The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-27

these questions, and reply to Lord Napier's re
quest to open new negotiations with polite decli
nation to have any further treaties or conven
tons relative to Central America in the presen
position OF affairs Treaties, forming entanglin,
alliance, with European powers, are not par
| of the policy OF the administration Other co
| operative means will be adopted to settle tn,
Central American question and give the Unitet
States the necessary position and influence il
that quarter her commerce and power demand
Mr.. Buchanan may be assured that the goot
sense of this country will support him, and tina
| all our best interests will be subserved by thi
| course.
| Tho Military Administration or France and
England.
We publish in another column an extract from
letter written by Gen Jesup, which contain
| one Of the most striking critiques upon the ope
rations of the French army in the Crimea tina
has ever been written. Gen. Jesup is one Of thu
band of veteran heroes that has created oul
American army, and made it, probably, the mos
efficient military organization in the world Hi
experience and well proved judgment give grea
weight to his opinion, and he has concentrated q
volume in the short letter from which we o-day
give an extract. It's utterance at this moment
when England and France are preparing hos
tile demonstration against China. opens q vast
field of reflection. The significant fact that the
allies in the Crimea carried on their warlike
operations in direct opposition to the highest mi
itary axioms and that this course was forced
upon them by the inefiiciency Of their
administrative arrangements, is conclusively es.
tablished The whole world will be surprised to
learn that in all that constitutes the energy aud
vigor of al army in the feld-that is in the means
of ansportation-France gave to her three hun
bred thousand men in the Crimea "less than
onehalf the number Of animals for all purposes
during the war which we supplied for dtaft and
packing alone for our army in Mexico, that never
exceeded sorty-fve thousand men,"
The consequences that followed these different
systems of military administration are well
known. General Scott went where he chose-de-
feated army after army in the field, and took
city after city; while the sllie- were only able TO
sit doggedly down before Sebastopol and expend
life and material in profusion that surpassed all
previous knowledge or belief. These are no new
tacts The continuous and truthful attacks Of the
English press upon the administrative system o
their army in the Crimea are well known
Correspondent after correspondent repeated the
disgusting details from the English camp
till the whole world knew ii. The French press
took up the matter in spirit Of national pride
in such manner that the English press became
nett.cd, and then came letter after letter from
the Crimea showing that the French system was
as defective a. the English, and that there was as
little true military genius in one army as in the
other. Louis Napoleon became alarmed nj these
revelations, AID insisted that they should be
| stopped. or thai he would withdraw his army
| from the Crimea- The English government vas
| almost driven 10 despair. Lord Panmure called
the editors OF the leading London journals to q
conference, and laying the whole state Of the case
before them. implored them to desist from tnese
terrible utterings OF the truth. Marshal Vail
liant, the French Minister Of War, has nov given
them officially TO the world, in his report upon
the administrative arrangements for the late wal
in the East; and when we compare them with
thee made for our army in Mexico, We have nc
need TO blush
let these are the nations that are going Il
coerce China, with her three hundred millions o.
population. into peace. We do not doubt thai
they may knock down few Of the seaport cities
bu, in view Of the facts made patent 10 thu
world by the Russian war, We do entertain seri
Gus misgvings Of the operations they may un
dcrtske on land. Unless they institute some ne
system Of administration for their armies, we dc
not see how they are going to march over any
great portion OF Chinese territory, or gather
very many laurels there. After the white-wash
ing operation that John Bull performed for hi
commixariat on it's return from the Crimca, W,
have little hope for him. But Louis Napoleon /,
Of another stamp. We commend 10 him Ia,
peru-al Of Gen. Jesup's letter, and hope he viii
take heed from il A few American ideas won
burt Bonapartc; and II il comes to the worst
the hope of his family TO sustain its militarJ
prestige may yet lie in the American branch o
il that was educated at West Point
CHRISTIANITY IN NEw ESgrASp.--we perceiv,
that the religious presses in New England ant
elsewhere are bewailipg the increase of in0dclity
in the land OF the Purltans The number o
bsckslidcrs from the faith Of the fathers il yer,
great, and the majority belong TO the educated
and moral classes Of the community. Indeed I
opv,carc that Tho anc;opi faith L. rnonoooI D.