The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-11-13
The America N Era.

There are events omuipotent in their character and
omniproscnt while time and hum unity endure constut.
ing distinctive In the worlds progress In the dim
past distinctly lmned Haicus king o! Armenia, and
his handful OF hcroes defeating Belus and the hosts OF
Assyrians Then comes queen Seniramis, conluerng
Armenia followed by Tygranes, with his procession OF
the vanquIshed monarchs OF Asia. 10 holder outline
stands the Persian pouring his conqucrng hordes
into Greece Alexander tho Great and Cesar have also
rested the finger Of time by thek glorious exploits ana the
fame many warriors in the struggle Of nations is Inn
pershabo although they have constituted no distinctive
eras In history. Constantine, Mohsmmed and Charlie
msgne stamped with their the eras n which
they fought and lourshed The thirty years war in
Germany, the Magma ChMta Of England, and the Amer.
can Revolution, all fixed epochs, aud the "Petit Cor
poralp has made his distinguished mark, and transmitted
20 futurity the lasting remembrance Of Waterloo,
during as the pyramldal mausoleum OF Cbeops.
The chronology Of history has been the result Of mill
tary achievements, with a single exception-the Chris
Ian wo OF the nineteenth century, looking with
ave and amazement into tho retrospect OF tho mighty
past arc ourselves cnactng wonderful epoch In
the worlds history than any which has hitherto trans-
pred There never was such battle deld this cont.
nent OF North America nor Was there ever such rush
10 arms. The hordes OF Xerxes, whose arrows bedm-
med the SUM- could have numbered than three
hundred thousand mon, undiscplincd, and ACQUIRED
with the rudest implements Of warfare and the whole
combined forces which figured the battle nelds OF Eu
rope the Napoeonlc scarcely exceeded one million
Bu, this rebellion has already called out three mil.
lions from population enjoying al the benefits Of civih
yalon, OF intelligence, education, aod Of the highest
moral culture men from every rank Of lie, Of whom
Mr. Lincoln Justly said "Each ono Ia at to be Frosi-
dentr our Executive not joking then, for ho doubt
lees moant 10 attest the manhood OF each patriot.
The complete equipment and maintenance OF this immense
army displays the uuboundcd resources OF the country;
The bountics 70 volunteers md the liberal pay and ra-
,ons OF tho soldiers have mover been equalled BY any
other government. The hospital and
comforts levshed upon the sick and wounded
soldiers both by the State and the people, arc unparal
ced Tho implements Of warfare the result Of the
most highly cultivated science and mechanism, such ~
no previous history has recorded And what vast
military ability has been called INTO action to Weld this
immense army.
the commanders Of our armies and nav lea have been
snb eced TO tho severest inspection OF our owl people
Impatient Of the prolongstiop Of tho war and Of Eu.
ropeans eaous conceited ar ever ready 20 hold u M
IA scorn. This war " not between antaeonistc r1cos
who would be ready either TO subugate or TO extrpate
son brother and brother. We people unused TO
| Tho arts Of war, without even n standing army. Our
whether successful or otherwise, spd each
battle, whether victory or deleat, furnishes us .
useful lesson ne result, after three years a eoe
GERS OF the most distinguished abllitya fact not avs
puted even by enemies. The London times, IN It's
issue OF August 10, says" The largest and best ap
pointed army that any government ever placed IN the
nedn Tho leaders Of the rebellion sef are mon q high
| ability, else II would have been crushed out ong ago.
To cope with such advorsaries their equas or evon SUI
psriors needed and The emergency has furnished
the mon. For when WAS American ingenuity ever ~
rcy Tho sxuberapce OF our prares has been
By ko'crnsicx, gydis has been put around ihs~srin
by Morse, and rsntng accelerated 10 lightning tpceu W
hoe. Coli, sflrrcn and hot Of others h,ve combined
10 rnnko tho sfuiery war most terrible, END .ne
swamp apsosn are annbNlioa distance ~ ony
needed tho pressure Of 20 awaken our muhay
abiluy, End tho present suugge has tayelopcu w
genius Of the mr.. For what sc1efM ms ever 9Iousn