The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-21

| Dacotah ........ 4.639 1000
| Colorado. ASP 5000
Regulars i' 49,. ~ '0 $4,000
| Total. 22,7io4s7 44es 900 5as, 500
II will thus be seen that we have popula-
ton of nearly tacentythree millions left in the
loyal portions Of the Union, Of aohich nearly
four and q half millions are fighting men. Over
one-half of the latter number compose the rogu-
lar enrolled militia, which is liable at any time
20 be called into actual service, leaving two
millions of able bodied individuals, between
the ages of eighteen and forty-ive, as a reserve.
Our present army numbers five hundred and
forty thousand soldiers, with not a single con-
script among the number. Under such circum-
stances, let no one say that the United States
have cause to fear war, however anxiously
every one must, for the sake of humanity and
civilization, desire that such a calamity may be
averted. The President in his forthcoming mes
sage will undoubtedly call for a large increase
of the army, and show the necessity of such
immediate action on the part of Congress, as shall
put our navy in a condition to cope with any
maritime Power in the world. In less than
war. we shall have arisen - position of UNI
paralleled military and naval might, which
has no parallel in history.
| HEAD REBELS DRINKING THE BITTER Cur or
| THEIR Own MIxNG.-Not few of the chief
conspirators and leaders in the wicked, despe-
rate and foolish enterprise of this Southern
| rebellion have been made to drink the bitter
cup of their own mixing. The catalogue of
| these worthless who have suffered and are suffer-
ing the consequences of their treason is very
| interesting and instructive. Among them are
the following
General Lee, Of Virginia, proprietor of Airing
ton. Preferring the rebel service to that of the
generous government which had educated him,
he abandoned his beautiful estate on Arlington
Heights, never, in all probability, to return to
it again.
Colonel John A. Washington, late proprietor
of Mount Vernon after his grand speculation
of 5000, 900 in the bones of the Father Of His
Country, astonished nobody in turning out
traitor. But he has paid the forfeit in the sacri-
flee of his life, in an ignoble bush fight among
the mountains of Western Virginia.
John Tyler, Ex-President of the United States
in becoming rebel, turned over his summer
residence, near Fortress Monroe, to the occupa-
ton of our soldiers, and perhaps within month
or two he may be moved even from his winter
quarters at the ancient little city Of Williams
burg. There is no rest for the wicked.
Gen. Henry A. Wise, Ex-Governor of Vir-
ginia, after spending all the summer to drive
the "Hessians" out of the western division of
that State, only to be ANONYMOUSLY driven out
himself has returned to Richmond, broken
down in body and mind, never, most likely, to
take the field again. But the best of it u.s. that
the United States flag is in occupation of his
favorite seaboard county Of Accomac, including
his estate and family residence of "Only, near
Onancock," and that now he can only return
there by repenting his treason, and returning to
his allegiance to the Union. AS against the
originator, in 1856, of the rebel scheme for the
capture of Washington, there would be some
thing peculiarly appropriate in the seizure and
| military occupation by Gen. Dix of "Only, near
| Onancock." AS it is, however, Gen. Wise is
pretty well punished for his folly, presumption
and treason.
| r. Barnwell Rhett, and other Barnwells and
Rhetts, and Gen. Drayton, and others of the
South Carolina secession chivalry, have, on the
approach of the old flag, found it convenient to
abandon their beautiful homes at Beaufort to
tho cara cf tbe;r neoTSss. hut from oil accounts
said negroes are about as treacherous and I'M
grateful as their masters, and quite as ready to
waste, seize or destroy the property entrusted
to their care
And Mason and Slidell, those magnificent re-
bel ambassadors, and Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky, and Gov. Jackson and his vagrant rebel
Legislature of Missouri, and other shining lights
Of secession, some in Jail, and some as vaga-
bond guerrilla chiefs, expelled from among their
own people--how instructive the lessons which
may be derived from the consequences of their
reckless treason, ambition and folly! Verify,
the sewers of the wind are reaping the whirl-
wind, and the strong arm of the government
on every side is gathering them in.
| The MISSION OF MASON AND SLIDELI, AS
| VIEWED BY THE CHARLESTON MERcURY-We
publish to-day, from a stray copy of the
Charleston Mercury which has fallen into our
| possession, very curious speculative article
on the mission of Mason and Slidell, as the spe-
cial ambassadors to England and France from
the rebel Confederate States government at
| Richmond. In this review the Charleston edi-
tor, who speaks as one having authority, can
come to no satisfactory or encouraging conclu-
sion on the subject. He is not satisfied that
Mason and Slidell are wanted just now in Eu-
rope. He thinks that as the JEFF. Davis govern
ment has been waiting for some signs of deli
verance from Earl Russell, it had better be
cautious now, for fear that Russell may drive a
hard bargain. Precedents are produced to JUS