The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-08-17

not tina least pretsnce that any esao was boird BY It,
unless, and until snond by It's sw. ec scl ooe.HiI
party "a IT, II Virginia had not acs-Sed W y s Authority
would neverhase extended here
In point OF fact North Carolina and Rhode lsana held
des enter AIMED that hey were not meanw hile separate
aud independents States bound In no way 70 the otIer
States and at liberty 70 remain So Bot Lincoln ana
Of his clerical speech makers In Philadelphia, the
other day. sagsy tells that the Union existed before
the oonssaton and that the constitution made for
This asser abaard Il u.s. forms their only defence
for the they wagng They confess that they dis
regard the constitution they declare
essary to do this in order the naton They
shut their eyes the fact that tho constitute s what
brought the States together and is all held TO-
gether and that destroy II 10 remit them all to
their orsinsl separate independence and thus break up
AM sy the Uni what, the old federal dialect
The constitution being confesscdly aside the OF
the Northern states upon the Southern " precisely IN
character and design what It would have becn waged
before the constitution was adopted II rs war Tor de-
minon. IL attempt 10 form "a ration IN which
they shah DO supreme, by violently exingushn5 great
many smaller nalhnafics. The confession thai the
constitution is not equal to their purcse 70 that they
have 70 discard IT. clnfessicn that Union slch as
The consultation formed Is what they seek but "a
item II despotic powers, ana they The desrots AS M
FOR attempting establish such government. by
conquest and TO force their yoke upon Iep!e Who, by
their adnisson spnrn IL with extraordinary una
niry and AL nisninx zeal and energy, They put W tho
prese.ee hat zach natiohp always existed her,--ex
istsf before tho constitution and that they only
ightnF TO prysel sc it,
Lot that this miserable, ds,r, ccfr
absrrdy ilsc pretencs he OILY decent attempt at
Justification of their atrocious desYs concerning or
their late proceedings IL ~ impossible % frame tic least
palliitUn IAshArous, cruel unwise calculated 10 de-
feat their avowed wstes, they but express tho
malice due to despair ana 20 the lroipgs or the bot
tomess pit.
M'cLELLAS's REAL MOVEMENT.
Ifrom the R.chnond Examiner, August 12l
The faiecs sTGr for cnofher defe ate c5ort 10
ccJture he CITY Of RLm nd dad tce aoy toH male
our minds 70 mel Lae iss sladfy aud iaariy Tsesr
chf demonstrations despite ali Jetts IN der deciiois,
Nc dest', 10 be made fom Frederick ta o. aa he Rurpi
Aannecs as base. But II is p0bab.e that what
they call their mortar feet Ia TO secuDd tho principal
movement by IN attack upon Drury's Bun Certain 1t
is thai the mortar las arrived IN the James river
and IT Is equally ckGn that 10 render assistance
In the grand osecs uf tho campaign Ct the year. except
by tel ocious assault upon our works nj Drury S Bu
But for tho barricadc that inserted in the
that point the early part Of May st In consequence OF
the canpr Of this newspaper, winch Il raised in iinm
peril Of Caste Gndv in Richmond would been
surrendered 10 the enomy's fleet the 18th day Of
month"; and the Confederate government would hayo been
eking out migratory existence IN o. tho upper
dstrics-pyobabiy Raleigh, the c. mpany shops, Fiat
Rock--in one or the other Of the two tarolinas.