The New York herald., 1865-01-07
Mr. Linc0ln's Reelection.
FRENCH OPINION OF THE POLICY OF THE PREsI
DENT.


(From the Revue des Deux kondes, Dec Is
The nrst words which fell from the lips Of the Presi
ciliacn General Butler, In q speech which he made
before leaving New York. also gave To be understood
StateA The msfortunes and the emotions Of the
hGve not aroused sentiment Of vengeance or f hatred
IN the hearts Of TIE inhabitants Of the North They
ready to restore to the Southern States all their consu
tiona rights to everybody with generous
amnesty consider all the decrees Of conscaon dead
letter They merely ask OF the South the renuncaon OF
an institution henceforth considered incompatible with
the Union. Nevor since the commencement OF the war
dent s doubt ali hesisaton has dsoypcared shc war has
henceforth Its de6ntve meaning; af the forces OF
the nation have found common object This uncon
scous purpose pervadng thousands OF Individual minds
has at last become aware Of its own exkcnce. Az the
price much bloodshed Of many toars exertions
saveryn The popular verdict has already excited deep
agitation in the Confederate ranks Mr. Jefferson Davis
and his friends hoped that the democratic party would
obtain the victory they beloved the North exhausted
discouraged divided and II Mr. Lncon were elected
shey a. eas. expected ina, MS S'y woau cv ne Zoo soo
grew out OF the existing civil the factions armed
against each other in the towns and in the States OF the
North II party spirit penetrated the ranks OF the
army the rebellion regained In moment all II had lost
single day has annihia,ed these vain hopes; the
Southern confederacy stands face TO face with the
original territory lost forever, It's las. remaining
cities threatened, It's treasury empty It's credit
exhausted No free voice make itself heard
In those States subjected TO the military government
but the accounts OF prisoners and refugees the tone Of
the few Southern journals In which regret and wearnes
may be discerned under OF enforced
thusasm the speeches recently delivered In Georgia by
Mr. Jefferson Davis himself the messages Of several
Of rebel States the Disgrace Of the Vice President
Mr. Stephens who formerly made great efforts to pre-
vent the secession movement all lead 10 the belief that
the confederation s this moment being slowly torn
nsunder silent nrs0k has commenced between those
who satisfied with having vindcatsd military honor
have wish TO plunge hcr country In greater discs
ters and those who dsspaing Of victory wish at least
to surrender merely solitude TO their encmies This
might be foroseen from the commencement OF the re-
bellion the confedsracy contained within Il two
| germs OF death, slavery and the very principle
because believed ns favorite Institution threat
/ Of contest peopls begin TO talk ut Rich
them liberty the price Of their alliance The slave
owners took up arms In the Of the sovereignty o
the Staes and now the Governor OF Georgia plays OF
that sovereignty against the despesm Of Richao ant
gives 70 be understood that each Of the Confsderstl
States separately make peace with the North Ncvci
has the logic whish flows beneath the events Of history
been more mperous or moro visible nothing has been
able 70 resard It's dccrees neither the oourage Of the
Southern armies the nrmncss Of that soldier Presi
dent nj once military and civil organizer around whom
there Ia something of tragic grandeur 10 which even
the moss rcsolute enemies OF his cause cannot remain in
sensible n the war In the United States had been
| ordinary war that commanding ngpro might perhaps
have secured the favors Of fortune but this great
teea n In reality revolution and Ina the struggle Of prn
epes at stake the victory will rest with The czsn Presi
dent