The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-18

same subject. That will BE- . great day for the
Senate
Gcnerai Grant and enc Reform nGove-
ment In Tammeny Hall.
The Committee Of Tammany Hall meets to-
night, and some definite action will be taken
upon the Tammany manifesto on or before
Monday next The fight over the manifesto, il
there is to be any fight, will then be made
and decided. It is understood that Supervisor
Tweed. Street Commissioner Cornell, Emanuel
B. Hart and George II. Purser are the most
prominent opponents of the reform movement
Comptroller Brennan, City Inspector Boole,
"Old War Horse" Purdy and Mr.. Peter B.
Sweeny are in favor or it. In all probability
it will be carried through the General Com.
mittee. and we hope unanimously. But Tam
many Hall should remember that delays are
always dangerous, and sometimes fatal. If
anything ID to be done it ought to be done at
once. The present is the suspicious time. We
cannot tell what may happen in the future.
There is no question that if Tammany pro-
ceeds to call national convention in Cincin-
natl during the month OF May. and there nomi-
mates United States Grant for the Presidency,
all other conventions will be forestalled, the
Chicago Convention will be swept away with
other rubbish, and the Tammany candidate
will be almost unanimously elected The
shoddy and smutty republicans. who 60 for
Lincoln, are powerless. 1t is by no means
certain that the Baltimore Convention will not
nominate Grant, and set Lincoln, Chase and
Fremont quietly aside. The vote in Congress
upon the resolution making Grant the Lieu
tenant General developed the fact that two
thirds of the republicans and all the conserva-
tive democrats were Grant men, General
Grant has already practically put down the
radical faction which has hitherto controlled
Mr.. Lincoln, and is now the true master Of the
situation. We think that he has the brains to
hold that position impregnably. He is now
the Commander-in-Chief of our armies, and
the people are ready to elect him President as
soon as the day Of election comes round. Why
should not Tammany Hall lead off in this
movement. and get the credit Of its
General Grant has strong support, not only
in the republican party, but in the Cabinet.
Secretary Stanton claims that he brought
Grant out and gave him the command which
resulted in the victory at Chattanooga STAN
ton also refers to his esprit of the Lord" let
ter, in which be quoted Grants motto, ''Move
upon the enemy's works." and pointed out the
hero of Vicksburg as q model for our other
generals. If Chase should prove sincere in his
withdrawal from the list Of Presidential Aspi-
rants he will also 60 for Grant, although
Grant will probably 60 against him. The re-
publicans are in fact, upon the brink of
destruction, and they know it. They have no
partisan candidate who can stand for moment
against the greatest and most popular general
in the country. Their imbecility and corrup-
ton have so Disguised the people that no re-
publican has the slightest chance of success, az
a party candidate, for the Presidency. Know
ing this, they are inclined to catch bold of
Grant and cling to him for safety, trusting that
he will carry them through another term of
Office. This is very capital calculation, so
far as it goes, and we should not be surprised
if the Baltimore Convention took the same view
of the case. But General Grant had much
rather consent to accept a conservative demo-
cratic nomination than to serve the purposes of
these republican pa rasites; aud this gives Tam
many the chance to offer him the honor, and
force the checkmated republicans to ratify the
leaders wise enough to make this move and, to
do it at once? That is the question for them to
consider.