Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-06-22
rae NEW YORK herald ON COLI. ABE

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ais POLITICAL rRroKRRY rHE GAUSS OF MILITARY
FAILURE his "EGREGIoUs IMBEoiLffY" AND Or
PRTssIvE ACTS.
The New York Herald is growing "bold In speech.
In late issue Of that journal, the occupant oil 'ne
White House at Washington Is berated and lampooneo
almost without reservation Some time ago the Heraia
found great deal ir Lincon's character 10 admire
Now its tune is changed and instead Of the language
Of adulation It discourses 10 ridcule and invecve
In Of It's leaders, the l6h it refers to Grants
recent "change Of base" and then submits the follow
ing retrospective comments suggested by the event.
It ia now forty days since Grant crossed the RapdaD
river The first hurrahs done with, the smoke has
cleared away and begin to zee the more important
events of the campaign in their trus light. We see
very clearly that have not yet gotten through with
the abuse of administrative interference We see that
the President not satisfied with the awful sacrnees Oh
life that his political schemes had cost the country IN
other campaigns, has made greater ones In this onee
more the President has directly subordlnated the mill
tary necessities of the country to bis political intrsues
AT the very outset of the campaign OF 1867 the fre
dent rendered our nearly impossible by making
FIVE independent commands in Virginia, where mere
ought 10 have been but one. He deliberately prevented
the success of our cause for fear that the popularity oil
the commander who should take Richmond wouid Dc
used as political capital against his party.
By that act, aud later ones of the same nature, be
crushed commander who had the ability to put the re-
beion down. Then We had four commanders who mac
not tina. ability and for whom he had fear Under
those commanders matters got to such desperate str 1t
that Congress was compelled to act aud called Grant 10
the command of our armies. In that choice the Preei-
dent could only acqueecs. Blu. he has already begun
to employ against this General the very tactics o
he prevented the of cause under Geo. NC
Celsu and with what effect the present position OF tho
contest shows. Had General Grant been Left alone,
With hs simple but admirable plan for the destruction
of Lees army, he would have put the James river and
the Valley columns under staunch military men, and not
under aaluent politicians. With the Valley column
undtr Hunter, and the James river, column under
Badly NTH the work laid out for those columns would
have been efficiently done, and the campaign
would have been glorously ended twenty days ago
in the rout of Lees army. But the President force
upon him for the commanders of those columns men OF
known and proven rcompetency; men who, tried many
times, have failed always; men without knowledge or
common sense, without genius or Judgment, without
any thng whatever but political fieoce. As an IN
eviabls CO.'S suence neither column even approached
its obec lost the result OF the desperate lighting
on the Rtpdan by their failure, and cause is still In
the Balance.
Only tie President is responsible for this. He, by
aroeiohsly Subordindting the Of the country TO ms
personal advantage, has again deferred our success
IL he is 20 on, no promise in the future MN
tary genius is useless-the dreadful carnage Of month
of battles is useIess-if politician in Washington may
nulfy all that 10 done simply to further party scheme
And there Is hope at ell for success unless IL some
way the people rise in their might and demand that
Gen Grant be left alone with the sole and supreme d.
reciou Of our armies.
In another editorial, commenting upon the charge
of judge Russell in relation to the suppression of the
World and journal of Commerce, the Herald uses still
holder language It takes issue with the Judge as to
the parties Who should be held responsible for the ar
bitrary e1 lott" aud proceeds to say;
L. il the P.eedent who ia tho responsible party. i.
WAS by he command these newspaper Offices were
closed and placed under militia surveillance. 1t is the
President OF the United Safes who shoui DO indicted,
if anybody ia to be indicted for upol him rest The
blame and the burthen of any violation OF the cons-
tuition of the United s. aes involved In the question.
Bat how are you the personal appearance OF
the President OF the United States before the urt ii
he be indicted You will have 10 order tho eaident
10 ares the President, and that will be Iteration
attended with some difficulty; for he rarely found
long enough steady a single poll 70 be touched
even With the Briarean arms OF the law. You can
not very well impeach him; for ii Congress ever
meditated doing anything of the kind the Executive
might have been impeached Tor violating the
constitution long ago. But have not the courts some
authority in tho natters They are established and
worked under the constitution OF the Uated States, as
vel as under tho laws OF the State the judges take an
oath to support the federal constitution as the Prss-
dent swears to defend it, The courts have clearly the
Nv.
the constitution of the United States by trampng upon
the State laws and setting at defiance the State authority
and dignity and imperilling unlswully the personal
liberty of its ciE,ns. But here's the middle: What
are you going 10 do about tp President Lincoln may
be politely requested 10 before his Honor Judge
Russell of the Court of General Sessions of the city OF
New York. and answer to indictment for violating
the laws OF the State 1t will he Gomez VIII he stop
the business OF swapping horses, cracking his broad
iokes bamboozng his Cabinet above all, will he sup
Il l. L. Ia. nfnaffn
answer summcDs like this, even II it do eminate
! from a dignitary possessing 80 much learning, ur'
banity aud personal popularity as Judge Russely--
We think not unless he come disguised Ia "a long
military cloak and Scotch cap herg his way back to the
peaceful shades of the village Of Springfield Illinois
ashamed and afraid to look into the faces OF people
he has onged and deceived and asdriy ruined by hi
GORGEOUS abecilty ruler, and who have become
dsgusted at his shameless leviy in these terrible times
| of blood and carnage. No, Honest o Abe Is moi
coming to the city oil New York upon the strength Of
the warrant Of criminal Judge just at present NJw
how can the people of the State of New York and Of
the country large obtain satisfaction for the mdns
oppressive dcs and criminal plumbers President Lincoln
has committed for three years pas Including tht
one OF suppressng two New York Dewspaperss IL Il
b. seeing that there Is no possibility OF his election
it is BY organizing aud concentrating every element Of
opposition against him It is BY sinking all old party
preiudcs in the grand effort to hurl from power
| forever the herd Of Incompetent rulers who have
bou t the country 10 the verge CT ruin and to reereo
the republic upon basis to DO again shaken BY
King Shoddy or any of hs miserable and corrupt wor
shippers.
The CorroS TRADE.-The following table, showing
the receipts Of Southern cotton in England during thu
years 1862 and 1858, gives idea Of the extent 4
| which the blockade has been evaded:
| 1882 1853
From Pounds. Pounds.
| Bermu las, 662 6SS 7,l46, 1884
| Bahamas, $40 $40 "a 625, O0s
Bsrbadoea l6 OLD 1854 27S
| Cuba 3O44. sos 1878 04O
| Sousl etn States, 8 40S, 272 i,ll6,976
Mexico, 3,l8l,52 1928, liz
| jana O., 81, 4l8 066 S73 040