The New York herald., 1864-10-21

await its visltasion or take the remedy into their
! own hands. The course to pursue is obviously
at oacs to call mass meeting to petition the
| Governor to remove from ofiics the men who
are thus indifferent to their duties. We have
seen in the case of City Inspector Boole how
much q conscientious and energetic public
officer can effect in the way OF improv-
| iHg the sanitary condition Of the city. He
has spent little more money than his pre-
deoessors, it is true, but he has saved it to the
community In the increased comfort and salts
faction they have enjoyed under his admins
traticn. Let us endeavor to get rid OF these
Croton Commissioners, and put men like Bocle
in their places. We shall then be sure that we
shall enjoy an immunity from noxious vapors
aud bad smells.
| NapOlcon's Views OF Our Presidential
Election.
| Mr.. Pennington, the Secretary OF the United
Safes Legation at Paris, has just returned home
| from that city. He reports to the government
that the Emperor of France takes q deep inter-
est in our present Presidential contest, and
watches it especially in the endeavor to end in
the result the true expression Of the American
| people, aud the real sentiments of The country
upon the questions of union or disuuion, wcr
| or peace. The Emperor, it is said, will regard
the reelection of Mr.. Lincoln as the deter
mined and unqualified declaration az the
| American people In favor of the Union at
every hazard and through all the possibilities
of war. He will regard that result as con-
firmation, directly from the people, Of all the
statements that our government has made to
European Powers to that effect. On the other
hand it is said that he will regard the election
| of General Mcclellan as an expression of
readiness on the part of the people to make
| terms with the Southern States; to make u
peace even that will admit the independence
| Of those States In short, that he will and in
the election of General Mcclellan, aud in the
temper that he will suppose it indicates, that
very opportunity which England and France
have waited for-the opportunity for interven-
| ton in favor Of the South.
These views may DO natural enough for a
man at the distance Of the Emperor, but they
are nevertheless not true ones. No possible
result of the present contest can be the ex-
preston of the American people in favor of
peace and the independence of the Southern
States, and for tho simple reason that nine
tenths Of the whole American people are un-
qualiaedly in favor Of the Union. Many thou
sands Of men will vote for Mcclellan who are
as unquali6edly in favor of the Union aud rs
earnestly opposed to the rebellion as is any
man who will vote for Mr.. Lincoln. or this
there can be no doubt. The Emperor does not
make enough allowance for the schemes and
screams OF the factions Excellent French
authority has declared that the revolution
which overthrew Louis Philippe was so far
| from being the will of France that it was
brought about by the clamor Of party that
could not have polled honestly five thousand
votes. An allowance in the same proportion
must be made for the noise Of clamorous dema-
| gogues and fanatics in our contest. Many of
these in the Mcclellan party would have dis
union for their personal benefit, and an
nounce it even as ono Of their party
measures; but there are also fanatics
ON the other side who would submit to dis
union and even openly advocate it when they
consider that it is necessary for the abolition of
slavery. Neither of these factions, however, is
the party that for the time being each adheres
| to-; nor are their noisy declarations any fair
| representation Of the principles of these par
| ties.
Let the Emperor be we'll assured Of this:
the American people, If they can ever be fairly
and honestly brought out on this question
of simple union or dlsunion, one country or
! two countries, will be found 1rmer than tie
| Grecian phalanx for the one glorious govern
ment bequeatbed them by the race of great
men that has passed away. This will be
shown in the next Congress-, which will be
overwhelmingly for tho Union. Moreover, il a
| President disafected to the Union could be
elected, and If that President were disposed 10
carry out the measures Of such platform as
that prepared at Chicago, he would be utterly
| unable to do harm. He would be completely
checkmated and controlled BY the patriotic
character Of Congress and by the grand deter
mination of the people to carry the war through
10 an honorable peace.
sheridap's Last victory--The Desfruc-
tion Of Another Rebel Army in the
Valley.
General Sheridan has once more gained O
great victory in the Shenandoah valley. AS
his own despatch tells us, his flank was turned
and his line broken and l"driven in confusion"
at daylight on Wednesday, by the rebel army
Of the valley under General Longstreet
General Sheridan was then at Winchester,
ten miles from the field Of battle, and affairs
looked badly for our valley army. On General
Sheridan's arrival in the fosenoon, wc had
lost twenty pieces Of artillery, and our army
L ~ 49, e..
gathered up the fragments Of this beaten and
broken force, put them In their proper
places, brcathed new spirit into them,
| and at one O'Clock in the afternoon stemmed
| the torrent Of the rebel success II was