The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-07

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| Ihe Crisis and Its ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Union or the Destruction Of Our Coun-
try.
The dark and portentous storm cloud OF our
Southern rebellion, which but few months
ago was an Insignificant speck in our political
horizon, to-day overshadows both hemis.
pheres. The threatening attitude of England,
under her hypocritical pretences of neutrality,
can no longer be doubted. The alternative
thus presented before us is one of those short,
quick and overwhelming campaigns with which
the First Napoleon so repeatedly bafled the
hostile coalitions of Europe, or protracted
and worldwide war, menacing the absolute
destruction of our national independence, our
political and social institutions North and
South, our present resources of power and
prosperity, and our hopes of the future.
Having at length succeeded in dividing our
country against itself through her auti-slavery
teachings and Vaccinations, England casts
aside her DISCUSSES, and discloses the objects
of her affected philanthropy. They compre-
bend the dismembeIment Of the United States,
the destruction of our commercial power and
rivalry, and death blow to our popular insti-
tutions, which have been steadily undermining
that monopolzing landed aristocracy which
lords it over the British empire. On the other
band, while the domestic and the foreign poll
cy developed by our present federal admins.
tration are up to the exgencies of the
crisis, we conceive it to be our
first and highest duty to admonish Mr.. Lincoln
and his Cabinet that their only course of posi-.
tive safety and success is the immediate con-
centration of an overwhelming army force in
front of the enemy, and rapid, energetic and
crushing campaign.
1t is evident that Jefferson Davis has accept
ed Virginia as his battle ground-the Crimea of
this war. 1t is reported that his forces already
assembled in the State, doubtless much exag.
gerated, amount to some ninety.three thousand
men, including column of twenty thousand
within thirty miles of Washington. That our
War Depar tment, on the other hand, considers
itself strong enough for its present purposes,
we think is evident, from General Camerons
notification that no more regiments can now
be accepted from New York. We are thus en-
couraged to anticipate line of decisive opera.
tons on the part of General Scott in Virginia
during the present month which will materially
simplify the attitude towards us of the Western
Powers of Europe, in putting an end to any
schemes Of English Intervention in behalf of the
hopeless revolutionary cause of our revolted
States.
But if, with the meeting of Congress on the
4th Of July, Jefferson Davis should still be
issuing his proclamations from Richmond, and
England should still be giving him her moral
aid and comfort, the policy of Congress- in
reference to this rebellion will have to be ad-
dressed to the possible contingencies of rup-
ture with England. In this view all our North
ern seaboard Notifications and defences should
be strengthened, armed with rifled cannon, and
garrieoned with bodies of men undergoing
regular course of training for the infantry as
well as the artillery service. A similar system
OF defensive works and military camps should
also be established along the line of our North
ern frontiers, embracing every available strate-
gical point along the great lakes and the st.
Lawrence. In the meantime all our arsenals
and cannon foundries should be worked to
their utmost capacities in the production of the
most efficient small arms and artillery, and
bcuntiful supplies Of gunpowder should be
provided and stored away for the possible
necessities Of world wide war Our navy,
too, should be increased, more in the number
Of ships than in the number of its guns, and
each vessel should be provided at once with
liied cannon, and every sailing vessel Of war;
capable Of the Transformation should be
changed to steamer, swift and strong.
All this vast schedule of warlike prepare
lions can be accomplished within few
months if the government shall so decree
We have the materials, the means and
the men, and they are all at the SER
vice of the government. Let us enter par
tielly now upon these defensive preparations,
and fully, should TIE crooked copnseis Of tbs