The New York herald., 1864-09-27

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OlsiIaa ortLiaoeln must come down IN NovA ,
ber; but NOBODY yet knows whioA Of tAsn b
will be- Perhaps We shall ell know whom the
news from Pennsylvania osnss Aswa.
The Lincoln newsPspers are already coming
down The MoCIAllan papers may also como
down before long. The printers have como
down. The price Of paper must come down
from twenty five oeuts to twelve or fifteen
cents per pound. Then the price Of the Hss-
AID will como down; alss the price Of adver-
tisements, which are now coming down upon
Us in such foods that we have the utmost diff
Guilty to make room for them. When that hap
pens all the other papers must come down or
burst up, and the latter is the ikelier fate. Let
the ladies wait week or two before making
their fall and winter purchases. The milliners
and dressmakers must come down. One hun
dred dollar bonnets will come down within
reach Of people with moderate means Those
places Of amusement which have raised their
rates OF admittsnce will have to come down to
the old and gold standard. The play Of
HunpitY Dumpity on the wall and how be,
caught : fall will be popular everywhere
All ssrts Of people will take part in it. That
we'll known slang phrase, "come down." will
be upoa every lip. In every part Of tho coun-
try whore the stars and bars now insult the
skies-on the seas where the rebel privateers
will soon 60 below with the Alabama-in
Europe and in Mexico--on Wall street and on
Broadway-at Washington and at Richmond
In politics and in business-ever is COM
ing down with great crash.
Military Successes and Presidentiai As
Pirants-Tho Real Heroes OF Our War.
1t would be extremely amusing were it not
so pitiable to watch the efforts being made by
the various partisans OF Mr.. Lincoln and General
Mcclellan to appropriate, each for the benefit
of his particular candidate, the glory of the
recent series Of magnificent victories achieved
by the genius OF Grant. Sheridan and Sherman
on land. aud the noble old Viking Farragut
in the waters Of Mobile Bay. "Another cam
paign document in favor Of Mr.. Lincoln
scream the partisan papers in Mr.. Lincoln's in
terest whenever the telegraph brings us tidings
of some new success achieved by Grant. Sheri-
dan or Sherman. "The credit don't belong to
you at all" shout in chorus the partisan Nc
Clellan papers. "The glory Of every victory
must ibe credited to Little Mac. and we can
prove his title to the glory by firing bigger
guns and more guns for the triumph than ever
you dared to salute with" The result is
that we are deafened with incessaut
cannonadings in the lower part of the city, and
that all nervous old ladies now take the pre-
caution OF shutting their ears with cotton before
venturing in the vicinity Of our City Hall Park
All this is the sheerest nonsense and some
thing worse. 1t is an attempt of the Presidential
partisans on either side to array their candi
dates in borrowed plSmes--plumes rudely
plucked from the wings OF the four great war
eagles Of our country aud age Grant,
Sherman, Sheridan and Farragut. To Grant, as
the directing mind of all our army combina-
tions, must be given the supreme credit for
every military success achieved by Sherman
aud Sheridan, while to these two latter will be
accorded the honor, only second to that OF
General Grant-the honor OF having faith
fully, zealously and magnfcently carried out
in executive details the great plans con-
fded to their genius, experience and valor
by the wise selection Of the Lieutenant
General. As to Admiral Farragut, no leaf
from the thick laurel wreaths that adorn his
brow can be claimed in any other quarter. He
is sole Judge and master Of his own movements,
and may be said to have succeeded rather in de-
spite of the notorious blunders and inefliciency
OF the Navy Department than through any
assistance derived from Mr.. Rip Van Winkle
Welles.
The true issues of our Presidential campaign
can never be overclouded in the popular mind
by the smoke Of salutes fired in honor of victo-
ries with which neither Mr.. Lincoln nor General
Mcclellan can have any further connection than
belongs to the bumblest citizen; and any at
tempt to secure popularity for either candidate
on such grounds should be ut once denounced
as an attempt either to retain or to obtain
power and popularity on "ialse and fraudulent
prstences" This Presidential contest, now
narrowed down to two candidates by the
withdrawal of General J.. G. Fremont,
will be decided in public judgment by com
parison Of the relative fitness OF General
Mcclellan and Mr.. Lincoln for the responsible
duties Of the chief executive OF the nation. II
will not be forgotten that our present military
successes are solely due TO Mr.. Lincoln being
compelled by the strong will Of General
Grant to cease all intermeddling with our
armies and General Mcclellan, we should
imagine has been himself too long a soldier
to countensnce these silly attempts of his
partssns to decorate him with honors not
his own. The two candidates are up before
the American people for judgment on their
antecedents, abilities, characters and the
diversity Of policy which they represent and
on these issues alone will the final vote be
recorded. Any attempts, therefore. TO bolster
up either by firing saluses for victories in the
field are both unwise and dishonest
The men who to-day stand out before the