The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-08-15

1 In eU0tuor 0o1umu We give - ISSesOsA8~~s
from our own correspondent, Of the battle It
! Mobiles magnificent success for our navy In
| the Gulf, in which the Old Salamandsr In his
wooden ship, appears With even more than
usual splendor. Four iron-clads and fourteen
wooden ships have by this fight overcome the
better part Of the defenQes by which the
rebel government supposed II had enabled
Mobile to defy all our attempts. Regarded
theoretically, the defences at the entrance to
Mobile harbor were perfect, and any one
versed in the theories Of fertilization and gun
merry could see at glance that it would be
mere madness to attempt that harbor. All en-
trance was closed except the entrance by
channels that were absolutely under the
heavy guns Of Forts Morgan and Gaines-forts
that the enemy had had three years to pus in
order. But even theorists will suppose that .
ship might go past the Gre Of the forts and get
aside. and so, for the reception OF such ship,
the defenders OF Mobile provided an iron clad
ram. the Tennessee. and two or three little
gunboats. The Tennessee was to run down
the one or two Of our ships that got past the
forts. and the little boats were to pick up the
prisoners and the pieces.
Admiral Farragut appears to be 40 stupid
man that he couldn't see how perfect these de-
fences were. He seems to entertain bis own
opinions With such an absurd tenacity that it is
probable he would have actually taken bis
ships up Charleston barbor--if he had ever been
permitted to get anywhere near t-just to find
out whether or no ii is so strong as the rebels
have told US it is. In this Mobile business he
seems 10 have fancied that, while the theory
was splendid for the enemy, the practice might
be little the other way, aud he just tried IL.
lie led his eighteen ships in couples, mp under
the guns Of Fort Morgan. He was determined
to get nine ships inside the harbor, If no more.
As the event proved, the forts did him no great
damage. One Monitor was blown up by
torpedo aud one wooden ship was badly dam
aged according to prcgramme--by the rebel
ram. But he destroyed tho enemy's feet, com
PEELED the surrender Of one large fort and tho
destruction of some smaller dependent de-
fences. aud Mobile harbor is in our possession
Ii the city is worth fig to us he can take tina.
too.
The capture OF New Orleans was q great
achievement. but we are OF opinion that the
success at Mobile quite eclipses it in splendor,
both because the enemy had laid more stress
on the deienees Of this place, and because they
had the experience that the former battle gave
them of the old hero's style. Welies had bet
ter not let Farragut get anywhere near to Will
mington. because It is not much stronger than
Mobile and the old fellow might take that too.
CORRESPONDENCE ABov TIM DRatT-OuR
QUorA-SErMouN, STANTON AND raE SMALL Fry
OF THE CIRcuMLocurIoN OFFIcE.-Eov. Seymour
wrote to Stanton that the quota Of New York
for the next draft was excessive. Stanton sent
the letter to Fry to ask what he should say to
that Troublesome fellow, Seymour. Fry there
upon Immediately informed Stanton that
Seymour must be fool. Fry seems to fancy
that, as be superintended the enrolment aud
arranged the quota, it is very impertinent for
any one 70 say that the quota is not right He
even supposes that he has right to be little
! impatientif any one else pretends to knowledge
! upon any subject atal'. This is all that there
is ia all the correspondence that has been pub
l.shsd about our qaota. 1t does not, Of course
touch the difficulty, and the fact remains that
New York has Just right to suppose that
there is 40 intention TO Cypress her by this
draft. 1t ID generally supposed that tweoty
States are engaged in the war to support the
government From these twenty States the
government requires five hundred thousand
men, and it requires the one State Of New York
to furnish oae-Gfsh Of the number. Now this
certainly seems to give great Importance to
New York but va do not think that
New York has an importance in the
councils of the nation and in the management
Of the war at all proportionate to 1t. We as.
sert that the enrolment must be excessive and
the government tells us that II 1t is we must
correct II. Not only is the enrolment known
to be excessive by reason Of the vast number
Of aliens resident here but II is notorious aud
bias been shown, that the business men and
mechanics in this city are all enrolled twice
once at their business establishments or places
OF labor, and once at their homes. Yet the
United States government goes on in stupidity,
| aud assumes that II must go on until some State
functionary, or perhaps the man in the moon,
can convince Its SCENTS that they are in error.
Who can convince Fry that there h sny Little
matter worth knowing that he does not know!
He says that Seymours coiaparisos Il tsn Cou-
gressional districts 10 Nav York with ten In
Massachusetts is unfair, because the New York
dissficts are denseiy peopled, while the others
| arc mot Did Fry ever bear that Congressional
d's<sota wero vcr9dlferent In geographical
sxteat. and were tffanaed with q view TO
equality in population This idea that the
States must correct the government errors or
suffer by them is not one calculated to maintain
agreeable relations between the general ard
State governments Indeed, our system seems
TO require that in important matters like this
the government should take oil pains to con-