The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-11-10

in telegraphio science, are unanimously in
favor of this splendid project, one great
advantage Of which will be that every pub
lie message sent between these remote points
will be simultaneously communicated to every
Office along the line. There is no doubt that Il
will not be long before this result is achieved,
and then the problem of long communication
viii be settled, and the people on the Pacific
whl DO In receipt of European news received
at Cape Race as soon as ourselves. The in
JUDGEMENTS, then, to attempt the laying Of
new Atlantic cable will be materially In
creased whiie the recent Developments Of
telesraphic science will make the success OF
the enterprise almost a matter of certainty.
Meanwhile we may congratulate ourselves that
SO much has been DONE and that 50 much more
is within our easy reach.
THE BATTLE OF BELMONT AND THE WAR ron
THH UNIoN.-The battle at Belmont would
have been decisive victory for the federal
troops but for the rebel reinforcements, which
compelled their retreat. This disastrous termi-
nation of the engagement, however, completely
changes it's aspect, and we find in it no cause
for congratulation, although it furnishes an
other instance Of the pluck and heroism Of
our men, and shows that, with a fair field and
equal numbers, we are more than match for
our enemies. The battle at Belmont was the
battle Of Bull run on o reduced scaleA Our
troops had been fighting till they were exhaust
ed, and with great success, capturing the rebel
position, with large number of prisoners and
twelve guns, when the enemy reappeared in
strong force and drove them back to tho
river, where they re-embarked on the steam
ers in which they had crossed, under muir
derous fire, and not alone from the rebels, for
in the confusion the two gunboats engaged in
firing into the hostile ranks poured their
grapeshot among friends as well rs
foes There appears to have been want
of foresight in the landing of these $500 troops
on the southern bank of the Mississippi, where
they had, we have seen, to contend against
double their number. The generalship was,
therefore, at fault. But there is nothing without
its uses, and every loss we suffer now will tend
to lessen our losses in the future, by giving our
generals experience. They have done well al
ready, but they will do much better. The early
battles of the French resulted unfavorably to
them, but the experience thereby acquired car
ried them on afterwards from victory to victory.
until they became masters of Europe.
We must moreover in our case remember that
the reason why the South has been SO far sue
cessul in resisting the force of the federal arms
is, that for the last fifteen years she has been
preparing in every possible way for this great
struggle, while we at the North never believed
it would take place, and consequently made no
preparations till after the bombardment of Fort
Sumter. But we have, nevertheless, the power
and the money to overwhelm these Southern
conspirators. We only require enthusiasm and
unity to crush out every trace of this rebellion,
and the accomplishment of that result is mere
question of time. Our army is becoming more
efficient every day, and that army may be in
creased indefinitely from among the loyal mil
lions of the North. But what resources has the
South? Nothing more than she has already do
veloped. With bankrupt exchequer, a ragged
and starving soldiery, and nothing more to fall
back upon, she will be soon glad to return
bleeding and repentant to the Union, which in
her folly and wickedness she had forsaken.