The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-09-28

daily that it had always advocated Davis. Fan
cy the banks guaranteeing the Confederate pop
uiar loan, and the shoddy manufacturers put
ting in bids for the rebel clothing contracts.
Imagine the forts in our harbor all Fort Sum-
tered, and Commodore Vanderbilt's feet trans
formed into privateers. OF the shoes, the cloth
ing, the good feed of Philadelphia, the rebels
think with gusto; but who can describe their
ecstacies at the idea of winter in New York?
"And then they will burn Boston, but no
other CITY," Why no other city? Is Cincinnati
sinless? Is Chicago, the home of Ellsworth,
innocent? Is Springfield, the residence of Old
Abe, to be unfred? But Boston must not be
burned before Toombs keeps his promise, and
calls the roll Of his slaves or Bunker Hill. The
rebels have.kept all their promises so far with
such consistency that this one must be observed
also. Then Boston may be burned, and then we
lose all trace of the rebel army, and are left in
doubt whether it returns to New York, or finds
its Moscow in Boston, or is lost in the turnings
of that cow-pathed city, or rushes further North
to level the Green Mountains, or goes South
again, its revenge stated. Alas! that this ro-
nance ends SO suddenly in blaze of red fire,
like q bad melodrama. We have exhausted the
| rOmances of the rebels and we turn to their
realities, as depicted in our columns of yester-
day.
AS furnishing men dream of splendid feasts,
so we are not surprised to find that these bright
romances are based upon most sad realities
Indeed, such is the condition of the rebel army
and 80 eager are they to conceal it, that our
captives at Richmond are fred upon if they
even venture to look out at the prison or hospi-
tai windows. The Nashville journals complain
bitterly of the inactivity Of the Southern army,
and call it q "military necessity" that Kentucky
should be captured for the sake of its
erich supplies" The Savannah Republican
says that sickness is very prevalent in the army
at Manassas, and that in a certain Mississippi
regiment "two-thirds of the men are on the sick
list, and the deaths have been as many as nine
in one day." The Charleston Mercury reiterates
these statements, and adds, "the frightful condi-
ton of the camp is a subject of universal inte-
rest and alarm" The Richmond Enquirer states
that every effort will be made to raise supply
of pork but it doubts whether enough can be
raised "to prevent, during another year, the in
convenience to which they are at present sub
jected." The Richmond Examiner recommends
the discharge of shoemakers from the army, to
manufacture the necessary supply of shoes
The Richmond Dispatch says that the "War
Department has already detailed from the army
operatives to be employed in cloth factories"
and remarks that "the policy Of impressi,g the
cotton mills and woolen manufacturers into the
public service is not remote one." Such
statements as these explain themselves, and,
taken together with the condition of things in
tho large cities, such as New Orleans, amply
account for these mirages of Philadelphia and
New York which allure and mock the rebel
leaders.
Besides all this there is great cry Of dissatis
faction among the rebel people "Cassius"
urges the attack on Washington, in the Rich
mond papers; and well may JEFF. Davis say
do not know the should avoid
So soon as this spare Cassius.
The lies of the rebel leaders are beginning to
recoil upon themselves, as we long since pre-
dicted. Thus they have been told that the
| Northerners are towards, and Beauregard re-
leases our surgeons with the remark that "they
might have got off if they had initiated their fell
low officers" In every skirnish the rebels pro-
claim themselves successful, and, after they
were beaten at Townsville, their official reports
announced great victory, and their general
orders congratulated officers and men upon
| their bravery and success. Even at Carnifex
Ferry the South claim avictory, and their re-
ports say ''we did not lose single man killed."
compliment General Floyd upon "a general
ship seldom displayed anywhere" Heaven save
| the markD and state that "both the fight and
the fall back to this side of the river are among
| the most remarkable incidents in the history of
| war;" Thus running away is termed "heroic
bravery" and scampering general "great
strategist." Is it any wonder, then, that the
people, thus humbugged demand that their in
vincible army, never yet defeated should cap
| ture Washington, take New York and burn
| Boston?
| What change there will be when the real
| facts of the case are known to the Southern
public, and what terrible revenge will await
| these rebel Munchausens. Instead of taking
New York they will have to defend themselves
| at Richmond; and what with shoeless, half
clothed ill-fed and diseased army and an over
excited and deuded people, we should not be
surprised if the rebel leaders had hotter work
at home than burning Boston before very long.
THE LONDON JOURNALS ON LIBERTY IN AMERI-
cA.-Before the commencement of the Southern
rebellion the London journals had habit of
decrying the democratic freedom Of American
citizens. 1t was told us by the English press
that we had too much liberty, that the reins Of
government were not held tight enough, that
there was too little restraint upon individual
caprice-in fact, that we were not much better
than huge transatlantic mob. But since the
commencement of the Southern rebellion the
English press has changed its tone, and, from
having no government at all, we are accused of
supporting too strong government If we are
to believe what is told to the British public by