The New York herald., 1864-09-17
A View OF the Military and Political
Situation.
TFrOm the fnndon I

from the London Times, Sept. 3.
New battles have taken place before Petersburg. end
log 10 the establishment OF tue federal General warren
the line o th. Weldon Runway, after having met with
rather severe repulse Gen. Grant mas tailed to mike
any pr reys at the point where he commands N person.
Ano Gen. Batter canal is sat To have been abandoned
IT the the Canfederae General Fsrly again de
ieats sheridan drives hm Iarpers Ferry snd threat
Maryland once more hood still gunrds Atlapia. hsg-
ng been aTHciy Reinforced aud the conhnlaots gather
the y Is threatened but these events VIII hardly
affect tho political movements which now 10 progress
lhGegh i would be inprudent to predict the future
merely those passing moods OF tho American mind
hcb ssucpine dcspondent accorsu fort l.
taken or brigade reused yet the disposition towards
Pence has nov acquired consistency ana inp orancr
Whatever may DC the issue o the political movements
with be old platorm or with modified and conciory
iSifornwhetaer he be defeated and peace dem crat
choseU or wsr democrat Or IN armisicc aud convep
democrat VINO will share his course according 10 me
torn o erentstne present ptsse OF nstx al opnon Will
he equally fereupered as umarkabc Even before the
Gsappciriments ~ Gepcra Grants campaign there was
81 evGeu, the obatDacy OF politicians aud the
ierccy oi lecturers. IL was not SO much ne difficulty
81 .asip. Ecnmcud proved inuiliiy of having
,aser oiher place. which erst sohered the
f.eirg she North, ihose ~se icoked upon
fue a. ncy.uents ot last year on the MISSISSIPPI the
death bow TO the confeteraey were sstoni sed and
deeply discouraged 10 hrd ina the possession Of Noks-
burg, N sddtoL TO New oreaus and Memphis, mad no
eject whatever 10 sibjlgatng the SOUTHWESTERN states
Although tne conitderaey wss "cut W nai yet each
half 10 he tresi -crf-e q tue invaders, has lived ss
vlloroasy AZ LgCptoat hSd never appeared on tue
ussssppi We the earliest conviction OF the
nttopsby ot tDs success to the vain attempt o tic
northern aru 90 nClc 0CWu Tue innente Uhsis
a country u which they nsd elected lodg
meut When the Northwestern yeoTle especially
70 % thai 1exas untouched, thsl AtsAutss aud
nsSisspp free everywhtTe that federa gsrrsOn
ws ststlored feeling y tue hotclessntsf o. the
oe'ore them took pcssess'cn o. their minds even
~ ora Grants oessts gave farmer proof o tue ndomt
kls trrt the Sortn What bss followed ia 10 great
o.y.s the Consequence Of the Nowy deepening convc-
| ton rerhspe the virginia campaign woud not have
hoeu sufficient IN itself 10 dseuciant the North and de-
prcest tte another third o. its value within six
uottts rs Dad. not heso that the North was already
trcrared 10 a. fate Gen Grants failure
h.r strpr fcrmtr conclusions than prdpced
cbsn.e The popv ar views but though the ten
! tetty has peeb pekc.wsrds Tor long tnet recent
events nave increased tae r,croment arc made u, u
would socm, tnust general No can say how far "
VII extend. What enects II wiii produce Hut the
Whole Northern people are NJ least oseussnf the pro-
rrsiv ~ negQt'stcr with tie enemy. hey may
do iii the tcstlty o. recon they NAV consider
tbs, koy 100 car Pledged TO certain policy TO eive
way ttev be- that two cop'tdefati,'s cannot
/ remain 10 peace the rcntihent srd that the
war Is ended, woisd begin sgnin before tney a5s
4 insutuountaae. or Wcx with shame en tho con
/ rets,tus u.msuded. but efth al THIS tbev discuss
inc question and allo~ themselves ~ ag-Snsl there
an srnstice IL y possible TO renew ihe .nion BY
sou nor conscnt What wosd tc the consequences OF
rescsgui separation, and could the " odec1 n u be pre-
4 yertei ~ any KIDD q intern sthps treater"
tTPsry this great stst gc from the temper when
rt.vaed year ago wnsn tae Chrsiisns tnundered
on every platform, and mans lbcYy or goods were
safe lie rassed his voice sssnf the dominant party.
Thers 10 after all no asspotam posshie IN such =
CoanIy "a America, except the desnottsn of the
majority. Prssdert Lincoln could only dispense with
| tie consu,utep Nj. seward could otiy touch his
s~o bell. by which At ps.ant be ~ae able 10 I'm.
prison mao ia hsre and another in Kansas, oceaus<
the mar cf tho people really believed 70 thc war, Ant
wrre willing that their leaders should carry things viii
hsgh na0d As long the government wNs supposed
capable ct crushing the arebels' Mr. Lncou dictator
chip and Nr, Chase credit system had the adhesion o