The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-10
General Grants GREAT victcry-What
the People Soy About Is.

Everybody was in capital humor yesterday.
The bright sunshine ssd the brighter news
from tie seat Of war were reflected upon every
face. Bulletin after bulletin and extra after
extra were eagerly read, ard as every bit Of
news made the fact Of Grants great victory
clearer there were frequent cheers and more
frequent congratulations Men shook hands
with each other. and slapped each otner upon
the back, as IL they had been blessed with some
personal good fortune. No doubt they were;
for whatever benefits the whole country must
benefit every patriot
The people talked great deal about the
battles. The serious and anxious reticence Of
Friday and Saturday, and the comparative
doubtfulness of Sunday, gave place to tho
assurance of success and the confidence of still
greater victories. Every one declared that
Grant would be the next President All other
candidates dropped out Of miad. Lincoln was
only mentioned in connection with humorous
queries in regard to what joke ho would make
about Lees defeat Had anybody preached
the idea OF Old Abe's reelection 1t would
have been received with shouts Of derisive
laughter everywhere. Whoever gets of that
joke about our funny President is sure OF a
tremendous guffaw. Let Thurlow Weed and
the Cheyalier Raymond be warned by the signs
Of the times
The only objection that any person felt called
upon to make to General Grant as Presiden-
tai candidate was that we wanted him In the
field This objection was instantly put down,
however. "Why." said one, che will have the
rebellion annibilated long before the election
comes of, and then what would he do in the
feId2" eyes," added another; ''and il 1t isn't
annhiIated, he'll stay in the field till 1t is
Couldnt he do that just as we'll when he's Com
mander-in- Chief as when he's Lieutenant Gene
ral.p These little speeches were greeted with
general appreciation. All classes seemed de-
lighted with the idea Of fighting President,
like Washington and Jackson. When Butler
was referred to 1t was in rather . compliment
tary manner. One Of the best jokes Of the day
was the remark that "the Beast" was going
to gobble up Richmond and that "tho Outlaw"
would probably quarter himself In JEFF. Davis
private residence. Indeed it seemed popularity
understood that the hero Of New Orleans aud OF
Norfolk would be the first military governor Of
the rebel capital. We prefer that he should
govern Charleston.
Publicly and privately, the people appeared
to have the greatest faith In General Grant
Merchants declined to close any large sales until
| they heard further news from Grant. Brokers
rushed up and down the streets trying to get
rid of the stocks on hand before Gen. Grant
gave speculation ito quietus. The careful
housewife advised her husband not to buy any
more groceries at present because General
Grant would reduce prices in day or two
Ladies postponed their contemplated shopping
excursions until General Grant should make
silks cheaper. Little boys at school excused
themselves for not knowing their lessons on
the ground that they had been reading in the
! HERALD about General Grant. Enthusiastic in
| dividuals in the crowds around the HERALD
Office pooh-poohed Napoleon and Wellington,
and declared that Grant was the greatest gene
raj that ever lived. "Wcll, said pensive old
gentleman, ~ guess he isn't as great as Wash
| ington." ~ don't know that" retorted Young
America; washington made the country; but
Grant is making it all over again, and putting
in the modern improvements"
At the theatres in the evening, and at all the
other places Of amusement, the audiences
thought of little else than Grant. Every allusion
to him, no matter how far-fetched- and some OF
them came very far and were the worse for the
journey-was most enthusiastically applauded.
The feature of the applause was its unanimity.
Mcclellan has enemies who hiss, and Fremont
has enemies who hiss, and almost every other
generals name is received with indifference by
the majority Of the audiences, no matter how
loudly few may applaud; but General Grant
has no enemies, outside the rebel lines, and no
one can be Indifferent to his merits and his
fame. Whether no runs for President, or whe-
Their he holds to his highly original resolution
Of becoming stump candidate for Mayor of
Galens, in order to repair those plank side
walks, the people will go with him, heart and
hand and roll him up q majority SO large as to
be practically unanimous. When his fret des.
patch, which is now eagerly expected, is pub
lishcd in our columns and read by the people,
we anticipate an outburst of popular feeling
never equalled Ia this or any other country
Let the managers Of political conventions 90
out and hear what the people say about Grant,
| and then let the Cleveland Convention nomi-
nate Grant for The Presidency, and we are Of
tue opinion that the Baltimore and Chicago
concerns will shut up shop and retire from
business, satisfied that the man who has saved
this nation Is the man to live in the White
House.
DasrEn FOR NEW PLEDGED RoYALTY.-H
would be difficult TO picture more uncom-
Portable autocrat than will be his Imperial