The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-11

Of May, and that, from these goo5 begianiags In
Maryland ana Virginia. the remainder Of this
gigantic Southern revolution will speedily be
frittereo away.
TIE EAGILsH Pass on THE FALL. or Foar.
SUM7ER-The comments of the London jour
nals on the fall Of Fort Sumter, the first news
Of which reached them through the HERALD of
the l4tb ult show that they were just beginning
to appreciate the true condition Of affairs here
The London Times is an exception to this re-
mark, for il makes the bloooless results of the
bCmbaro ment an occasion for some i'll timed
railleIy, and, swayed by the views of it's Mont
gomery correspondent, evidently infers, with
hm, that ''the great republic is gone" Unable
to comprehend the policy Of the gov ernment in
seeking merely to provision the fort and there
BY to throw upon the rebels the onus of COM
ncDciDg hostiiities itstates that our war vessels
only arrived in time to contribute to the glory
of TIE captors and to bring shame and distrust
on the mselves and their cause. From this 1t
CT includes that "the rich and unready North
VIII be no match for the fiery forwardness Of
the South"
1t is curious that the leading English journal
should take such fippant view of msneuvre
which has done the cause of the secessionists
more damage than twenty defeats in the field.
The demonstration which precipitated the attack
upon Fort Sumter was resolved upon to prove to
the country and to the world the true character
Instantly to stir up the blood Of the North, and
to unite it as one man in defence Of the Union.
1t was, in fact, the frat tangible evidence
we had that the government had a policy; and
the success with which it has been attended has
inspired more confidence in its ability to carry
us through our present difficulties than would
have been derived from earlier and more ,ag-
gressive measures. The London Times has no
perception of this truth, because it sees only
through the eyes Of its correspondent-Mr.
Russell-who has curiously enough chosen
Montgomery as his standpoint of observation
We should be sorry to infer from the location
of this gentleman, and the concurrent tone OF
bis journal, that the opinions of the latter are
foregone conclusions in favor of secessionism.
1t must be admitted, however, that they wear
very much that appearance.
1t is greatly to the credit of the perspicacity
of others of the London journals which make
no particular pretenson to superior op-
portunities of information on American
affairs, through correspondents or other
wise, that they appreciate what the
Times has failed To discover. Thus the Morn
ing Herold-Lord DeIby's organ-hits the nail
en- the head when it says that if the President
had chosen to do it he had ample means at his
disposal to succor Major Anderson and that
if he had permitted this last vestige Of fede-
raj property in South Carolina to be torn from
his grasp, he had only followed the example of
chess players, who sacrifice q valuable piece to
insure yuate." Again it observes, with re-
markable provision Of events, that the bonn
bardment and forced surrender of Fort Sumter
would be certain to unite all parties in the
North against the seceders." The London Post
entertains "a confident belief that the North,
armed in Just and righteous cause, possesses
the will and the power to reduce the secessionist
States TO obedience, and to restore that Union
which at che time appeared TO be destined to
make the United States the dominant Fewer Of
the New World" We quote these opinions
tecause they prove clearly the damage which
secessionism has done itself abroad by It's in
sane and reckless violence. If public opinion
abroad pronounces itself thus strongly condem-
natory of its hopes, without single military or
naval effort having been made by the North,
what will be its tone when the tremendous ener-
ey which is now being displayed by the latter
is made known TO it. 1t looks very much, II
must be owned, as if JEFF Davis Commissioners
would come back with that conventional flea
ia their ears