The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-13


and, what is more, the right to deserve it.
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The NEXT STATE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF
THE OLD FACTIoNs.-The old jobbers of the fac
tons that, in past years. have held political
sway in the State of New York, are busily en-
gagged in preparing the way for conventions to
nominate officers at the coming fall election, as
though the people had no voice in the matter
whatever Programmes are being manufactured
out of the rotten timber Of obsolete platforms,
and states are made up as glibly, as though the
masses of the community either had no interest
at stake, or would endorse any and everything
that the fogies Of democracy and republcanism
might see fit to suggest. The preposterous in
science and ignorance Of these proceedings will
be demonstrated in due time. A new element
has appeared, within short period, in the
midst of our municipal and rural populations
which will change the entire aspect of local
politics, and is already eff ~ mighty revo-
luton which will disappoint lHpectations of
the corrupt leaders of by-goneS04Ae OF the
fifty thousand men sent by the State Of New
York to fight the battles Of their country against
rebellion, four-dfths have returned, fully pre-
pared to take an active part in the remoditica-
ton of parties. They thoroughly understand
the exigencies of the nation and are resolved to
introduce a reform.
Two-thirds of the gallant men whom patriotic
enthusiasm induced to leave their homes, in
April last, were democrats. The remainder
were perhaps republicans; but all of those who
have come back are unanimous in attributing
the evils that have befallen the country, down
to the calamity that befel our army at Manassas,
to the misconduct and corrupt jobbery of re-
publican leaders. They have seen in Wash
ington and Virginia such pecul alton and cheat
ing. as has no parallel in the history Of the
| United States. Their own blood and lives have
| been specuated and traded upon with the most
cold-blooded ruthlessness. They have fought
| and suffered to become the pastime Of venal
officials. equally inefficient aud profigate On
| the other hand, the disbanded regirnents among
us have been able to see no greater amount Of
purity among democratic politicians than
they have found among republicans. The heads
of the two factions have, in many instances, no
toriously combined together, for the purpose Of
defrauding the public, and none Of them are to
be trusted They must all be overthrown, and
their Vaccinations be rendered, for the future,
abortive; and leavened as the people are with
the enlightened, indignant patriotism that is to
be found distributed through each county and
township, there is little doubt that it will be
done at the coming election.
Forty thousand patriots as Jealous il com Con
batting corruption at home as they have been
in fighting with treason on the banks of the Po-
tomac, and with perception of the injury done
to the nation by corrupt cliques, which is inten-
sifed by the remembrance Of unnecessary per-
sonal suffering, are an abundantly sufficient
force to complete the repugnance and disgust
with which. the wirepullers of democracy and
republicanism are contemplated by the people.
Before the middle of October, the tocsin will be
| efficaciously sounded, and such tremendous
uprising may be expected as has not been wit
messed in the State of New York, within the me-
mory of the present generation
A PUFF FOR TUE SouTH-In his recent speech
at the opening Of the Rhode Island Legislature
Governor Sprague speaks in the following ex-
travagant terms Of the organization of the rebel
army:-"We were under the impression that
they were lacking in all the resources which go
to raise and maintain armies; whereas, in almost
every particular, we have found them superiorto
| ourselves; we have found not only the physique
| of their men equal to ours, but their clothing.
their arms, their subsistence and their means Of
MISUNDERSTANDING that goes 10 make
up military efficiency superior to ours
Governor Sprague is a large Rhode Island
manufacturer, and accompanied the troops from
that State to Virginia in the capacity Of Gene
raj of volunteers. From the language quoted
| above it is evident that he went to the war
either ignorant or forgetful of the fact that for
| years past, while he and others like him were
peacefully pursuing their avocations at the
North, the people of the seeded States had been
preparing for the present struggle. Did he ex-
pect that in stalking everything on the result
of the first great battle they would be
found unprepared, or in worse state of organi-
cation than our own troops? 1t was, on the
contrary, notorious to every one but the govern
ment and Mr. Sprague himself that, since the
removal of the Confederate governmental Rich
| mond. all their resources, in men, money and
arms, were expended in rendering their position
at Manassas impregnable. The condition of
things disclosed by the unfortunate affair at
Bull run, therefore, surprised no one but those
who had been urging on a premature advance.
1t was attempted with inferior numbers, with
out adequate preparation and against the better
Judgment Of General Scott. Any comparison
instituted under such circumstances, witha view
to draw general deductions therefrom, is
simply foolish.
In regard to the equality of physique said to
have been displayed by the rebels, at this or
any other engagement since the commencement
of the war, we should like to see the proof of it.
Every time they have yentured from behind
their intrenchments and have met our troops in
the open field they have been thoroughly
whipped. 1t could not fai! to be otherwise.
Although Of the same race, the difference Of eli