The New York herald., 1871-01-08
lHE NEXT PRESIDENCY

Vice President Coifnx the Situntion--(cne-
raj Grant the Failure Choice oil the Repnb-
lican Party.
Vice President Colfax, who has over and again
reiterated his determination 10 retire to private
life after his present term OF ONCE expires and
who declines, under any circumstances, to be con-
sidered as one OF the numerous asprants for the
next Presidency, is out III article in this weeks
IaGepeadeiu, in which he takes up the Cudge for
the republican parry In his usual vigorous style.
1.-The Future OF the Republican Party" Is It's title.
OF course the theme affords Mr. Colfax wide
field for speculation. He believes that the
prophets OF evil" who croak about q new party"
that must OF necessity arise out OF the ashes OF The
old republican party 10 carry the next election are
croaking IN vain, and that the same votes which
carried Lincoln triumpnantly to the White House
will again place General Grant at the head OF the
nation in 1872 Mr. Colfax argues from the past
record OF the republican party to show that 1t has
by no means lost It's hold on the affections or the
people; and as to the Southern States which have
lately gone democratic, instead OF their being an in
dication Of the way the Presidential election OF
1872 Will go, he declares that the results
OF these same trumphs will but TO strengthen
The republicans as party In support OF this as
seron he proceeds to detail what lie calls the
sults' Of the democratic triumphs, South, such as
the Senate from North Carolina OF Its iomer rebel
governor, and SO on al ibiun Mr. CoifaX then
closes as fouows:-
What preserves the republic from the rule of
lhe democratic party, which contains these elements
Within H. Is the continued power OF the republican
party. And IL Is because the Young masses o. TINS
patrlutlc organization, whU without the Lead OF
poiltlclans, created 1t, realize that IL was
a reform party at its birth, and has
been reform party during ali its exist
ence and mas carried through more vital
tlona HE, AND can elaborate ana Gems llnmate all
needed reforms in the future as Their necessity be-
comes apparent, that they intend 10 win another
triumph loi ii and lis standard bearers III 1872. How
ever the President, its successful candidate 1868
may be criticised or attacked believe him stronger
win the people at large than he was when thus
chosen. then there were Iears With sonle tnat,
though republican, he might net be In It's al Yanced
nhe. who 1ears 1t nowy some doubled whether,
with life spent IN armies and all his lame
Won there, ne might not be too quick In
pushing International questions TO warike
settlement Let his stand liz regard to Cuban inter-
venuon, despite his personal sympatnies with that
struggling people, prove how these DOUBTS have
dlspeIed. General Grant (wiIh some one
OF The many prominent republicans East or South,
whom all connde IN and VIII delight to honor. asso-
catea with him) wlil sincerely believe, lead the
republican phalanX, us he has so often lea those
unaer his banner, TO signal ana ausplcious VIC
tory. And II wll be victory that VIII give STABILITY
and rest to me country by enuing forever, ii VIII.
SUITS oi the war as embodied In our constitution and