The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-07

in our armies, who will be ready at any time
when the occasion offers to take the lead Of the
conservative and all the other parties in
France which stand ready to rise at any mo-
ment to put in force the old and regular con-
stitution Of CHARACTERIZATION"
THE LONDON TINES Own CORRESPONDENT
We have been highly amused with the attempt
made at correspondence" by Mr. Charles or
DR.. Mackay, we know not which. exhibited in
the columns Of the London Times received
Thursday by the steamer from Europe. This
gentleman is, as it seems, the successor Of Bull
Run Russell in the department. Of American
correspondence with the Times; but, unlike
Russell, he stays at New York, picks up few
fragmentary pieces of intelligence from the
Tribune and Times Of this city, and makes
his comments, most commonplace and trivial,
full sources. The position of a second hand
observer, with no other information than that
derived from the daily papers published in
New York, is not, we confess, very favorar
BILE one for correspondent who processes to give
an account of great events occurring at places
far remote from his point Of view; but even
such position would, by man of talent, be
made more available than Mr. Mackay has sue
ceeded in making it. Any commonplace man
seated in a counting house in London, with the
New York papers before him, might have writ
ten better and more original correspondence
than our poor poet, Mackay, has been able to do.
The thing is perfect failure. It lacks Russells
invention it is without any Of his descriptive
powers, it is even void of his secession pro-
clivities, and his pungcnt, biting misrepre-
sensations. But, though it has none of the
vices Of his predecessor, in all their richness
and elegance, it has . poor, mean, miserable
imitation of all the faults and follies of the flu
gitive hero Of Bull run. Seated in his parlor
in New York, the successor of Russell authori-
tatively pronounces all the intelligence re-
ceivsd in New York of the progress Of our
arms and the results of the war to be absolute
" lies" He says that we in the North ara
drunk, have lost our reason, &C., &C., in believ-
ing the announcement Of the triumphs which
have attended our armies and fleets. This ia
decidedly cool, but, if it proves anything,
would rather lead to the supposition that the
gentleman himself must have been not sober
when he wrote such nonsense. He processes
solemnly that he cannot distinguish, among tho
great I" liars" which of them is greatest, our
generals, our government, our telegraphs or
our negroes. This is decidedly cool but that
the London Times should publish such deci-
sions, made in New York, dated from New
York, and coming from the poet Mackay, u
cooler and greener.
Mr.. Charles. or James, or John Mckay, or
Mackay eve know not which), goes on valiant
ly to deny all our victories. The battle Of
Williamsburg was only a victory because
General Mcclellan chose to say 1t was; but he
adds "it was not such victory as 1t might
have been considered if -" If what! Why,
''if his opponent had not continued his retreat"
Admirable logic. So victory Is none at all
if the enemy retreats "Our own cores
pondent" then goes on to initiate Russell in his
prophecies, and predicts that General McCiel-
Ian will enter Richmond as he entered Ma
nassas and Yorktown-"to find it evacuated
and dismantled."
Really, we have wasted too much time and
space in criticising this genius of q cores
pondent. His illusions are too little, too vul-
gar, too mean, for criticism. We promise him
to take no farther notice of him. After all,
Russell, with all his faults, was superior in
painting, in false coloring, in false prophecy
ing, in detraction and spite against the North
superior in everything, including decent writ
ing, to his poor and pitiful successor.
Who Is DIR. VINCENT CoLYER?-In the New
York Times, Colyer, the missionary of mischief,
who was sent back by Governor Stanly with
flea in his ear, is described as among "the dis
tinguished persons present" at the meeting Of
the Emancipation League. ALPS Jacobin Club,
addressed by Jim Lane at the Cooper Institute.
From what does Colyer derive his Distinction
Il appears that he was formerly q craYon poi.