The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-26

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former letters that needs correction, and that
| even now IL ls unwise for him to venture suppo-
sitions too freely. We on former occasion re-
marked that it was not too late for Mr.. Russell
to write something about this country worthy
OF his better genius, and we are glad to see so
much Improvement in the last upon the first.
MAssA GREELEY IN A FLooD OF TEARs.-Our af
llicted friend of the Tribune, the repentant male
Magdalen of New York journalism, has once
more-'just once" he says-thrown himself on
his knees before the "howling WOLF" as he calls
it, of public opinion. LET the wolves howl
on" he closes his humble confession 81 do not
believe they can goad me into another personal
notice of their rawlings" The public "wolf" has
accused Massa Greeley Of writing for the newspa-
per which he has been supposed to control He
solemnly asseverates that the accusation is false;
that not single one Of the paragraphs twas
either written or in any way suggested or
prompted by him" which have arrayed the peO-
pie in such hostility agains, him. He has de-
livered lectures at quarter head; been whip.
perrin of advertisements, and drummer boy in
chief to the Tribune establishment; but as for
ever saying Forward to Richmond" "the
watchword is not his, nor anything of like i'm
port" Indeed he would shave preferred not to
iterate it," but the secret abolition tribunal
which presides over the T1ibune's destinies
overruled him, and he could not help it, He
differs from them he denounces them. Had he
seen certain articles they never should have ap-
peared; but alas, he was not permitted to look
at the manuscript, and there they stand and, he,
poor, abused Massa Greeley has to bear the brunt
of The misconduct of his masters He even pro-
misses 'to bar all criticism, in the columns
of the Tribune upon army movements, past or
futures" but as if TO prove his own powerless-
ness, his cynical colleagues have not permitted
single article in the number which contains
his lachrymose appeal for pity, which is not de-
voted to abuse of the war or of war organs.
Poor Greeley!
Who then does conduct the Tribune? Is it
the ghost of Marat or Robesperre? Is it Gar
rison and Wendell Phillips? They have praised
it highly of late and tried to revive its decay
ing fortunes. Is there q secret Fourierte
clique in the city, sold body and soul to the
cause OF disunion, and is the Tribune their
mouthpiece? That the most rampant, raging
spirit of mischief is at the bottom Of the con-
Germ is manifest 1t may be that Satan himself,
ono of his lesser imps, or the lost souls Of a
company of tories, in punishment for their
cruclties during The Revolutionary War, are the
true occupants Of the I1ib,pae's editorial sane
tum. Let us have light on the subject, and let
public exorcsm take place which shall drive
into the Red Sea, the coven footed or patent
leather lcgions.
Had Massa Greeley denied being secession
ist we might have questioned his straightfor
wardncss but On this point he is silent. He
dsclaims none of the responsibility Of the lis
union views which appeared in the Tribune pre-
vious to the war. For the present we condole
with his griefs, and beg that he will continue to
favor the public with letters. Should the 7ri
bune refuse to publish them, we will give them
free insertion in the columns Of the HERALD.
Only in relation to the tariff and domestic
manufactures, we would respectfully ask how
many gallons of whiskey are used in the edi-
torial rooms of the Tribune per woeks
IMBEcIrrY or THE REBEL GovERNMENT.-As
The details of the recent disaster at Bull 8 run
are brought, by time, into stronger relief than
was possible under the first pressure of excite
ment it begins to be apparent that the federal
cause will not only be a gamer, in the end by
The experience of defeat. but, also, that the
rebel government are utterly incapable of de-
irving permanent advantage from such sue
ccsscs chance may throw into their hands.
Battles are the supplement to unsuccessful ne
extraordinarily the ultima ratio, to which
nations appeal to achieve great political ends.
The country is still agitated to its very founda-
lions, by the intelligence Of conflict, which,
under ordinary circumstances, and with wise
and sagacious craftsmanship would have been
death blow to the cause of loyalty, and have
thrown the capital of the United States, beyond
any immediate power of redemption, into the
hands Of the insurrectonst party at the South.
He'd General Jefferson Davis been equal to the
occasion, or had he been surrounded by ener-
getic and competent advisers the troops Of
Generals Bcauregard and Johnston would, ere
this. have annhlated the wreck of our disheart-
ened and discomfitted forces, and edicts from
The White House would have summoned a
rational convention, on the basis of the Montgo-
merry constitution. Fortunately, however, "the
tide which, "taken at the food" would have
led the Confederate army son TO fortune" was
not even marked as it rose, and Mr. Davis and
his fellow conspirators present the pitiable
spectacle to the world Of men stupefed into
ncapacity by the very gifts Of Heaven they had
dcspared of receiving.
If battles were monstrous gadatorial exhibit
tions-nc displays of brute force ending in
the bestowal of prize that had been con-
tended for, the Southern army would have
acted right in not availing themselves OF their
late victory. But such is not the case. The
stake for which the North and South are con.