The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-03


sources we will be enabled not only to crush In
surrechon and maintain the Union in sill It's in.
tegrity, from the st. Lawrence to the Rio
GraDde, but, If necessary, to annex Canada at
the North and St. Domingo aud CUBA at the
South, with all the West Inais Islands and ell
the North American continent to the Isthnus of
Panama. We have the best fighting man on
earth, and all that Is needed is organization to
render the republic OF the United States not
only invincible against foreign invasion or do.
mestic violence, but the mistress of the whole
Weste IN World.
Who Is IT THAT Is HOLDING BAcK?-The
Hon. Francis p. Blair, Jr., at the house of his
brother, the Postmaster General, in Washing
! ton, was serenaded the other evening" and, OF
course, made speech on the occasion, which,
| of course, was out and out dead against any
compromising with armed traitors ana rebels.
In The progress Of this speech he compliment ed
| Gen Lyon as a brave soldier, acting on the
| Irish motto, "When you see head strike it;'
but, continued Col. Blair, "orher Generals
seem to act on different principle The
country is impatient for the victory which We
| all know Gen Scott can gain for us at Any
time. The sooner IL comes the better This il
the way we all feel abous IT. The sooner tn.
delIveIance of the Union men of the South
The better. We are all srx,ous for the long
promised advance movement"
On the same occasion, following G lionel
Blair, Hon. John Hickman, of Pennsy lv.nia
spoke in the same vein, only q little more
bluntly. For instance, said he, "Why fifty
thousand men are needed to be kept under
arms at night in the streets of Washington, aud
fifty thousand more to throw up iAtrenchments
on the other side of the Potomac which will
never be attacked, / cannot understand"
Next, he inquired, if the war is to be settled
by diplomacy why is Congress called together?
and mildly limited that if an egg (compromise)
laid in Virginia should be Matched in New
York or Pennsylvania he would not have the
utmost confidence in the chicken.
Now, there is something very queer in all
this. Somebody who ought to move forward
is holding back. Who Is it? Colonel Blair
broadly suggests that it is General Scott; but
our amiable Pennsylvania Quaker, Hickman,
while looking at Scott appears to be striking
at somebody else. 1t cannot be "Honest Old
Abe;" for we are assured that he has "put his
foot down firmly" and will not lift it again
till the life is out of the body of this rebellion
Can 1t be Mr.. Seward? If we are to believe
the benevolent Massa Greeley, Mr.. Seward is the
man, and the Marplot of the administration, who
is playing the part of juggler with his thimbles
and balls all the time. Thank goodness, there
is prospect of being relieved from our sus-
peDse in the Presidents message tomorrow.
Accordingly, We will walt till tomorrow be-
fore undertaking to answer these outspoken
republican complaints of this incomprehensible
inactivity Of Our Union armies, which are con-
Stunning one hundred thousand dollars worth
of provisions every day.
| The FRENCH GOVERNMENT ON OuR SOUTHERN
REBELILoN-A CAUSE OF GREAT OFFENCE.-The
Paris correspondent of the London Daily Ne,cs,
commenting upon the remarks of the Paris
Patrie and Moniteur on the Italian question,
very sensibly says that "this Juggling in Of the
American question, for the purpose of insinuat-
ing belief on the part of France that the re-
bellious States of America will not fail to con-
stitute themselves nation, must give great of.
fence in the United States"
This is correct view of the subject. To all
parties in the loyal Statos Of tho Union, and to
the loyal people in the revolted States, this in.
s'nnation thrown out by Louis Napoleon of his
belief that the independence of the JEFF. Davis
confederacy Is only question of time will
surely be considered as q very Offensive device
for giving laid and comfort to the enemy.n
We look upon it as equivalent to this an
| nouncement to our Southern rebels:-"Do not
| be discouraged France and the other great
Powers Of Europe are not Indifferent spectators
of your struggle for separate government
Adopt system of liberal commercial recipro-
cities with us, with regard to your cotton, to.
bacco, sugar and rice, and our silks, wines and
bIandies, and We will come to your relief with
the first opportunity"
Mr.. Seward should at once require of the
French Minister at Washington an explanation of
this offensive pronunciamiento in the official
organ Of his government, or Mr., Dayton, our
Minister at Paris, should be instructed prompt
| ly to require Of that government the meaning
of this official insinuation that our rebellious
States will not fail to constitute themselves an
Independent nation, and that France accord.
ingly, expects to recognise them. 1t is not
little curious, as the British government is be-
ginning to back down from its original atti-
tude of confidence in this Southern rebellion,
that Louis Napoleon should come forward to
sustain it. We hope that Mr.. Seward will loss
no time in demanding an explanation.
GENERAL BANKS AT BALr1SoRE-The rebel
lions elements of Baltimore are very mach
shocked at the "uuconsiiutiQnal" proceeding
OF General Banks, adopted for their esoec,a,
benefit But we can assure these complaining