The New York herald., 1864-03-14

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GRANT Packed or 90 shc West-Trcesoa
In . New Form.
Already The name of Grant is terror to the
corrupt men of the Washington Directory, and
already. though their struggle against the man
| of the people has as yet hardly taken definite
shape, they 60 great way in their denuncia-
| ton OF his supporters. Adherence TO Grant.
| admiration OF his career and faith in his abil-
ties are treason. Such is the latest utterance Of
the Directory's corrupt and favorite organ.
Compare the achievements of Grant with the
imbecilities of Lincoln, declare against Lin
coin, and you are traitor. Urge that the
man whose single achievements have redeemed
our national character from the reproach Of
Europe should be permitted to pursue his tri-
umphant career, that the President shall cease
to meddle with the war, and you are traitor
Treason is word that has done remarkable
duty in this war. Two or three years ago the
administration organs ventured to apply it only
to the Southerners in arms against the govern
ment, and to such Northern men as went SO far
in their opposition to the administration that the
people heard them denounced, and even saw
them punished, without displeasure. But we
have grown, and the word that once meant a
crime against the country and against the 60
vernment now means crime against party.
We urge that Grant should give the country
and the people, as against the politicians, the
benefit of his abilities and of the power he I.
possesses. We urge that he should drive out1
the INSCRIPTIONS politicians Who have seized
the government-as Caesar did in Rome, Napo3
leon in Paris. and Cromwell in London; and
we express our complete faith that he will stoy
there-as Caesar, Cromwell and Bonaparte did
not. We indicate that he may do all this with
out any violation of the constitution Of the
United States; and we are told by the Wash
ington organ of those men who have ruined
the country that this is "treason in new
form" Certainly it is new form of treason.
1t is the new form; but it is the form that will
be prevalent for some time to come; and the
place mongers and radicals altogether may
make the most of it." For the support Of
Grant in this very way will 60 on; and that be
should pursue the course that we have indi-
Gated will spread to common conviction as
the people come to see these matters more
clearly. Even now the people understand
that. The fact that a man in any distinguished
position is acceptable to the administration and
its radical supporters is clear and sufficient
evidence that he is unfit for the place.
In the feariul struggles that upheave the foun-
dations Of national lile in the immense wars that
remodel nations small men can never be ft for
great places: and large part of what exctes
our indignation in the perusal OF history has
resulted from the fact that great places have
So often been occupied by small men. And
for man to be acceptable to our present ad
minstration be must necessarily be infinitely
small. He must be q man that the administra-
tion can appreciated and they could not do that
if he were not small. He must be a man
of poor aud mean spirit and contemplate
intellect, without convictions or ideas of his
own, ready to do the bidding Of others, and
to take any form that the politicians choose to
give him. Such man-exactly acceptable to
the pollticians-can never have the confidence
OF nation. He cannot inspire the souls Of
men for battle; he cannot by his single
strength bear up people and carry them
forward to the great victories that are neces-
can do all this He has, above every man of |
this generation, the confidence of the American |
people. He has the soul to inspire an army |
and the brains to direct it. He is the antipodes
at all points Of the man who would be ac-
ceptable in any place to clique Of politl- |
clans. And it is for these that there must
be an irrepressble conflict between him and
the Washington politicians There is an ire
concilable antagonism, which must continue, to
the destruction Of one or the sother and.
though the radicals have hitherto been tri-
urnphant over all opponents, they are fearful of
this last struggle.
1t matters not that General Grant has been
manGuvred out of the capital and hurried
away West He is the necessity of the country
wherever he is. He bears the banner OF the
new form of treason" and he is the man who
is to strike down the corrupt influences at
Washington. His blow will not be the less
decisive when it comes because it has not been
qualified in the corrupt atmosphere Of WASH
ington city
TIE INVALID CoRPs.-An examination Of the
returns of the Invalid Corps made to the Ad-
jutant General for the month of January shows
total Of $50 officers and 25,s05 enlisted men.
Some very interesting details are. derived from
this report, having bearing upon the morale
Of the corps, as well as upon the amount Of
actual duty performed BY it.
OF the 25,s05 enlisted men, 23,007 are actu-
ally or duty, leaving 2,o66 sick (under 10 per
cent, 500 in arrest q 7-l6 per cent?, and alb
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