The New York herald., 1862-07-17

| American rspub.io. If tho Americans desire 70
know what Europe thinks Of tho lot tbsm ask not
British arstocrats continental iegmists and ultra
mon.nes but that section Of European society which
has during ysars uphold their PRINCIPLES Of policy. Let
them take the opinions OF tho liberal party either in
England or France 10 the righteousness ana the pru.
deuoo Of carrying on This and shn be perfectly
had been enough to lot the South go freely IT the
first. it quits possible hat tg iris Tim, IL soaa hare
rsag, ann mot tior, and reaction against the policy
OF tho saccssonsL leaders might have akon place Al
though Is too lats to hope for such reconciliation yet
tho North may even now, by a dgnihed concess'oo,
avoid the terrible sacdce aad tho Intensity OF hasrsd
which pesisseace an the war viii necessarily produce
The Fourth or July.
AN ENGLISH oKArION COMPOSED By THE E0S5ON
TIMES.
from ths London Times, July 4.l
sThe Fourth Of July" has seund quite different
Fugi,shrsn and Ar'ercans. To II like sny other
day to te il IS festival sosnniy set aside for crafty
ing 20 something moro than safety national vanity the
inorc:nsts and the exactng that the world has
IN thu: day. in every town and township OF
the United States chos,n address xpaudDg eu
dicnc-s two s1bectshe ono the praise thcir own
country tis other ths depreciation ol .stourt OF
July in American parlancs. like "Marathon" in Athe
nian has adjective used 70 denote whatever
is oysfwrorght extrsysgsnt and buInbst tic. These
n,si rhetorical aturnais hays had most a, exal aua
ps-nsia,s niiuence American character. They have
gons way towards vi.i,ag and bsrtsrizing
the langua:s in which they arc expressed. Their
opinion which the people snts tain of their own
merits, 10 teach them 10 deprec'ate every one slse
toxcats them with tho glory " successful and
cessful they arc told war must be when wagef by
ton OF prowess invincibe. Metaphors abound. As
ironomy contributes her stars 20 spangle ths national
banner and her solar system 10 typy the smooth aud
admirable working of tho great coafoterscy History
gives back the mighty memories of Sparta and Athens
Rome sod OF Carthage. Eternity describes the
ration and inhnity the extent of the future dominion
OF America The points Of tho compass, the tor
rid aud VIZ irisid zones, the eclipic and the
equa.or, are called IN 30 convey tho idea
Ot World, their crseds their taxes their
arstocracies their churches. their xpgs, their
yemtai laws and Old World obssryaucss aro over
rhelined under . storm Of ridicuie and contempt.
But England IS peculiarly the mark for Evective
de,cs si fought sgAin rhs lhrics told Of
that stern period are repeated onco Georgs the
,yrant The cruel exeoaoners Howe aud Clinton Arnold
the traitor AM Andre the spy the surrender o
the capituation OF yorktown, called
Ito. The cruelty aud tyranny OF The British govern
msnt, is German mercensriss their raysgss their do
ys,ation 40, employment Of sayages against tho rebel
hou. cocasts It's prescriptions, its copHscs.ons, its
threatened executions for treason are dspaYed in the
most vivid cologs Tho whole thing Is tradition which
has come down uninterrupted from tho days OF the
Revolutionary war and rhieh. willis to Americans ii
sseps the most material mig in tho world, ar very
strangely the o those hose resenmsnis have
had ample tune 10 cool in tho course Of eighty years
Well now, e; ne suppose that on this present f0gr' OF
uly ,ome Of moderation and good aense scrns-
thing lose aud with spirit os farns cador
coad - Induced in dcance OF the prejudice that would
natueay attach itself 10 such character TO undsrtts
Fourth OF July oration, and let US consider how hs
bolts ga,arsrois ahd hari icanes lLs North and ,hs
soath the tast and the ws. tims space earnity.and
u6pi,y AID the other condiments of regular Fourth OF
Juy o Ion aud proceed at the snbst4ncs OF
what such person nigh, be supposed to have to say
Fellow citizens he migkt naturally observe this %
no tims FOR exravagant and exaggerated panagyrc let
keep eloquencs for better times and sndsayor
We can TO learn somstking from present posiou
We have had way ia this matter ~ the way aaa
are not, f-r az ses, veiy much Tie better
for IT, Tho English told Us all along bat we hal
better save blood and money and make friend
parting ~sth tho South, Stree II was
chance OF GsscIng og-thcr unisy tha go.
gernmsat any more or course, ws felt the gresles.
contempt aud hatred for whatever Laglauf s1id aud
knew that IL mus - done With wish 10 rn Bl.,
for al eau see, England was not very Tar wrong Wa
have always been going 70 conquer The south IN thirty
days We hays not done y yet, aud, .nr my part,
Cont that we arc .aeh hoaor % 4 thsn ws were
whsn we hfs began. hste we NJ - been inr eighty
ysars terunpang over poor on tnsaal because via, at
the distance = three thousand mites, was not able to
conquer he colonies WITH Frame " hep ihem anu here
src we alscr year snda nall q war; not ysi able %
taks kiebmon1,' one hlhureu sna thtly niles soath
d Washington s yefs inush dF.i shs oher day for
tho satisfy Of Washington itssa. tian 30 have been
\ sTays A. fngsnh ior nGlhs hessans and other
Germans - ro qnef W bus ss, uo.s the south say,
and say Uayy ssys tna, ~ ,e thai fought
ior kns 1eTse we're ne.s sap. M Ana ShsS.hs comparsd
:. thc gentry .no uA nhof VIC Dressed leeersh.p "
Bleuksr, and sssl, ana listGs1snan. lhoy 90 hsLi,
m mas saa . us ~ ana o,rs.ivs. asac - Wal