The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-07-27

whom no had bantered Tor O swimming race but no
came near drowning and rescued by his antagonist
Daniel Mace. an ex.msmber Of Congress. committed
suicide In Lafayette, Ind. yesterday.
Judge Underwood has opened his court in Richmond
mainly for the trial OF referring illegal regsra
ton.
Gcaerai Grant and tho Presidency -Slg aid.
cant Opposition.
On the same day the Tribune and the World
oppose tho nomination OF General Grant for
the Presidency and try to write 1t down.
Never before did q mere coincidence in oppo-
sition tell so plain story in q candidates
favor. For what more can be said in praise Of
a man proposed for high position than that
he IL hated or feared by those enemies Of pop
ular peace and public safety who hang on the
extreme of either division Of political senti-
ment and express and show the extravaganza
of party tendencies! In the days of the war it
was enough In maa's favor with Union-loving
vopers that the copperheads assailed him Win
ON exuberance Of abuse and insinuation. But
how much clearer is the case when the oppo.
sltion comes, not only from one extreme, but
from both; when in the same breath the COP.
perhead objects, and the radical extremist, at
the other end of the line, objects also. When
such wide-asunder partisans agree the only
safety for the nation is in choosing what they
oppose. Hitherto these same extremes
have agreed on several points They agreed
that the Southern States should be permitted to
secede they agreed that the war was fail
ure; they agreed that the existence Of the
ust;on NM MT corecncuut "a at >y.o, ~. ~. =.
rather than do certain things we should give
the Union up to inevitable ruin. In these
points the people secuted their dangerous and
reasonable thoughts Now they add to their
former points Of agreement . united opposi-
ton to General Grant. The lesson the people
must draw from this is an easy one. They
know now what the extremists do not want !;
they know, therefore, what is necessary for the
settlement Of the country, for the harmonizing
Of those divisions on which the extremists i've
for the restoration Of national prosperity,
and the destruction Of all the factions. The
factions themselves, with unerring instinct
point TO Grant as the man they dread.
Why do they dread himi Because he is Q
strong, honest, fearless, Straightforward man.
who commands the respect and has the conf
dence Of the whole body Of the people, and
who, In virtue Of the strength derived from the
people, will reconcile all honest differences,
pacify the country and destroy the dema-
gogues In his candidacy there will be not .
shadow Of chance for party bargains. The
extreme radicals do not want o man to settle
the country; hence they do not want Grant.
II Is their policy to keep up division, to keep
up agitation and bitterness, and by means Of
these TO drive Southern men to now acts that
can be held mp a. aggression, and % too put
now disabilities upon the South and force
their ultimate purposes Of division Of land
for niger voters, BY whom they expect 10 oon-
troll the government indefinitely. This IL the
broad radical objection to Grant; be b too
strong and honest for this plan TO thrive II he
Il President Short Of the radicals, who op-
pose Grant for this reason, there Il Q vein Of
opposition from certain republican party man
agera These do not want Grant - candidate,
because bis success 10 beyond doubt Party
managers make their games in the region Of
doubt and have guaranteed equivalent for
promised support Such persons see that
Grant 10 out Of their reach. His strength with
the nation Is such that he may scorn ell
maneuvrss, and bargaining with him is thus,
for oil reasons, out Of the question. On the
other hand, the eopperhesds know that they
have no chance with . man whose whole
record IL % distinctly against them, and they
fear that the republicans should get candi-
date who will leave no possible opportunity
for q division Of the national voice They
know hat with Grant up they cannot confuse
NE people. whatever they may cay. Alto
gesher, this simultaneous objection TO the great
candidate b Q most Instructive coincidence.
Never were the games Of shsrpsn 90 revealed
By any sudden exposure Of cards - the games
Of these political sharpsrs are By the accident
Of their giving vent 10 their ill-will On tbs