The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-04

that md Of his marshals could general ty lhoua'so
men in oaaieS Souit could bring them the field and
| place them properly but could go no further" But
without generals what could 400 900 men against the
southF by iorce OF numbers, aud at great loss, they
might take city after city. But unless they lett large
permanent garrisons their authority would die out with
| inc SOUND OF their drums Such army marching
anIougn country covered with forests and thckeis
anu occupied by population hostile 10 man and where
even somebody's can "bark squirrel would be uec
mated every hundred miles of its progress by guerrilla
warfare against which it could find protection. This
mode OF attacking the South effect nothing beyond
the loss oil life will entail and the temporary devasta
| lion that viii mark the track of the armies.
But IL Is probable that circumstances would again. as
they nave DONE oyerrue the designs OF the Washington
eaonet, and make the war slow long and expensive
one 10 be decided less by battles than by the resources
| and endurance OF the combatants.
That portion Of the former United States viii snfor
most In such contest and must finally succunb which
Is least able to dispense with the support IL received
from the other two sections. How the North can do
without Southern trade presume 1t judge after
three or four months trial But 1t would that the
failure to sell to the South hundred and twenty mil
lions OF their manufactures each the stoppage of
much OF their shipping interest as was engaged in tho
two hundred and twenty millions Of our foreign
exports and the return mportations, and in our
internal coasting trade, together with the loss
OF the profits and commssi' rs vast bust
ness, must have very serious effect, that see no
way OF escaping Truly the North has to pay dearly for
It's whistle of black repubcanism The Northwest de-
pended partially on the South for market for It's pro
dlctions and so far will suffer from the oss Of it. II
must also be incidentally affected by commercial embar
easements at the North They will assuredy have enough
and stocks by which they computed their rapidly ncreas
ing wealth, must fall in way to asonsh Wall street.
should their own croTs fail, they sometimes do, or
should the European crops be abundant their commerce
will fall Yet the Of the poor will have all that
they ever got anywhere-food and raimcnt, and that
without stint-the Northwest will suffer comparatively
little.
How will fare with the South should the war be long
and so powerfully waged to require the Southern Con
federation TO kecp-say 100 900 menn arms and if the
ports are strictly bockaded? This is important Ques-
tion and that can be answered only from practical
of he
southern people. Our needs will be provisions, clothing,
money for the governmental and war expenses and for
the purchase from abroad Of what absolutely
quire, aud are not already supplied with. As for pro-
Sons, an satisfied that this gathering enough
t1r co yeGrs abundam supply Every one is raising corn,
ioeat and stock On s poias the South need not erg the
Northwest again manufactures Of every kind springng
up on all sides In his Slate prorsdiagt far
from lucfer matches and steam engines pooder and
raed cannon. Clothing too, though Of rsaler TEXTURE
ana sometimes inferior qudly IS dbundanty made and
s sa"! r run g aa 'y e Tea and az ss M t pre-
or'cse neither for provisions nor for clothes, e ne
South be seriously inconrenenced The blacks (by the
by moro quiet and orderly now If possible than before)
will remain devoted to agriculture, while the rapidly in
creasing demand for home productions Of every kind
gives ready employment to the poorer classes OF the
whites. What amount OF gold and silver there Is within
the Confederate States can only guess at suppose
about S5 But as the greater part of expenses
at home any currency satisfied to use will do
whether bank bills Confederate bonds or Treasury notes
When we go abroad must be with gold with cotton
This last is the spinal column Of our financial system.
D
Two millions or two and If of bales will be conveyed
TO the Confederate government to be paid for in bonds
or Treasury notes This cotton will be WORTH ut ordinary
prices, hundred millions Of dollars. II it be ex-
ported at once IL is so much gold. If is retained it will
form the security for any loan that may be required
abroad The other third Of the cotton will be sold by the
planters as best they their account. The
chief difficulty is the blockade, ohich may prevent the export
and sale abroad Of he cotton loan on IL security,
hlle is still a1stppd and scattered in the interior in
ntrtess small warehouses could not easily DC Effected
W to the present time, and for six months more, tho
blockade so far from doing any serious injury has,
the contrary benefited and Will continue to benefit the
South forcing to be active and to do for ourselves
much that preferred formerly to ohcrs to do for
presume that next January, with crop Of three and
half or four millions Of bales on hand the South would
become very FESTIVE under strict blockade Should L
continue toeiue months Longer, property at the South sood
90 dam, as they say IL has in NeU York.
But before that time comes another very serious
plication arseshow England and France will stand the
cutting off Of the supply Of an article which depend
two thirds Of the manufacturing interests OF the and
onehrd of those OF the otherY They cannot try they
never SO mach supply the deficiency AS far as the feet
iHgs of England concerned and presume, those of
France too, both nations ave decidedly and bitterly anti
slavery but neither will be guilty of the mistake of the
North and utterly sacrifice vast interests for the sake OF
speculative lea II they find that they cannot do without
Southern cotton, they viii interfere first probably to make
peace and il that effort fails then in such other
as will secure for them what will be n necessity. Mr.
Stewards letter to Dayton and its reception in Europe,
the transportation Of troops to Canada and Admiral
Mines declaration to the refciency of the blockade
already showing the possible coursc OF future
events Is the federal government strong enough for
WARMTH England and France in addition to that with the
South?
One other warlike remansto capture and hold
all the Southern ports and thus seek TO controlcommercc
independent of secession leaving tho interior OF tho South
fret and fume II pleases. This is tho problem Il
being the The Northern forces would have to cap
ture Norfolk Charleston, Savannah Wilmington N. G.,
Pensacola, Mobile, New Orleans and Galveston, besides
fifteen other smaeT points. At each Of them they
would find Stone Bridge; and even If they succeed
they could only hold military possession aud be ever
in against the attacks of the State authorities
Peace would never be established by any such course II
would not be successful and even successful it would
only hamper the South-lt would never subjugatc it.
The separation Of the Southern States Is untat dcconrh
The ederoI government has poccr Teoerse It, Sosr or
later must be recogisd Whypreface the recognition BY
,ar equally needless and toocy Men at the North may
regret The rupture, at the South may do The ttaek
republicans ourcumc the first az the PITS and tuon!d not
repaired THU responsible. ifthere is TO BE- fighting let
those ,rho coied the Uack republican ticket shoulder hr mus
fight their stead, and then stand locking on al
the conflict 'rhen, in their heart Of hearts, they cde little
,chich Of the conbdtdnts destroys the other
Most reverend dear sir am surprised and somewhat
ashamed of the length to which my pen has run. But
tho night is hot-too hot for sleep. arose from my
couch and have spent couple of hoars speaking to you
as frankly and unrcservedy as you have ever kindly at
LEVIED me TO do A trip to New York would be very
agreeable for than one But that is impos-
sble Next that wonld like to see file OF he RI
cord That, too, is impossible Nothing seems now to
span the chsm but that bridge OF Catholic union AMI
charity OF which your grace spoke so eoqueny last ST.
Patrick's day.
must thank you too, for your article in my defence
against Tracy. He was poor man with growing family
whom at Rev. Nj O'Connes instance, Bishop Reynolds
allowed live place Ia Ncwberry district, belonging
70 him. rent free, and an act OF charity. did pot
trouble him. He says him there once, " ars ago
Perhaps 50 do not remember. The first time rcmcm
Der seeing him. was here in Charleston after his expul
sion He was driven or because he suspected fol
years and charged by the ncghbors with stealing ant
buying stolen goods habituaywas once tried AMI con
vc,ed-and afterwards they were satisfied, continued
! the practice.
Commenting myself to your holy sacrifices, have thu
honor remain reverend dear sir you GraccS sin
| cere and respectful son in Christ.
tP. N. LYNCH, D. D., 8. c.
| LETTER OF TIE MOST REV. ARCHBISHOP OF NEW
| YORK.
New YORK, August %, 1851.
ErcHr Rev DEAR SRf have received your letter OF tn
4th inst How it reached hardly conjecture; bu
IL came TO hand within about the usual period Required
for the transmission of mail matter between Charleston
and New York during happier years when all the states
North and SOUTH found their meaning in the Words -
n RtlpiJus Ununi"
nust have run the blockade or lodged the pickes OF
Sotle borders have read 1t with very deep interest
creased anything, by tho perils Of flood and heC
" Enough which it must have passed.
II the innocent lightning Of the North were per
mtted to carry message into Southern ATTITUDES,
would telegraph you for permission to publish you
calm and judcioas communication. AS Is
however my only chance Of acknowledging IL
through the Metropolitan Record and without special rc
mission publish your letter at the time In this way
NAV happen that during the war, or afterwards, m
answer will come under inspection. Yours Is,