, 1863-08-13

But ut this very time, when the hosts Of Nr.
Lincoln 1laye achieved something Of the sue
cess which the mere force Of oyerpowerfng
Numbers must ultimately command, when the
Washington politicians mort elated, the peo-
pie are expressing their disgust at The war in
q way which. If persisted in, must be fatal to
its further prosecution On the same scale The
riots in New York, Of which we seceiyed
hasty intelligence last mail, are evidently Nta
tic less than an inhurIectIon. 4 mob OF many
thcusond men, armed with muBkets, bludg-
eone, pikes, brickbats and railroad iron, who
nre 'tin possession Of the city, are not TO be
considered mere band Of rioters. Nothing
proceedings Of the Government could haye
reused such storm Ct resistance Even the
obstipacy Of 1fr. Lincoln seems to hayI felt
the necessity Of giving way, and it Is said he
LAS telcG Graphed to New York to suspend the
draft- i that be true. 1t will be hopeless to
and other cities in tAe North are not likely to
submit to a CONSUMPTION which they have on
II to resist forcibly to escape. It would have
been strauge indeed If the American people
had submitted to measure which is dis
tirctive mark Of the most despotfc govern
mcnts Of the continent. But if Mr.. Lincoln
can only recruit his armies By conscription,
ard the CONSUMPTION fails, his government
will have collapsed at the very crisis of its pol
icy. Tho hopeleesnees of tile enterprise is
never more evident than at time when it
eeems most promising. The war fails to
unite the jarring factions Of the bew1dercd
people, ard they SEEN reused at the Last ex-
frcmity or1y to the determination that it
prom;ees no results worth the price they are
asked to pay:
We may fairly ask the Times what 1t now
thinks Of Its allies at New York. They have
ehow1-not changed-their quality, aud their
exploits IRE now chrouicled; what does our
contemporary think Of them nows Their
epi1it has inspired its New York correspond
cnt, and their rowdy orators have been extou-
ed In its leading articles as the only wise and
patriotic men In the free States. VIC hare
lnowI those spence Democrats many years,
under various names, and the wonder Is, not
TINT they hare now risen to murder unofIeud-
i1g citizens and burn down houses, but that
tue; did not do 20 at much earlier period of
tie var. They hcyc been the Tilcst accom-
plces and 1nost degraded tools Of the pro-
slavery party, both In the North and the
to brcak up the anti slavery meetings, aud
pursue the most eminent men Of the Aboli-
lion Party With threats Of assassination. They
are tie men by whoze aid and protection New
York, few years ago, became the chief part
Of Ire world from which Ships issuee to carry
on the riratical slave trade. Mr.. Lincoln's
Government has inflicted Eomc heavy blows on
their interests. It Eas broken up or driven
away their slave expeditions, and 1t hanged
Caplain Gordon. It is astonishing TINT they
erlurcd tlut hard TRIAL. The hour has come
for them to render last service to their old
friends Il Is now or rever. The conscrip.
tlon supplied them with The pretext for rats-
ing the mob and causing confusion ut home,
ard shame abroad.
Tic disturbances Ind been veil prepared be-
forehand. A Virgiaian was their chief 1eadtr,
having several: hundred agents undtr bis or
de1s, and their force was distributed Hith
some skill over The city, go as to glys Ike
spcntane Gus uprising: The negroes were
chosen for attack by the leaders Of the mob,
because they are proving an Important arm Of
the free republic iu destroying e1nyery, and
wc,e assai1ed By their jgnor:nt folio wers from
the Wapping and Rstherilthe Of New York,
because tteir competition keeps wages within
bounds. The intervention Of Archbishop
Hughes, suggests that the Irish took their
full share IN the disturbances. Although this
riot is such IN one Us might be got up IN any
seaport, It is vcry disgrace1ul to the city Of
New York. Nobody, however, at al acqusin.
tedwith the history Of Tint city tor the last
ten years, will feel the least surprise at what
has taken place. There Is no city In tho
Ecrl1 Of its size, in which the mob Is so com.
pletely n the hands Of feW unprincipled
men. It WIS known q month ago that
ea}ronghoat o}a no IN the North that the word has been
EatSn t1.at I've !nst card was to be played by
ihe CokpFeerheads: RE- i has been played and
lost ms .s, nsT fcrk riot Is failure and also
Government will not be impedcd b. Il. for
day; not a ba'tallon will delay It's march; re- !.
spectacle citizens Of all opinions viii be
drawn closer together, and nearer to tic Gov.
ernmcnt, by the spectacle OF violence, which
recalls tie flou1ishipg days Of New Orleans.
And the riot Will as little serve the purpose Of
The Confederate government out Of America
AZ nearer at home. No political party Will ac-
knowledge these proceedings; and 1t will be
impossible to pretend that they were 6ponta'
rccus. Tlis is q last foul blow struck for d
3esperate and dying cause, and 1t will prove
IS vain as it Is villatnous.
lFrom the London star.1- =.
It Will perhaps be eaid that the riots IN New