The Sun.
London, England, 1863-07-18 00:00:00

so blood," a war, and that the very violence of the
hurricance was the best guarantee that it would not
be of long continuance. At the same time he gua riled
himself against the supposition that he approved ti:e
invasion of Pennsylvania by Gen, Lee. It was an
assault upon the sovereignty of Pennsylvania which
he condemned, and which he hoped would be igno-
miniously repulsed—by Pennsylvania : a way of
putting the case which the astute speaker meant to
be, and which was, a vindication of that principle
of State rights which the South was in
arms to up-
hold. These three meetings were not only attended
all r
by influential people of
ranks s and classes, but
they were so unanimous that not a dissentient voice
or hostile hiss or interruption nwas raised at any
T
period of the proceedings.
various
the
ertieus
.that
have hitherto ruled and distracted
are crumbling to pieces. The party by )1r Union
are 13"
Fernando Wood, and about to be joined in increaAsed.
vigour and influence by Mr. Vetlandigham, is the
only party that is growing and consolidating; and
whatever may be the case with the Republicans, the
War Democrats appear as if they would speedily
cease to be. They must either join the Republicans,
to whom their war principles affiliate them, or they
must take service under Mr. Fernando Wood, who
by a hold stroke has made himself the foremost
man of the North, and enunciated a policy which is
sure to prevail in the long run—and which ought
to prevail in the short run—unless social anarchy
and national bankruptcy have greater charms for
the Northern people than peace and liberty, and a
compact though diminished territory.
The only prominent member of the Republican
party who has publicly spoken since the invasion of
Pennsylvania is Senator Chandler, of Michigan, a
gentleman of extreme taneticism on the subject of
emancipation, of great influence over the mind of
Mr. Lincoln, and particularly noted for his hostility
to Gen. M'Ciellan, to the Copperheads, and to peace.
No apostle of extermination has been more ardent
than he, Not even Miss Anna Dickinson or Mr.
Wendell Phillips has expressed more pleasure at the
prospect of a negro insurrection ; and what, it may
be asked, does this most ultra of American Doc-
trinaires and Jacobins think of the present aspect
of American affairs ? Does he despair of the re.
public ? Not at all. Does he think that the South
is the stronger of the two contending giants ? Not
a whit, On the contrary he thinks, with an op-
timism that would do honour to a contractor, that
circumstances were never so favourable for the
North as now, and that so soon as the army of Gen.
Meade confronts the army of Gen. Lee it will whip
it. " While I appreciate," he adds, " the sufferings
of Pennsylvania, and while I appreciate the 'scare'
and regret it, yet I have never felt more hopeful
than I do to-day of the final overthrow of
the rebellion and the final success of the Union
arms. I see the awe rising, and see this black flag
of rebellion fading, fading, fading, and I expect to
to see it in three months from to-day lying in the
dust never more to rise from its low position." Mr.
Chandler sees a great deal, but others less imagina-
tive have seen that this old period of "three months"
was to have wrought eighteen months ago—a year
ago—three months ago—many wonders that have
never come to pass ; and have learnt to disbelieve al-
together in " three months," and any thing they may
produce. Mr. Seward is the father of the phrase,
but little can he have thought of the progeny of
illusive hopes, false assumptions, deliberate self-
deceptions, and unmitigated lies that were to grow
out of it. It has been the " Jack o' Lantern " of
Federal statesmen, and has led them into quagmires
of political disgrace, from which they cannot escape
without dirt upon their reputation.

July 4.