The New York herald., 1862-08-10

n the wrong. From the first knowledge received here
the VI the enemy, which the 2dh
July, the Prssdeat and his Cabinet have diligently
considered the qaestto ali aspects. Their decision
which noe crafty the rejecting passions OF
extreme mca; but il win command thu applause of his
tory and will justify us In the opinion Of the ' ar,i
world.
II without an effort at repression had at once,
rushed 10 the very extremity OF bloody retaliation, we
sshouid have manifested readiness which would nave
looked Ike desire the war assume character
justly abhorred among civilized nations. u was due TO
Ourselves demanded by decent respect for the
opinions Of the world, TO give 10 our first action the
character OF warning wei OF retribaiion. fierce
violence might fan the mere passions Of war; but wise
moderation VIII not oniy commend us 10 the sympathes
and appreciation ohor communities and nations but
will best satisfy our own citizens and soldiers Ihese
III feel additional pleasure and security WIN every
evidence the honor and dignity OF the confederacy
are safe hands, and that our coulsels are guided oy
with better spirit when he feels assured that what
at FIRST the best OF causes has not been injured or
stained through the fault o. ms government but Is as
honorable and pure worthy OF his e's blood
The visiting OF the retaliation ON the commissioned
officers Of Popes army addresses the sentiment OF strict
Justice without exciting those regrets which exist when
one man suffers for the fault Of another. The officers
share crime for they resign II they choose.
The President however distinctly ntinates that ii this
measure OF retaliation fail OF speedily securing the de-
sired end he will include the whole of Pope's army
der the ban OF outlawry The anticipation OF this VIII
operate advance upon the prvates the Yankee army
who VIII realize how frai the tenure Of their immunity,
and that depends both their decent conduct
and proper course on the part Of their President.
Whether Lincoln will retreat from the policy lately
entered upon, we can hardly venture an opinion
reached u.s. that his proclamation Of rapne MURDER and
devastation but in harmony with the leaders OF tho war
spirit the North viLh the rawlings OF the mob. To
themost violent. of the most rabd Class Lincoln seems
have totally surrendered himself Whether heretofore
he simply affected conservation IN order to attach TO his
standards the less inclined among his people, until,
aided by the passions OF he should guido them little
by little full into the abolition camp whether IN despair
of he has abandoned himself to the desperate
expedens and 70 the Of insensae rage mat
tors now. He promises to conduct the after
fashion that shall please the most malignant fanatic
rsckoned among The promise has been greeted
by the applause OF the mob throughout the North.
Lincoln is redeemng it, He has issued his proclamation
for giving the Conhscaton law its full and immediate
force; has bid his soldiers consider themselves free
the dust their bidding. The upon armies Is
into upon infants and females and invalids
the in his power he labors to unsetts
society, and to involve us in servile war.
All this the North applauds. Will Lincoln recede2 Can
he2 For the sake Of humanity We hope he can and WILL
In like IT will be remembered when Linceln's
government called privateersmen pirates the ephet
rcechoed throughout the North and the determina
ton TO hang them declared and applauded But
when we showed them that Corcoran and Wilcox and
others would hang at the other end OF the
there sober second thought And how much better
this than If victims and hostages had suffered We
hope for q similar deverance now, but If not we
shall present TO the world example Of moderation
der provocaton and Of stern and terrible
dress when moderation would not avail We will show
plny ing the Of civilized he shall be douby
unsuccessful and douby punished when taking counsel Of
the hends Of the bottomless pit.