The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-13

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period 90 sub iriensc political excitement; ard
Irritation - the prssrnt. / isisme-'shie 70 wi'.
nee the "A sorts n ID By the Southern pre-. %
further iraa rr The angry f,clirrs erss'iar be-
tween The n 70 sections ~ rnhlr.hirg fate
hcoes and ps diversions Of fact Never Ia
political contrs been carried on with mere
INSCRIPTIONS dia regard Of al ne principles Of
fair dealing. II ne Scutsera masses only be.
lieye half Of what they sre told and, unfcr.u-
nsiely, eee i tskea that they shall have nc
opporiun4gy Of iIiofrniog lhcmesivcs a. 70
whether there Il reverse 10 ~ Ticmre-tLey
must regard Is horsherrcrs n a esnmunity a
incarna.e devils, thlrsting for tael- blood ~
well as for their Possessions
In reading tho descriptions which 10 South
ern journals give Of the condition 81 things At
the Nor,A, one might slmos, imagine himself
taken back 10 the period o. the Reign ~ Ter
ror in France. Mob law" ssys the Charles
ton Courier, Is triumphant ana southcrn men,
or those known TO sympathize with the South
sie in constant danger II their lives. Vigilance
committees visit the honses Of The wealthy, and
every man j. heavily assessed for The support
Of the families OF those who hsvc volunteered
heir services to the ADMINISTRATION. Assess
mep,s Of 5000, AZ 600 and $4,000 on large
houses are said 10 be very common Those
merchants who refuse or make the slightest
hesitation, are threste ned with the cleaning out
Of their stores and several already have been
enptied by the mob. Three men were set upon
in Florence Hotel, New York, and two
killed, fer expressing sympathy with tie
South" Ii the assessments levied upon
business men and planters al the South
were Influenced az little by fear as those
voluntarily imposed upon themselves by our
merchants and capitalists, the Southern con-
fsderacy would have long since given mp the
ghost Talk OF terrorism in community TO
which Southern men and their families are
daily flying for security from the rapacity and
violence Of secession mobs. The instance has
yet to be made out in which any peaceablc
Southern citizen has suffered the slightest mo-
lesta.ion either in person or property in this
ni.y or State. If men will so far forget the
dictates of good sense as to openly preach
treason in our streets they may get into
momentary trouble with the passers b.; but
even then they would ~ n"r".n.rIy ttotec;cd
by the police. We know nothing Of mob law
at the North, and will not tolerate IL for mo.
ment, no matter how great may be the proyoca-
ton offered. Can the people of the cotton States
say as much The numbers Of Southern as
well as Northern refugees who daily arrive
here after the most brutal i'll treatment at their
hands furnish an answer to the question.
But If there is little excuse for such
abominable misstatements, there is less for the
miserable personalities employed in this war
of calumny. The readers Of the Petersburg
Express, probably with q view to steady
their own legs, are gravely assured in
one of its issues last week that President Lin
coin always sleeps with his boots on, that
he may be ready to run at moments warning.
He has not passed night at the White House
it is added for the last two weeks, but goes
into the barracks to tleep with his armed hire
lings about him. The population amongst
whom the Express circulates must be rather
shakey in their faith in the power of JEFF.
Davis to protect them when they require such
stories as this to stiffen up their courage 1t is
q sure sign Of weakness when men seek either
10 eepreciate the physical qualities of an
enemy or to vilify his personal habits. SINH
lar language is held by the New Orleans
PedyHtc, which, up to the appearance of the
RESIDENTS proclamation, waged violent war
against sect ssion. 1t tells its readers that q
reign oil terrorism prevails throughout the
North, and that when Mr.. Lincoln speaks Of
peace and defence he means the invasion and
reconquest Of the Southern States. No per-
son can be more convinced of the falsity of
both these assertions than the editors of the
Picoygne; but they are compelled to go with
the tide of secessionist violence and to make
their columns the vehicles Of the grossest mis-
representation.
Unfortunately some color has been given to
these statements by the ferocious and brutal
threats recently uttered against the South by
Two or three of the republican organs in this
city. The Southern press has, however, by this
tine learned that the sentiments expressed by
the q journals have been received with horror
and indignation by The people of the North,
and il they have any honesty they will retract
the published opinions that have been founded
upon them. The present state oil things is bad
enough, without its receiving additional aggra-
vation from the atrocious provocations Of few
frenzied abolition organs.
THE GREAT EAsrERS.-The quiet arrival or
the great ship in our port yesterday morning
offered curious contrast to the excitement
and curiosity attendant upon her frs. visit to
us. Then, all New York turned out to witness
her approach now, no enc seems to give him
self the least concern about her. The fact is
that bigger sensation has supplanted that Gre
ated by the nautical wonder. The Great East
ern may be outbuilt, but it is a question
whether such another spectacle will again be
witnessed as the throes Of the great repablic