The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-11
Mr.. RusSEtls LETTER TO THE LONDON TIMES

WASHINGTON, August 10, 1861
TIE WAR LIKELY To BECOME sTRueGfE FOR ABOLITION OR
Tue PERrhIuAroN OF slAvERy-TRicks OF THE ABOLITION
For good or for evil the issue between North and South
and feared and the North at first isuroucd and docs moi
~op altogether oocptthe struggle u continues ,cn be
narrowed 70 a Contest 6eueem s'ar9y and abolition It is
not anprobable that in a day the Presden, viii
declare that all si..es within the lines of the United
States army become free
= Hn ls very la. LAY nr Congress the bill which sets
saves belonging to rebels engaged in war was signed
with reluctance by My. Lincoln aud was oil but lost ~
lapse Of me for hdd he no, been persuaded TO overcome
aus srai,es ne Congress eoud hare adjourned Nth
out ne s,gnatare Of the President horing been given
10 Mqt oct. Indeed, but for the proongaon of hall
an hour agreed upon the signature could not have been
obtained, as the President at FIRST refused peremptory
to put his hameto the bt alleging that il ,cl lose as
Kentucly;r but there was q pressure of Senator's pt
upon him. and he yielded last but ten minutes before
the Houses rose On such occasions the President
down to his room in the Capitol and aixes his name or
receives the Official visits Of the legislators and If s
clock had not been put back, and the sttngs carried on
beyond the time agreed upon for the Adjournment this
bill could not have been presented the Senate But
now, after the lapse of few days, 10 il said that
step Tar in advance of that MEASURE will be taken and
that the glove Will he thrown down 10 the South
and to the democrats Of the North as well! II So
there can be no longer any doubt the nature Of
the fight or as to the means to be used it, but il ar
CUES the possession OF no common courage and self
lance on the part Of the republicans offer battle on the
question at the very moment that the Democratic Con
vention OF New York has refused act common with
the republicans and when "a at any price and COM
promise goa can party is beginning TO make itself heard
an me Norhen and Northwestern parts Of The Jaioa. In
revolutions the moderate politicians who start up before
the last act OF the drama approaches in order 10 become
edlaors or TO propose terms TO the cocndjng
are generay crushed oetwix the upper the neither
milstones but there exceptions 10 that ruthc VIC
lent and fanatic sections either neu,ralizd
absorbed overcome by the j,tsie nttlfeu Much nc
Americans might wish for such result and greatly as
European politicians world really desire the rcunion Of
the states by the agency of compromise, it Is hoping
against hope to expect they will be graiifed
COMPROMISE clAsssp AZ A DKaoN-rHE TATTERED FLAG OF
TIE UNION PATCHED.
Beiore A'anas as wonderful combination Of good
luck and deNterty The part Of 0e desg eff can,yg-
ms m9M hdsc tei 10 ca adjustment or a patching up
~ m torn Sedms and tdtered Gg Of tie republic The
North could not IN honor submit 10 ,navapz1ioo
with all the faint OF base metal on her mari of The COM
pound me con inent of America could not hold North
ern men IN The face OF defeat insult and ccntcmnt
from the men OF the South. AS well ,n;ghf tho
comrade OF ancient Pistol hope to live on good con
ditions with his trucuent friends because he had
shbmtled quietly to the pulling of his nose and
the kicking Of his person basis Of anity and
equality Philesophc statesmen like Mr. sumner may
not be affected by such considerations They lno,. ITO
him, TO great principles. Mere American nolitic,ans
caucus mongcrs, wire pullers like Mr. Blair do not apnre
ciate any result which does not produce an immediate
ELECT on the votes OF the houses the appointments To
office or the legerdemain Of official iife which they
are all gorying and disportDg Men who have studied
patiently and long the whole Of the political mechanism
Of the Union much enaored Of the nenees of the
machinery and the beautiful play Of its parts that Ike
Mr. Se,cdrd, they think If all tie LIS put ogetbey e
oil applied and te steam got ,el up ,cat good tisle %
clear the Way against England Spdia or so,ne E,o1dn
Ioe IS sitre TO erue as consistency and lis course
as I gore.
THE INFLUX OF TROOPS To wAsuycrox-cpxrp,, sco-r
VERY TRANQUIL ASD GENERAL MCCLELLAN UNEASY.
heatine troops are purng into the neigborhood Of the
capal' Although General Scott is perfectly Tranquil and
quite satisfied the Coniederaes can make no aggressive
movement without signal chassement and defeat Gen
CHtn IS mast uneasy and appretenstre 0f dunor and
"1e% l" "ema"a'9g more nl2s. lie prefers has demands