The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-02-01

General 0rant versus Jcff. DaSfs.
Our articles upon the unanimous election oil
General Grant TO the next Presidency havc
greatly excited the political wirepullers and
pipelayers, who are now working like beavers
TO make little show Of strength before tho
popular enthusiasm for Grant completely over
whelmsa them. Lately the wirepullem Of New
Hampshire renominated Mr.. Lincoln. A few
days ago the wirepullers OF Pennsylvania did
the same thing. Next week the wirepullers Of
some other State will doubtless nominate
Secretary Chase. OF course these politicians
know that neither Mr. Lincoln nor Chase has
any prospect of election; but they do not care
for that Their object is not to elect their
candidate, but to make terms with him, and to
get little money either by nominating him or
by selling him out
But our nomiuatio Of Grant has excited the
rebels as we'll as the politicians. Indeed. a. q
general thing, these two classes Of people are
found to play into each others hands and TO
win or lose together. The last GARD Of The
rebels is the excitement which they hope will
ensue at tie North whom the Presidential cam
paign is fairly opened. When the Scutherners
seeded they expected the democratic party at
the North 10 assis. them They were disap-
pointed; for the North was unit against seces-
sion. Then, during The war. they expected our
State elections TO hep them They were again
disappointed; for, at tire State elections, the
people again pledged themselves TO sustain the
war. Now, with better show OF reason. the
rebels expect TO derive important advantages
from our Presidential contest They hore that
we shall get so excited about il that the war
will be comparatively neglected. They hope
that the partisan strife aud bitter aniraosities
caused by this political campaign will result in
a civil war st the North. And who can say that
it may not! They know, and we know, that a
Northern civil war will be equivalent to the
success Of the robel confederacy. England and
France, hitherto kept back by Grants glorious
victories rather than by Stewards long letters,
would not long delay to recognize the rebels
fighting among ourselves
Now, our nomination Of General Grant has
sadly interiercd with the rebel plans His
unanimous election would upset those plans
entirely. OF course Ii would also upset some
of the plans of some Of our politicians; but no
politician ought to have plans which we can
injure by injuring The rebels. Such politicians
are objects Of suspicion. to say tho beast of
them. When blow hurts rebel ard
Northern politician cries out it is pretty sure
sign that there is altogether too much sympa-
thy between the rebel and the politician. So
In the case Of the unanimous election Of Grant
The question for the people is, whether they
will save the country. JEFF Davis would
like to have us start three or four candi-
dates for the Presidency and begin TO fight
about them, while he takes Washington
and prevents US from having any prest
den. at all. Any politician who approves
and encourages that line Of business approves
and encourages tie rebellion. We, on the con-
trary, desire 70 have no Presidential contest but
to elect General Grant unanimously, and 50
save all trouble and push on instead Of stop
ping the war for the Union. Everybody who
is In favor Of this idea Is in favor Of Union,
harmony and the salvation Of tie nation. These
two plans are as distinct as black and white
No sensible man can make any mistake about
them. On the one side Is Presidential squab-
BILE and the triumph Of JEFF. Davis; on the
other side is tho unanimous election Of General
Grant and The restoration Of the Union. This
narrows down the contest to choice between
General Grant and JEFF. Davis. Which do the
people ard The politicians choose?