The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-29

| George +. Bradford. OF as Broad way, and Edward
1 Warmsey or 33I SIKH nyepue. In. Belamy waF then
| liberated from custody
! The Aieshany Aunislns, between Flair aud Cambria
counties, Pennsylvania Cresson station are,
and at night exhibit fearful aspect.
The ar Ia gold ana the contiaued huctuatiors the
quc;tions rendered nearly all articles OF traffic entirely
nominal Yesterday The rapid changes IN gold prevented
;rsnsacors TO great extent and the aggregate bust
OF course light The Of imported morchan
DISC were particularly night Petroleum lower, bat
irregular. 81 the Germ Exchange business was dull and
prices generally lower. Flour fully 25c 35c
or, wheat &c. Sc. &C. &C., and pork 81 81
about the only exception the rule was oats, which
were araasr with sriss densad Tor government use
Whiskey .rife Gr.ner, as vere lreish,s
the Wa~--T7hc Work Assumed by Gene
raj Grant, and the srcciul Duty Rest
Ing with the Administration.
The people OF tie Maryland and Pennsylva-
MIA border breathe more freely. Those ter
ribie rebel raiders, Early and Breckenridge
bsve not again crossed tie Potomac: aud, with
General Crook in the place Of General Hunter,
we dare say that TIE rear Of Washington, Tor
The present, Il perfectly secure. Crook has
proved himself an admirable soldier, equal to
tie most trying emergencies, Hunter, with
all BIS experience has more signally failed in
Virginia Chan in South Carolina.
General Crooks promotion, therefore, Is an
| Important step in the right directon but it
| doee not reach he necessities Of the case. We
want, in support Of General Grant, tried and
| trusty general at Washington, with a depart
| ment under his commend covering the State Of
| Maryland, the Shenandoah valley and that
| portion Of Virginia which lies Ietween that
| valley and the Potomac. For ills Important
position very strong pressure of public
opinion, including several Of our leading re-
| publican journals, is beginning to manifest
itself in favor of General Mcclellan. We
| have shown Chat in 0 magnapimous recognition
of this development OF public sentiment Tire
administration would achieve mastery stroke
Of policy, In political as well es in O military
view. For The sake OF the country we hope
that Mr. Lincoln, rising above tie petty part
san jcalonsias Of tie bour, WILL in this matter,
prove that be comprehends the advantages in
every sense that must follow General NcClel-
lan's recall TO the Department Of Washington
Why has General Grant placed the Army OF
the Potomac on the south side OF Petersburg
instead Of holding It between Richmond aud
Washington For the very best OF military ea-
sons. Ii he were on the north side of Rich
nond, Washington would be secure; but the
greater portion OF Lees army might steal of
| and join General Hood in Georgia before Il
| could be Intercepted. This junction effected,
| the army Of General Sherman would probably
| be defeated and driven back to Chattanooga,
| and thus all his splendid achievements since
Il Nau Iast ;>t< Ia
| Grant, therefore, has taken his position on the
south side of Petersburg because there be
stands between the rebsl army Of Virginia and
that of Georgia, and keeps them separated
General Sherman, acting Ia pursuance Of
the comprehensive combinations Of General
Grant, has been. as we see, particularly ygi-
liant in cutting OF his retreating adversary from
the roads which lead 70 Virginia. For Instance,
the very first thing that General Sherman did
after crossing the ChAttahoochee was to send
forward strong detachment to cut the Atlanta
and Augusta Railroad, In order TO prevent the
enemy's retreat in that direction. He next
| moved his whole army on the east side OF
| Atlanta, and cut the railroad on the west so
that Hood, when expelled from the town, would
he compelled to move southwark, thereby
widening, instead Of reducing the distance
between him and General Lee, on the one
baud and cutting or Hood from Montgomery
aud Mobile and he reiniorcements which he
might otherwise receive from that side.
Thus between bin Two main armies the one
10 Virginia and The other in Georgia-General
/ Grants plans and combinations have been
working In successful harmony. The cam
psign Of Sherman Is, by al ODDS, after those Of
| Vioksburg and Chattanooga, Ire most verse
vsring and brilliantly successful Of all the
campaigns u thc var ara d. late viciory at
| Atlanta, in It's Importance. VIII take raak next
to thote Of Antittan, GettysbJrR and Chstta-
nooga. lie bas 10 far accomp i.sued his great
mission IN Georgia that we may now consider
The barled and badly crippled rebel force
before him as povesless 10 make another stand
| against his irresistible army.
| Meantime General Grant Is industriously
| working out his main designs against Peter.
burg and Richmond. Pom Tie position which
ne las chosen BIO las been compelled neces-
sarily TO leave the back door Of Washington In
charge Of the administration ard the military
authorities there. Yat, ny vas the case In