The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-25

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Ope ming OF the Campaign-The Begin
ming or . New and More Glorious Epoch
I'm the Domestic and Foreign Affairs OF
the United States.
Our government is rising to the dignity Of its
situation to the grand responsibilities of the
crisis, and to the confident expectations of the
friends Of our liberal institutions throughout
the Union and throughout the civilized world.
The campaign in behalf Of the "integrity of
tie Union" was opened in the movement
between midnight and daylight yesterday
morning Of an overwhelming army column
from Washington across the Potomac to
the occupation of Alexandria, Va; and
from this impressive beginning we antci
pate the speedy overthrow Of secession in the
"Old Dominion With body of fifteen thou
ssnd Union troops in occupation of AIexan-
dria and its surroundings, the insurgents at
HArper's Ferry are cut off from their rail way
communications with the insurgents at Rich
mond, and on both sides they are cut off from
an important source OF their supplies. Stimuli
taneously, from the presence of some Elk or
seven thousand Union troops in and around
Fortress Monroe, and with cooperating fede-
raj feet at hand, the insurgents in that quarter
are in bad situation. They will require as
sistance from Richmond; but, considering the
alarm which has prevailed for the last three
weeks among their confederates in that quar-
ter, they will not feel it safe to move down to
no g M
suspect that, without much fighting, the seces-
sionists in and about Norfolk will fall back
upon Richmond, and that to that common point
all their available forces in the State will now be
hurried as fast as possible. This theory leads
to the conclusion that Richmond, at all events
ere long, will be the scene of desperate en-
gagement inasmuch as the loss of that capital
to the insurgents will be the loss Of the State,
and its restoration to the Union.
We anticipate this result, for it is inevitable;
and we hope 1t will be reported in President
Lincolns message to Congress on the Fourth Of
July. Nay, more, we hope that by that immor-
tai day the position of Maryland, Virginia
Kentucky and Missouri will be so firmly estab.
lished for the Union, and that this whole South
ern insurrectionary enterprise will have be
come 30 demoralized, bankrupt and impotent
as only to need rigid blockade By sea and
lard TO starve it, within few months, into sub
mission TO the constitution and the laws of the
United States. We hold that the wonderful
Union reaction in Maryland, resulting from the
march into her territories Of our irresistible
Union volunteers, has saved not only that
State but Kentucky and Missouri, and that this
present Unicn army movement will not only
reclaim Virginia, but will soon render North
Carolina and Tennessee ripe for their deliver
ance from the most revolving revolutionary
deapotism on the face OF the earth.
The superficial philosophers Of the London
Times, In assuming it as o fixed fact that the
American Union is destroyed, are very
wide of the mark. Our Union Is just
beginning to develope its strength Its
available active resources against this
Southern instruction are quite as DOW
erful IS would be the resources Of the
British empire today against general rebel
lion in Ireland, nnassisted by any great
foreign Power. No future event IL more inevi-
kaplc tnuh tAS ktskOlaAVa VI Jul SOAlrutFdte
revolted States to the Union; and while the
measures and movements Of Mr.. Lincoln's al.
ninistration promise the full re establishment
Of the Union upon aolid and enduring basis
OF home, we are further gratifed to be enabled
TO cay that the manifestations Of bis foreign
policy promise to our government much
higher and more influential position 10 our
foreign relations than ever 1t has attained
heretofore
While The young republic of Rome was ye,
embarrassed with its domestic feuds, factions
ard conspiracies, it presented no very forni-
cable front to the surrounding nations; but on
emerging from her domestic discords Rome
began her grand march to the mastery Of the
world. So, in modern times, England was .
Power comparatively weak in the oounsels o.
the continent until her domestic discords AID
civil wars OF thousand years were supersedsd
BY that consolidation of the kingdom established
under William Of Orange. So with the United
States of America OF the present day, While
their general government and loyal pec.
pie are engaged in The great work
Of restoring and consolidating the, Unicr
at home, they ore laying broad snG
deep the foundations CT o foreign policy
calculated to place tits country in the trc1.