The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-25
99ashriIle Aaiun.
rhe PresLdentiaI sueeessioa.

Presidency. Gen. slosum having been Gen.
Shermau's first Lieutenant in his success
ful eempairB through Georgia snd the
Caro- mas. IS charged with abandonment Of
bis old party. deserving the Republicans coz
he Democrats. Is the first move upon the
p aitical chess board for the.sWhite House
stake. -r.
The'csrnpaigb IN Kew York having proved
= failure, se,omraEiei By similar eontre-
ts1.Bs in the ''Jerseys,' % il may be inferred,
ifths charge ofthe Spirit be true, that our
famous "Chief Of ell The Bummers' has met
with serious check in his advanced guard.
Now that the war is really over, and it is no
longer eon.raband TO criticize our generals,
or comment upon 'fwar policies The few
structures herein offered may be safely ad-
vaucsd with ''nOthing extsnuate, or ought
SET down m malice"
Gen. Mecleiian's failures, both political
and military, seems to have been owing 10
proximity 10 Washington city. A popular
military ehisftain, he became 3 popular pol
iticisn. The partizan spiders who spin the
web Of party, caught him IN their meshes,
and be was inundated. When he became
prominent with view to high prefermsnt
IN eivn life, his military star at once SCI,
and he was stripped Of all refulgence.
This was in war times, however, and at a
period when Secretary Stanton could apply
the ebow-string and BOspborus" with as
much JUNCTION and sanqfrOid a. the sultan
Of Turkey. Many Of AcClellan's friends
ssssrt that be toGs made 70 fail militariiy, in
order 10 bringab0uta complete discontinue.
IN short, to use an expressive phrase, the
War Department. ''oOOkod his goosei"
A certain Senator, who had wagod q cru
sade agsinst Mcclellan, politely, but sn,er-
iRgly remarked, after the lais Presidential
election, that "of the dead speak only gooar'
An earnest friend Of McCleuan's who felt
the covert sarcasm, warmly rsjoined "of
the dead, speak only truth." The senator
who had MOI always confined himself to the
truth in his attacks upon the General, met
3 just rsproof IN the application Of maxim
simply changed from boaH1 10 Uerun.
With the return Of peace, aud the muster
out Of the army, the immense power Of Che
War Department is necessarily en- the 1sanc.
No fat contracts tempt the people--no quar-
te7masierships, cOmmiasaTyships, and other
valuable positions in the pa14phernalia Of
war, are disp sable. A general may be. it
ia true, relieved Of the command Of de-
Partment, bui he cannot now be disgraced BY
being Withdrawn from his troops on the
battlefield. The public are not expecting to
hear rumoFa Of wars, and the morbid anne
ute Of nessspape'dom has 70 DO satisfied wi h
few railroad slsughters, horse thefts, nlys-
ferrous robbers caves, and an occasional se-
duction, by way Of dessert.
Gen. sherman hiss done good service. and
for military genius, justly ranlss a. the great
Captain Of the age. He has right to select
the White House Cor a residence, taking, Of
course, has chances Of leasing it ~ four
years OF whereabouts. In this little accorded
privilege, Gen. Sherman does not rank any
body else who may be eligible He can
claim no precedence over any civilian, end
takes his position in the Geld, with the in
aide track TO Be tossed for, the same as
would be done On any wen regulated race
course in Kentucky or New York.
With Gen. slocum's aid, he has set squad.
rons in the field. bus in politics, he ruay not
'fhe division Of battle know more than
= apinster." even with slocum for his lieu
tenant. He is not nau TO be controlled
By the "Bardolphs and Pistols" Of the po-
lllicul arena; and these needy Adventures
may catch q Tartar when they ensnarc
sherman. u . platform did not suit him,
he would adopt his usual tactics, and flank
H. he would out-geneTal prealnbles aud
resolutions and move upon political srorks
with he deliberate Intentions Of storming
party
In bis march upon the White House, he
has better base than Mcclellan, for these
~ the piping times Of peace. II he is
btaien he has the consolation that bis de-
feat can be chronioled by history with the
discomhtures Of Scott and Mcclellan, who
Sailed despite the "po,np, pride and eircnm-
stance Of glorious war" Il has been inthna-
ted that Rousseau and Logan mag be prom
inent Tor the succession, should glory be the
touohsione and Maj. Gen. John Pope is said
&c have an eye open for abe slim chance Of a
dark horse" winning. Rousseau and logan,
though not 20 high IN The Pantheon - Sner-
man, are possessed Of superior attributes Of
popularity with the masses. Having had the
double experiences Of political sud military
iame, they would be no Insignificant oppo-
nenis Aalleck may sce 81 to dispute the
palm with Pope, in which case the public
could have the benefit of second siege ana
capture Of Cornts. with all The reports
thercon carefully collated.
Gen. Grant has made an oyalivc tou- OF
the States, aud been wined and dinod I'd
aaussaHs. TIE most accomplished geaus Of
the c5rkacrsw school OF politicians, have
failed 10 "drsw him out" He is az retiecnt
Is q turtle. ID b said by these disappointed
oaes that b. Is omineuuy fitted. in addition
to his military accomplishments, Tor the
Presidency Of su institution fog deaf uiutes
re does NOT indulge in even a respectable
show OF pautomin,c and is essentially vo-
tary ei the sii ainiHeri school. They have
shoWcrcd him with the Bacchanal grape, and
smoihorcd him with tho lovelinoss OF No.
man, bet all % no purpose the ii st richo-
oheiiei nom his iron-elai ssomsch, the last
prodoced only eloquence OF the cycs in lieu
Of the tongue.
Chesterfield says q is great accomplish
meat % he good listcner-a TACT Which the
Lieuienant Gsncrsl evidently recognizes.
Should De dc-,fe to become a candidate
ior The succession. he would do 90
sHb si-eH'io, b. the lawyers have ID. He
could bs elected silently. insuguraied silent
ly, and instailed into the comfortable cham.
beers Of The White House equally in as silent
manner, tie sn0nOtouy only broken by the
pulling Of thai ineviirbls cigar. 81 lar ss
rsuceuce Is concerned, General Grant ha.
bought 10 out on thar line AZ pcrsistsptl,
snd c5t-arsoust as he has fought other
things out ga oibor lincA lie has outuit.5
sll the eontp'rators by symply CLOSING ii.
mouth ior be kuows the tongue il anun-
fuly memher.
Should sherman asd Grant BE- opposed IN
this Presiieatitl eouiest, d would be
curious contest Of men equally cclcbrsied
aud iaifiy matched in iame-the one doing
up "a heap o. fIit5sg--the other an immense
auouft u 'liakHc. iucorTigible smokers
both, they could dispeass with newspapers
aud do thcir own peaiag. Bennett. Of the
New York Herald, would be sppslled 81
such = oousummatiou, for il would b. ne no I
grease 90 BIZ wheels.
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