The New York herald., 1864-10-16

The tpx"sidehtAal FL ttGn In theUnfted
states
WHAT ENoiANp ru'Nxs "M'cLELLAN's FLAT
FoRa" AND rue DIVISION OF Ths DsMoCRArIc
From the London Times Sept &C.,
The mitary seHgeuce brought BY The Europa is not
nrortant. The - the c,pture d Mobile Ia not
Tcduce any te' o. ,he residential election. But -
% the eve ~ To great battle expected between the
lore.s of Lee and Grsrt, the cou ederate army
suddenly DIVIDED against Itself and formed into
two rival c,nps. ne incidcat could scarcely
hsve mvre bearing on the result OF the cam
Pagu 10 virginia tnsn the division announced IN the
ranks y sne democratic party may have 90 the great
poiiticai conflict Se nom,ndi Of Geseral McCie ian
kas turn OFT riSG haF n, rdrt thrt porged
lAe 'Ch caqo pq,,or and the prob ON ha, now occu
pies the thousands nose not TO the rign
Mde. but tie strongest, s the calculation which viii
% The evatns section. he division between the
PARTIES sharp and definite The issue raised is peace
Supposed 70 WI lnst the position taken by the demo
Rsso party when II acted interest," WIS indefinite
and hlogicai, we have than pointed out Blu,
svcn with tnis defect uoss bic the necessities OF
phe time might have forced both sections Into
oe ~ poncy as ~ The war. u would be desirable
ascertain, through convention Of States v bat 10
nasses the w-r is extermpa,ing sud impoverishug.
What we have 6sard mostly the enthusiasm Of
tAese who proht by The conflict The war interest has
SnuG represented Itself the national interest
ventcn called dufins armstice might bsve thrown
fght Oh several punls well worth considering, instead os
eisndly nehtrg over them and oraettug them 10 the
hsAa Of he Conflict Tbs, understood n, the
% ect Of The peace denocras 10 the vipor Sih which
sAsy denounced II OF The war they were
exceeded by the other q The party ana nigh.
veil be anticipated tnat large body of the people who
believed the var was ho eees a. corcucted or hope
80 IN any case might succeed srresting the oonfa
grafton
Bta ne 70 aknes of the combination has shown s>H a,
~ fr1 movr>nt General Nc Ian accepted the nomi.
cation but his lctr dceptlnce repnd,aLsd TIE peace
ss1on Of his sarp,r,s, and kuocked out several Of the
gor tbs RESTORATION o. tbe Cuon at aI hazards or At
ehe possible cost Of ine mseres Of another Pre- dental
esUecrss, who opposed 70 the policy Of the
esoM McCisians decsrston therefore has completely
aivided the party Dir. va'lsbdishaD, Mr.. Wood and
theW supporters 6cclsre VI ~. General has not accepted
teetr cond coes y represent the sentiments of the
soveuton and tns they win nos support bis election
1bey have nc. yet determined they propose
take, but at rresaDt the division Of the gres. demo
cTss,o party IS iisp D. cse ne chances OF AT L'r-
scns The republicans viii hardly commit tho
same errQr The prospects q Fremont are not spoken
~ iasornnle He 70 drete9d rival candidate but
ooud lhe democracy have lelo together their opposition
moor lacuons The popular influence OF the party 10
psesNoy dauasec. Such divisions have generally pre-.
ocl =. and tne eseut rupture will be cons dered
hsign OF weakness IN former eectons the discovery
that candidate was oot aayaiabep has been
Soaveution. II be could TO, obtain V yotss eponsb'
es was dropped fer me else TO whom there sere
wer ooleo,'ons seyerai sre., names have thus lcsl
tAs sxpeoed pnminatton aud the choice has fallen
wen lumessursbly Their iBtcsi1rs II seems 10 rslgre
psme explanation how TIE peace democrats could bayr
hominstsd Mcclellan sthoat previously ertsuirg his
ppinions mors precisely The a,eueres bts.n hin ana
Ao iak sSysorir crsot enotg. 70 eonpe iheus b -.
nsNnos kfm. But no compromise win Toe hcproste
wiAeD OF the parry IA u0e possible Mcclellan j. the
srsgular inee sud unless the disappointed section
b stroog enough " 0e the Convention ana ob-
n from revsrsai q Tho election, the party 90
n-o tho fsd against the republicans with two osudl.
sasse Ae Division o. Chs party not squlvalott 70
sefeat u 10 q step towards u.
But such Ia the unhappy position oi sfalrs
ihst neither success sor esase improves the prospects
pesss Be,h reasonu Tor continuing the war. AZ
bitie sops ths,e In usaslsr Of the government from
~ tsent poesessors " the nds ~ the oppts tsry
SAs republicans engage W MAINTAIN the war the dem'
yuan u.s. give tas saue pledge The waters of conten'
aioa over the aHd and The ark of promise which wac
&anchsd ~ Chicago has already broken up Ia the TEN
pest ~ nor Tear that any raft the friends OF peace
nsy try 70 construcs nos b, strong enough 10 s
~ vvsn e.eh an ssf1ordil 1ry corJHat0r o speo ~
hnnla9 % estfag IN dpeoits.
FROM tue Loudou 7eegrspb Sept 2T.l
YaiN IN thSf very potent lever for moving
s<nes sad M ncoa has tls sivsotsye ever hi, rivals
M possessing ibis quality 20 gipr0sr derfee Nor can
Ns dscssd that, A. mattefs tsaad ns stplstrrunff g
si lead rors 'ye.'tg are thai iat ~ hR opponent.
Gm-war 70 the eGf-N IN lntenFibie slt,aufh a
sldsous aud guceti ppiisy vht, General NJ. leIan
ssSoa AGassVfeaaa teA 49, IA es ona ~ eit7n and
.s#sf Asnse,f N - a4FHl - yrfW rt .fusN NO
y .,ssf prac slY, lha resl "r tt p.eat ast be tha
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