The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-01-08
The s'restdeatial campaigS--The unant'
nous Election OF QraSt

speech delivered in Congress on Wednesday
| The Republican State Convention Of New
Hampshire did the same thing on the same
day in the form of . complimentary resolution.
We are afraid that this resolution WA intended
to be satrical At any rate it il 50 worded
a. to have precisely that effect When we read
OF Mr.. Lincolns "unequalled sagacity and
statesmanshp" or that be has received and
merited the abiding confidence Of the people to
an extent never awarded to any other public
man since Washington, !" it Is simply Impossible
to suppress smile. Ia strong contrast with
the buncombe Of Mr. Arnold and the bombast
of this resolution is the truth, az stated by our
impartial Albany correspondent, who declares
that Mr.. Lincoln is openly denounced by pro-
minent members Of his own party. and that at
least one-half of the republicans represented at
the State capita, will cordially support Gene
raj Grant
In point OF fact. al most OF our readers
know, sach silly demonstrations as those of Mr.
Arnold and the New Hampshire delegates mean
nothing and amount to nothing They are like
the nomination of General Mcclellan by q
party of old fogies OF Philadelphia couple
of weeks ago The people have nothing to do
With them aud know nothing about them. They
are the little, artful lodges Of scheming poll
ticans. who are willing to do the servile to the
present President "that thrift may follow fawn-
ing" When the regular Republican Nominal
ing Convention comes to be held 1t will then
be seen how much strength DIR. Lincoln has. or
has not, among the wirepullers Of his party;
and we are Of the opinion that he would be
very disagreeably disappointed il the result
we're foretold to him. But it is our hope that
neither this nor any other political convention
will be held this year. We have every reason
to know that the vast majority Of the loyal peo-
pie join us 10 this hope. The partisanshp. the
excitement. the political animosities. the bitter
contests, the bad feeling the billinsgate and the
possible bloodshed Of q Presidential campaign
had better be avoided at crisis like this We
have the rebellion nearly subdued. II may
make one more grand struggle for life-fot such
men % the rebel leaders are not to be beaten
easily; bat it cao aud will be overcome before
next Fourth Of July it the loyal people only
stand shoulder to shoulder, and do not weaken
themselves aad strengthen the enemy by inter
udt utS5euSlou5 duu ulFtSlouS DtI Ut Tue very
time when thi, unanimity is most necessary the
Presidential campaign will come to destroy it.
Thus think aad thus reason the loya, people OF
the North
We propose to cut this Gordian knot Of con
Trajectory circumstances by unanimously elect
ing General Grant Since we must give up
either the rivairies Of Presidential CANVASS or
the chance Of eading the rebellion next spring.
we propose to give up the canvass. and to elect
General Grant without opposition. II any sen
sible. patriotic man has any obiec ton to this
plaa we should like t. hear it We have yet to
learn that it is opposed by single person who
can give an unselfsh reason for his opposition
II we are asked why General Grant is the only
candidate we present to the people. We answer
that General Grant Is the only prominent mao
who can be unanimously elected President
Lincoln. aud Secretary Chase. and Genera,
Mcclellan, bave so many aud such bittsc enc
mics. in the one faction or the other that to
insist upon the unanimous election Of either OF
them would be laughed at a. iunacy or ridi-
cuied "a broad joke General Grant, on the
other band, has no enemies except among the
rebeis aud Is respected even there. IF we are
asked how we happened to hit upoa Grant we
answer that his brilliant and unequaIled ser
vices TO the country. the affect,onate esteem in
which he il held by the masses Of the people
and the remarkable union Of great military gc
MUS and comprehensive statesmanship which we
6nd exhibited in every act OF his public Career
have pointed him out to us as the MAJ for ths
crisis. General Grant il the candidate Of Pro
- r yGr
ated his popularity; we have only expressed It.
If we are asked what advantages will be gainei
by his unanimous election we answer thai the
advantage are scf-evident The union Of the
loyal people. the suppression Of the rebellion
the restoration Of the nation. the satisfactory
settlement Of oil tue debts due us from foreign
Powers these are advantages worthy Of any
NOUS election Of Grant.
Bot, after all what are The sacrifices required"
How slight, bow trAing, how uninportant they
appear in comparison with the triumph they
will obtain. Our forcfathers fought for seven
years. renounced oil their pleasures and all
other business. endured the rigor, OF winter and
the beats Of summer. marched With bare bloody
feet over the snow and ice, and contended
against an enemy superior in numbers, disci-
pine and arms, in order to found this free gov
eminent, which we are now called upon to pre-
serve The deluded people OF the South be-
trayed by ambitious demagogues, have suffered
ell the hardshps of war and famine ia their
vain effort to destroy the nation which their
fathers died to establish. The people Of the
North have given their nearest and dearest rea
tives and friends, aud have deprived themselves
or the luxuries-in many cases the necessaries--
Of life, for the purpose Of restoring the Union
aud saving the country from ruin. Now, to
complete this work, we ask the men who have