The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-05

lie bepifoG-rne I'm p n1 ing Battle An
Virginia.
Catalina before his def q. il Tuscany; Bsutue
before tbs battle Of Philipri, cclld scarcely
have exhibited more evident tokens Of con.
steInation, thu do Mesars. Davis, Wigfall, ami
their fellow cons orators, in v;sw of the siaeis
ole upon which the have pledged their for
tunes, in Virginia. The loud vaunts and high
sounding boasts, of q mcn.S or six weeks ago,
have given placs to ad misericHrdeom appeals,
which clearly demonstrate how S.ecarious the
position of affairs Is, in the rsvolted States, AMI
how small the leaders Of the secessioniN faction
deem their chances CT success. The feet day
proclamation OF jefferson Davis, assunSe a
divided State Of feeling among the masses q
the people in the Southern conssderacy, and
Surrounded" a. he says, "by peril and DIFF
fculty," he invoices prayers that the Lord vii
"unite their hearts and efforts and strengthen
their weakness" And in his speech at tho
new Fair Grounds, nesr Richmond, he gays
but slender encouragement. to his audience,
only venturing to tell then, that, "thcugh
great might be the dispa-:ty Of numbers, with
fair field and free fight, shs Southe-G banner
would float in tIiunph." The usually fool.
hardy Wigfall, WAS still. me1e downhcar .sd,
and cautioned Southern trocrs not to uader.
value their opponents"
In Jefferson Davis' inaugural address, ho
proudly declared his intention Ct drawing hi,
sword in behalf of the Independence of the
Montgomery government, and proclaimed
rsver geful longing TO glut it in Northern blood.
Encouraged by the, vacillating policy of the
Buahanan administration; relying c. con-
tinnance Of weakness in his successor; aad con-
fder. in the sympathy of large party in the
non slaveholding States, he believed that brag.
gacocis would pass for heroism, ard fourish
OF trunpets prevent resistance to his ambitious
projects. President I,iacoln's proclamation Of
the 18th Of April, caused the scales, however,
to drop from his eyes, and, before the Lat Of
May, he had the impudence to close his mes
sage to the rebel Congress with the words
ave protest solemnly, liz the fsce of mankind,
that Wa desire peace ut any sacrifice, and thss
we are ready to enter into treaties Of entity
with the North, which cannot but be mutually
beneficial" Since that time, lis "talk" has
been growing still more small" until we now
dnd him preparing the minds Of the people Of
the South for ignominious and speedy defeat.
1t has, not impossibly, entered Into the calcs-
lations of leaders in the Southern insurrectioa,
that events arr impending which will reader it
absolutely necessary for their troops to lay
down their arms, within very limited space
of time. The very desperation of their present
conduct, tends to show that their single
hope of prolonging a conflict with the
United States, is in the Issue Of the
one or two first battles, that may
be fought upon the soil of Virginia AL.
most the entire force of the South is being re-
pidly concentrated there. The different de-
partnents Of government have Ief. Mcatga-
merry, and are located st Richmond. TIE cap
ture of Fort Pickens, hiss bean iudsfoitely
postponed; plans Of attack al other points have
been suspended and nearly every available
soldier, has been despatched from the South to.
the banks Of the Potomac. TIE number Of
Confederate troops there is i0nense -perhass
not less than q hundred thousand msn-sud
their strength is hoully increasing What
ever representations may be made to the con-
trary, they are, also, we'll differed, we'll armed,
and toleEably well disciplined virginia, m
fact has been chosen rs the battIe field, where
The fate of the secession ccnspIscy is to ke
decided. IF, therefore, the armies OF the so-
cediDg States are defeated in Vlrsinis, the back
bone Of the instruction will be broken, and
disunionism will be, virtually, at an end. That
such result is not deemed i'm possible; nay,
that it is greatly feared by Mr.. jefferson Davis
ana dis advisers, would appear from the Goa.
federate Congress having been convened to
meet at Richmond, in July, simultaneously
with the loyal Congress al Washington where
their only conceivable DUTY VIII be to ssseat
to such terms Of peace as may be dictated to
them, if they ara varquished; or, to endeagor
to impose conditions CT their own. if the result
should be mere pFOpitious to their wishes
General Scott is doubtless fully alive to the
importance to the eouatty Of the occurrences
Of the next few weeks. TIE nation reposes
the utmost confidence II his ssgaoity, foresight,
and wisdom, end the reliance upon his skid
and energy is unbouaded Yet no false views
Of economy ought to interfere with the proAe-
cution Of the war on gigantic scale.
Far better to CLINTON cre or two hua-
dred thousand men more into tie field now,
than to fni out, too late taat their presence in
Virginia would have hesa desirable earllsr
The soul Of rebellion we believe, with proper
efforts, may bs crushed oct Of It's body within
three weeks.
SOUTHERN DISPATCHES the New Orleans
Ticoyune of May % We 6od the following ss
part of its flaming hesding to its latest news
from the seatof war:-"Territls Fight at Haup-
ton-Six Hundred Linocln Troops Killed ana
Wounded-Soutae.n Less OILY Fifty" Glory
enough for one Gay, although it will be news
in the village Of Hampton.
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