The national Republican., 1862-02-03
EDITORIAL CORRnsPoNDENoE
New YoRk, Jan. 81, 1862.

NEW YORK, Jan. ol, looL'
The European advices by the City Of wash.
ington, stthls port, and the Anglo Saxon, at
Portland, have produced painful impression
here. The continued hostile tone of the un.
friendly portion Of the English pres, lied Sy
the London 7imes.) and The importance at
tached to the suspension Of the banks, and the
exultation over It in SO many European quar-
ters, are of themselves unpleasant cireum-
stances But most disagreeable Of oil Is the
deliberate announcement Of Mr.. GLADSTONE,
who is not our enemy, that thinking men Of
every ,hade Of politics in England are uuani
nous in the opinion that the suppression Of the
Southern rebellion is fairly demonstrated to be
thing not within the power Of the Govern
ment at Washington. do. '.'
Even II this English opinion is without good
foundation, 1t is none the less misfortune that
II 10 entertained; because II 10 by the view
which British statesmen actually take of Amer
lean affairs, whether sound or unsound, that
they will be governed in determining the time
when they will recognize the Southern Confed-
eracy. If they already regard the independence
OF the South as an accomplished and fixed fact,
1t is to be apprehended that they will not long
delay in formally acknowledging 1t.
But more than this, Is the suggestion occur
ring involuntarily to all minds, that while we
understand the facts connected with the South.
ern rebellion much better than they can be
understood abroad, yet that foreigners have
come advantages over us In arriving at correct
conclusions. Those at distance, either in
time or space, from stirring events, see less Of
details than those who are near, but they are
also more cool and dlspassionate. At any rate,
this unanimous concurrence Of Eaglish observ.
ers in the belief that the national Government
Is making no progress in vindicating the iuteg-
rity Of the national Jurisdiction, is a thing cal
culated to cause us to inquire very carefully
whether this belief ha, not, however unpalata.
bic, too many facts to rest upon.
People here arc, as they have been for
much longer period at Washington, anxious
uneasy, and if not already absolutely despond-
ent, inclining more and more to that condition
of mind.
Among other things, l find that they have
lost confidence in that portion Of their city
press, which presents favorable views Of af.
fairs, and for the sufficient reason that the con-
fdence hitherto reposed there, has been found
to be entirely misplaced. During the fall
months it was said that the army Of Beauregard
could not be maintained in inaciion, and must
either disperse, or attack, at great disadvant-
age, the lines of Mcclellan. That iallacy, ex-
posed at the time by the National Republican,
nevertheless prevailed in the country for sev-
eral months. Then followed the promises o.
our military authorities that they would th'm
selves take the initiative, and achieve decisive
results before the middle Of January. This
too, has failed.
The public mind here, 90 far as can gather
is fast coming to the conclusion that there must
be radical change in the management of the
war-such change, in short, as is indicated
by the Western expedition set on foot by the
Administration, to be commanded by General
Lane. Every day new thousands arrive at the
conviction that ihe rebellion cannot be pu,
down without striking at what caused it and
what supports it. W.