The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-10

look to him with hope, il not, with thorough
confidence, and are prepared to accept any
policy which is laid out for them by their con-
queror which is marked with sense of
benigant Justice
The Senate and House of Congress are
reposing on their arms, curious and anxious
to know what the ides of March will re-
veal, and we are filed with deep trust
fulness that that truculent and irascible body
will have at last found President who will
exact their respect by the silent grandeur Of
his character. Even the renowned chief Gen
eral Butler, on whom, since the death OF
Stevens, the war mantle has descended, and
who, without the overawing domination which
experience and age gave to Pennsylvania
acrid statesman, possesses far more subtlety
of thought, more statesmanlike adapta-
bilty, more readiness of resource, more
superb audacity and more close and crush
ing vigor in its application, stands calmly
leaning on his spear, unmindful of the small
conflicts which rage around him, and watching,
with curiosity not untouched, with confidence
the action of his former rival. It will require
but slight turn of the political kaleidoscope
to throw Grant and Butler into combination
Both are strong men, powerful in themselves
without the aid Of party. Both are old demo-
Gratis. Grant was forced upon the republican
party by his enormous popularity with the
Masses and Butler in his Congressional dis
trict routed the radical element which assailed
him in every quarter, from the feeble yelping of
Fitzpatrick to the holder barking of the Tribune.
Both are men of the people, and on the vital
question Of finance, upon which the prosperity
OF the nation now depends, we look to see them
standing shoulder to shoulder at the head Of
the new party which must inevitably be formed.
Those who know Grant best predict that he
will not prove himselaunequal to the RESPONSE
bilities Of his exalted position. He still adj
heres to that quality which Carlyle places in
the gospel Of greatness above all others
silence. When he accepted weightier re-
sponsibility than this (the command of the
Army Of the Potomac) he issued no rotund
Pope or Mcclellan small Napoleon aronun-
ciamient0s, but simply said to Mr.. Lincoln,
Il hope shall not disappoint the confidence
Of the country" He did not. We have every
reason to believe it will be so now We may
describe him, as in full accordance with Hum
boldt's theory, 'as great man, who, happening
to find important business in life set before him
to do did it accordingly as matter of the merest
practical detail With all his appearance of
solderly simplicity and unaffected manners he
is very exclusive and Of less broad but far
deeper mind than Lincoln. He has scorching
insight into human nature which makes him
very friendly to those to whom he takes
fancy, but distant to those who are not con-
genial to him. He has strong Partially for
men Of solid standing in society as well as in
public affairs, and to that extent he may disap-
| point his ultra radical camp followers. While
he will incline towards the best of those of the
party which accepted him, he will probably map
out humanity on the Biblical idea of the sheep
and the goats, and cast aside with cool con-
tempt the selfish dogmas Of party. Letus, too,
rest on our arms and await the ides of March.