The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-05


closing them arrives, wi,hoGtt having corps o.
reporters or editors to help him keep silence
Neither will General Scott himself be restered
and badgered as he has been by persons capable
'of Misrepresenting his dinner table condolences
and giving garbled accounts Of his converse
'Ions TO the public and the enemy.
--------------------
SPAM AND Hen ANCIENT COL0NEs--TREATY
wTTa BorrvrA.--Another South American repub-
lie, Bolivia is added to the list of those former
dependencies of the Spanish Crown which that
Power has c0ndescended to recognise as free,
sovereign and independent States. The tardi-
ness which has marked Spanish policy in cele-
brating treaties Of peace and recognition with
possessions she could no longer hold is a proof
not only Of that unbending pride and obstinacy
FOR which that race has been proverbil, but
possibly, also, Of the unwillingnoss to abandon
the idea Of reconquest at some future day.
Not one Of those republics Of the Southern
American continent which won their indepcn-
dence during the first quarter Of this century
was recognised by the government OF Spain till
The constitutional Congress OF 1886 decreed
that the Spanish American republics were enti-
tied to receive from the mother country that
which they had received from the principal Eu-
ropean Powers. And ii may be question
whether the Congress Of SO was aetuated by an
enlightened and liberal spirit. or had its Dyes
opened to the more material fact that the trade
of a vast and fertile continent was being pSUIed
into other laps than that OF Spain.
The decree of the Cories was, however,
acted upon Immediately in the case Of Mexico,
which was the first eS-depcndcncy recognized
as free by the naughty Cast.lian. The treaty
was celebrated the same year. I'm l840 Ecuador
was recognized; in lS4i, Chile; Venezuela in
the following year; and nov, in this present
and memorable year of lSGl, comes the recogn-
lion OF Bolivia. 1t is only fair to add, however,
that this latter republic herself delayed the
ratification Of the treaty just signed, which
bad been prepared and ready for signature in
l84S. The case Of Peru Is about The same
The treaty of peace and recognition in her case
has been ready for many years, and sill re-
mains unsigned. Who knows but that there
may be \ clause reserying Spanish rights to the
Chincha and Lobos islands, or some other
in honor, Subscribe to? In fact. il is admitted
by Spanish writer on the subject that there
are unraiitied treaties with several of the South
and Central American republics -unratified be-
cause, 20 use his own words, "they contain con-
'ditions absolutely inadmissitle by them, trout
blesome 10 Spain, unjustifcd by precedent, and
completely foreign TO Inc nature and tcmpcr of
those treaties" This u grave admission, and
a sad commentary upon Spanish diplomacy. II
il the dog in the maDgcr clearly enough The
olhy other States with which treaties
have been made are Nicaragua aud Costa
RIGA. The Argentine Confederation. we believe,
has never been recognized. though independent
since 1910, although there is no part of
Spanish America in which Spanish interests are
as great rs in that republic; 4 larger portion,
fully one-soarth of the population, being Span
ish subjects. 1t is evident That the sixteenth
century still lives The remaining republics of
South America, namely:--New Granada, Uru-
quay, Paraguay, Guatemala. Honduras and Sal
vador are to this day, and likely to be for some
time longer. ,nrecognized by their former mis-
trcss. She might as well make paatablc trea-
ties with those little Powers, and have done with
IL; for we know Spain well enough to be as
snrcd Of her ideas in regard 10 such documents.
San Domingo was recognized BY her as sovc-
reign &c, and the paper treaty--all Spanish
treaties are paper--stil exists in some of her
archives but what odds did the treaty make
when she felt otherwise disposed? We venture
TO say--nope whatever.
Army COMBINATIONS IN THE SENArE-No
thunder storm ever cleared The air and left be-
bind it healthier atmosphere than the battle
OF Ball run. 1t has swept away noyious ee-
mems which tainted the whole political and
moral state Of the country. The bad crop. of
officers which menaced our armies with demo
radiation is struck with blight, and every vcs-
tigf Of IL is disappearing. while in the place of
generals, colonels majors, captains and lieu-
tenants who arc displaced -many Of them not
daring TO meet the examination of the Military
BOard-known. gallant men are springing for
ward who have already flied the troops they
will hereafter command with enthusiasm. Over
twelve hundred military appointments are be-
fore the Senate for confirmation They are said
to be most Of them excellent Among those
already confirmed we notice The heroic Lander,
Mccall and Hunter (who possess the full conf
dence Of NcClellan), Hein,zelmsn and Kelley,
both of whom have poured forth their blood. in
recent battles, and many other superior NEIL
The President Is resolved that the lives of our
soldiers and the welfare of our country shall
not ne entrusted in incompetent or feeble
hands
The GRAND ARMY OF The UNITED STATES
For those who take pleasure in the splendor of
wars panopiy, and exhibitions Of military mag
nificence and greatness, the spectacle which is
presented to the country, at the present time is
exciting beyond the possibility of a parallel.
The federal army is fast approaching an aggre-
gate force of 100000 men. and, ere the lapse Of
many months will be equal in Numbers, strength
nd 1tunit,ttnn 10 Of re (,