The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-24

Va 20 4 Vie SIX. Sugars were steady, with sass of
$50 bias. cofee was quiet. Freight erys7enssls were
moderate, while rates were irregular.
The Thick ensng Cloud OF War-Nary-
land md Virginia Doomed.
ThSUnion Governor 81 [arJ land, who has
witbstood the appeals and threats OF the se-
cessionists since last December. has been co.
creed by crazy mob Of conspirators into lll
ing al extra session Of the State Legislature on
the 10Th inst and has been warned Of the con
sequences should he fail to deliver secession
message. We had hoped for better things that
MARYLAND would stand fast by the Union and
be saved; but as her Legislature is over
whelmiugly for revolution, she may be already
considered as on the broad highway 10 swift
destruction.
The burning of the Norfolk (Gosport) Navy
Yard, with powerful squadron of our largest.
and some of our finest ships. of war. is confirm
ed This destruction Of millions Of property,
il appears, was the only alternative to prevent
its falling into the hands of the rebels but
that it was impossible to save the splendid new
war steamer Merrimac, costing over million
of dollars, is mystery which, with the infor
nation before us, we cannot solve. One thing
is perfectly clear. We can understand from
this cophsgration, which reduces thousands of
her working people to beggary, that Virginia is
fully committed to the secession league for
the destruction of our government; aud
so, then let it be accepted. 1t is perhaps well
that Maryland and Virginia have elected to
haor ho Of ~. FL thu q,
brought to the very field Of operationsSwhere
the crushing power Of the North, military
naval and financial, can be brought to bear
most promptly and decisively. And we mist
be prompt. Not only is the army protecting
our federal capital denied provisions from vir-
ginia and Maryland, but the seventy thousand
inhabitants of that city and Georgetown are in
danger of starvation, inasmuch as the scanty
supplies which find their way to the, District
markets are almost monopolized at famine
prices by the army. This is worse than Fort
Sumter, and in the eyes Of the world WE are
disgraced if we permit this state oil things
week longer with all power to put an end 70
It.
The war Of the government against thS re-
volted States is not war OF determination or
subjugation. 1t is an appeal to arms for the
recovery of certain United States custom
houses, forts, arsenals, navy yards, minis, ma
rne hospitals, courts of justice post offices and
post roads. and for the restoration of the "su-
preme law Of the land" in the revolted States.
poses of this war. On the other side it is
war undertaken for the purpose Of detaching
the rebellious States from the Union of which
they form very important part They pro-
claim that they have thrown off their obliga.
lions to the government of the United Statea,
and are engaged in q war of independence.
They are grossly deceived. After deceiving
their friends in the North with false professions
of attachment to the Union, our Southern revo-
lutionisis are grossly deceiving Themselves in
this last resort of war.
The North is unit against them and our gov
eminent lags far behind our public sentiment.
Five hundred thousand men are ready to
answer at once the call Of the government, not
for defensive, but offensive operations. The
plan OF the enemy is to keep our Northern
legions to the line of the Potomac. The reason
is obvious. But the government should push
on an overwhelming force upon Richmond, for
the recovery Of the government property there,
and to extinguish those hostile cannon foun.
dries. The next point Of occupation should be
Raleigh, North Carolina, and thence to Colum-
bia, South Carolina, and thence 10 Montgomery,
Alabama, the capital of the Confederate States
This expedition. with cooperating squadron
along the seaboard. and another down the
Mississippi, would soon crush out this foruda-
BILE Southern revolt In advance of this move
ment President Lincoln should issue his procla.
nation guaranteeing the complete protection
of all loyal Union men and their property but
warning the enemies Of the government of the
dangers of coniiscation, negroes included This
would sft out the wheat from the chat in all
the invaded States.
Cur administration j. naturally and properly
enough devoting itself to the defence Of Wash
ington: but Mr.. Lincoln and his Cabinet should
remember that while the Romans remained at
home in defence Of their capital, Hannibal re.
NAMED in Italy and that when they carried
the war into Africa they removed The enemy
from Rome, and brought his ambitious designs
10 speedy and ignominious end. To dispense
the revolutionary forces threatening Washing
on, Maryland and Virginia should at once be
made to feel the pressure Of two hundred thou
sand loyal men. and the first duty Of The North
is to open all our highways to Washington by
land and water. The administration should not
stop 10 chatter upon nice punctilos of courtesy
and submission TO insolent traitors, but,
driven to war, II should push forward all its re-
sources to crush this gigantic rebellion.
TnE WAR Sl1Rlr AND It's EFFECTS Among
the many extraordinary effects Of the present
war will undoubtedly be the raising Of fresh
al