The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-20

round the respected throat, and to shave that
portion of the honored face which had not taken
the veil. In three minutes more (also by the
clock) said holder of the Executive by the nose
shook his Official napkin out of the window, CIV
ing TO the summer wind thus carelessly what
ever had fallen from the inaugurated beard"
Shade OF Louis Quartorze, whose morning levees
formed theme for some of the most brilliant
writer's OF your day, how you must grind your
teeth with envy at this superb picture of the
toilet OF a modern American potentate! But we
have not finished the tableau. "The long arms
were busy about the tall head for moment,
probably with brush OF comb, then was q
stoop, probably for bi-forkcd ACKNOWLEDGMENT,
and Immediately after sudden CLEAN Of white
linen lifted aloft, momcntary extension Of Ell
bows with the tying of the cravat, and putting
on of the black coat, and then the re-
firing figure of the President was lost to
our sight" When our venerated Chief
Magistrate graduated in his early profession as
rail-spltter he little thought that his
"b-farcate" evolutions in the dressing room
would one day make pendant to Jesses pic
tnrc Of BrMmmell tying his cravat
The Jenkins of the Tribune, disguised with
his a'rsG viruaqae conO since the battle of
Bull run, now patronizes softer themes. He
follows up the Presidents wife; not only crti-
cises, but regulates her movements, and tells
her how she is to behave Mt the watering places
matters which the little lady will probably not
take 80 patiently as her august better half has
borne with the unceremonious introduction Of
hepublic to his changes Of linen. Still less will
she be disposed to tolerate the perseverance
with which Jenkins has pursued her into the re-
trcment where she vainly sought little repose,
and with which he has made of Long Branch
sort Of cockney court with its Goldfish aristo-
Gratis, its flunkeys, its "snobs" (uide Greeley,
and its court newsman recording her every
movement.
Formidable as are the proceedings of JEFF
Davis. who is hunting down this prosecuted
family with fire and sword, and who threatens
TO hang them as high as Haman-as soon as he
can catch them-we question if they would not
sooner at once face the vengeance of that re-
dOubtable chieftain than submit for second
Presidential term to the delicate attentions of
jenkins. Although neither of these dangers is
likely to occur in their case, those who succeed
him may not be so fortunate. Jenkins has be-
come an institution amongst us. We cannot
enjoy the boosted benefits of European refine
ment without paying the penalty Of them in our
Jenkins.
English Rejoicing Over Rebel Victories.
AT last we learn that the intelligence of the
battle of Bull run created profound sensation
in England. The English public had been anti
cipating for some time forward movement of
the Union army on the Potomac, and the result
of the first offensive measures against the rebels
in that section they were not without anxiety to
ascertain. The Northerners, we are told, on
hearing the news were much depressed, and the
Southerners correspondingly elated, and SO also,
if we may judge, were the government and
most of the London editors. The Times, evil
IDENTIFY exaggerating even the exaggerated re-
ports of the Union loss in the battle which
were at first published, solemnly proceeds at
once to pass judgment upon us. "The victory
was a complete one" says the leading journal,
land the Union army lost all, even their military
honor" Itwishes that something could be found
in the battle upon which it could congratulate
either victors or vanquished, but sees nothing
but what must stimulate the evil passions of
both cOmbatants. In a second and bitterly
sarcastic article on the same subject it says
"there must be gathering doubt that the South
o,v NJ 10 Zoo horJ II, vi hok kLo
tary line, as a matter of business. does not
answer and, further, that 'there is little
cloud which, although only as large as
a mans hand, may come to oyershadow
the whole sky" We have made these quo
tations to show how the battle of Bull run
was rejoiced over in England. But the Eng
fish people know better than to put their trust
in false prophets or rely too much upon the flu
ture from the past. Their sentiments towards
this country are more fairly represented by Mr..
Bright than the press, and the contrast between
the impulses of the people and the government
is strongly marked.
While the sympathies of the former are with
the North in this great struggle, the policy of
the government inclines to disunion, and every
reverse sustained by the federal army in this
campaign will be q source of satisfaction to the
British Cabinet; for apart from their selfish de-
signs towards procuring cotton, they entertain
at once jealousy and fear of the greatness of
this republic, and they know that if-as they
certainly will be--these States are reunited we
shall have an account to settle with England,
not only in Canada, but the whole of the British
possessions on this continent and in the Allan
tic Nothing, consequently, would be more
welcome to them than our permanent dismem-
berment. But let them not, like the Thunderer.
which on State affairs is VIGOROUSLY Palmer
stonian, imagine that because we lose battle,
or yet, if it so happens, two or three or more
battles, that therefore the Southern nut is too
hard for us to crack. Let them remember that
We have twenty-five millions of loyal people
ready to sacrifice both lie and property
in this vital cause of the integrity
of the republic, and that we have more natural
resources than even Great Britain possesses
However many mishaps we NAV meet with in