The New York herald., 1864-09-13

be wanted, with perfect uncoscsrn On the other hand
Rachmspd fores enough 70 poxscs upon one pesns air
s~oAsr, though 70 hte purpose and ne has iaued of
WS hsys rscsptulased these facts in order
70 apply thsm possble 70 the eucidatiop OF political
movements 10 the North nov cier IOas wnesess S,s
resolution resist Ae feieroisNye ioa0er Of Ne sams
s~d the Continuance Of the attack There 10 strong
cr var q, the approaching Presidential election
From the description which has boon given OF their
he psaefni ssparatio from As south nota,n0 bser can
be The resolution s dsJufsed under proposal for
general convention At which the question may be dis
eussed but Il is known that the South will tsstt
tndepeIlessce, those Who commence pdrsy wUh hts con
vsesen must necessarily % prepared 70 SURRENDER Now
the eject OF such events witness ON the views Of
the cocteodng partiesf The answer will give tho
s sne Two cnascss ssa1s Ios .ns
federas wip--K Grant takes Richmond, Sherman
Atlanta, and Farragut MobIe--we may anticipate
that the pace parry W tc discouraged and their oppo-
nents enabled 10 prosecute the H. however, the
CoDfederaes wn and the ederas experience any signal
similar result would probably follow neither party
won and things remained exactly as they are This is the
proven. the balance from being turned decisvey against
them, tho advantage OF the campaign viii be theirs.
In thn event cannot but anticipate npovtaM eorss
qikNce tia Northevn States IL may be admitted that
what these may be at present matter Of conjecture,
but appears impossible to imagine that the impending
some shape or other Nobody can we'll anticipate that
Mr. Lincoln would be elected without contest, Or
se.se s~s e e0uu ,ps e ee," rreps and Mr.
incon's principles have been distinctly pronounced.
His policy, as at present avowed, 10 warwar 30 The
bitter end and il on the party protesting similar
views that s has hitherto relied for support But this
adoption Of the the part OF one political section
leaves the other with alternative but 10 adopt In
come shape or other, policy. Of peace. u may
Transformed coiscealed under various dsouisss,
but 70 this end IL must come At last. whoever
candemns President Lncolns policy virtually
cemn the " 10 vain to talk OF the prosecution Of
the war on better military principles Or more more sasl
Every general has had his chance In turn all have
failed alike AcCsIlan's scientific caution fared baer
former commander there not great aacrics Of
life. That the has been waseiul beyond all prece
the prodgalty with which blood and have been
avished they might doubtless be sustained But though
Mos sss ho,u could MN been Conducted more viooroSsv
No minister could have raised more men than Mr. Stan
Ton, or moro money than Mr. Chase No chief Of the re-
public could have kept "peggng away" at the war more
ndefatigaby than President Lincoln or rejected more
blunty Oh proposals Of compromise the republicans,
SOUTH II 10 not 70 be imagined that the democrats with
their ha 0nd.hsH policy cosId do any more AcCiel
sn Is. * North xcsa be 1n %ors ds prS
IDENTIFY handled and after check, would be expo
dittousy withdrawn but they would certainly make no
or Hooker.
II appears TO u.s. then, that the democratic party
TALLY on principles q peace, and the events Of the
next few weeks will probably enable US to anti.
as victory q sp The Soph oy sn9
important conquest, the democrats might be deferred
from taking the field, and either Mr. Lincoln or the con-
querng general himself would be left to win. But IL the
achievements Of the feders fall short Of this success
nsrs Sch opportunity for the South a. has
and sxcepsous importance 70 the events Of the present
campaign. IL that they affect directly the issue OF
the war more than The events Of the last two years bu.
n ~ 4
ton Last autumn the confederates heldhe own, but
only TO see the war recommence In the spring they
do as nuh this autumn. 'zt spTing may possibly
affairs IN Good train for peace.
M'CLsLLAN AS A PEACE PRESIDENT.
We ascire our Seiei that the existence Of peace
party mythical. We are told of one hundred thou.
ssnd people meeting TO support General Mcclellan
beaten in the field BY Confederate Generals Is going
TO proclaim peace At the bead OF his armies Certainly
VI he does N will only be the signal OF danger TO tho
ueighbors Of the North. AZ long there is ray Of
hope to light II on The North will march through the
storm and darkness towards its snd-empire.
yoRRIGN HOPES FROM rHs PEACE MEN AT 0HI.
cAeo--M'cIELLAN on A WAR PLATFORM.
I'm car, somewhere on the Grand Trunk Rawoy OF
Canada (Aogust H. correspondence Of the London Tee-
e :. Meanwhile the eyes or all serious mea are
turned towards Chicago. From the convention Of the
18th Of August something important be Tor er or for
good, The nomination yet hangs In tho bal
The men of straw-the Nelson's. Guthries and
President Perces--canddates who DO elected,
and whom no politician wishes to see eleced-are still
spoken Of but there seems strong dsinclnaton among
the more conservative section OF the democratic party
what ludctoUs combination OF termg--t0 nominate
George b. Mcclellan, person whose name IN still one or
might and who might Mr. lincoln desperately hard.
The secret OF this reluctance TO put forward one Of the
popular and the respectable if not The abest
OF Northern Americans, 10 be found in the Tear
ssined the democrats that General Nc.
Clesns elevation to the Presidency woa'd render the
chances OF peace relDs The once young but
middle aged Napoleon, the organizer OF the Army Of
The Potomac the critic o our army In the Crmea the OK
railway engineer and hero OF Antetam, 10 good
and true, but he is mortal He prctesiono solder.
He has been bitterly disappointed and IN hundred ways
badly used HIS laures havebeeu stolen away from him.
DAVIS and Jays slrung about in the gorgeous plumes
p.ucked from him. lie has unjusty suubbed,
pooh poohsd and thrust Tie background both the
administration and by the press. Much as General
Mcclellan may be assumed 70 sympahize with the soes
Of bis bleeding country and anxious he should be TO
turn the measures OF her government into the ways OF
peace, would be unnatural TO expect that, were the
supreme % placed ~ hs bands, ne icotd MOI s0n
every 10 reqain RS to military prege, and q saoo
10 th World that " uds sorhy OF tie raae0grcS orce 20
pre,oasIy w,bdrawu MS he could only DO by feres
OF startling military succe ses. aud these srcce ses could
only be achieved oy tho expenditure OF more mill ms OF
money, and mere thousands OF human lives Were
he great general as Alexander or Cesar
the fresh dollars ans ne fresh ornies so,id adUe 20 70
loy heoBinq whilst the actual state OF affairs would
far prove that the money and the nesh and blood
market are for federal PURPOSES alike exhausted For
General Mcclellan to come into Office purely peace
platform would perhaps the grsudest example SELL
denial the world has ever He would win immortal
glory BY the adoption Of such policy but he would be
out Among the hundred thousand who attended
the Mcclellan mass meeting in Union square, New
York, on Wednesday night, there were probably
vast numbers who were prepared 30 recognize
"fttle Mac" the only possible saviour Of coun
try which, politically, seems sunk In irretrievable
ruin put which socially, may "recupera,en and be Al
PROSPEROUS ever within ten from this date But
the mob who yelled for Mcclellan and would be de.
lighted see him President and commander In chief,
supplanttng Grant, overwhelming Lee, and marching
Richmond and crushing cut theconfedsracy beneath
his iron hee not the most thinking nor the most in
nusntai members Of the community. Tho majority OF
the srcskers AZ the Mcclellan mas meeting were, ~
political sense nopentteF. With tbs exception OF Mr..
Haskin scarcely politician OF note or position rose TO
address tie innense auditory and the New York HyR.
not 10 the main 80 very far wrong 10 nassertlng
that this was quite 40 mucn Grant as Mcclellan
meeting
rnR nrlrIsH EtsrocR,rs on THs CONVENTION.
sTFrom the iDudou Herad DERBY organ, August 81.
Pepd,pu the great Presidential contest ia tho North
which the atteaton OF ell men IN America s hxed IS
upon It's result hapgs tho sre II peace war Tor the
year 1sos, nothing SO decisive nss occurred lately W the