The New York herald., 1862-10-25

Of public affairs All thsy do Is draw long
bits upon the future and lay out lines OF policy fol
lowed when the present crisis Is past Hence that
instead of at rousng the whole North ceneent.
its powers on the present pressing task q dsiy5.
every Confederate soldier or The ghborhocd M no
Mary land frontier which is the Instantly urgent sen lie
noF, ocss q , wnst ms sveFwsnt me- ~, do IN Ianasy
trying 20 put good face on and to keepup appearances
to the last but tbs proclamation is faa jc ~. tSs
laughing S,oct of Earcl. The bare lea OF govern!
ment, in the las, stage Of incapahility, p~ec@lmng
coap d'dat 70 take eject three months hence
IS more than ridcnors-it Is pitiabie bsftrc fac
Is of Jarrayytac sNor5keT SasS z,os Be rcols n,d
Conquered OF the latter there Is perhaps great
probability but the former seriously Threatening The
present sche.a from less serious divergence Than
TO BE- growing up II te North i
tho conduct Of The war Shod this gam grourd and tho
Lincon Presidency be ovcrhrown it Is than peohl
bic that The tax gathercr may receive an aimaon that
his occupation is gone Riaaidioa aitH 2,nr 70 ID ths
mos frcs II ao he honcatIs ,oay OF nsclina
financial crisis and should any &C the States (sSy he
Western aud Sou.hwesteiI) who receive fewer bluens
from the UEon than any o tho es., resolve To uaise
the Nnaace :" "a 'iarnehseh' poicy N r. rorf te
end Of the cd Uioa olttyh and the chcice woai
lie between its reconstruction with Constitution,
or the mutual recognit OF two or more separate fedora
tions
The truth is nal his mcns,ross aroc,amaio, OF slave
emancr ration is the result 81 assumed and real
position. Ii is just such proclamation mght have
been issued II the circumstances in which the Nur, IDS
Itself bad been tho direct contrary OF what they
tie fedefs had gained conspicuous victories the
Confracfaes ii they hal taken and occupied the chief
Southern cities and military positions If toy lad dsor
gonzod TIE Southern army, and destroyed The p)iiia
unity Of the Southern States and thcrauDon had dcs
give the rebel states an o.got nifty Of returning TO their
allegiance Of tho Union " sending renresen,ay,
in the old time; and by y OF uatting
out Of existence the old tTss tc'i had DO
OF penalty upon the had resolved to give
emancipation b. political act, independent any
sideration Of the ruin of slave ownegsn such tc
President could not have acted much otherwise than he
has done. The act, then would have been Inn
polite ic'aiatory and dangerous But, IS things aro u
is simply prepcscrons The WORTH arc NJ a. dng nge
oongsere,s. They Ia ber toosd aoih 'ch Of N fr
ers'e and are ~ tosmnq qt da'cr q oe@aa ge' JaiFhr
bcsr The South are qite az well Of as they an laite
wcl abe t. all pearance, TO carry on Tie war to an
indefinite extent. If5president Davis had issued preca
and Inviting lie Northern States TO send reprs-
sentayes Richmond next session, il woud @ye IaeD
about assyise and ica and likely OF realization tie
splendid piece OF political saeacity which a,orrns the
slaves ol tic South that they vii hc rade free by thor
masters eac,nies Seriously This IrocamatIe IS the
mos powerful evidence that has vel been riyfa Of lie
iacapacity OF tho Lincoln administration and rke wca:-
ness of the federal canse nnd when considered io tier
with the suspension of the constitution am TIE z atEal
transition to irresponsible dcsret:sm, il indicates III
faint The beginning Of the end m Ncyftc7 ft7c.
rdcT 9cp ye ~ as hand the So,icsg dgs ls
rResIpsNr LINcoLas "NEAPoLrTAN" roLIcy.
from the London Post (goyeraincnt orgaa,, Oct III
The staat Of affairs upon that portion OF the Aneri
can continent where the Chief military operators
being now conducted bears very coso and strange
resemblance to the events whic, preceded tie dayntai
Of Francis II. in the Kingdom Naples. Few pcrseiis
Interested in great public events likely orec the
feeling OF horro! and indignation which thrilled troug.
the hearts OF the people Of every ,ized when
it became known tha. orders had been given to tlc Ma
roI.an feet at Palermo to lay the city in ashes in the
OF the royal TROOPS being unable hold their
ground. Similar orders soih gcYcct To Baltimore ,p-e
Transmitted 70 Commodore Pcrte,, ne c6icstn command Of
hs Uni ed Saes mortar ert Al hat N1,ion. who di
rec;ed to destroy the city rather than ALLOW il to ail
into the hands OF tho Confedera,s. There is every
reason to suppose that the presence OF the French
and Fngligh fleets at Palermo alonc saved that
city from the cruel fate which n vndictive and
disappointed monarch had reserved for it Aas for the
humanity there ,oold have ben, no French ana
E9sh et at hand at Botincr 70 errcise scholcsome
rfce o,s. ne os'etfons q Comn'ocore Port, and !!
Ian had beca driven from Maryland, and tho victorious
troops OF Stoncws Jackson ob.aned possession of the
threatened city, there was good reason to fear that,
smSrtng ndcr the feeling Of evaporation cauacd by
tinuous defeat this atrocioas, bsrbarous aad nhunan
order might possibly be Carried into execution II an act
noroas had been committed it is obvious that would
have been longer possible for the o Euro
pean nations preserve that line OF neutrality
in renccuhich Meyko5 hitherto s,tou " Observed
Besides the very salient point 10 which have just
alluded there are others which make the resemblance
between the government OF President Lincoln the cx
tyrant OF Naples remarsabi. close The state Of
terror which has existed for time In the principal
cities OF thr Northern Union, and the tyranny which has
been exercised BY Mr. Lncons government, may well bo
compared to the darkest days OF the rule Of Kg Boba
The property OF persons accused OF has been
auestrated without any at legal forms Meu have
been arrested upon mere suspicion or sympathy With the
seeded States They have been thrown into prison there
lett to !inger without trial without the
OF discovering of what they have been accused Tho pr
tenders and the Bastie At the worst period OF French
history fairly riyaiicd by Fort lafayette which, Is
sai y unable any longer TO accommodate the prisoners
Notwithstanding the steps which tho has IN
appearance made to reduce the number
The ca,o,cments and Establishments offered to the hor
der States have been wo balanced by corresponding
amount of tyranca acts pcrpetrafed under sanction OF
Presdcntis authority, in other places The forcble ar
rest OF cizens 10 avoid the dreaded
reminds strongly Of the harsh which
adopted in order to compel the submission Of the people
OF the Kingdom of Naples to the rule Of their late dcpotc
monarch
II only remains to be whether the government
Of Mr. Lincoln will at the eleventh hour initiate the
ample Of Francis H., and, Ike the famous promise OF
raoads for the Sici,ians attempt 10 concilate the
South with some proaered brbc which thcy will inaig
nanty REJECT
BY the last accounts which we have received from
America probable tct the Tong erYectsd crisis casao be
a,ea much longer. Victorious Southern generals are
still speak almost the gates Of Washington, and
making all due allowance for the proverbial iicklqness
Of fortune, it appears well within the Of pro-
baoiiy that may yet attend them. We
have natural reluctance 70 torestail events, but
1t is we'll to be prepared 70 consider whether,
an aRy signal and decisive rorp 10
ie Confederate Europe WOULD Je usi fed ia eihoid
trq any icage, The recognition oftie Southern cof7Ydcy
oTda. 10 ths object of their independence
hrge BEN throughout The a n,ei:eca struggle most
n,crhed, whereas the dissensicns and uncertainty
which have governed all the movements Of the
North have conspicuous. The has pro
duced the other In most cases, dcieat President
Lincoln is sad to be well up in quaint sayngs and stories
ngation or the SOUTH III he Lad remembered the reply of
tho hound In certain fable where the hunter blamed him
for being unable to catch tho hare The hound replied,
at thing 10 be running for dinner aud another
thing TO be running for your liic.N
The South has been running FOR its lo, and from all a
perances II is beyond doubt that nrss succeed in
ESCAPING from the Jaws the hungry North no mat,or
what new policy President Lincoln may hereafter think iii
20 adopt. Franats OF Naples failed pursuing similar
COURSE spiy should Abraham cf Ameitco succeed
THE WAR IN MEXICO.