The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-03-18
The Coming Campatan.

l0n9atlon OF tho strife.
The Coming Campatgn.
Before the appointment Of General Grant to
his present position the President had begun
the operations Of the year in his. own way, and
felt the enemy. He had made q "short. sharp
and decisive" campaign in Florida, in which
the lives Of one thousand gallant men were
thrown away in absolute waste, and he had
made great raid on Richmond Simultaneous
with these movements, made under the particu-
lar direction of the President, some extensive
movements were made in the Southwest by
Generals Sherman and W. S. Smith. Appa-
rently these latter were "Reminiscences rather
than expeditions adequately organized to
carry on hostilities in the enemy's country; but
injudcious articles in the administration press
made them seem Of immensely more import
ance, and the people were disappointed at the.
little they did. though they probably did all
they were expected to do. But all of these
movements-in the Southwest, in Virginia and
in Florida-have developed one important fact
IN relation to our struggle; at every point we
have found the enemy ready. An idea in rea-
ton to the condition OF the enemy had posses
sion Of the public mind until lately that the
facts do not justify The rebellion was thought
to be nearly in state Of collapse, and ready
to give way wherever we might touch it
However true this may have been last FAIL or
early in the winter 1t is certainly not true now;
but, on the contrary, the confederacy appears
still to BE- in state of good organization, and
he: rIsc ook IT,
will oppose us in the contest soon to ensue
with more determined vigor and with q
greater energy aud bitterness than they have
shown in any previous campaign
But we enter the struggle under hopeful aus
pices in some respects. General Grant is now
our man on horseback. His great victories in
the West have saved the country from the de-
structon that the blunders Of the administra-
ton would have brought upon it, and it is to
be hoped that, with greater power, he will &C
complish vastly more He is the head Of our
military power, and, as that is the power of
paramount Importance just now, he is essen
TALLY the government. Let the country, then,
ignore for time the politicians and schemes Of
the capital, who are the government de jare, and
sustain this man, who is the government de fdcto
Two hundred thousand men have been called for
it is to be supposed at his suggestion. Let them
be given. We must not stint in men or money
now; for this is to be the final trial. II, with
General Grant at the head and the struggle as
it now is we cannos put the rebellion down in
the coming summer. we can never put it down
Never again, if we fail now, shall we be in 80
n<x1 60 akr;1r he nn:c
Before another summer Presidential election
and an unparalleled political strife will tear
the country to pieces with intestine quarrels
Let the country understand this, and rally now
in earnest to support Grant for final attempt.
ROADS AND RAILROADS TOWARDS KINGS
BETDGE.-Lobby machinery is now hard at
work attempting to engineer through the Legis-
lature railroad right through Bloomingdale
to Kingsbridge. We want no railroad over
the Bloomingdale road to Kingsbridge, least
of all one nurtured under the auspices of the
commission that got up the vandal-like attempf'
to destroy the beauties Of Washington Heights
and change that lovely region, towards which
nature has been so bountiful, from one OF
picturesque elegance to scene OF squald
wretchedness. The same meddling and per-
nicious influence that controlled the Washing
ton Heights commission, in reference to their
ridiculous plans of Improvement for the
Heights, is now enlisted in an effort to get up
this railroad over Bloomingdale road to Kings
bridge up hill and down, through valley and
over plain. There is now travelled road
through Carmansville and Breakneck Hill to
Kingsbridge, for which the county annually
appropriates seventy thousand dollars to keep
it in repair. 1t seems that but little has been
done to keep this fine highway in repair for
some years; but the money, nevertheless, con-
tinues to be appropriated. What becomes OF
the money? Messrs Cornell, the Street In.
spector, and Mr.. Tweed, the Supervisor, ought
to know, as they are the recipients of the
funds, and are looked to for q strict accounta-
bility Of it's use We are informed, on compe-
tent authority, that seven miles Of the best
carriage road in the Park are kept in superb
condition at an annual cost Of only ten thou
sand dollars; but nine miles Of the Blooming.
dale road to Kingsbridge absorbs seventy
thousand dollars per annum for repairs, and,
with the exception of bit here and bit there,
is almost at all times in an execrable condi.
ton. There Is something very wrong here,
and we mean to stir up Messrs. Cornell and
Tweed in the matter until remedy is forth
coming. This is the first notice.
TIE NrodER Still IN CoSaREss.-About
every other day, perhaps oftener, some one in
Congress, generally Sumner In the Senate, stirs
up the niger in some shape or other. The last
effort Of the Senator is to compel white per-