The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-29
Grantlcy Berkeley In Favor Of the Rebels
and Against Mr.. Russell.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE LON

TO THE EDITOR or TIE LONDON HERALD.
Having given in the columns Of the Field newspaper
and then published collectively my sporting travels and
observations in America orel,ng all that has since hap
pened 1t may deemed presumption IN me to offer
tow remarks in dis paon Of the Caacies put forth in tho
leading articles in tho Tims we'll as through the ucu
batons of It's special correspondent Let a, least a.
Tempt 10 gain tor The Southern States mes0 fighting for etr
Nbery, simply fair play
That hitherto my representations have been thoroughly
and to tho Immediate passing and political history OF
tho Now World. should be sorry. if anything
that now said should mar tho public reliance in
my observations, and therefore viii take
that do not go beyond the pale Of immediate
knowledgs From n's. to last and most nnjnsty the
States srebels" and at the time endeavorcd to
brand their cause with pro slavery stain on which to
court little popularity in favor Of their opponents They
not simply fighting for the rights Of caption, for
II they were so my pen would not uphold them. They
lighting the Infinitely BROADER principle Of proec
ton private property in general in which protection
happens to DO involved the possession Of the slaves
Northern rebels to that freedom which, up to
certain tmc appeared 10 be their idol for against the
very spirit Of freedom they are now drawing their
Southern States against tho will OF their peoples and to
make them slaves to dominant power which the South.
freely assisted TO create and from which they bad
right freely to secede when to their interests that
raised power became opposed
The beauty OF the positioi-f could be said that
there any beauty in assumcd by the model repub
lie Of Messrs Cobien and Bright consisted in the freedom
Of unity to say that 1t would boa crime however inte
rests might clash become neglected by tho executive
power to withdraw from tho federal state Is absurd,
and TOO shallow to demand anything more than passing
notice.
The compact made by millions Of under the banner
Of freedom has fallen to pieces by spontaneous
buston and all that one wonders is that ii held togc-
Their so long for tho established never was
permitted to keep standing army sualcent to put down
any rebellion that might arise nor had Congress the pow
to carry out the laws THAI il enacted For years the
backwoodsmen b0rderes have set tho laws at defiance
and dared the executive to attempt to dsposscss them of
land of which they had become surreptousy possessed
have always said that tho Northern must estao
lsh their feedu that the outherners would boat them
and that then II would be found that the sinews Of
would fail through tho dealcations in that particular
Of the OF property and merchant bankers And for
this reason the arstocracy OF America by which mean
the gentry, have have not had their Just position In the
State They not represented In Congress, and they
had voice in tho elective returns; and the passive
ssance they offered TO an unwholesome and overwhefm
ing democracy that of interference with the returns
AT all, was, to my mnd, convincing proof that matters
try with nothing to lose, and everything gain by
fusion, aliens in blood, and possessed of the suffrage,
would be pull the temple Of freedom about their
ears, and turn its basis into the most black bcenbous
ness.
had their property existed In any other country than
Of their birth they would have preferred it, for that
life and property not sufficiently respected in thor
native land There really existed but sort Of freedom
in tho Unod Staes--and that freedom fbr ILL.,
mna no are so ,see y n .nar
slavery mon than wore ever perpetratcd 10y master on
slave. fact icence and not liberty ruled: ragged rf-
fiansm, or rowdes }" dictated to the freedom OF
science and instead Of landlords request the revolver
drove the 10 the poll the weapon dccently
concealed. Up 10 this time, the date Of this letter
portion Of the nation how have the Northern Amcri
cans fallen Their boasts OF fighting empty as the
wind; tbeir talk Of only "twelve months war;
shldishy futile; and their Maor Surgeons degrad-
ed even below the ''pcnny bleeders" for with the
Northern their heels have been active
than their weapons and If the long and tediosy drawn
statements true Of the special correspondent Of the
Times the Northern men have shown themselves deficient
In the pluck that makes soldier and commands respect
England will that my prophetic spirit has not yet
deserted me-
The Northern men will eventually be beaten by the
South; their first army has fed and their supplies win
fail, and many Of US, may live to the fact Illus
tracd that universal suffrage and vote by ballot do
work well; that If America has been model republic
is not model Of good example to the sold country"
but model from which each Senator should rcco that
it is economy TO keep inefficient army; 1t rs
jus, to The American high soued gentleman who cnlsts
IN the regular forces to give nomenclature over his
head
To militia bucks who know no fears,
Fat asbmengefs and auctioneers
America had thousands Of things called generals"
wnere England in comparison, has but These
things Of the North now show that they have
no other right TO the warlike rank they
suIned except that they are generally beaten.
Then lot hope, for the sake OF the many friends have
in the states regular forces that the ft the real
soldier aud gentleman may be better considered better
paid and better promoted by his country for the army,
as found IL, was insult to the high pucked officers
became acquainted with who held commissions In tas
an army must ever be when tho estimates are ruled by
demng6ues who pander 10 The wishes Of the ragged and