The Sun.
London, England, 1863-04-04 00:00:00

ful course they have hitherto pursued, the sooner
they are defeated the better ! The sooner they
give place to worthier men and abler adminis-
trators the more rejoiced shall we be both as
Reformers and as Economists.

The speeches that were made at the Loyal
National League Meeting in New York are in-
teresting to peruse, and the attentive observer will
find matter for refection in their study. General
COCHRANE, the first speaker, adopted a very decided
tone, and advocated a far more striking policy than
has hitherto ruled the counsels of his friends at
home or influenced their doings in war, at the same
time they were not open to the charge of neglecting

his maxim, that people at war should use every
means of victory over their enemies. The Federal

Government from the outset of the conflict have
never stopped to consider whether the means they
adopted to gain their end were creditable or other-

wise. Witness the sinking of the stone fleet at the
harbour of Charleston, and the unmanly conduct of
General BUTLER towards the ladies of New

Orleans. The plan proposed by General COCHRANE
is to enlist the services of the blacks. In speaking
of the strength of the forces of the South, he
observed: "You have yet in their own
fortresses a multitude of allies, and those
allies are the blacks." Further on, he thus
explained his meaning. "In such a position as
this in such an attitude of the armies of the
United States, we are brought to the conviction
that we must resort to those means which will
bring this rebellion to a rapid and successful close.
If you add to the able-bodied men of the Soath the
four millions of blacks, you have 5,700,000 engaged
against us, a very large portion of them within the
enemy's country, familiar with its fastnesses, men
who of all others would be most valuable as auxilia-
ries. Add the blacks to our side, and you reduce
the &tee of the South to 1,300,000. Then we

would stand relatively, the North to the South,
as 53- to 11, or as 9to 2. In that proportion
success lies with us. It is only when you have
invoked the aid of that portion of the Southern
strength that you can deal the rebellion a fatal blow,
and achieve success in favour of free institutions,"
He concluded his remarks by a vehement passage
in support of his proposal stating that their armies
and their citizens alike accepted its truth, and when
it was once adopted their success would teach the
world beyond the Atlantic that the people of
America were resolved to end this vexations struggle
that rebellion had thrust upon them.
General HAMILTON then spoke, and was very
indignant on the subject of arrests. He said it was
very natural for the Government to make a mistake
now and then, surrounded by enemies as they were,
and molested by sympathy abroad for treason at
home. Harassed and perplexed, they might perhaps
have arrested some who did not say so much as
they ought to do of their honasty. " Then the
whole brood of small-fry politicians raised the cry,
' Why, this is the most tyrannical Government
under heaven.'" He continued in the same vehe-
ment strain, declaring that when the Government
arrested a reptile, not for the purpose of executing
him, but for confining him, many declared that such
tyranny could not be borne. Whereas, said the Gene-
ral, the very fact that men went about complaining
of such a state of things proved that they lied. "If
this had really been a tyranny, a thousand such
heads would have rolled from the block before now."
If the new doctrine is to call those who differ
from them reptiles, and the new code of liberty

only to stop short of capital punishment
against such offenders, the world will not admire
General HAMILTON'S regenerated America. The
General next spoke of foreign politic; and insisted
that the people should support the Government,
and tell our public servants that we are not afraie
of Fcreign Powers. We bow not at the footstool
even of the great Nephew of his Uncle. He said
he wished them to sympathise with Mexico, and
not to see it overrun by the French. On the sub-
ject of restoring the Union with the institution of

slavery, General HAMILTON became still more ex-
cited, and used language that never would be tole-
rated at a public meeting in this country. " I
have heard it said recently that in high places it
has been suggested that it would be a pleasant
sight to see JEFFERSON DAVIS and his compeers
returned to the United States Senate. I could
almost find it in my heart to say that if those are
the terms upon which restoration of the Govern-
ment and salvation to the country is to be had,
then let all perish in one common ruin !
If they are restored to their constitutional rights,
they had once the right to the Senate Chamber and
to protection of their property ; but by their re-
bellion and resistance to the constituted authorities
of the Government they have forfeited all such
rights, and they have now the right, if they can
be caught, tried, and convicted as they ought to be,
and no doubt will be, executed for their offsnce."
These are rather strong expressions even for the
United States, and-if some calm, reasoning indivi-
duals had been present he Might have reminded"
these energetic speakers that abuse is not argu-
ment. General HAMILTON concluded by a glowing
eulogium upon the Government, declaring he would
support it though in doing so he lost his best friend,
and that, whatever might be said of its ahortcomings
and inefficiency, " it had still its armies in the field,
and there were counsellors able to lift up the nation
from the mud and mire of the present hour, and to
place it firmly upon the path of success." Really
the truth of this may be doubted.

Nothing that has yet occurred can at all coincide
with this declaration, and it is not probable that
any success will attend the counsels of the Worth,
notwithstanding the vehement counsels of its advo-
cates. There is always something wrong in a cause
when so much violence is necessary to bring it for-
ward, and certainly the records of this Loyal
National League meeting in New York do
not tend to impress us with either the dignity
or the decorum of its orators. They appear to
the world as advocates of a cause that seems to de-
pend upon the bluster of its opponents, and to owe
its vital principle to intolerance. The remarks of
the Hon. ROSCOE CoNKIN, if possible, were more
exaggerated, if less stormy than those of his pre-
decessors. He said, addressing his audience,
"You
come as heirs of an immortal heritage, to maintain
a Governmenthas ever incontestablyseen." the wisest and just the
world
an inflated style, and where is the use of such ful-
some praise concerning anW hatcan w
instititutione that has
of
hasfasiulecdh
so entirely as that of the American Union. It is
at once the object of pity and scorn to the civi-
lised world. " How are the mighty fallen"
may well be said when we look on the remains
of the Republic WASHINGTON was so justly
proud of. It is of no avail that the
upholders of the Northern cause seek to sustain
their courage by these meetings ; they will not give
strength where is no real force ; they will not im-
part hope to despair, and they certainly will not
bring peace where there is no peace.

The state of affairs in New Zealand has long been
a disgrace to the English Government. The natives,
encouraged by the timidity or indifference of the
authorities, grow daily more insolent and encroach-