Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-10-12
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FFOm INC LOndUn NUeCtnlOr.
THE PROSPECTS OF THE NORTH.

AlN4 ieOo4 L1OIo OC l1lG ROhlh.
These Americans retain one quality at least
of their English blood. They know how to
repair disaster From the day OF their defeat
at Bull Run they have displayed an energy, IL
cain collected persistence in reorganization
which has taken those who Judged them by
the Irish mob New York wholly by surprise
as is already exercising its effect on European
opinion. With that wonderful quickuess
which the American shares with the French
intellect, they have apprehended the causes
as well as the occasion OF their defeat, and set
themselves at once to their removal. Even
qualities which seemed To impede successful
prosecution OF the war have been tor the mo-
ment, laid aside. The race which deiird even
the control essential to social order has
strengthened the hands of government with
almus iruiuudcnt zeal. Men who Tor ccnlu.
ry have resisted the regular police, now sane
ton dUnicllHrp visits, approve arrests, and
applaud tine wholesale removal of suspected
officers Politicians whose avOwcd theory has
been that government at best was IL necessa-
ry evil, urge on the executive to acts a Euro
pean government would only defend on the
plea OF necessity, advocate passports, defend
the susp nsion OF the hQjcdS corpus and dis
cuss with an approving smile projects OF
conscripton TO which the baoing tor the
militia is mild. Classes usually inimcal TO
the Commonest Orde" an Interference
with the liberty of citizens" vote tor men
who have supported martial law in disat
tectcd districts, and purchase papers which
clamOr Tor martial law directed against them
selves. Free INSTRUMENTATION seemed to
Americans like tree breath, IL privilege with
out which lite impossible or worthless
but the instant free communication conflicted
with public safety ii was given up. The gov.
ernment yesterday SO weak, now controls the
railways, the posts, the ports, the telcgraphs
questions whom 1t will, arrests at discretion
violates incouvenient Estate rights" with en-.
tire impunity The better class Americans
de,esed politics, but it is they and not the
politicians who aie now So rapidly strcng hen
ing the executive. they avoided military
service except in command; but SAYS MIR.
Russell, the Irish and Germans in the new
army are only auXiliaries. Ii there was one
feeling which seemed universal in the north 1t
was dislike of the federal army. Time after
time West Point was only saved from wild
reductions by southern votes. The "pcupe"
exuted in their right 10 make military off
GERS, aud talked nonsense necessarily about
volunteers in Mexico. Since July 2lst the
same men have called necessarily Tor GRAIN
ed" officers, and the volunteer commandments
OF local influence, able tongues and no idea OF
discipline, have been removed III scores. The
"usuboldinate' soIdiery have submitted to or
ders which menace death tor writing private
letters death ion drunkenness and death lur
insult 10 an officer, Tie sernest commander
the troops bad had in command is the Idol OF
Tie army bTlHhil'S, quaI'l'HE' upI""F, are
things OF the past and though The
men are sun troublesome about inod,
so are all soldiers on earth, British
gualdsmeh excepted Ihe American nauoa,
Ill snort, moved ny great cause, ana win ITS
Foia'iie ha"''", >otehta ny great defeat, has
submitted Itself to the disclplInp il condemned
II Inc government need sun larger powers
tI'9 VIII oo,"ln une"', lof me people are III
ti'e n'o"" "n'n sen Ht'i"' Sev.nS utmost an
'AP'"''"n' IL 70 1"s' ~ 'He" ~ W'S as
Tey@ % t|'". 1"@e Is "CS Il "Ua'eL T." -NeW
i~" Or 1HdSSdcHASfttS Eho IS "0t % me Ie2pe,
I,,. C 0'',e"aS' -
many SET 1hs IN be- REGIONAL ao,i,,st t'is
STRANGE nbasp Of nubli,. t.ainu We ,'ijii,,,i
admit Pant of it, no do,,bl is mora .,,lyy
eraI inDulsc-a war feeling su5h as Ia. I,I
Euplishuleu TO subscribe. masked In,,s f,,.>a
revolutionary war or drilI tine ,vhnl n,,,,,I,
ton into national guard. No doub1 inn fin,
uuper classes are only ion r,iniroi ,+ ana.
onnortuuitv of securing thp strong nvo,,,,iv
for which they have long pinned ,,Ii,,Lt j., a
police which, if arbitrary, can at Ieasl Lapo
rowdirs and a PASSPORT system vhic, La.ns
out the securing OF Irishuep and (;prn,ons
Above all it is undeniable that many sfrnng
indeiensbe. There is too much disposition 10
pay of old scores, to suppress instead of repu.
latlng the press, to despise the guarantees Of
personal rights, 10 open letters aud inlercrpt |
dispatches. But the very excuses of the
popular spirit prove its reality, and show with |
startling plainnesS that the American people |
can perform the one act OF selidtnial which |
seemed Inconsistent with their character can |
make personal privilege subordinate to The |
public veal. Even tile right Of growing has |
been Temporarily laid aside 1t is a note
worthy fact that General Scott, loaded with |
insult while supposed invincihle, has. since his |
failure, never been attacked, and thai Mellow. |
ell, general OF beaten army, though removed |
by government, has never been seriously |
assaulted by the people tor losing their fir:r
engagement.
A. a natural consequence of this new spirit,
the naIioi is recovering its strnuotb and ,I
slow DRIFT of events, SO much more in,I,nr,ont
than any single action, begins 10 SET in stead
iIy on the northern side MI Russell who il
from experience almost as preiudiced in favor
of discipline as the regulars themselves. allows
that Gen Mcclellan is strong enough TO gov
ern There is silence and order in the can,D
and the admirable ply sique OF the rank and
fle. no longer concealed by wretched clothing
careless drill and half drunken sloyrnIiness
strik ps observers accustomed To the British line,
The works for the defense OF Washington are
admitted to be excellent and Mcclellan is i'm
better unsition TO move forward than his enc.
nav There is still II rry for men but he has
15O 600 troops uuder his orders. who in di.rI
nine and drill are rauidlv becomiup an army.
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