The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-04-21

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creased, and this Notwithstanding the over
crowded permanent and, trans nt population
To nothing so much, in-reason, can this be
ascribed as to the efficient management Of the
Sanitary Department. The exertions OF the
City Inspector to preserve the public health
will ever secure to him the heartfelt approba
ton of bis fellow citizens.
The Rcd River Expcdition-A Defsat
Changed TO victory-Thc General
Military Situation.
II our readers were disbeartened yesterday
with the news Of serious Union defeat on the
Red river. they will enjoy their coffee with oil
the greater relish this morning over the one
days later intelligence off glorious Union vic.
tory in that quarter The defeat was suffered
by our advanced forces in the first days fight.
The victory, 1t appears, was gained the next
day by the Nineteenth army corps, which had
come up to the front the previous evening in
season to check the enemy. On smaller scale
we have here the two days battle of Shiloh or
Pittsburg Landing repeated, with the same re-
suits; and the routed rebel army will. we dare
say. next endeavor to repeat the game Of Corinth
at Shreveport Failing, however, and incur
ring crippling defeat in his movements to
cut up the columns Of the Union General A. j.
Smith in detail, we suspect that the rebel
General Kirby Smith will now be easily
pushed out of the extreme northwestern cor
nor o. Louisiana into Texas.
The good tidngs Of this victory on the Red
river will serve to strengthen the confidence
and enthusiasm OF our splendid army on the
Tennessee, and our glorious old battlc-seasoned
army on the Rapidan, upon which now the
country looks without apprehonsions for the
crowning victory of the war; We shall have
no chid's play, however, in dislodging defeat.
ing and dispensing the veteran army Of Lee.
His soldiers still believe in him; nor
can we SAFELY count upon their demoraliza.
tion short Of a desperate and decisive
battle, which in its results will convince the
armies and the people Of the rebellious States
that thcir cause is lost, aud that further re-
sistance will be to them a worse than useless
waste Of life and treasure. That General Lee
is preparing for desperate struggle we can
not doubt; and that his soldiers will & ut with
the courage Of despair is evident from the
and audacity which the rebels
have displayed in all the late preliminary
operations, East and West. They have stakcd
their resources their strength and their for
tunes upon this campaign; but their main re-
lance is the army Of Lee. II he is defeated
md put to fight the whole South will be open
to our victorious arms but, on.the other hand.
! great success on his part may be to the cause
IF the Union an irreparable disaster.
The administration should then. make il the
paramount object OF the day to strengthen the
'orces Of General Grant in Eastern Virginia, 30
rs to insure Success against. all possible contin-
yencies Of reinforcemeats Of the enemy. Gene
'al Grant, we are satisfied, is doing oil .nc can
answer is suggested in the meeting appointed
Of the Governors concerned. for the calling out
Of the militia reserves Of the Northwestern
States for local defence and other special du-
ties in order to supply the deficiencies result
ing from General Sherman's demand for every
battalion, company or squad OF
Union soldiers in said States for active service
his practical hint from the Governors Of the
Northwest, call out for sixty days service (six-
y days will do), say fifty thousand Of the
militia reserves Of the Eastern and Central
states for garrison duty, and let General Grant
DC strengthened by the thousands Of veteran
soldiers that will thus be relieved from
orts and earthworks, and the fate OF Richmond
md the end Of the war win be speedily deter
mined.
1t is too late now 10 talk OF the removal OF
Secretary Stanton and General Halleck. We
believe that they wiA cordially cooperate
with General Grant in every way in which
they caa assist him; and their intimate know
ledge Of all the multiarious details Of the bust
ness of the War Office would require. 10 either
case. months OF study for q new man prac
ticabiy to comprehend. Let Secretary Stanton
aud General Ualleck then, remain where they
are. They will be very useful to General Grant
in conducting smoothly the routine business Of
the War Office at this crisis. We cannot, how
ever, resist the conviction that City thousand
State militia Tor sixty days, as an auxiliary
force TO General Grant in Virginia, will be the
simplest, shortest and cheapest way to bring
the Davis confederacy to an end.
MALICIOUS ADvERTIsEMESTs-The following
notice appeared in our advertising columns
yesterday morning.
WANTED IxxEDfATFry-one hundred and 1fty girls for
fancy work. Apply. between ten and twelve o'clock, 70
wm g Dougherty, No. front street, up stairs. Fair
wages given.
This, as 1t will be seen, is an advertisement
for working girls, apparently emanating from
a highly respectable gentleman in this city.
We regret to say that Mr.. Dougherty knows
nothing whatever about 1t. II Is one Of those
base, fraudulent and vindctive acts, emanating
from the heartless body Of some one, over
which no man can possibly exercise any con-
troll To all appearances the advertisement
was inserted to wreak petty spite on Mr..
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