The New York herald., 1863-06-06

What Is . be the future destiny or those recrimaats6
and angry and aDtagonstac provinces, which WIN ssiu
bond which the South has itself Free passes
human sseaty to divine So far as the feeling o. tns
bzbie that the Western States Of Illinois, Indiana ana ONO
would be welcomed the Southern fraternity out shss
an an Attempt would DC made 70 excns .r - i ssa
ctiyi plan whch youid dssocioe from fntnoss onc
india.a he Interests Of the contiguous psov,nc,s o. ic,os
and Wisconsin, But nevertheless, as chronicer OF sne
sentiment OF the moment, am bound 10 record tnat "a
general discus Ions and oreshadowngs Of the "
piun seems 10 find Jduor than any other. =
1Hg ATTACK on CHARLESTON
In the mean time this day has witnessed the opening
or the long delayed ormidaby menacing attack with
which ,hareston has long been threatened ~ mas
been announced 10 by Telegraph that at three ocock
this afternoon eight niue federal iron cads opened
upon Fort Sumter, distance OF nine hundred or one
thousand yards The bobardment lasted till ak O'Clock
In the evening Upon tho Conedes ate side the loss was
IL ~ nhdently believed that the keokuk much
damaged that she will sink the night An unexpected
and il Is ropsbe that Il viii reach iss dess
nation earlier than It's predecessor OF March 81.
have there ore no opportunity Of awaiting the arrival
uller from Charleston; bat II must be confessed
that he opening features o attack which has 80 long
ben studied and SO eaboraGeiy prepared do not loom 30
To- mdaby upon our notice as had generally been antc
paied. by apprehended aud imagined that tho
federal policy In desutory attacks protraced
for weeks and conducted from such safe distance
as one thousand yards and utilized through the
nent journals OF New York, which will represent daily
federal successes against charleston as occurring with
aud Rosecrans. But, II IS said, "k the Yankees DO
nothing more than play a. long bowls all the world win
Taught them Z" Aas II tho ridcue OF the entire civil
lned world could have influenced Washington and New
York this would have been long ago.
Lei hofe that the attack against Charleston will, as
fully Anticipate, be conducted with little more deepera
ton, and thlt justification for proractiug war
which impartial Garth propounces otherwise
hopeless my be found in the spirit with which II
Is conducted IL is painful and bearrendng that streams
Of blood should again flow in contest which, even before
the battle oftrede icksburg struck tho most aim
less and purpseess that was ever attempted BY an
aggre nation We assured that Gen. Hookers
ders Washington are. Fixture is better than inac
tion. We will take all the consequences. 0uy attack
What be the fate and prospects sf an army thus
goaded the ed Before the coming shock OF arms
which spoken Of In the Northern journals as koy to
rever gate through this continent lot hazard tho
prediction that General Lee will be found to be master
OF the situation" Virginia, and that by the time when
the Junction the forces under General Grant and thee
General Ro has been effected (for such II
the apparent Intention OF the iedeas since the abandon
ent OF attack vcksburg) General Johnston win
havo been strengthened at Tuahoma as to make the
great battle In the West nothing more than what all It's
predecessors In the have becna fearfuy bloody,
but level and indecisve possage Of arms.