The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-07

General Grant tho Next Prcsideut.
We foresaw some time since that the only
way to bring peace, harmony, and prosperity
to the country, and at the same time to break
up the old corrupt machinery of political
parties, would be by making General Grant the
next President of the republic. Acting upon
this view Of our situation we occasionally and
from time to time brought him prominently
forward for this high Office We cast our bre nd
upon the wa'ers to see il it would appear after
many days. Silently and quietly the leaven
worked; for the thought was in The hearts Of
the people. We struck chord that vibrated
from one end of the nation to the other. The
millions of soldiers and their connections
throughout every city, town and village felt
the impulse, and they now stand ready to vote
for the man who may properly be called the
Saviour Of the Country, and every conservative
citizen, North and South, East ana West, is
repaired to do the same.
For awhile the partisan politicians, rival as
pirants for the Presidency, and the wire pull
ers, who always want to work up the matter
themselves and TO make their bargains through
the old corrupt system of caucuses and conven-
tions, were dumb. Naming Grant for Presi-
dent fell like bombshell among them. They
were afraid to assan name enshrined in the
hearts Of the people and so impregnablc as his.
But at last few violent and impracticablc
radicals have ventured to show their teeth.
They could not restrain their disappointment
and anger any longer. Knowing that the nom-
nation of this great general and hero will be
tantamount to his election and that his cleo
ton will be the death of radicalism and the in
auguration of an era OF patriotic conservatism,
they have become alarmed. They have dared
to brave popular sentiment and to speak dis
paragingly of man who saved the republic in
the hour of its greatest peril-all from the in
sane desire to make President Of their own
they have opened the Presidential campaign in
| earnest The newspaper extracts which we
publish to-day in another part of the HERALD
show that, although the election will not take
| place for eighteen months TO come, the cam
| paign Is fairly opened. II Is well, perhaps,
| that II should be 80; for all the momentous
questions, political and financial, In which the
country is involved, will be swallowed up and
| turn upon the Presidential election. We &C.
| cept, then, the issue raised by the radicals,
| having no fear Of the result with the name OF
| Grant before the people.
II is said General Grant does no. wish to be
a candidate, and we think II may beso; for he is
as modest as he Is great, and he has splendid
position, both in his Office Of gcneral-in-chiel
and in history. The labor, cares and danger
to ones reputation in being the chief magis-
trate Of this republic, might well cause man
Of his fame and ardent patriotism not to desire
the Office. Certainly he is not, like the radical
| candidate, Chief Justice Chase, and others,
working or plotting for it. But he loves his
country too well, and has too much regard for
| the will of the people to decline the RESPONSE
bility, IL laid upon him. Never, probably, since
Washington was President, has there been q
man more eminently fitted for the station, and
never was there one better adapted to the cir
cumsances OF the time. He has shown won
derful powers Of combination and tact, sur
prising breadth Of comprehension, great cour-
age and vigor, remarkable firmness and
tenacity Of purpose, and the most ardent pa
triotism; yet withal he Is extremely cautious,
| careful modest and conservative. II would
be hard 70 find more simple minded and
pure republican, Notwithstanding his superior
position and qualities. He ia, 10 fhot one Of
] the best representative Of American repubiL