, 1863-09-01

4At 4NEW 1UIk AeFd@H cannot hide its
Secession proclivities, although there is not
journal extant which knows better how
to trim its sails to the wind, and float on
the popular currents. It is hard at any
time for man to conceal his real conyic-
lions and symrathies whether he stands
behind the Sanctuary Of the Press, and ut
ters lis oracles in newspaper, or whether
he talks with his fellows on the streets, OF
discourses with them in the households.
For "how shall q man be hid 7-how shall
man be hids' cred the old Eastern phi
loscphef, at the top Of his voice, as he ran
up and down the city.
All through the war, it has been easy
enough to see On which side the HeraM's
feelings were enlisted, although, as mat
ter Of policy, and for the sake Of interest,
appearances and common decency, 1t was
compelled to make blare Of trumpets
and rolling Of drums in its columns, by
way Of attesting its loyalty to the Federal
cause. But the cloven foot would show
itself, in spite Of the length Of the gaber-
dine; and not q patriot anywherewho be-
Ieyed that the KcraM was true to the Re-
public. !
We all remember its sudden conversion
to the Union and the administration, when
that rebel gun from Fort Moultrie awoke
the thunders in the neck Of the Northern
fcemen, and convinced it that the old
game Of fast and loose, Ehich it had been
so long playing, was al up, and that an
epoch Of. terrible eauestness had burst
upon the slumbering nation, which would
sweep it out Of existence in the fiery whirl-
wind Of its wrath unless 1t changed its
TACTICS, and believed with mighty lungs
against. the rebG enemies Of the Republic
whose backs i had pattcd 50 pleasantly,
hitherto, in exchange for the rebel gold
which had been stolen from Uncle Sans
Golfers.
Andrememberipg this, remembering also
the vulgar sycophancy which thad always
shown to the s1ayeholding aristocracy, very
hw, if any, persons had the slightest taith
II its regenerated creed and the loud
nouthed arguments which it offered in its
support The Herald's conversion was
not brought about By the grace Of God,
but By the canine fear Of losing its own,
and the dread Of Judge Lynch aud the
lamp post before its Office door.
Hence, in all sorts Of sly, undethand
ways, it has sought to bring dishonor upon
our arms, and to encourage the rebels
whenever an opportunity has presented il
self In its issue Of August eth, We find
a pretty example Of this sort, which de-
serves not only the reprobation Of all just
and humane men, but more striking ar
gument addressed to the person, which in |
[he old days Of our fathers, the days Of
auste1e virtue and Justice. it would Ms
surcsly have received, IS well as meritcd.
Speaking OF the bloody, and remorseless
butche1ies Of Lawrence, for which one
would think that hardly Sioux Indian
could be found bloody minded enough to |
otfcr an apology-this atrocious Herald
links that something too much has been
said Of them-that such horrors are COM
non TO a1l civil wsrs to those the Ffoude |
to the religious contests in Germany
TO the civil wars Of England, the rebel
ion Of Scotland and Ircland-thc late war
n 1ndia-and that, therefore, We must not
'e too hard upon the poor Southern rebels,
EflO gre rnf31rA11v ennurh ma 1danod ct |