The New York herald., 1864-10-24

dlefs anu SAILORS are falrly deaAt With; tnat ehe
same facilities are afforded to democrats a. to
republicans in the army and navy. and that
there shall be no interference with the trans
mission Of the votes to their proper destina-
ton.
HOOD aad Beauresard An Georgia and
Iennessee-The Rebel Press.
The Richmond journals and their sympathizsrs
and abettors in this city, the World aud Ne,os
have very keen eyes for the victories that Hood
may possibly coin. Only few days ago they
were in ecstasies over the news from Georgia
Our army was to 6ght or starve; Hood had ''his
claws" in some nameless place "where he
wanted them;" Sherman's communications
were cut; Sherman was to be annihiiated in /,
day or two, and Shenandoah "smatterer in
military scieRce"-was very great fool not to
know what every rebel editor and correspond
ent could very plainly see-that he, the said
Sherman, ought to retreat Immediately.
But that is pretty we'll done with now. Hood
has not choked Sherman out of Georgia, but has
retreated very precepitately rather than stand
that very battle which was announced as Sher-
mans only alternative. But there is something
more. Now that Hood retreats from the rail-
road with Sherman at his heels we hear that
Hood never cared about the railroad at
all. 1t was ruse- He only went
there to entice Sherman out Of Atlanta,
and to tempt him in pursuit away from
the line of railroad and into the noun
tains, so that Hood could suddenly cross
the Tennessee and advance towards Nashville.
and even to the Ohio, perhaps. That specula-
tive Munchausen, General Beauregard. has
promised to drive the Yankees not only out of
Georgia. but even out Of Tennessee, in sixty
days. This new and wonderful plan involves
concentration of the rebel forces at Hunts
vile. Ala, the investment and capture of that
place. and . northward advance, the base of
the rebel army being at TuscumAia. 1t ia
wonderful how the rebel sympatdizers gloat
over the airy probabilities Of this new future.
But there is little difficulty. Hood cannot
have any base of supplies at Tuscumbia, for
the line Of railroad necessary to the use Of that
point as base is in the hands OF the horrid
Yankees. There is another difficulty also. 1t
is worthy Of notice that in this plan for rebel
operations not the least allowance is made for
General Sherman. That 'smattcrer in mill
tary science" is left out Of view. and yet it is
quite certain that he was in Georgia recently
with an army of from sixty to one hundred
thousand mon. Have the rebels and their
sympathizers forgotten that iacts
Great expectations are formed on this rebel
advance both in Richmond aud in this city as
an assistance to the peace party in the coming
elections. The curious observer will find that
the journals which make the most noise on this
subject have very little to say about Sheridan
and the magnificent victory so lately gained in
tho valley They have forgotten that there is
Shenandoah valley. Grant has been forgotten.
Sherman is forgotten. Sheridan is forgotten.
Wonderful forgetfulness! No one is remem-
bered but Hood, Beauregard and Davis.
TEST QUESTIONS AT THE APPROACHING EIEo-
TIoNs.-It is now ascertained for certain that
the railroad, stage and gas companies of this
city are going before the next Legislature for
power to raise the rates Of charges TO which
they are limited by their charters. A
large amount Of money is to be spent to secure
such a lobby as will powerfully assist the
application. The people Of New York had
better look out in time, or they will find heavily
increased passenger and gas rates saddled upon
them. In principle nothing can be more unfair
than the demands OF these companies. They
hold valuable charters obtained without COM
pensation to the city, and they have nearly all
been making enormous profits II the war
prices Of commodities affect them somewhat,
they should balance their former gains against
their present diminished returns. It is too
much to expect that the public will part gra-
tuitously with valuable privileges of this kind
and then allow those who have made such
large profits ont Of them to raise their charges
at pleasure. This was never contemplated by
the Legislature nor even by the companies
themselves, as they took their charters on the
understanding that the rates fixed In them
wero to be final. There is but one way to ueu-
tralize the corrupt influences that will be
brought to bear to secure compliance with the
applications of the companies. Let every can
didate for election, both gubernatorial and
legislative, be asked to give pledges that they
will not favor or support them. Those who
are against the citizens Of New York on these
questions are not entitled to their votes. Let
the tests DO at once put to Governor Seymour
and Mr.. Fenton. and then to every candidate
for the Assembly. In this way we shall know
how to vote understandingly.
The BRITIsH AMERICAN FEDERATION.
construction Of the new government Of Con-
federate States in British North America an.
pears to assimilate almost exactly to that Of the
homo government in Great Britain so that
with the exception Of union under ono ex-
ccutive head and one common parliament, the
change does not amount to much. We assume
that the Intentions Of the delegates in confer
ence was to accomplish result with somewhat