The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-13
The Coming Terrible Campaign In Viz
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4 cPoo 'turtai 1fanL tleYe now cOnceGtf1te'
the deepest interest with which the world evel
watched the actions of any single soldier Hs
/ "a the foremost. man in the greatest contest o.
the age. lie has the sympathy and support Of
free and powerful, people. and the countenanct
and confidence OF all the members Of bott
houses OF Congress-excepting. perhaps. the
eighteen peace men-aud the administration
whatever may be its sentiments. dare not op
pOse him otherwise than covertly We are
now. therefore. at that point which must be
reached in all great wars before the war Can
60 forward with irresistible force to the accom-.
hero. After years wasted in badly directed
efforts, Achilles has taken up the lance; after
the fall of a hecatomb of generals our Scipio
has come; and in the third year OF the war we
have found something very like "Little Corsi-
can" From this point. therefore, il we can
but start anew now. the question of the conduct
Of the war is . very plain one. We are simply
to advance tremendous force. in the best pos
sible way, against the enemy's capital, and the
preponderance OF power is 40 greatly in eur
favor that il would seem as If success must be
certain. Yet . single error may be fatal; and
thus the responsibility Of the leader is terri
bio one. He should be happy TO die on the
field where he fails.
Upon the campaign that we are about to en-
gage in there depends the greatest issues upon
which meH ever went into battle We fight
for the principles Of free government, and for
the existence Of nation whose institutions are
the hope Of the downtrodden people Of every
land. Our success in this campaign must in
sure the integrity Of the United States BY the
final overthrow Of the rebellion. With Lee
beaten aud Richmond In our hands, the rebels
will be defnitiveiy driven out Of Virginia Ten
nessee and North Carolina. and the Southern
confederacy will be crowded into the cotton
States and reduced to such dimensions that
no one can consider its final destruction as any
more than question Of time. And the success
that thus decides this great struggle in our
fayor-that will give q new life to our
country, and new faith in the stability of free
governments to the world-wili also decide a
question that the politicians think quite as i'm
portant as any Of these. It will determine the
were counted. All the conventions aud loyal
league clubs and legislative votes, compared to
the one great victory that we hope for, will be
as contemplate in the eyes of tho people as
the wire-pullings that move Punch and Judy at
. cent show. Grant, if his great labors shall
result in this final triumph for our arms. will
receive the great reward Of the Chief Magistracy
beyond all peradventure.
But if we fail in this campaign, that
failure will be the greatest disaster in modern
history. While it will not establish the exist
once of the Southern confederacy, it will pro-
tract still more this already desperate contest
put the end still further away and thus tend
Of political anarchy from which it is hardly
possible to conjecture how we may come out
In view of the terrible evils that may dow from
such failure it should be the universal resolve
of every man in the country that nothing must
be spared to insure the success Of this cam
paign, since success is so desperately necessary.
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MAYOR GuNrHER on THE REFORM TACK-Mayor
Gunther has at last taken an honest step in the
tempts before-one of which was when he re.
fused good dinner at Delmonico's given by
the Corporation on the Sth OF January last,
and the other when he moved in the matter of
curtailing the tax levy of the city. But he has
now taken a step which will be amusing to
some, while it will make the greatest possible
stir among politicians and weak newspapers
- Al -
lowing note and circular
CoxPraoLLxR's OgFrcx NEw YosK April IL, 1861
SiR-Your attention Is herewith called to a copy OF
circular which has been addressed to THIS department BY
his Honor the Mayor Yours respectfully,
MATTHEW l. BRENNAN, Comptroller.
MAYoa's 0sFicg. NEW Yoex April 9, 1854.
Hon MATHEW T. BRESSas Comptroller Of the City OF New
DraR srR-I hereby revoke and withdraw the authori
heretofore given certain newspapers to publish
advertisements tor or relating 70 the proceedings acts
and Official business Of the corporation ~ city OF
New York, the Board OF supervisors OF the county OF
New York, OF the executive departments said
city, 10 the extent OF the powers vested the Mayor
under and by virtue OF section Of act entitled IAN
enable the Board OF county OF New
York to raise mooey by tax Tor the OF the corpora
o, the city OF New York, passed April "a 1863
which provides that portion u the Gums which shall
hereafter be raised by tax assessment in the city and
county OF New York shall be paid for advertising except
the shall have been incurred Tor advertisem
the newspapers Authorized by the Mayor and Comptroller
sad city, who shalt dcsg ua,e four papers having
the largest daily Circulation and six Others in their dis
erection, not to exceed ten IN ALL
And hereby give you notice that do not authorize the
ucurring OF any for advertising proceedings
Official business OF the cooperation city OF
New York. OF the Board of Supervisors OF the county
OF New York or OF the executive departments of said
city and thai shall not countersiga any warrants
drawn payment Of any sum Incurred such adver.
subsequent to this dave, except newspapers
hereafter to be designated under the provisions OF the
foregoing section OF the said acs Of April "a 1866
Respectfully yours.
c. GODFREY GUNrHER
We concur entirely with Mayor Guuther 10
this reform. We have had for some time thoughts
Of refusing altogether the Corporation printing.
as we have once before. 1t has given us great
trouble aad annoyance. and has been OF no use
or service. BY the great advance 10 the price
of printing paper, aud our immense circulation,
the extra paper required for the publication Of