The New York herald., 1862-01-04

from that day TO this there were thousands Of
10 disprove the popular dogma that 1.-THE voice OF the
pooae is the voice Of God The seceded States were
comparatively free from the admxture OF foreg ners
There 400 600 white men held 1000 900 slaves Tho
constitution Of the Confederate States granted was lar
superior to that OF the federal States. 1t was parcu
iary IA two respects. There extension Of the
Presidential term TO six years with prohibition against
reelection ana the appointment of al Confederate OIL
except Cabinet Ministers. for life, or during
good behavior Thus there was check on Office seek
ing, and on the clamorous hounds Cor place. by TINS
system Of place hunting the North had become
a nation Of politicians without statesman
being left and thus it became than
conveyed in the description Of the French
man who, having visited the United States exc aimed,
my God. what countryside religions and only
soup'-( (laughter)-to which Yankee journalist
reored on France by saying, "My God what nation
$50 soups and no religion" (Renewed Aughter.l He
would attempt unrol tho horrible panorama Of this
fraricd war the bloodest picture painted by the
hand Of time where every gain loss and every VIC
tory defeat. MIR. Russell Of the Times was most
powerful and impartial historian Of the war When he
wrote from hcarsay. he was entitled TO only bearsay
credit: but when ''0ur Own Correspondent" concluded
his letters with "Al this Saw and was cart Ok then
the reader WiSt rely him. After seyas months OF
boodshs1 and slaughter there wore no indications Of
peaa and the only hope Of settling these differences
seemed TO be sort of latent faith in mutual exhaustion
The North taunted the South with stealing Northern pro.
perty The South replied that when the colonies broke
s% S IN
the Bowling Green at New York, into bullets for tho
slaughter q the Kings subjects and had.made no restu-
Observation-Disclosures that when the war over the
South intended to take inventory of all property and
to strike equitable balance They further said that
they never intended to take Washington after
the battle Of Bull rum because the public property In
that city would form too large an item in the sette-
ment (Oh obi and aughter) The effect Of the war at
homo had been most disastrous except to contractors and
spocuiatoIs had dsorganized demoralzed and divided
the American people, while abroad 1t had disturbed the
commercial relations of the world. In the Nerh peace
advocating newspapers suppressedsuspected men
and hurried or to the bastinado They had
not, it truo, commenced hanging on either sdo yet,
but when they did the price Of hemp would go up.
Uighter.) The depreciation ofrea estate In New YORK
already exceeded the cost Of the Now should
the reconstruction of the Union take place. IT, instead OF
States departments substituted, as in France-a
solid form Of governmentt might render the republican
theory practicable At the botUm OF all this controveT
sy and conflict lay tho great question OF government
'Was to be despotism, modelled on the idea OF sove
reignty, which controlled the universe, or republic,
resting on the win or caprice of the peopleS Colonel
Fuller concluded his address in tho following words
Thomas Hood has said
Give US angel from Heavon--and despotism.
England day under the benignant reign OF Christian
Queen is realizing the better half Of the poets prayer,
and now ia this trying hour when the cloud Of domestic
SORROW nags h6r whom God has elected to be the
sovereign Of great people-Prince Abert's mourning
widow now tho nations brde-I trust there. Is not
heart in the British ses-no not ono In 'Chrstendom-
which does not beat responsive TO the universal prayer
'God Save the Queen"
Loud applause followed the conclusion OF the address,
which was remarkably we'll delivered. During several
portions Of 1t tho lecturer warmly applauded, while
tho other hand of his sentiments provoked mani
atons of disapprova oa character quite inconsistent
with good breeding.