The Sun.
London, England, 1862-08-21 00:00:00

determination—call it, if you will, obstinacy—on
the part of GARIBALDI, the popular movement in
Sicily bas still been steadily advancing, is still at
this moment unflinchingly advancing. Its starting
point was, it will be remembered, Corleone. The
last spot reached, according to our latest advices, is
Leonforte. Rumours again were abroad, both on
the Sicilian and the Neapolitan shores of the Straits
of 'Messina, that GARIBALDI had himself evaded
the vigilance of the Royal troops and the loyal
civilians—crossing over in disguise to Cala-
bria. Sooner or later, we doubt not that
this will prove to be the course pursued by him.
Possibly he is there already, as stated—in Calabria.
Whenever his foot does touch the mainland, be it
to-day, be it to-morrow, it is tolerably certain that
he will be found to stand there by no means alone
and isolated! Leaving one band of followers be-
hind him in Sicily he will find yet other followers
ready to muster under his banners on the Penin-
sula. Ills, we may rest assured, will not be the
fate of MURAT when landing at Spezzia. He is not
precisely the man likely to blunder into a "trap," like
that once upon a time prepared, set, and baited at
Boulogne-sur-Mer. GARIBALDI will not fail
through "counting without his host"—for he has his
host around him in Sicily, before him on the main-
land of the Roman Peninsula, in the 25,000,000
Italians! His failure can only result from an error
in judgment, arising out of a mistake as to the
right time. He is endeavouring to pluck the pear
now before it is ripe. Instead of tarrying still
with magnanimous patirm PA as of old—as he did until
so very recently—when in the midst of the respectful
homage of the world, like a new CINCINNATUS, he
tended his little farm at Caprera, biding
his time
(the time of Italy !), waiting until the hour (the
hour) should strike—GARIBALDI has now rashly
resolved upon precipitating matters! Raising up
against himself by this ill-considered temerity.-1
how many antagonists ? The Turin Government !
Nominally also—King VICTOR EMMANUEL ! The
Royal Army ! The French Division at Rome,
under the Duo DE MONTEBELLO ! Behind that divi-
sion the despotic power of the EMPEROR, the pride
of the Imperial army, the amour propre of all France !
Austria looking on there to the north all the while
in the background—with 200,000 men well advanced
and strongly posted in the Quadrilateral ready for
the first fitting opportunity! GARIBALDI is potent
in the goad-will of the Italians, but weak, in
a manner, we believe, powerless in the presence of
the overwhelming odds of a vast European an-
tagonism. His error arises from a miscalculation
both of time and of numbers. Good will, never-
theless, come of it all in the end, we are firmly con-
vinced—good that is for Italy and for the Italians !
But—for GARIBALDI ?

The Federals appear at last to be engaged in a
double contest—with those who passively resist
the enlisting-sergeant and the tax-gatherer, and
those who too actively resist the Federal armies.
The great difficulty is but beginning. Men in
the North will give their money, but not them-
selves to the war. The very decks of steamers
to Europe are become the scenes of conflict be-
tween the Federal police and Federal subjects. It
is held, now, not a privilege to be a citizen of the
still great Republic. Happy is the man who,
though domiciled long in the States, and having
never intended to return to Europe, has not
aspired to electoral and municipal privileges, but
has remained legally a Briton, a German, or an
Irishman. A prodarbation has been necessary to
retain on dry land persons liable to be draughted
to the war, for in the garb of sailors they have
in great numbers preferred, at any sacrifice, to
escape the pestilence of the camps, or the bullets
and bayonets of LEE and JACKSON. Fights of
civilians with the civil force had become so fre-
quent that permission has to be granted to all
who had secured tickets, previously to the fatal
draughting order, to proceed on their voyage.
Preachers on the dangers, perhaps on the folly of
the war are arising, for those who discourage vo-
lunteering are threatened with arrest. We may
expect, therefore, a pretty harvest soon of GRE-
CIORYS and GORDONS, such as we adverted to yes-
terday. Citizens liable to draughting who show any
disposition to go to a foreign country, are threatened
with the hardest fate of all. They are to be seized
at once, the Habeas Corpus Act being super-
seded in regard to them, and sent to the
nearest military post to drill ! Mr. LIN-
COLN herein imitating his dear friends the CZAR
and the KAISER, who recruit their armies from the
disaffected. We will hope the result may not be
the same as in Italy, where Austrian officers while
facing the enemy were mysteriously wounded from
behind.

Resistance to the tax-gatherer seems also to be
commencing. After a year and a quarter of war,
that personage is to make his appearance through-
out the Federal States on the Ist of September.
His post has been much coveted. The commence-
ment of the collection was deferred a month that
the new appointments might influence the elections
and command Republican votes; but his work may
not be all pleasure and profit. Indiana, which
ought to be one of the most loyal States, harbours
disloyalty in her bosom. Not fewer, we are in-
formed, than fifteen thousand persons are found to
have formed themselves into a secret society—and
their object is to prevent Federal enlistments, to
resist taxation, and to aid the Confederates gene-
rally. In Missouri the citizens also unite together
but to resist enrolment, is alone specified as their
object. Their resistance is fatally encountered by
the State troops, who seem therefore likely to be
needed for a more domestic and less dangerous
object than that of fighting the Confederates. We
fear that taxation and enrolment together will
materia;ly change the feelings of thousands—
perhaps, of millions_ The vast armies already
sent into the field, must have absorbed
nearly all who were willing to fight from temper or
for pay ; the fighting men available must be pro-
P°ttionately reduced, and though the warlike spirit
mt7t Ptsve more extensive than we suppose, it is
o%
Probable that nearly a second half million—
for that Is what is wanted—can never be found as
ready to 414.
US the first. Most amusing of all is
the behaviour of
the Irishmen. Like Major
O'REILLY and hit,
security
atinttivo_e,a of Spoleto, they think
persona
e t first law, and they seek
crowds it in such cro at
tbl' Consulate of "the Sas-
pol
Yorki police
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con-
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from which to rail
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the flag of the old country is almost
in safety at
'orshipped
when the alternative is to fight for that of
ttle new
one.

POPE and JACKSON have at last met, Their
forces, at least, have encountered each other. The
gallant JACKSON had crossed the Rapiddan, a
river about midway between Washington and Rich-
mond, and on which the town of Fredericksburg,
where BURNSIDE has arrived, is situated further
down to the East. General POPE was operating on
the front and West, from Warrenton. Probably
JACKSON wished to prevent the cooperation of the
two Generals; and POPE was near enough to advance
two army corps to meet him, who are said to have
numbered 7,000 men, while old Stonewall
had 20,000, it is impossible, however, to