The New York herald., 1864-02-04

a brace OF Military Dtnncrs-Generai
Grant and Generai Sherman.
We published yesterday the proceedings
Of two very interesting military dinners
out West-the one to General Grant, ct
81. Louis. and the other to General
Sherman, at Memphis. Tennessee At the st.
Louis dinner, in addition to General Grant
a. the chief figure In the foreground, General
Rosecrans, General Scho6eld and General Os-
terhaus were among the lions of the evening.
OF course patriotic sentiments and speeches
were the order Of the night; and, among others.
General Rosecrans made q speech aud General
Schofeld made speech, and General Osterhaus
would have made a speech, no doubt, had he
pacity to handle the English language. Gene
raj Grant, however, when called out, simply
said:-"It will be impossible for me to do more
than to thank you" Why 'impossibley Un-
questionsbly, because he had deliberately made
up his mind, in view of these public demonstra-
tions, TO keep silent, and to trust to the old
truism, that factions speak louder than words"
A wise resolution, and bravely kept.
Now for the Sherman dinner at Memphis It
is described as "a grand affair" "The bill
of fare was unequalled. the display Of wines
plentiful, aud perfect battery of cham
pagne was kept up until five o'clock
in the morning" When General Sherman,
'the guest Of the city," was toasted, she re-
sponded 10 fine style" He dwelt upon the his
tory of the city and his operations there; his
residence at Baton Rouge La. when the State
seeded; the stealing Of arms, and the
cause or his leaving the confederacy, &C.,
DC. Now this was surely enough for
General Sherman at one sitting; but the
city fathers of Memphis thought differently;
for, after numerous toasts, speeches and songs
from other generals and from short winded
aldermen, the reporter says that General Sher-
man, at late hour, was called upon to make a
speech to finish up WITH" and she did So" We
think, however, that in this speech the Gene
RAILS finishing up was little overdone. For
instance, after relating the aneodote that
General Grant had said that when the war was
General Sherman said that as for himself, at
the close of the war, he would return to Mem
phis to run for Mayor Of that city.
Now we think that we can give valuable
hint or two to General Sherman. The name Of
General Grant is extensively agitated just now
in connection with the next Presidency. The
public mind is charmed with the idea; and
General Grant himself evidently begins to be-
lieve there is something in it. or why should he
be so very cautious in this matter Of speech
making? We may safely conclude that, like
General Jackson, he holds that the Presidency
is neither to be sought for nor declined. He
may, then, be considered a candidate for the
succession, and, as a candidate who makes no
speeches, he has every prospect Of a tri-
umphant election; for his acts will speak for
him. Therefore, when General Sherman here
after shall find it convenient to speak of Gene
raj Grant, let him no longer con6ne bis civil
aspirations and qualifications to the Office Of
Mayor Of Galena when the war is over
The SUPERvIsoRs' CoMMrrEE-FUNDs Run
NINa OET-UNAcCouNTABLE AorIoN or TIE Al
BAEY SENATE.-The Supervisors committee for
the payment of the bounty to volunteers is
likely to come to q dead halt for the want of
means. The number Of new recruits and Of vete-
few days that Mr.. Blunt. we learn. has nearly ex-
hausted the fund. This fact, taken in connec-
ton with the action Of the Senate at Albany
in refusing to legalze the loans already made
or to be made, has caused great commos on
throughout the city with all parties. 1t looks
like . determination on the part OF the republi-
can Legislature to have a draft enforced by
Will ma thp rtuila nf 10 vii
ourselves to raise money for the payment Of
the bounty TO volunteers. Great indignation is
expressed in all quarters at the action of the
Senate on this question at this important time
This feeling was fully sympathized in by the
returned soldiers, who are in waiting for their
bounty, and more good. old-fashioned soldiers
oaths were INDUCED in about the city than our
republican Senators at Albany would like to
have beard. A crisis had evidently arrived.
and something must be DONE Supervisor
Blunt Immediately called the committee to-
gether to take action upon the matter There
were present Supervisors Blunt, Tweed and
Stewart. his Honor Mayor Gunther aud ex-
Mayor Opdyke and Comptroller Brennan.
The exigcncies OF the case demanding imme-
diate action. it was resolved, we learn, to
appoint committee TO wait upon the President
Of the Broadway Bank, with request that
the bank advance the amount OF the loan
(about S400,O ,O00) not yet subscribed for by our
loyal leagues, &c. The bank, though not in
the republican ring, will doubtless comply
with the request, which will place the com
mittee ia funds for few days longer. But
this compliance will doubtless. we presume,
depend upon the s2OoO,oOo loan being legal
lied by the Legislature. To induce the Senate
TO recede from its action, and secure the legali-
zaton OF the county loan, request has been
made to the Board Of Supervisors to appoint
committae of their hodv 10 fnrthuith nra.