The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-10


from general Uniou reacsion In all the South
era States.
But az in the iOssrdotious Of the 70
spected Mrs. Glass for cooking hase,
abe Gays FIRST catch your hare, SO before Gu
iargipg upon the results of an armistice, we
must first wait to get L. Before the meeting Of
the rebel Congress, we have reason to antici.
pate very suggestive defeat or Two of the
rebel armies in Virginia. With the falilment
Of this anticipation. nobody will be surprised
should an application for al armistice be made
from Richmond. In the meantime, however
we apprehead shat jeff Davis eod bis Csbins.
are preparing for the co1.Dgs Doiss OF battle
or Two. aud have not yet offered or authorized
an offer Of an arm'stice, because OF the 'Devita
bic demo ralzatioa which such an admission Of
weakness would produce 10 their army,
Che Opposltion ana the present Cong r.ss-
What WAL 1t Dot
Aa analysis OF the list Of members Of the
Thirty seventh Congress elbows thas there are
thirty two republicans In the United States
Senate and fifteen opposition, while In the
House of Representatives there are ons hun
bred and one republicans, seventeen Southern
aud three Northern Union men, and fiftyt
opposition. Thus ttere Ia, nOminally, quite an
effective anti administration minority. sufficient
TO talk a great deaf Of nonsense, and utter
large amount Of treason, Ii they have mind
IT ID utterly impossible, however. to form a
judgment ffem these divisions, what course
will be pursued by those members Of Congress
who were elected Oh democratic platform.
The Old issues which have conVulsed fhe coan-
try for over thirty gears, such NJ s;avery. the
tariff. nstionai bank, inteznal improvements
and the like, are oil swept away. No. We
tige Of them zemaios. and even taetr memory
is becoming obsolete, uuder the pressure of the
tremendous crisis through which the republic
is passiog. No period can be compared with
1t since the days of the Revolution, excepting
the small outbreak 10 South Carolina, ia 1882
aud 1898, which General Jackson crushed ous
by just such measures % President Ltooola
has stumbled upon. Indeed the War of lode
pendence, in the last century, is tbs only event
on the American continent which has ever
equalied the momen.ous stfuzgle CT this scar,
to preserve the Integrity Of the Union. There.
fore no criterion can be formed respecting the
action Of the democratic portion OF Congress,
from past experiences, ard the tone Of The op
position press in the Nor ,rn Safes, leaves cs
equally in the dark on the subject.
The organs Of the parties which opposed ,ha
elevation Of Nc, Lincoln to the Presidency,
SUCH as the Journal of Commerce, the Daily
Ne,os and the Albany Attos and argus, con-
tinue to employ every means, lawful aud IN
lawful, to embarrass the administr Atom Rabid,
unmoasured abuse Of any aud everything ula. is
said, done or suggested by the President may
be as regularly expected from those papers Is
The return OF the hour or their appearances; but
they none Of them have the smallest apprecia
sentiment, or OF the true interests of freedom
aud civilization. The Rev Jerry Sneak Hat
lock, Hon Benjamin Wood, and disboDoc.
able Confidence Cassidy, are all of them SO far
behind the spirit Of the tine, az 90 many poll.
teal Rip Van Wrinkles. Their readers stare
With mingled amazement and amusement, at
their oh allow puetile follies, and they form
htipg counterpart of such angular, abolition
petrifactions as the vinegar hued lucubratiops
of the Hon. Massa Greeley and poor little JEFF
ferson Brick. It would be Idle therefore to
look to any of the pseudo democratic fossils OF
the press for guidance respecting the course
which opposition members of the present Con
gress are likely to pursue.
Mr. Lincoln found the United Ssatcs, when
ne entered upon bis Presidential duties. upon
the very verge Of utter ruin. Subsequently TO
the 10Th Of April lie has pursued policy,
clearly defined in his late Message, which proves
that he has fortuitously blandered iato the
very track of General Jackson, and into The
adoption of the Identical principles that made
Old Hickory the admiration and wonder not
only of the democratic party, but of all parties
in the country. When South Carolina deviated
into the path Of treason, by It's notification
theories Andrew Jackson appealed without q
moments wavering to the Union Instinct which
underles American feeling, in every part of
the land. With no other platform than the
declaration that "the Union must and should be
preserved" he proceeded to strong measures
Of suppressing rebellion, which, but for such
vigorous efforts, might have speedily acquired
formidable dimensions. What was the conse-
quence? He was supported by every single
party in the republic. Wings and democrats
buried their differences for che occasion; the
feeble tail of John G. Calhoun was crushed into
submission; and the country was saved Presi-
dent Lincoln has hit upon course which equal
~ commends itself to the sound sense and pa
triotism Of the people. Ths enthusiasm Of
popular sentiment in sustaining bis war mea.
sures, affords abundant proof that he Ia regard
ed % the legitimate successor of General Jack.
son, and that the platform which the Old Hero
laid down has been again revived. II ough.
not TO be doubted, therefore, that national re-
personalities, In the democratic ranks, who ap-
probate the fundamental principles of their
own party will support Mr.. Lincoln now. o.