Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1862-09-25
Enropean News.
We copy the following comments upon the
American difficulties from the English press:
From the London Herald, Sept. 5.

We copy the following comments upon the
American difficulties from the English press:
Frorn the London Herald, Sept. s.
THE FEDERALs WANT MAN.
Is there man in the whole country who can
fight battle, plan campaign, or who owns
commanding talent of any kind or description
The only is in very expressive silence.
Lincoln aud Seward, Cameron and Stanton, Ben
nett and Phillips, these are yOGr statesmen. your
public men. your lie iders OF opinion. Mcclellan
and Pope, heroes of hundred retreats, Haleck,
who came back from Tennessee because he could
not find Beauregard. who was there all the time,
Hunter, terrible over negroes, and Butler, tire
mendous against women. these and such like
the Generals of the North IL is very ui,iortu-
nate foe them-it is positively di>graceful for W,
when reflect that these people are OF our own
blood-this extraordinary dearh of men of
mark among the Northern Americans. They
will DO we'll give up the quarrel for the present
TO wait until Providence shall send them great
man-one endued with the elementary qualities
that are essential for success The fact must
somehow be explained that the Generals aud
statesmen of the South are 30 pre- eminent in
sOderly and statesmalillke qualities. Lee and
Beauregard, jackson and Johnston, are men
whose very names terror to the Aorthern-
erS, whose ability is aekuOwl lodged 10y the more
\ few DAYS since quarter Of million o; per
sons turned out in the streets of New York TO
welcome with rapturous acclaim an insignificant
freshman, who IS only known to fame as having
been taken prisoner ut Bull Run because he
could not run away fast enough. THIS very ab
surd person IS so pulled up by his reception that
he makes speech To the mob. promising that as
soon aS the pre- ent little business is settled his
high mehtiness will turn his attention to the
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case. we should hardly think Unnecessary to turn
out file of policemen for the reception of him
and his army. and the functonares of the law +.
when mustered, would have To cOnhne their in
vestigauons To the neighboring cabbage gardens.
This is beside the mark. We only wish To ob
serve what dearth of leading men. what "a per
feet famine OF heroes must there be in New York
when $50 600 men can wave their hats and shout
themselves hoarse all day-for whatl-for an in
diyIdual of the name Of Corcoran.
JEFF. DAvIs's CAUSE BETTER THAN THAT OF WASH
INGTON.
Truly Jefferson Davis is great man. His
quarrel is IA better one and faiIer one than that
OF Washington. He repre- ents the cause OF eight
millions ia the Confederate States as Washington
dld that of three millions OF the col0nistS, and
We cannot doubt his success. The terms of his
address to the Confederate Congress, when it re
bombastng and exulting, such as We might have
thought excusable after many unlocked for
triumphs but dignihed and worthy of the occa
sion
Energetic means are to be taken TO follow up
the advantage that has been gained. The regi-
ments in the field are To be filled up to their quo
IT,. Officers TO be removed from their com
mands when found unequal To them for want of
military education or other reason. Ii is thought
that no fresh conScriptions will be necessary. but
il is proposed in case of great emergency, TO
tend the age of liability to men between 80 and
Al. This resolve to rest satisfied with the pre-
sent number of army that is sufficient for its
work, is in striking contrast with the eager des-
peration of the North. and its hurried impress
ment of GOO 900 unwilling victims more.
rHE ORGAN OF THE BRITISH BANKERS AaD STOCK
JoBBERs ON THE AMERICAN WAR.
From the London Econo mist.
The sacrifice of lie as well as OF property in
this American rebellion, thus far, has been liter
ally enormous, and uneqHaled 10y that of the
bloodiest European wars. OF the 500 600 or Got,
900 men who had been raised by the Federdls
since tie commencement OF the conflict, II seems
certain that 25O 900 have diSappeared aud it we
make every allowance, not utterly diSgraceiul
and incredible tor those who never joined at all
but whose pay had been regularly drawn. FOR
those who have skunk away rs occasion served
without any formal discharge, and for those who
ON various pretexts e,ade duty, the number Of
dead slain and disabled must still be frightfu
Ii tO the Northern losses We add those OF their
anita gonsts there can be little doubt that NJ least
ten times rs many have fallen ia one short year
in this fiaternal butchery we're killed in the
field or died of their wounds out of the British
army and navy in the whole of our Napoleonc
wars--which lasted from first To last for twenty
two years; probably four times many as fell on
both sides during the bloody campaign OF Sole
rino and Magenta; and nearly many Russia
lost during the whole OF the Crimean war Nor
need we be much surprised at this. Since Napo-
Icons time the desiructiy ene>s OF implements of
war has been Incidentally enhanced; the com
batants are OF Anglo Saxon race, and have
fought With both fury aud tenacltv; and have
been handled with singular incOmpetency, and
obliged TO pay for the unSkiilfulneSs OF their of
fctrs 10y the lavish bravery OF their men.
| he next point that seems clear i that all the
profuse waste OF life and treasure has not brought
either party nearer To success or 90 M accOmmO
dation. The terrible slaughter in the last Italian
campaign startled both Emperors into sobriety,
and the hastv peace OF NIiaranca was patched
up after three months OF fighting Ia America
the loss OF 800 900 troops and The expenditure of
E3OO 900 900 of money appears only to have
gsOaied and maddenei both cOmbatants TO fresh
eXeruOnS, more dOgge resolution, and more Zero
cious amin ty. Every utterince on either side
implies that passions have reached a pitch at
which the parties themselves can neither see
plainly. nor thuk nationally, nor feel .ecentlv:
they are blinded with blood aud dust, anu mad
deued by pain and anger; TO pause or hold their
hands would seem 10 be as complete an imDossi-
biily to pugilistS in the hight OF their encoun-
ter. Ii Is Tor the b. sta Iders and mutual friends
TO saw TO them what they really can not. nom the
very bewlldei ment OF mutual fury say to them
selves " thou, the good Offices OF Europe the
prospect OF efmInatiOB of the strife seems hope
less
For everybody in America seems to have abdi-
Gated the capasty OF reflection. Let US consider
Tor moment the arguments and the advice of
that party which has apparently the most distinct
aim IN view aha the most distinct policy to re
They believe that the North has
failed hitherto. from half heirt.unes>-because
the Government has refused 70 adop. em4ncipa-
ton as It's war cry. They try TO persuade the au-
thoriies 70 proclaim at once freedom 70 all the
Southern negroes. and never entertain moments
doubt that such a line of action would paralyze
and sabdue the Coniederstes ut once and ter mi
nate the war triumphautly Now-passing over
the questionable wisdom and practicabity of
ch,ngsg by single and sudden act the en-
tire syciil status and individual necessities of
four millions OF ignorant and very ,,less crea-
tsres--passins over tie Republication of enmirv
whvh such proceeding would cause in all the
slave States. and the compnl-ion il would exer
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