The national Republican., 1862-07-19
Saturday, July 10, 1852.
EDIrORlAL COanksPOn Dwnox.
NEw YoRK. July II, ls6.

NEw YoEK. July II, 1867.
Judge from wha, heard 10 the cars, COM
Ing here last night from Washington, and from
what have heard in this city during 10 day
that The war 10 even more exclusively The topic
Of popular conversation and popular thought
out ot the national capital, than 10 t. III Z
may he partly because the war has become 10
Washington what 10 called "cn old story" but
II 10 principally. l sppreh.nd, because intsll
geut opinion there has long ago settled dow d
IN the conviction. that a. actually carried on
The war wss tending 10 no conclusion; that The
military schemes with which the country has
been amused. we're mete "ls ,thsr and prunel
Ia" and that there was nothing to be done bu,
to wait patiently uatil . change Of policy wa.
eoerc-d by the development Of events TIL.
public mind In Washington has thus been fr
months In state Of Isssitude, expecting moth
ing and hoping nothing. and only weariy
awaiting the time when tho war should be IN
dsrtaken In earuest. In this city, the fsslipg
was altogether different. There was, In gene
rsl an Undertaking confidence that Gen. Nc
Ciellsu was or the point Of taking Richmond,
down to the day when bis retreat upon . new
bose fell upon the people like thunderbolt
Upon one thing everybody here is agreed
TINT The stupidity and imSeciity ,olh ,hich u.
nar has bssn managed IN Virginia haus no
parallel IN history Beyond that single point
Of agreement, however. the confusion Of opin
Ions and voices rivals Babel Of old. Some de
nouncs Gen. Mcclellan. Others the Secretary Of
War, And still others the President.
Satisfaction is felt, 10 intelligent and patri
otto circles here, that the conascatiou bill has
been substantially saved. although by mean.
contrary to the fundamental theory Of the Con.
stitution. II there had been time enough, and
II too much had not been at stake, Congi cs.
should have waited until the President baG
either sigued the coudscation bill, or had stats,
his obj ctiobs to il in the r. gulsr form Of
veto. However, all IL well that ends we'll, and
the public joy is SO great at the consumma atiou
Of anything in the shape Of connsca ton, that
there Is no disposition to be nice, or squesmi,b,
"a 10 The ways aud means by which II was &C.
complished.
The amendments made al the iuf,rmal In.
stance OF the President do not touch that pres,
feature Of the bill, which, reversing the policy
hitherto pursued, invites the slaves Into our
lines BY the offer Uf freedom. Until now, this
has been nowhere done Even where they have
not besu positively prohibited from comox into
our lines, they have not been invited TO come,
and have been lrfI in entire uncertainty ~ to
what their condiion would be II they did come
Whether this part Of the ooua-cation bill will
be Ignored ard left unexsoutsd by our pro.
slavery generals, w has been the &C, Of Augu.,
6th last, emspcipsting sll slaves employed ~
rebel military labors, rm,ius To be- se-u.
There Is grouad to bs hopeful, in the constant
advance Of public opinion upon the whole
subject OF slavery.
l hear good deal about the progress Of re
cruidng in this city aud State, and more favor
able reports than are given 10 the press. There
will b little occasion, IL any, for conscriptiou
The bsckwardness In enliSting in the coun,r,
10 ascribed by many to the urgency Of tn.
harvest densnd for labor, which will sool
slscken
1hs suppression Of the New York Herald Ia q
good deal talked Of That sheet 10 out ihlr
morning with the trsssonabls declaration ths,
this ,oar has res,d ed from the iapasion of South
rn gh.s by The oboli o"ists. This Is whole
sale and point blank justification OF the rebels,
and 1t 10 really wonderful that II should have
been vsntnred upon within two days after the
magnificent national demonstration 10 Union
Square.
Tho opinion gains ground that the jeff Davis
Cabinet employ secret service money In subsi
dizDg Northern newspapers to distract and
deluds the Northern public mind. by sulogirs
upon generals from whom the rebels fear
nothing, and by assaults upon everybody who
favors an energetic prosecution of the war.
Senator Chambers speech Of yesterday Gre.
s,es profound impression. W.