The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-12

coming man FROM the urlIL OF RECENT oVentS,
and the inevitable gravitation Of the dominant
Union war sentiment Of the country, we believe
| that the child il christened and that his name
| Is Ulysses S. Grant On the great issue in the
| republican camp Qhe reconstruction policy OF
Congress) he has crossed the Rubicon; he is
with The radicals, and that settles the question.
Mr.. Chase as an aspirant for the Chicago nomi-
nation ceases to be a dangerous competitor,
and will doubtless cease to push his claims.
General Grant, we dare say, will be proclaimed
the republican candidate by reclamation, and
from all the facts and indications bearing upon
tie contest there is no probability OF his de-
feat In the powerful element embrac-
ing the surviving ten or eleven hundred
thousand Union soldiers Of the war Grant, as
the great chieftain who directed their move
ments from the Potomac to the Rio Grande,
and who finally compressed them from an area
of eight hundred thousand square miles into
the rebel surrender at Appomattox Court
House-Grant, we say, will have an army OF
voters at his back that will be simply ire
sistible.
What then, are his qualifications for The White
House? we may very properly inquire He Is
not statesman Of the comprehensive views
and experience Of Henry Clay he is not the
| man, hit or miss, who will "take the RESPONSE
bility," like General Jackson he Is not philo-
sopher such as Jefferson, nor an expounder Of
the constitution Of the calibre Of Webster he
Is not a politician Of the cunning school of the
Albany Regency; he is not in finance up to
the mark Of Fessenden or even sold Thad
Stevens;" he is but schoolboy in the arts Of
political engineering compared with Chase he
could, in the strategy and tactics, the quirks
and bubbles of the law, be bottled up by Ben
Butler, and he cannot begin to make an Off
hand political speech or complimentary adj
dress with candy Johnson" Indeed, we have
the positive assurance of copperhesd con-
temporary to the effect that General Grant has
no turn of mind and has had no schooling in
the charms of literature; that he is incapable
of approaching the beauties of Lord Derby's
translation of Homer, or Longfellow's render
ing OF Dante's 'Inferno."
But with oil these deficiencies and notwith-
standing the facts that he was but the other day
tanner in Galena there is some excellent stuff
in this quiet little man Grant for the White
House. His fund Of practical common sense
and cool sagacity supply the place OF
genius, and he has practical theory OF
the Union, the constitution and the laws
equal to the highest order Of states
manship. Without the rashness Of sold
IL L. Lnc Ill l.; 1:
his settled convictions A practical advocate
Of retrenchmont and reform, he is no political
visionary aiming at impossibilities, and no be-
lever in Quixotic experiments. He is, withal,
an amiable man. disposed to try the healing
appliances of patience. and Cancellation over
sectional troubles, rather than the sharp Puri-
tanical remedies of hot iron, caustic and am
putaton. Never having been broiled upon the
gridiron Of either political party, he has no
personal revenges, like Jackson, to settle, and
no claims, like Buchanan, OF a gaEg OF twenty
years followers to meet. Finally, In his brief
administration Of the War Department General
Grant has shown that The mind equal to the
men in the fields competent to shape the policy
OF half dozen men in the Cabinet.
We may, then, undertake to say that in tho
election of General Grant the American people
will secure good President aud reign Of
internal harmony and prosperity and Of exter
nal influence and power under his adminstra-
ton. But il the radicals are thus to secure
new lease Of four years in the government the
question here may be asked, What security
have we against the fulflment of the widest
schemes of the radical fanatics! We answer
that all dangers from another radical Congress
may be avoided by the election, with Grant
OF q conservative Congress. The comprehen-
sive powers Of Congress under our political
system have at length been fully developed.
The lawmaking and impeaching department is
the sovereign branch Of the government, subject
only to the will Of the people. To this depart
ment, then, the special attention Of the demo-
cracy aud all in the opposition ranks should
be devoted in the coming contest.
We believe that no opposition candidate can
be brought forth competent 10 defeat General
Grant. II is useless to suggest, even to the
eachems Of Tammsny Hall, the claims and
saving virtues OF Andrew johnson. They like
his Offices, but this man is not their man. He
il, perhaps, as little thought OF as the Emperor
Of China by the democratic managers AZ their
man for the succession. General Sherman
will hardly consent TO run against Grant and,
moreover, the Western copperheads are dead
against Sherman, and they do not like Hancock,
and they Will have Pendleton. General Grant
Us our next President, then, may be considered
. foregone conclusion; but the next Congress
will go far to shape tho policy OF the next
administration. Let the democracy, then,
turn their attention and their efforts from the
President 70 the next Congress, and they may
secure House Of Representatives which from
the beginning 20 the end will give Us, under
Grant. q conseryatiYa administration In