The national Republican., 1862-07-29
EDITORIAL ooRREsPONDEKoE.
New YoRk, July 2S, 1862

New YoRk, July 2S, 1862.
I arrived hsre yesterday morning by the
New London route from Boston in the steamer
"City Of New York." which, with the steamer
q" City Of Bosom" makes that new and deserv-
edly popular line. No such perfect boats are
to be found on any inland water navigation In
the world. They are complete In every ap-
pointnsnt Of comfort and luxury. For squiet
and cool nights rest, they are far superior to
the hotels 10 our noisy cities.
During my weeks trip to New England,
heard different opinions from well-informed
persons, q TO the practicability Of raising the
quota assigned to New England Of the 100000
men lately called for, without resorting TO the
distastsful process Of drafting. Those who
were the most hopeful on the subje,t, had
doubts whether they could be raised in suffici-
ent season, without drafting. Much will de-
pend upon the course Of current events, and
upon the degree Of change in it, policy which
the Administration may manifest I do not
speak without consideration and pretty good
means Of knowing, in saying that the people Of
New England are thoroughly satisied that the
further prosecution Of the war upon the late
policy Of the Administration is utterly idle.-|
Their readiness to aid 10 the war will therefore
be exactly proportioned to the change Of that
policy, Of which they may be able to see the
evidences
They are hopeful Of such o change, and will
be etill more no, now that they have learned
that the President has issued proclamation
under the sixth section Of the confiscation law.
That is most important step, and will serve
to soften the regret and disappointment at the
Presidents course in not giving notice to the
slaves Of rebels escaping into our lines, that the
law Of the land guarantees their freedom. The
suspicion was thereby created that that law
would be silently and practically nulliied by
the failure Of the Executive to enforce II, just
q another law has been for nearly a year;
mean the act of August 6, 1861, giving freedom
to all slaves used for the purposes Of the rebel
lion. But the proclamation Of the President
under the sixth section of the coniiscation law,
has better look and exci,es new hopes. 1t is
not impossible that the President may have is
sued II earlier than he otherwise would have
done, in consequence Of perceiving that bis
action In the other particular was altogether
unsatisfactory to the loyal portion Of the coun-
try.
The time for soft words has gone by. The
people are determined that this war shall be
waged in earnest or shall be stopped. The ex.
frcr, bo oou,u,ornsal and m pital
lists Of this commercial metropolis, just made to
the President, excites no surprise in my mind.
As there Is no place so much interested in the
preservation Of the Union, SO there is no point
where vigorous prosecution Of the war will
be SO sternly insisted upon as here. | pre-
dicted, in an address which delivered in Wash.
ington 10 December 1869, that, contrary to all
the then existing appearances to the contrary,
1t would be the city OF New York which would
finally be the most determined upon war with
the rebels, when II came to be seen that the re,
bellion could not be put down without war.
1t is upon the eame view Of the case, that
have never doubted that it would be the city
of New York which would most unanimously
demand the overthrow Of slavery, when It came
to be seen that without that overthrow, a res
toration Of the Union is impossible. Wall street
would have preferred compromise to fighting
at the outset, and after the fighting commenced
Wall street hoped to see the Union restored 'as
1t was" But Wall street means to have the
slavery, or anything else, which stands in the
way.
Public attention is being everywhere called
10 the folly Of raising new regiments for the
war, while the old ones remain mere skeletons.
1t is really waste Of nearly the whole expen-
diture Of men and money which it iuvolves-
1t is a waste OF the whole OF that expenditure,
90 far a. ipn,ediate service Is concerned.
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