oniY answer these
questions by Submitting, frat, that il the rebel
armies caanet be ;1fsenched without their ne
without intrenclpeats; secondly. that as their
negroes are already spfetty thoroughly demo
ralSed." it would he ~ vel to leave them in
the oornfieids: aad thirdly. that as neither ne
groes noa intreochmeals will prevent General
Grast from "moving upon the enehny's ws,ars''
and into thes, the best thing the Richmond
Eaq,s;se,' can do il TO plead for submission to.
the Uaioa a. the only way Of escape from alb
,olute snbiu.stoa aud endless ruin to all con-
,erned
Tux FnFscH IN Mgx'oo. MEXICAN i'm
brog.io bids fair to clear itself even without the
good Offices Of Napoleon I'LL. who must now
that ne has aroused to desperation
eight millions Of people, and that to conquer
them he Will need more force aud treasure than
he can possibly spare for the purpose, 1t is
that with The loss Of the support of
the church party The French will never succeed
in procuring that unanimous vote. in favor Of
Prince Macmillan which he demands ere he
will assume the throne Of the proposed empire.
Now that all the country is overran with daring
bands or gnerillas, that on all sides the French
are hemmed In and dare not attack those who
press them SO closely. the Austrian Prince will
zee that il were lack OF dignity in him to stand
,ny longer before the world in the light he
Ices al present and we shall doubtless soon
near that he has given M all thought OF the
brilliant but dangerous position which Napoleon
uI. seemed 80 DESTROYS OF thrusing upon him.
The presence OF our troops upon the Rio
r;raude will no donbt defeat the plans Of Ma
poleon as regards Texss-in. fact, he is meeting
With naught but disappointment in all which is
undertaken at present In Mexico, and We shall
be- much surprised II he does not speedily find
means to get ont OF This expedition, which has
70 reduced his prestige both abroad aud at
home Tue whole affair Is becoming farce in
the estimation OF all save those poor soldiers
who fall victims to The pestilensial fevers OF
the country ard the deadly luminosity OF the
people. Surrounded by difficulties at home.
aud with mcnaces OF war nearer at hand, Napo-
leon must give up this Mexican expedition,
unless fate has decreed his downfall aud blind
ed him 10 the consequences Of his error.
TIN WAR ESEnn GRANTS pL,N.-it Is
given out from Washington that General Grant
has submitted TO the government his plan for
the prosecution OF the war with the resumption
Of active operations in the spring, aud that this
plan comprehends = simultaneous movement
upon the enemy's works around the entire
circle OF the rebellion. This is very simple
plan, and set the very plan which any military
mind governed by the solid strategy OF COM
mon sense would adopt. IL was the plan Of
General Scott. II was the plan of General Nc.
Clellan; but il never appears to have been the
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