The New York herald., 1865-04-10

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history as one of the worlds noblest soldiers
Grant, we say, joined the volunteers OF Illinois
as the captain Of company of infantry; and
the only direct action of the government in his
case was an order to remove him nom COM
mand just previous to his capture OF Fort
Donelson-an event which retained him In the
service to become, as he is to-day, the military
savior of his country. Sherman declared, In
the first year Of the rebellion, that he would
require two hundred thousand men Tor the ope-
rations which, oven at that early day, fell
within the scope of his farseeing genius; and
forthwith he was relieved and pronounced IN
sane by Mr.. Secretary Cameron. What part had
the government proper in Sheridans elevar
tion-the matchless worth ofour greatest cavalry
leader having first been discovered by the
troops who fought under him, and the successes
they enabled him to achieve compelling bis
recognition by the authorities. It Is Of public
record that It was In contemplation 10 remove
General Thomas during the very hottest hours
Of the contest which hurled back into Alabama
the shattered divisions Of Hood; and, II we
chose to extend this article and enter
upon details, 1t might, we think, be demon
strated that in no single case has
military officer, originally selected for high
command by our government, proved equal
to the responsibilities of his position. It was
on. people who furnished the armies, and the
armies then selected their own commanders
the Lieutenant General himself having been
imposed upon the government by vote which
the voice Of the army compelled the elected
representatives Of the people to cast in favor
Of their most trusted chief 1t is the people, also,
who have furnished all the requisite finances,
material resources and powers for the conflict,
their inder.ructible faith in the final triumph
of norular institutions overcoming every
obstacle, and even defying the worst mis-
management of Secretary Chase TO bankrupt
treasury which had its best basis in their unfal-
/ tering resolve.
To the people, therefore, and TO our gallant
arm;es-beaded by Grant, Sherman, Sheridan
and their brave associates-all the glory of the
present moment belongs; and it should properly
be left with them to decide on what terms Of
permanent paciacation The vanquished in this
contest are to be reaccepted as citizens OF the
Union. That those terms will be generous, we
arc well assured; for our armies are true repre-
sentatives Of the people, and the Americans
are o most generous people; while, as to the in
! juries inflicted upon us in the earlier days of
our struggle by the failure Of the English and
French governments to carry out their treaty
obligations with q friendly government, and to
enforce the law of nations in our interest,
<H>~1L hofn RI
TO leave time and the powerful example of our
success to bring about . day Of reckoning for
their conduct. If Ireland, for instance, should
again rebel-as Ireland has had habit Of
doing for six hundred years-with what
| face could the British government ask Us to
| prevent the Fenian Brotherhood, for example,
! from sending over arms and munitions Of war
| for one or two hundred thousand men, with
| from five TO sever thousand veteran soldiers
and officers, trained in our battles Of the past
four years, and only painting to as
sist in organizing ON Irish soil the inchoate
| valor and sinew or an Irish armyi Or what
plea could the French Emperor advance against
our recognizing whatever popular movement
may hereafter make head against his throne, or
the throne Of his Mexican protkgt in case the SOL
diers Of General Lee should see fit TO emigrate
in that direction, or the selling and sending by
our merchants Of armed ships and all the muni-
tions Of "belligerency" 10 any country or people
with which either he or Maximilian of Mexico
shall hereafter be engaged in hostilitiesi Our
surest mode of securing satisfaction and in
demnity for all wrongs we have received from
Europe will be in our reunited capacity TO
become hourly and daily more prosper
GUS, benenccnt and powerful under our
popular institutions, thus setting before the
oppressed masses Of France and England
bright example and beacon, of which the pro-
lclarian clements in both countries will not be
slow to take advantage. The elder Napoleon
spoke most serious and solemn truth when he
declared that within Gfty years from his death
GALL Europe must be Cossack or republican"
Tho triumph Of tho American democracy in
this war for the supremacy Of the institutions
under which all our previous progress has
been achieved is an Assurance that his prophecy
will be fulfilled; and not in the Cossack alterna-
tive. Less than year ago the popular asser-
ton Of American sslfknowledgc, which took
shape In the phrase 1--WE are great people,"
furnished continual theme Of meering laugh
Der to all the malignant tory Journalists and
bitter imperialistic wits Of London and Paris.
What have these gentlemen now to say a. they
read the intelligence which may be found in
another columni
0novnRs 0nuAS 0rnA Mr.. Grover announces .
season Of German Opera ~ the Academy Of Music, 70
Monday evening. April II, with full eom
pany orchestra and chorua The opcra for tho opening