The New York herald., 1864-12-23

NEW IOKhp D0Cs al AooA
This finishes the matter of the Mcclellan
sword Our mission Is ended, and the account
is closed.
The storm tn tho south-Jen. Davis I'm
Danger.
Already We have some premonitions Of the
asters-are destined to raise about the ears of
JEFF. Davis. In the speech with which Mr.
Foote of Tennessee, withdrew from tho rebel
Congress, and In an articles from the
Richmond Eraminsr and Wing, reprinted
in our columns yesterday, and to-day we
have the nrst deep murmurs of the tempest
that BY all appearance must end In the COM
plete overthrow and destruction in the South Of
the Davis tyranny. In the speech and In the
articles we have the keynote Of the opposition
that begins to gather courage as Davis gets
weaker. and that now finds itself strong enough
to speak out, and will soon advocate and effect
tho deposition of Davis and the formation Of q
government that will at once lay down It's
arms and.end tho war. at n
y Mr.. Foote'S speech was first in point Of time,
and was delivered before the news of Hoods
defeat had reached the rebel capital. Even
then, unlike some sanguine rebels in this city,
be saw "much ground for dependency
and apprehension in every quarter" He
thought that the rebel States were
"upon the verge Of ruin" Abroad emo re-
spectful consideration had been accorded or
seemed likely to be-" And ct home tho mea-
sures sof the government are such -, IL not
modified, "must be inevitably fatal TO State
rights and State sovereignty"-those things
dear to the Southern heart-and fatal after
that to freedom. Congress" be said, sis
rapidly abandoning all its important powers
and building up an irresponsible military
despotism, the like Of which has never been
seen before upon this earth. Other acts are in
progress here, which, should they pass, must
produce popular eonvuIslons which will put
our whole governmental system in tho most
serious jeopardy. Enormous abuses Of power
heretofore committed to the Executive Depart
ment have occurred, which have everywhere
filed the minds of our countrymen with dis
trust and alarm. The policy Of the present
House seems to be to crush out satisfaction
by armed violence alone" The orazy military
policy that put Hood in Johnston's place has
opened to Sherman Alabama, Georgia and
South Carolina-must insure the fall OF Savan-
nah and Charleston, and adds the weight OF
Shermans army to the war against the rebellion
in the East. floods army has already met
with great disaster at Franklin, and in my
judgment Is fatally compromised" This "great
disaster' was the battle which the rebel papers
In Richmond and this city argued into such
. 6ne rebel victory. All these troubles
Mr.. Foote lays directly on the shoulders
Of Davis, and hurls at the same devoted
JeG. heavier charge in these words:--"Ten
days hence freedom Of deliberation will have
been effectually sxtlnguishsd In this body, by
means which may not specify; the freedom OF
the press will, in all probability, come to An
end about the same time" So Mr.. Foote with
draws from the rebel Senate because he "does
not know bow to legislate In chains" and will
not be responsible for measures passed In secret
session, (which his soul abhors." He with
draws from that Congress a. certain Southern
men once withdrew from ours. He secedes.
And nothing in his public life ever became him
50 we'll as his leaving II.
The Richmond Eraniner speaks aprspos to
the nrst newsof the late struggle near NASH
VILE. II thinks IL difficult to doubt that Hood,
"after gaining an expensive and worthless vic
tory at Franklin, has now sustained defeat
near Nashville, where he had no business TO
&C." Beauregard's departure 10 step Sherman,
without any troops" had lcft the Army OF Ten
nsssee without general" and the Examiner
anticipated the result, though Il had whistlsd
great deal TO keep mp the Southern heart All
the disasters OF Hoods campaign are attr-
buted TO "defccts at headquarters," and the
defects at headquarters are attributed to Davis,
who ruined the rebel cause by the re-
moval OF Johnston. Johnston was driven to
Atlanta by Sherman, just as Lee was driven to
Richmond BY Grant and the Eramirer argues
that II he had been left alone he would have
held that city as enectually a. Lea has held the
other. But the trouble was Davis-Davis--
Davis; and 20 the Eraminer argues ell the
way through to show that Davis Is the real
trouble OF the Southern canso. ''
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