The New York herald., 1864-06-29


lay before our readers this morning, from our
armies East and West is very interesting, and
altogether furnishes o cheerful view Of the pro-
gress OF the general campaign.
General Shermal has suffered severe re-
pulse in attempting to carry BY storm forti-
fed mountain, occupied by the enemy, on the
direct line of his march to Atlanta; but as the
result, 10 . military view, was only . failure
by . direct attack to dissodge the eDemy, we
lave no doubt that the infall.ble expedient Of
a flank movement will remove him. This is
not the first nor the secopd time Ia which
General Sherman In this campaign haS been
repulssd from some difficult and strongly
intrenched position Of the enemy; but
in every case, after feeling the ground and dis
covering that It would be cheaper to 60 around
instead Of adhering to the purpose of going
over the enemy's works, flank movement has
Of battles and fanking operations whereby
General Lee has been pushed back from the
Rapidan to Richmond has pushed back Joe
Johnston from the northern border OF Georgia
into the heart Of the State. When turned out
of this last hiding place we guess his next
to be turned out again by another flank move
ment. The decided superiority Of Shermans
army over that Of Johnston, infantry, artillery
and cavalry, renders the former equal to ali
contingencies.
From the grand army Of the East, immedi-
ately under the eye Of General Grant, We have
the gratifying information that 1t is steadily
closing in between the rebel capital and its
vital railway communications with the South;
that they are already cut of from the Weldon
to the Danvile line, and that within few
days, in order to regain them, General Lee viii
be compelled to leave his Notifications and risk
his fortunes in the open deld. The crossing to
the south side OF the James river of Sheridsn's
powerful cavalry column will soon determine
this question, whether General Lee will con-
sent to be completely cut of from the South or
will hazard the open fields to reopen his COM
municatlons.
In this connection the brief despatch from
General Hunter in reference to his operations
in the fruitful region west Of Lynchburg is sat
isfactory. He reports encouraging and unva-
rying successes; and, though no gives as yet no
details Of his movements, the nature Of his dam
ages to the enemy may be inferred from the
hints Of the Richmond journals Of his remorse-
less appropriations spdfy yeetruction Of rebel
depots OF military stofes. DC.
East and West, in spite Of temporary checks
and drawbacks, the work of the campaign goes
steadily forward. Let the administration show
some energy and activity In strengthening the
Army Of the Potomac, and in bringing the great
feet Of iron-clads and gunboats on the James
river Xinto . little practical exercise, and
grumblers and skeptics and Wall street gold
gamblers, in sympathy with the rebellion, will
speedily be silenced. Let our readers, mean
time, be assured that the ground gained by
Gen. Grant he holds, and that he has the rebel
lion firmly within bis grasp.
Presidens Lincoln and His Incompetent
Cabiaet.
That famous gathering Of officeholders and
shoddy contractors usually styled the Balti-
more Convention seems to have incurred the
displeasure Of President Lincoln. II was or
dered to meet upon a certain day and rcnoi-
nate Old Abe and then adjourn. Instead Of
this the Convention exceeded these instruc-
lions, and dared to hint, by one Of the resolu-
lions in the platform, that imbeciles ought to be
turned out of the Cabinet. The President was
equally sstonshed and indignant that clique
Of men, duly hired to do certain job and duly
rec ompensed therefor, should presume to die
tate to him about such matters; and, conse-
quently, be has not paid the slightest attention
10 that resolution.
We agree with The President that it Ia very
vexat;ous to find fellows so oficious as TO prof
fer unwelcome advice when they were en-
ployed simply to renominate and endorse the
present administration. If this were Turkey,
ard Lincoln were pacha Of three tails, he
would be fully justified in bow -stringing al!
those meddlesome and impertincnt ser
wants OF his who were sent as dele
gates TO the convention. But as this
is at least nominahy republic, and
as Mr.. Lincoln is as yet only plain President,
with great many smutty tales, be is unfortu-
nately deprived Of the power to punish the dele
gates as they deserve. Under the circumstances,
too, IL might even be we'll for him to yield TO
the inpudent demand OF the persons engaged
TO renominate him. His organs and his orators
are perpctually asserting that the Baltimore
Convention was an expression Of the peoples
will, a voice from the popular heart, and all
that sort Of thing: so that, in order to keep up
the illusion, Lincoln should consent to be
guided little by what the convention re.
solved. Not TO do this is to expose his own
trick, aAd 10 practically confess that his renomi-
nation was the act Of o set Of puppets, un-
worthy of regard or respect when they squesled
out more than they had been told 10 utter. An
immediate reconstruction Of the Cabinet might
help Mr.. Lincoln with bis own party and gain
him soms adherents from among the outsiders.
When We drop questions Of political sxpedi-