, 1864-01-21
[Qbicago Grlbnue.
THE NEW TORK HERALD AND
TfKE CHICAGO TRIBUNE.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 81, 1854
THE NEW YORK HERALD AND
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
The New York Herald has long played The
lion among the New York press, and by mel
dacity and swagger, and loud roaring, has
made some Of its renders believe that It Is
The veritablc king Of types. As long as the
.Haald confined its Presidcnt-makingp propen-
sitics to eastern candidates Of the copperhead
persuasion, We had no desire to interfere "7ta
it's sports. II might hnye roared as
much ns II pleased-e1nploycd MI us W1no
works to m the sails OF the grave-diggcr
of the Cbickahomipy for aught we cared; but
wien It began TO prowl out West for new
candidate on whom TO raise sensation, and
selected as Its victim one Of our Illinois Gen
erals, VIC deemed It high time for interyen-
lion. With stout cudgcl VIC bclabored the
lurd hide of the noisy animal, per.
ceiysng by the peculiar dimensions OF the
cars that stuck out about yard, that there
wns TO great danger in so doing, when 10, and
behold! tho outer covering peeled off, md
donkey stood before us; the roar turned to
n bray, and The real species Of the beast was
unmis.akable. This boastfn1 braggart is III
ING the air with piteons complaints at the
1hickorying" The TRDUTE has given it-a
sample Of which is copied elsewhere 1tsays
this journal =" IL type of the sansuinnry class
OF Western ncwEpapcrB !" TINT *sit fulmi-
the workings OF its political .naehine;'' that
"it would cut the throat Of a citizen (mean-
ing old Bennett) who should declare Ills own
preferences for candidate for the Prcsiden-
cy," and ssthat willie it levels not a word
against Gen. Grant, It would tomahnwk his ad-
vocatcs." Tint is to shy, 1t objects to unprin-
ciplcd pro-slavery eheets like the old Satanic
representing Gen. Grant to be a copperhead,
and nominating him rs the Presidential can
didate Of copperheads. Gen. Grant has won
Ills distinction and achieved Ills great victo-
1ies at The head Of body of fearless, hardy
radical men, whom the Herald dcsignates as
"Wcstern border ruttlans." Most Of these
invincible soldiers, who have carried the I'm
ion banner in triumph over SO many bloody
fields, have been habitua1 renders Of the Chi
cago TRIBUNE for many years. It's the house
hold political organ Of their parents and rela.
tiycs at home, and they arc imbued with It's
uncompronllsins, robust, radical spirit
oNA4+ ~4tAAAe Ao u %VAolAAA At&AEA ~ %4la pa
per, SO Is lie father and all his old ncighbora
In Illinois. Seventy thousand copies Of the
Chicago TRIBUNE circulate among the SOL
dicrs Of Gen. Grants armies, scattered from
Knoxville to Natchcz, and among the rela-
tives and friends Of those soldiers in eight
Western States. Hence we claim the right
to tell this organ of the Five Points and the
Thugs OF New York, that 1t must keep its
copperhead slime of our Illinois General He
1rs 20, attribute, thought or sympathy
in harmony with the Satanic. Gen. Grant ia
MI old ncighbor and friend OF President
Lincoln. The hitter Inns Ftood by him with
The strength Of iron from the first, comforting
Ftmoticn after promotion upon him, and
catrueti1g him with the honor and liycs OF
tens of thousands OF the sons of Mr.. Lincolu's
old Western friends and ncighbors, md with
the great work Of opening the. Mississippi
and subduing the rebellion In the Wiley, He
rerosed In Gflnt the utmost faith aud conf.
dcnce, and events show that 1t was safe aud
wise 10 do it. In return for these favors
Gen. Grant has been trueas steel to his friend
and Commander-in.Chief He Inns obeyed
his orders with zeal and alacrity, and cndors'
cd md executed the war policies Of the Pres
ident to the letter.. Whatever his origina.
opinions were, he has discarded them, expe
1i.rcc and observation having convinced
him tlnt the President was right, and that
slavery must die If the Union would live
Hence, he cordially endorses the Proclama
ton Of Emancipation, tho confiscation O.
rcbrl property, and ~the employment of ne
gr0ce rs soldiers to help crush the rebellion
:. He also endorses the President's Amnesty
and lis plan Of reconstruction. He want
the fnsurgcnt States well conquered, ani
tken brought in as ,J1te STATES; he openly
avows his belief that there can be no futu1,
peace or reunion eayc. On the platform o
universal freedom; and he desires to 1emai,
at the head Of his conquering army o
"Wcstern border rufdans," Us the Hral.
calls our radical Union soldiers, until th'
"last ditcl'' Is found, and the last rebe
surTendms, or is buried In it.
In view Of these facts, for the n. 7. Acrazt
to bring out Gen. Grnnt as the candidate o
the "lndependent Conservatives, !" rs it term
taso "nr'Iosaeaaa, is q gross libel on him, ani
is an insult to his friends. And unless
Keeps lts unclean and 1cacherous hands oi
Of him, It may expect to get " "tomahawEed.
It ehant use our Western General to get u1
sensation in order to- sell extra copie
Of ita disrcPutable and disloyal issue II /
must have military hero, there is the grave
digger Of the, CAickahominy, the pet ant
fayosite Of the copperheads. Let It put
him TO its hearts content; OF, If he Is ssplay
cd out'' md don't any longer "draw," thcrt
is tue copperhead martyr, F1tz John Porter
vino is czactly the chap to suit the Satanic;
let il run Linn for President awhile; but ii
cannot be allowed to paw and slobber ore.
our Illinois General, and If it has any regard
for it's "throat' or it's "fitth 1ib," 1t will
take warning and govern itself accordingly.