The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-13

cannot be greater than that OF New Orleans vne South
81 pers indeed rnay be 9ected 70 be even no reso
iute tbsu their oppoteLts They know very we'll tn.
there Is nov sst~een them and the North gull which
time and qae may n up out waca the The sno9 Ss .,
know what the Northerners seem not suic ety = con
sdetlat the rccspture OF the federal forts ,thios
in itself but merely symbol yes the subectot OF the re-
cusant States the government a. Gsshaeea Que may
wei ark he Nor,herAers what they latnd ID do when
they have recry,u-ed Fort SJuter and waas next
anc next TIE souhcrners knew ful rel tina the cen
trail gosenment capnos gest ccatent III ete1'rg the
federal property" end thai az cas as ms .Ae seoes
s,onts refuse " acknowledge Presdat Linccn, acts "
hostility must take p!ace betve;n he two Sessions, he
Scuihern por's taus, be blccaa1ad ard he southern
states subject To lilo ~ Soythcrs al even "
aooonist caEds. Therefore thoVgn We rave ~ ion
detailed acoouoie re he cFeisl ae States set ien
what We are able e pb 10 DC! easy TO aee ths'
the .nhusasD IL the Goftl va more than eaiael ~
tho zeal Of tue Sop'hefsers Indeed as IL rerera the
case, The weaker par ? aotaal. appears IN greater
9TH than opponents suce kaca,ese Of its IN
ferofi,y esds q efforts ati saCfhcos hich more than
make 'or its deoc'nces The southe show GER
tapls signs If woverpg, and il will be cherisbing
celusve hope to imagine either through fear o. the
ieneral from s.eforence 10 Il mCr? OF their
fellow city The ders vii, be inclined 20 compro-
nse' ~e iea, 'hae, snouiu ~ N"fIu ue.e 'n w
force obedience, we must tie prepared Tor con,
iicts Of the most serious kind Sou hern news
does not reach us vsry reFultry,. ,, or speedily
spatches anroLnce that VIZ Llnco.ps proclamation
had been By defiance general Gs tho eainusas NJ
the North Something like a lew in mass may be OK
pected among the population the South who easily
soldiers aid aho from their skl ths rife
must always be formidable antagonists
In fact far he in ged from the scany
intelligence received, the Clnfeaerate states pre-
pairing 10 defenn themselves 10 the last dec arpg that
their right TO secede from the Union Is clear the
right of The thirteen colonies throw Oh allegiance to
George III and move since the British government
cnlv violated traditional maxim respe ting taxs,tcn
while the North, according TO them has violated writ
ten constitution by endeayorng to restrict the right OF
holding persons TO abo, throughout the entire Union
But II is uscless to speculate further on matters
which Will he made clear in few DAYS The most
momentous part OF the present news ia undoubtedly
that which relates to the border States II is iust
possible that some of these will not Immediately
I cede; but the secession Of Virginia expected to
take place few days and il is probable that al
ready this grave act has be accomplished Should
this he the case, the ohers must eventually follow.
| Though there is a large non s,avehooing element
boh IN Virginia and Kentucky yet the owners form the
mtst powerful class and the passions Of the multitude
have been everywhere reused against President Lincoln
as an assaiaDt OF the rights Of the South Without Civ
ing implicit credit to all that is reoored by telegraph
there evidence enough to show that large body Of the
arms 10 deferce Of the Confederate states neral Phi
low had arrived at Montgomery to offer Pfesd Mt Davis
division OF Tennessee troops The martial excitement
ence begun will certainly spread, seize all minds and
no distant date carry these states out OF the Union
Had the border states, however, even remained frm
it would have been dflcult task for Mr. lincoln to
carry or such as he meditates march from the
North through the States Of Virginia ana North
Carolina to Charleston an enterprise beyond
would he almost that OF enemy, for the sympa
thies Of the slave owners would be everywhere with
this project has been entertained We believe
that expeditions by sea the BY which the Pre-
sident intends to bring the rebels to obedience Now
operations Of this Kind not only very difficult the
face OF strong ard resolute enemy but they time
federal militia attempt to land at Charleston repeat
the British enterprise against New Orleans, must at
least expect that transport and comssarat will occupy
month or two aud that with the whole southern popu
'aton In arms ii will not be thought prudent send
small CT cqupped expeditions against the leading cities
of the enemy. Although certainly, numbers wealth,
ard suicency or zeal the side the Unons,s
yet the chances Of an offensive great that
President Lincoln may even well hesitate to begin it,
From the London Herald, May IL
The smoke Of the bombardmeni is gradually clearing
away from Fort Sumter, ard begin fine the posi-
surrender Of that stronghold surprised all parties in the
North, and 1t was only after successive dispatches
corroeoratng the intelligence that the citizens of the
free States accepted it, downfall fact The press of
the country unanimously regarded the whole affair
unmigaed farce, worthy to rank with such Yankee in
bones, and similar noons The conflict was 60 unlike
airy thing heard Of hitherto that other explanation
seemed possible than that the rival governments had
agreed sub rosa to appearances, Gen Beauregard
and Major Anderson drng upon each other with blank
cartridge, and the latter making harmless bonfire In
the fort finale. The truth, however Is gradually
coming TO light and we are compelled to admit 10 spite
of Appearances that both Of the conteadng parties
in sober earrestness From the Of those
journals which ave supposed 10 be in the confidence OF
the government we are led to infer the South has been
mano uvered into the commission OF q grevous error
the time expended in investing and taking the fort peril
ing If il does not render impossible, the of dis
9og kdne 9asfei at ShdcO and in so doing they haze
lS mayetcr e'r The opportunity Of an almost certain and
Gen Scott foresaw, it is said that the key 10 the
trugge in The possession Of Fort Pickens and the
City Of Washington, and he planned his measures
cordipgly. The former commanded the harbor OF Pen
acola and TO great extent, the of the Gulf
OF Mexico while the occupation or the capital by the
eceders would not merely draw the border States
he confederation, but almost necesstate the recog
milton Of foreign Powers 1t will be remembered tina.
Gen SC DIT went TO Washington after the secession
Of South Carolina and that he frequently in confe
with President Buchanan and his Cabinet SUBJ
sequeItly with that OF Mr. Lincoln. For many weeks
past he has been engaged In foryng the capital but
the Department Of War had been msmanaged by Gen
Floyd that the City of Washington was comparatively
uudefended so late the middle OF March Had a
Southern marched upon the city II not In the
OF The North 10 prevent its capture but Gen Scott
waIdod of the danger by drawing attention to Fort Sum
ter causing the rebel army to lie inactive Charleston
harbor while he matured his plans Fort Pickens
left comparatively unattended, in order that the
army under Gen Beauregard might continue to swell
ranks and when at length the government at Washing
ton found itself prepared to act the seceders were u-
duced TO attack MAJOR Anderson by Mr. Lincoln threat
to that officer and by the appearance Of ships of
war of the barber.