The New York herald., 1864-09-17

.es general acqaIsscsnos But tho lack OF success
whk1 government the authority on whch could rely
nn,M easing the letter OF thu law. There nspy
eA n ,sneA od fault that n Is impossible 10 rspress
ready S'k qencs the tone Of the speakers AZ pastc
| @ao,,ras the faithful echo they receive from TOO
oss popuA. TOO temper OF the chief city and
u0 bs Na,o ~ ases 'nds "a magnanmous and bona ado
movement on -. utt-rances Of Journal DO aus
peaee' But u ss st DiAun> ~ill be admitted uusI
ceytonahe evidence meat. 70 afirm than an
we % ne' kno" az our national troubles is perfectly
uo'a.e tssuem snl that two thirds OF tue Amefi.
feasible, but We feoi crs The dividing line snxousy and
% sss,rs "a are say 20 max. ~
sacrifices iasars. ssaddsrar dread .hn, On.
may by i.o, sr IGsp
the rebels, virtually sckoo"eA ,s manner in which tho
question Of peace and is nov o much on them yst
.s1 sad ss vs.. 0 s
Of course the interest OF the dispA that may fov
creased by tho practical couteluoHA years on po,yer
from II. If Mr. Lincoln had rtErs ,e nation would
et there mghs be call for peace butt tmos despco
and soemny pledged 10 war But in ss S,ss ,1n,ns
Mr.. Liucolns term OF Office expires In ,or on ad
verse views be chosen Hence energyA an oae.
Of the contest Tho democrats waat to OF IN.
the republicans to keep II. Besides the goon of au
country, there the private ambitions is Or
nercus politicians and tho interests Of bundrA .helr
place hunters The democrats desire rresiden oc Wv
own party, who will oust their adverssries from ev>
peM o honor OF emoumen' and they see 10 sns incr
Ing desire for peace or at any rate tor negotiations.
OF rurtherng their Tho republicans on 90
contrary wish to keep Lincoln In or 10 substtute f0r
him man Of their own party, and they conss \
quen,y ma,ntaic for the most part, the eapcdencg I
and the speech Of Mr.. vsiiandigham, which we ~
published yesterday, may be taken the esrositicns
great undetermined opinion which between !,
the two political parties General seymonr's ono areu-
ment s the exhaustion OF the Conederaes, aud the i'm
possibility that they resist the pcpulons North
Bi President DAVIS is said to have asked in recent
conversation s IL supposed that there are twenty a
millions OF people Al tho North really determined to
crush the Confederates2 lt would seem from the &C
" a. l A
OF lr~h paupers as substitutes for the gentle =
patritsm lett EXISTING and that tho South though M
mericaiy Interior, may be able to keep arm.s IN tho
field strong enough to maut, as Independence. Nr.
vaandigh speech is equally eloquent the other
side. He speaks Of defeated armies ncesssnt but use
less conscriptions and ruined finances The doiiar
worth only thirty thirty eight cents, and the
coniederacy is still upccnquered Tho campaign
in Virginia is not tho INST unfortunate part Of
the still worse Is the spectacle Of ter
ri'ories' wres'ed from tue federal grasp after :
says "is except few les around yicksburg and
The whole Red lost by the failure Of General
Banks expedition Arkansas with slight exceptions
gained more 10 the rear than we have obtained
onward march Of General Shermans army In these
the policy his hardly fail o. eject.
Ye, it be that at tine last moment the republic
fear Of running too much counter
Of the public While the democrats divided between
ceedngs the Chicago Convention il may be that the
party in poMer-nsy Mr. Lincoln hmsefmmay sndsa
armis;ice and Stranger things have hap Il
peaeL in American politics. and time OF war, when so
good things arc t. be had party will do much TO
Keep place and power The end time win show. but
hardly be doubted that this very important Pc
Rod in the politics OF the Union.
syria, &c.
Serious disturbances have taken place Ia Syria ! q
lands occupied the interior Aiexandretta and
the threatening
News from south America.
) The following additional, kilograms to hand via 4
Lisbon.-- 4
BUENos AYREs, July 81, 1884.
Exchange on London, So Dry American hides, 81 |
80; wet salted, 28h. Tallow, l4,4. Wool frm !
Four,6a7
MoSfyvIpro, July -, 1884.
Exchange SIN Wet sslted hides, 8 40 a 6.Io-no
ual; dry American, 4 90.