The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-13

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speaks at last as boldly to this point as did the
antiJacobin French republicans against Robes
pierre when they felt sure that his power was
broken and his fate was in their hands The
Richmond Sentinel, Jeff.'s faithful and confiden-
tial organ, stands at last almost solitary and
alone In his defence.
Since the disastrous consequences to "the
confederacy" of the military visit of Davis to
Georgia, last September, movement has been
on foot in Richmond to depose him and to set
up General Lee as military dictator in his
place, with absolute powers for war or peace.
II is now reported that to this end the Rich
mond Enquirer of Tuesday last says that "A
call is out for convention of the Confederate
States;' that "the intention of the authors of the
call is to revolutonize the revolution, to depOse
Mr.. Davis wipe out the Confederate Congress,
appoint dictator in his stead and perhaps
surrender to the enemy" This looks like prac-
teal and effective work in behalf of peace, and
it is possible, from the powerful rebel opposi-
ton element organizing against Davis, that, to
save himself, he may, after all, become the
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basis of submission.
What else can he do? He is utterly power
less to resist the military combinations that are
closing around him. His abolition and foreign
Intervention proposals can excite only the in
dignation of Southern shareholders and the
contempt Of European potentates Hence, per-
haps, the ready admission of Old Mr.. Blair as a
peacemaker into Richmond, and hence that
peace committee Of fifteen from the rebel Con-
gross. Such however, is the obstinate charac-
ter of Davis that we rather incline to the
opinion that he will fight for his position as
Southern dictator till put down by force of
numbers. We dare say too, that unless Gene
raj Grant is quick in executing his military de-
SIGNS, the rebels themselves will take the job
OF his hands Of the dethronement and expul-
sion of Davis from Richmond, and them with
General Lee as dictator we may expect
treaty Of submission, amnesty, reunion and
peace.
The late operations and the present threaten
ing movements of Sherman and Thomas have
warned the Southern planters not yet touched
continuance Of the Wharf.-The dangers from
Davis as well as the dangers from our armies
dangers which, taken all together, mean moth
ing less than universal devastation and ruin.
To save their slaves and system Of slavery from
a violent overthrow by Davis, or by the intru-
sion of invading armies, and their stores OF
corn and cotton from seizure or from fire, those
Southern planters are now turning to the in
evitablc alternative Of submission. They may
thus save in the aggregate some three millions
of bales of cotton stored away, and keep their
negroes around them through quiet transition
from slavery to emancipation. thousand
millions of Southern property are thus thrown
into tic scalcs in favor Of submission. The
owners of this property are opening their eyes,
and they are beginning to comprehend their
true situation. Hence the increasing boldness
Of The anti Davis party al Richmond, and hence
we are sure tho day Of Southern submission
and peace is fast approaching.