The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-23

bn vi mott further vsrsion " rates.
The snpli, Of beef cso wss nearly so large this
week ~ last Seck. though there sgss ~ 81 rcy
Pnces we're s0meNh h her 'holst 30 quote 20 mark
e. advance. fhe range q prices Toe leo !;
the snes wore masil, al % I5e Milrh cows we're
&C igcely 80 arn though quotations were ahogl tho
me- vess were N AR demand 1T from 70 90 s,Ec
loc. shein and smbs we're DOT ~ rea,y, aud prices
we've aN'n' ic h,shnr ilogs were h,goor. nj closed
with daeowa-a erdoncS s'ics ware !, rom TIC. 70
SIC lhe receins were 1851 oeeves. go cows COS
vesis. 5.6i' sheep end ,smha. and TIC hogs.
The War enc the rresia~ncy-Tae Crtti.
cal Situation OF the county,.
The irlrression inthe public m,rd has widow
ed and aecrcned until il has become o prevail
ing conviction tint tie grand military cam
paign upon which General Grant is about to
enter viii be decisive AGAINST The rebellion. or
that Il will brrp DISGRACE AID fiaancia, end
political confusion vpop the government md
tie loyal States The rat,onel treasury, the
whole financial svstem Of the country. in Al, its
ramifcatiors the unity Of the loyal States the
harmony - their reople. the life Of the govern
are row IN the hauds ~ General Grant and the
armies uader his command With his success
our way will be clear before us for now
e"och OF power and prosperitr without para-
lei In the history Of any nation; hut. in the
event of a failure on his part to dcmo'isb or
disrcrsr the armies Of TIE rehcl'on. who can
tell us whether the Presidential election Of
November nex' will he decided by the ballot
box or Ivy force o. arms?
Tho Presidential camnairr will he shaved
and determined from the results o. th,s coming
N tarv campaign. In the interval, even 10
June. tic events OF q s'roln day in The field Of
war may demoish AL our existing Presidential
parties. platforms and cand dates. How vain
AID nrepcsteroue then. is all this eng -neerng
Of c'iqncs and factions for the snoils and mum
der Of the succession. Nay. how m'sch'evous
and demora';z'nr must this premature agitation
of The next Presidency annear to rational men,
in view Of the startling fact that the life OF the
that within n month or two the issue my be
virtually decided for the Union or AGAINST IL.
We know that all the advantages Of snperor
numbers. mems and facilities for the work Of
this military campaign are in our favor: we do
not lose sight Of the fac. that the territorial
litary view, to less than onc-half its original
strength hut We are still fighting around
great circle. inside of which rebel force IF
three hundred thousand men may rcssibi, Mild
five hundred thousand at bav through the com.
ing season Of active military operations.
It becomes, then. the duty of all men. of
every station and Of every party. IN the loyal
States. to lay aside their Presidential chickering's
and pipelaying for time. and to join hands
and work diligently to 40 strengthen General
Grant as to secure success to his military move
ments against all possible contingenc es. In this
view, while we call upon the cackling aboli-
tionists to stop their sense,ess clamor about the
negro. and upon the venomous copperheads TO
susnend their vicious Kissing at 'the powers
that be-" we would also earnestly appeal to
tie administration and its political agents to
postpone the business of President making, Mt
least for month or two, In order that with
singIeness Of purpose and without any cmbar-
RAISING ro';ticsl patchwork, they may devote
their energies to the paramount business Of the
war.
1t is almost universally believed that there
would have been no military disaster in Flori-
da like that OF Olustee had there not been an
overweening desire at Washington to hurry
up the political reorganization of the State in
season to secure her three votes for the
Baltimore June Convention. 1t is ap-
parent that If Smith and Grierson had
been supported by few thousand men as
mounted infantry they could have effected q
junction with General Sherman, which would
have enabled him to push forward to Selma in
the heart Of Alabama. and thence down The
river and its line Of bountiful supplies to Mo-
bile. Those few tho Islands of additional men
could have been Furnished from Arksnsss had
they not been assigned to the political business
OF reorganizng that State according to the
emancipation formula Of President Lincoln.
Yet, again Had not General Banks been en-
gagged in tie same political tinkering in Louisi-
ana he might, with a powerful cooperating
land force. have opened the way with Admiral
Tarraeut into Mobile. But TO President Lin
coins political free State tinkering in Arkansas
and Louisiana is jeff Davis indebted for the
failure OF Smith, the failure OF Ferragut, aud
the failure of Sherman.
Now. in behalf Of resolute and vigorous
prosecution of the war under General Grant,
we would appeal TO President Lincoln to sus-
pend for while this business OF tinkering half
subdued rebellious slave States into loyal free
States. We have yet another patriotic sacrifice
TO ask Of him, in view OF his undivided attcn-
ton to the necessities Of our armies. Let him,
following the example Of Mr.. Chase, formally
withdraw from the field as Presidential candl-
date, and 60 little further, 10 advising his sub
ordinate officials, great aud small AL his political
friends to address themselves to the great work
will applaud him TO the echo.
In any event, ~ the administration will share