The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-19
The Late Great Events and the New
Political Movements Of the Day-Gene-
raj Grant Master Of the Situation.

| 'Qulck as lightning Tor IL Is Dv IBntuing-
| the great events and movements Of the day, in
either hemisphere, now act upon and give
direction to the currents Of public opinion
throughout the civilized world. Hence, within
| the last three months the great reaction, in
Europe and the Uuited States against revolu-
tionary principles, combinations and parties,
threatening the overthrow of the established
order of things. The terrors Of the Paris
| Commune have awakened q universal dread
of revolutionary movements and have thus i'm
mensely strengthened in public opinion 'the
powers that be-" Every crowned head in
Europe, from the Gear of Russia to the King
of Spain, from the reactionary consequences
of the Paris Commune enjoys a greater sense
of security to-day than has been felt even in
st. Petersburg since the suppression Of the
red republicans of 1859. Even so late as
twelve months ago, when, from the reported
critical condition of the health of the Emperor
Napoleon, all the world was apprehensive of
the near approach of another European con-
vulson, it was thought that, whatever might
be the possibilities of republics or empires, the
restoration of the Bourbous was as hopeless as
the restoration of the Stuarts.
In September last we hailed the proclama-
ton of the revived republic in France, with
out bloodshed in Paris and without any Jaco-
bin scenes of violence or disorder, as an aus
picious opening for triumphal march of re-
publican ideas over the whole Continent.
Here, in June, we find the French republic of
M Thiorc ho Not Acso xy;fh
the consent Of the French people, exercising
the powers of an absolute monarchy, and the
restoration of the Bourbons or the Bonapartes
the leading question at Versailles. We still
believe that there is hope yet for the French
republic; but, If republic it is to be, it will be
shaped rather to maintain law and order by
the strong hand than as republic which may
open the door again to anarchy. In a word,
the events of the last three months in Paris
have produced a general moral reaction
against revolutionary movements and in favor
of law and order which extends to both hemis-
pheres, and which is plainly perceptble here
in the enlarged public impression that General
Grant is master Of the political situation in
this country for 1872 and that he is morally
certain of reelection. Such, then, are the
intimate relations of events and their action
upon the public mind between Europe and
America through the Atlantic cables for by
these connecting links is not the Paris Jacobin
made the neighbor Of the merchant prince on
our Fifth avenue, of the planter of Louisiana,
the farmer of Minnesota and the miner of
Nevada2
We say that the general moral reaction
against the horrible atrocities in Paris of demo-
cratic reformers run mad has sensibly oper-
ated in this country and is operating to
strengthen the administration of General
Grant and to secure his reelection in 1872.
There is a growing impression that the time is
unfavorable for such revolutionary change
in our national government as its transfer from
the President and the party in occupation to
the democratic party would be. Hence, even
among the democrats themselves, from causes
which they cannot exactly define, because
they have not yet learned the moral power of
the telegraph, the opinion is widening that
General Grant in 1872 cannot be beaten.
O.her causes than the Paris Commune have
contributed to this general opinion. The
dropping by General Grant Of his st. Domingo
annexation scheme, the great treaty of the
Joint High Commission, the careful collection
and disbursement of the national revenues,
the correction of abuses, such as whiskey aud
tobacco frauds, the heavy redemptions of the
public debt, made from treasury savings, and,
above all, the universal admission that General
Grant is an honest President and that his
prudent policy is promoting the great objects
Of peace and national prosperity, have made
him strong with the people, though anything
bu. a favcrte with slippery and tricky politi-
clans.
Among these tricky and small potato spuds
politicians the so-called farmers candidate
for the Presidency" the venerable Horace
Greeley, has got himself into an exceedingly
ridiculous position. His wild goose chase
after George Sanders aud Company at Niagara
Falls in the midst Of our late civil war for a
treaty of peace with JEFF Davis, absurd as it
was, had al least the merit Of definite object
in view but our sub-soil philosopher in his
present fix between Tammany Hall and the
Custom House can be likened only to per-
picked donkey between those two bundles of
hay. Ultimately he must come over to Grant
or go over to Tammany, or try third party
movement with Mr.. Fenton or George Francis
Train, and in either event he will be lost
sight of in the din and smoke of the great
battle when the battle is joined. There are
numerous other soreheads among the dis
appointed place hunters Of the republican
camp but they, too, will disappear as the
fight comes on, just as the Chase faction dis
appeared after Lincoln's second nomination
The outside housing politicians of his party in
1864 were opposed to Lincoln, but the masses
Of the party were for him against the field;