The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-31

Ou'aotsuo ~ tnc progress Oi Sno war. We ar
satisfied from these bulletins that he woul.
make ca excellent war correspondent of tn,
HE.Atp, AM so, 'swhen this cruel war is over.
II he is not otherwise engaged, he may expect
US to call upon him 70 serve as one OF the
corps we shall require to write up for The
HERAIp the campaigns Of our armies In Mexico
which will inevitably be the next thing In order
in the settlement OF our American affairs.
The CanApAign-Oar Success IN varginia
a.d Gsergi..
From the two great theatres on VIII Gu the
attention OF the country is now concentrated
we have tot day the news OF great successes
General Grs.n. announces the safe passage Of
the Pamunkey river by his whole army, and
General Sherman tells us of victory gained
by General MCPHERSON In Georgia, with loss
TO the enemy of two thousand Eve hundred
left on the field of battle and three hundred
prisoners.
General Grants march down the left bank
OF the North Anna to the Famunkey, with hia
M
hank entirely covered by the former river,
though 1t was doubtless the safest OF oil the
manruvring marches that - has made in this
most original campaign, shows, in its effects,
moro brilliantly than any Of those that preceded
it. He has forced bis Opponent, step
BY step, to the very gates Of that city from
which the rebel leaders were so DESTROYS to
keep the war away, and he has suddenly
placed our military prospects in the same
bright light that they were in when, in 1862, the
Army Of the Potomac first established base
on the waters Of the Pamunkey. And this
comparison is perfectly safe one, since many
disasters have taught the government how
dangerous it is to withhold cooperation and
assistance from general in such a position
Grant will get all that he needs in stores or
men, and so supplies cannot fail.
McPherson's victory was evidently won by
hard and decisive 6ght, for the enemys com
plete abandonment Of his killed and wounded
indicates . very great hurry to get out Of the
way. Sherman is determined to 60 on fighting
as he began, and to keep up the morale Of his
army at all risks. He is very brusque to the
enemy, and he does not even hesitate
to let out 2 little srusquerie against tsss
Christian Commission. He wont have those
rrhilapthropic civilians in his army. He says
that he has chsplains to take care of the
spiritual welfare Of his men, aud that if the
people want 10 do his army any good they
must 'send oats and guupowder." The wants
those articles they certainly ought TO be sent.
For more than twenty days we have now
been in almost constant receipt Of news from
the two theatres Of active operations under
Grant and Sherman, and in that time we have
had to chronicle no defeat or failure In other
departments. during this time, we have had
disasters; but in the departments under these
'bosen leaders we have had only an almost I'M
,sralleled series o. successes. GsFr ~ ,.ag~,
4& .Al------- .aasrI Ha
rhe World and she News Twenty y ears
s BehYnd the Age. s0rj
The majority Of tAe people are continually
pushing ahead The minority arg always
agging behind. the majority travel in rail-
'oad cars. The minority travel IN slow eouches
As it .is of the people SO it is Of the papers.
The independent press keeps up with the spirit
\ the age, and constantly endeavors to get
ahead OF II, in order to lead it in the right d.
lection. The partisan press drags behind the
sge, like 4 stubborn mule hitched fast to loco
motive. ard only moves onward when it is inn
possible to stand still any longer without being
clicked. We are sorry to say that at least
couple Of these nulish papers are permitted to
linger out their miserable existence in this
busy, bnstling, enterpr;sing metropolis Of New
York.
There is the Daily Ne,es, which 10 published
under the influence Of wild ballucinaton
lis editors evidently imagine that we are away
back in the times Of poor Pierce, when jeff
Davis ruled the roast, woand the flexible Presi-
dent around his fingers and opened the source
OF all our woes by the repeal OF tho Missouri
compromise. Laboring under this dreadful
delusion, they puff JEFF Davis with unremittng
energy but slight skill, and still pirate abont
Southern chivalry, and still deliver fearful
trades upon the blessings Of peace. They
seem TO know nothing Of the I'm
passablc gulf which history has fixed between
that time and this. They forget that Southern
chivalry has been weighed in the balance and
found wanting. They are ignorant Of the fact
that JEFF. Davis is now rebel chief, cooped up
in his capital by our victorious armies, and al
ready rehearslns his last dying speech and con-
fcssion, In view OF certain alarming con-
tingency not altogether unconnccted with the
gallows Their eyes are shut 50 tightly as they
sing songs OF peace through thor noses that
thu y can see none Of the blassiags ~ war and