The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-05
The Foreign News by the Hermann,

past 90 cioeh.
The Foreign News by the Hermann.
| We are in receipt Of five days later intelligence
from Europe, by the arrival Of the steamship Her
mann, at this port, last evening. Full detals Will
| be found in to-days paper.
| Ireland continues IN the same state OF quasi IN
surrection In which it was at previous dates
| Camps of armed insurgents are reported IN various
| places-beacon lights are klndled on every hill
| top-general dissatisfaction appears to prevail
the troops and constabulary harrassed and an
moved by rumors and reports-the English press
are still endeavoring to make 1t appear that there
| is no apprehension OF an extended outbreak of a
political character but, at the same time, the mill
tary are constantly the alertare foiled in every
possible way, and general apprehension prevails.
| Whether the insurgents reported in arms form
| the nucleus of revolutionary army, worthy of
the name-whether there an extended or
ganizatlon or not, or whether the masses
of that afflicted country really contemplate
taking a stand IN opposition to the govern
ment, and invoking the God of battles in vindca-
ton of their character and for the recovery of
their political and social rights or, not, we cannot
learn from the conflicting and half concealed re-
ports of facts before us. If the occurrences
that have recently taken place there, were de-
veloped previous to the capture of O'Brien,
Meagher, &C.. &C.. short time since, we should
say that revolutionary movement had IN reality
commenced; but we confess our Discrimination to
form an opinion of that kind at present. and will
not do SO, until further and less conflicting lntelli
gence of similar character to that just received
shall be before us. Taking into considera-
ton the topography of Ireland, and the habits
of the people, system of guerilla warfare.
such as appears to be in operation there, would
unquestionaby be the best that could be adopted,
and would ultimately lead to success, if the
people had competent leaders, and were united
among themselves, of which We have not any
information worthy of being used as basis
| for opinion, one way or the other. The news,
| however, Is decidedly warllke In its character.
| and may be more important than the English
| journals are disposed to admit.
| The Italian question was unsettled at the de-
parture of the Hermann; and the probability was,
that 1t would not be disposed of practically. The
beligerents were augmenting their forces, and
| otherwise preparing tor another appeal to arms
France, too, was not idle. The army on the from
tier was in the highest state of discipline, ready to
take part in the struggle, and thereby commence
| a state of things that might lead to general Eu
| ropean war, the end of which might not be until
| the whole continent was saturated with blood.
Late intelligence indicated the probability Of
settlement of the difficulty between Denmark and
| Germany.
From France we have no intelligence of I'M
portance, further than that Prince Louis Napoleon
| has been elected for Mosele. The English jour
mails represent the state of things in that country
| as rather gloomy; but nothing to justify
such an opinion. Cavalgnac may be obliged to
lay down his authority; but he being merely the
| Instrument of the National Assembly, it can be
confded to other hands, in the event of such a
contingency taking place, and consequences, of
the character predicted, obviated.
| CHEAP PosTAeE.-lt is said the Postmaster has
| come to the determination to recommend to Con-
gress, at its approaching session, the adoption of
| uniform rate of two cents postage on all letters
| not weighing over half ounce. Nothing that
has hitherto occurred in the administration of the
department has prepared us to expect such excess
sve liberalIty; but 1t is not improbable that, like
| all men of peculiarly odd mental constitution, Mr.
Johnson may, by hop-step-and- jump process OF
| ratioclnation, have bounded to extreme directly
the reverse of that which has hitherto been his
hobby. We shall rejoice if this recommendation
be made, and if it be adopted The experience Of
the last eight years In England, has proved the ad
| vantage to the people, and the saving to the go
| venment, of system of cheap postage. The
perience of the last three years in this country has
shown that niggardness is the worst policy that
| could be pursued in the management Of the de-
| partment
| 1t is not only in regard to the rates of postage
this nggardness has been exhibited by the head
of the post office department The large cities.
| and more especially the city of New York, which
| is the keystone to the arch OF the commercial
| system OF the Union, is left without those ia
| elites for business and social communication
enjoyed by all the great cities in every other civil
lzed country In the world. The most ridiculous
parslmony is displayed in' the business arrange
ments of the city post eilice. Citizens residing In
the upper portion of the city are obliged to travel
miles to mail letter; and, In addition to the pos
tage from one office to another, they are compelled
to pay the carrier two cents on every letter The
department undertakes, for instance, to carry
etter from Washington to New York for five
cents and, addition TO this, for delivering 1t, If
| the person to whom 1t is addressed live but five
| minutes walk from the post office, there is an
| extra charge Of two cents
| We have too frequently had occasion to notice
| the manifold mistakes, delays, miscarrlages, and
| other annoyances TO which business men, (and
none oitener than ourseves,) have been subjected,
during the present administration. We have com
planned until we altogether despaired OF a remedy.
| We have even tried to coax Cave Johnson into
| udicious management. We have often taken
pains to praise him for anygood he may have done,
| and wished with the most genuine sincerity, that
| he had gwen no more frequent opportunities TO
| aud him Many piece OF meanness that had
| come to our private ear, have we overlooked,
| hoping our clcmcncy might tend to his improve
ment. The rumor we mentioned at the COM