The New York herald., 1864-08-04

The New PreDt0enet0l M0vemeDv -
Ohio-Just the Thing fer sAs Crisis.
A number OF intelligent and patriotic citi-
zens Of Butler county, Ohio, formerly az
tached to the various old political parties"
but who, "since the rebellion, ignoring old
party issues, have cordially supported Presi-
dent Lincoln In his prosecution of the war for
the Union," have broken ground in favor Of
new Presidential movement, which we heartily
endorse as just the thing which the present
crisis OF the country demands.
These patriotic citizens of Ohio, "ignoring
old party issues" say that they are painfully
impressed with the belief that no candidate has
yet been presented for the Presidential success.
sion ''who can sufficiently concentrate the loyal
vote to secure that success upon which the best
destines of the republic depend" and, there
fore, in view Of q more "vigorous prosecution
OF the war to put down the rebellion, and to
maintain the supremacy Of the constitution and
the laws and an unbroken nationality" they
propose
/. That Abraham Lincoln and John G. FIRE.
mont be severally respectfully Invited to with
draw their names as candidates for the next
Presidency
O. A national convention at Buffalo, on the
22d day of September next, for the nomination
Of new Presidential ticket.
This first proposition we may here dismiss as
a mere formality; but the second squarely hits
the nail upon the head. The men initiating
this movement are from "the various old
political parties" of the country, and sup
porters of the administration in the pro-
secuton of the war. They proclaim
their platform to be the suppression of
the rebellion, an unbroizen nationality the
maintenance of the Union and the supremacy
Of the constitution and the laws. These are
the men, therefore, to lead off in this new dc.
parturc, and this is the very platform which tho
great body Of the people Of all parties in the
loyal States do most earnestly desire as tho
policy of the next administration. We share,
too, in the opinion of these Independent mon OF
Ohio, that it is not yet too late upon this strong
and substantial war and Union platform, to
supersede in November all other tickets, plat
forms and parties with new and indepen-
dent ticket and organization.
Why not? The republican, or rather
the administration, party is falling to
pieces. The apparent harmony Of the
late Baltimore Convention was trick
and q delusion. A decided majority of
Abraham Lincoln's original supporters have
become wearied and disgusted with the imbe-
cilitics, tlunders, corruptions and bufooneries
that have thus far marked and continue to
mark bis administration. He is by common
consent pronounced failure, and every intel
ligent man, even Of his own camp, has ceased
to entertain any confidence in his capacity to
extricate the country from its present troubles.
In the next place, the impracticable radical
abolition anti-Lincoln Fremont movement is o
humbug, and amounts to nothing But the
democratic party and the Chicago Convention
of the 10th of August must not be overlooked.
What are we to do with them? From
all the indications of the day, between
the honest war and Union democrats and
the reckless revolutionary JEFF. Davis
peace faction, the Chicago Convention Of 1864
will result as disastrously to the unity of the
party as the Charleston Convention of 1860.
In. other words, the Chicago shen!-per- -shent
Convention will culminatc in rupture aud in
the division OF the democracy into two or three
clashing factions. We have yet to see the in
quiring democratic philosopher who expects
any other result.
The proposed independent National Union
Convention at Buffalo on tie ed of September
then, will be in good time to meet this demo-
cratic difficulty, as well as the discomfort OF the
republicans with Abraham Lincoln, and the
Indifference of the radical abo!ltion;sts in refer
cnce to Fremont. We call, therefore, upon the
Independent war and Union men Of all these
parties to fall in with this Ohio move
ment, and to prepare for full
representation of the loyal States in the pro-
posed Buffalo Convention. Either Grant, Nc
Clellan, sherman, Hancock, Thomas, lighting
Joe Hooker" or any other approved, reliable
and popular soldier, will dosfor the peoples
independent candidate upon the war platform
We have indicated.
In view OF the weakness OF President Lin
coin, the work of discomfort, desertiou and dis
solution that is going on among the rank and file
of his party; in view Of the Fremont abortion
and the demoralizcd condition Of the forlorn
democracy, we regard the next Presidency as
clearly within the grasp of this proposed inde-
pendent Union Convention at Buffalo It ia.
indeed, jus. the thing for the crisis, and there
is yet plenty of time TO work out through this
movement in November the most glorious po-
litical revolution in the history Of the United
States.
JuNKET1yG CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE Down
EAsT.-We have received an invitation to at
tend an excursion gotten up by the Congress
sionsl Committee on the Defence of the North
eastern Frontier, starting from Portland on the
18th Of August. 1t is stated that members Of
the Cabinet Senafnra nd Rarrnean4a4;xaa al