The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-01
The Returning Rcsfmcmts--Thc Wa
and the Niger.

The Returning RcGimcMts--Thc War
and the Niger.
Regiments from the various armies Of Che
country are now arriving in this city and Ia
the other cities Of the North every few days
regiments Of weather-beaten, wolf seasoned
fellows, who have outlived the labors and bat
ties Of nearly three years Of war, and who
now many Of them sec home for the dsst time
since their original departure. They arc The
men whom the country should hoaor most Of
eli its sons. Their devotion and palos have
saved it on dozen fields, and ROW. with
full knowledge Of al the hardships and perits
of a soldiers life, they have enlisted again to
60 out and tight all their battles over if need
DO. Yet they are met with the greatest
apathy. The public receives them with cool in
difference, or not at ell. In this city they are
landed at some one Of the lower piers, pick
their way up Broadway between the hacks.
file into tee Park Barracks-anf that is ALL
They DO not attract as much notice as one Of
our militia regiments might on its way TO
tiger ball or a promenade concert. And it
appears to be Che same in other places.
What does this mean! Does il mean that our
people have last their old enthusiastic admira-
ton for ali that is honorable aud bravo! Does
il mean raat the spirit that set the whole
country ahlaze at tho assault on Sumter has
died OUT No; but it means thai the pooria no
longer recognize these men as their represoa-
tetives in glorious struggle. II is a. ominous
sign to the party in power; for it reans that
the people no longer consider the war q war
for the salvation Of the country. The war, as
managed by the administration, has degenc-
rated TO strife about the niger. The people
see this, and are Disguised at 1t. They are
aggrieved that the struggle into which they
entered 80 heartily to sustain the nation has
been thus diverted by miserable faction. AS
was said in Congress the other day, "the bur-
den of taxation that the people are compelled
to bear, and the other miseries incident to the
war, have but poor recompense in the equali
ty OF the negro" And this is popular idea
an idea that becomes daily more and more .
popular conviction. It is this Idea that makes
the people Indifferent to the soldiers, and to
the war; and that there is such al idea abroad
is the most ominous sign Of the present to the
dominant party.
The people will not much longer see
the best interests Of the country thus sacrificed
to the niger If, rs is now probable, the re-
publican party shall renominate Lincoln, and
the people see before them another four years
Of the niger, they will end their remedy az the
ballot box. Lincoln'5 nomination by the re-
publicans will organize new democratic
party-a party that will have no aaliation
with tie "peace" men and copperheads but
with broad national platform on which tae
people can units, and party which will nomi-
nate General Grant or General Mcclellan, and
carry one or the other Of these popular herocs
to the Presidency By an overwhelming vote.
There could be no question Of the success Of
sach party; and If it elected General
Mcclellan Grant would be General-in-
Chief, while, If it elected Grant, Mcclellan
would be restored to the position from which
the radicals drove him. With a govern
ment thus rcorganized there would soon he al
end to the war, and the people would DO
troubled no more with the niger.