Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-25

The New.


This is the more serious in view Of the fact
that our entire mail service is shortly to he
transferred from the oceans to the phins.
The rebels may he able to harass our people
by placing arms in the hands of Indian
tribes with which to make attacks upon the
overland stages.
The disastrous battle near Fortress Monroe,
In which thirty men were killed, and one
hundred wounded from the ranks Of the Fed
eral troops, gives rebellion the advantage Of
a momentary flush of triumph They have
but little really, however. over which to eX-
ult, when, in one side Of the scale, we put the
orderly retreat Of our forces for want Of am
muuition, after brave fight OF over TWO
hours, with superior force well protected
| 10y masked hnttery: and on the other side,
The prompt surrender by the rebels Of Camp
Jackson, in Missouri. and Of Grafton, Phillip
and Alexnndrin, in Virginia, with the numer-
ous small skirmi-hos in which our men have
been victorious The advance and assault up.
on the battery at Great Bethel. seems to have
OtfU w h WHIul1 llluIdNfu. OillCtlo WIN, ~
mistake, let their men fire upon each other,
cannot perhaps. inspire that confidence
which should exist between themselves and
those under their command. We hope the
n xt Pony will bring no more acceptable
news from the particular point where this
our first dis ster occurred.
The condition Of affairs in Maryland was
becoming alarming, if the dispatches to the
New YORK papers are worthy of credit. A
revolution against the state Government, the
depoaing Of Gov. Hicks. and AN uprising Of
Necessioni-ts in the State. generally We're
talked ofns glibiy as though no douht existed
thatal were to he attempted very shortly
The rebels were reported to be oozng out
of Harper, Ferry and joining the Confederate
forces at Manassas Gap Junction. At the
latter place, General Beauregtrd was said to
be ut the head of the entire army Of the
Southern Confederncy So the two grand ar
mics are within few miles of each other-
The "peac,ful solution" talked of by the Da-
visilcs in this State will have to be agreed
upon very soon, for it seems impossible that
fearful collision can be much longer pre-
vented.
1t may require some hard fighting yet. to
keep thoroughlare open through Maryland
from the free States to the Federal Capital.
Alexandria being still the victim of the "in-
vason OF the sacred soil of Virginia" it is
barely possible that the French General may
he as wei! prepared for fight at that place
as any other. lie will, at all events, do his
best to maintain lis present position, and we
do not know how soon Gen. Scott may wish
to use the Manassas Junction. The foreign
relations Of our Government are not in the
most agreeable condition. Our Minister to
Russia has stopped hy the way to quarrel
with the London Times, and to tell the
Americans in Paris that the French have not
forgotten St Helena and that they will there
fore help US resist English interference. The
Minister to England had been obliged to talk
plainly, if not threateningly. to John Bull, in
regarl to his suspicious conduct towards US
! Spain was Likely to rei ect our Minister. Aus
Jria has refused To receive Minister Burlin-
game because he was the friend of Sarduin
awhile ago. 1t is very likely that we shall
! bc obliged to punish one or two Of the Eu
ropean powers, after order is restored at
home If we had fought some foreign nation
any time during the past ten years we should
not now be fighting each other.
The SAN FRANcl,co FoURrn OF July CELE-
BRATIoN The San Francscans have secured
the services Of Mr. Edward Tonpbins, to de-
liver an Grafton in their city on the Fourth.
Mr. Tompkins has resided in san Francisco
about one year, having come from Bing-
hampton, New York, where he pracliced law
in co-partnershlp with Hon. D. 5. Dickinson.
lie is gentleman of great elocutionary
power, and of acknowledged literary merit
John K. Ridge, Esq the first poet in Califor-
MIA. and formerly editor of the DEMOCRAT,
WILL it is announced deliver a poem on the
occasion. Efforts are being made to secure
for reader Of the Declaration of Independence
James Stark. the distinguished tragrdan.
THE OLD GAME-The Morning Call says
that Republicans. in some interior counties
have been advising and planning with open
and avowed SecessionistS, to prevent the sue
cess of true Union Democrats This has ever
been the policy of the Republican managers
in this State They have always acted in
concert with the Southern uItrasts, in efforts
to crush out the party of which Mr. Douglas
was the leader. The last election proved the
willingness of both parties to see either one
defeat ;he party which favored fair play TO
both sections. The Breckinrdgers never de-.
nounced the Republicans, nor did the Repub
ljcnns denouucp the Breckinrid4ers during
the last campaign. Both confined them
selves to vruent abuse Of Stephen a. Doug
lIs and lis supporters and the policy they
advocated We are not sure but we are TO
have repetition of these things This summer.
The Republican who labors to di>de the peo,
pie of the State into Secessonists and Rtlub-
lcans, when he knows that thousands will
never join .he Republican party, is a useful
and willing ally of traters.
New MINls1 EH-The vestry of Grace
Church, San Francisco, have elected Rev
Robert H. Clarkson, d D., TO succeed the
Rev. +. c. Ever, as Rector Dir Clm ksou is
in Chicago, and until he reaches this State
pishop Eiy,,,,w; n ,f1iriot q nt Gracp Church