, 1863-09-02
THE CIVIL WAR In AMER.
1GA
What the now Special of the London
TtIn~A Says.

be understood In America to- convey differ
ent meaning from that univershlly' recetvet
among the well organized and civilized na
tons Of Europe: OF the dasning and enduring
severance of American fighting mer
on either eide. the world has for the last three
years received mora than suff1c1eu. evidence
md the laurels they have reaped in the field
cannot be taanished By any word ofdispa1aee.
ment that may be breathed as to their tidiness
and ditclpline in camp. No one could be
unwilling to make great a11ogauce for the
lion Of combatants. we're suddenly called to
arms, for the nature Of the men who supplied
the rank and file, fur the 1nexperience Of ths
leaders, for the carelassness- call it by no
ToIse name-of the rulers at the Was De-
paltment; It takes years to make soldier,
and here not an army, b1t o host Of asln,es,
was to be got up at q moments notice. But
marches. want Of accommodation, aud the
worst Of management, were taken into ac-
count, there still remained. great reason to
marvel at the prodigious dirt and squslor
Of the American soldiery. I I,eaw squads Of
armed men in New York In the streets Of
city running with bountifa1 streams, wh3
seemed to hare horror Of water, as If the
marrow out Of strong mans bones" as il
parting. with the crust Of many days dirt WAS
as painful to them Us to the Victorious racer
Of ancient times to shake the Olympic dust of
bis chariot wheels. They seemed actually to
delight and reyel In dirt, and ia the tatters of
their loose hanging garments, In the rast Of
their dinted and twisted weapons They had
call the world to witness of the strenuous
ress Of their exert;ons. The Ncapolitan reg
iments In the palmy days Of King Bomba,
we're cot more unmindful Of that proper sol-
diery pride which, in the Old World seems to
identify valor with pIpeclsy, than arc these
They seem as scornful of uniformity OF cos
tune as the mosstroopers of the middle ages,
cnd falf as naturally into the odd and the Die.
turcsque. Not score Of them are any where
to be recognized as men helongiag to the
Fl me corps. The ungraceful aud inconyeu-
lent kept, the last contri:auce of Freuch ab-
sErdlty,. Las been officially copied here as
every where on the continent of Europe, but
republican freedom has substituted ali posi-.
ble varieties Of h1ouehed hats; of buttoned
up ti6lly fitting coats hardly an instance &C.
ours. evcn among the officers aud altogether,
amo1s ocd, .ruf'snly looking set of armed
men than have seen marching along the
footpaths in Broadway, in the midst Of 4
delighted mob Of citizens, clapping hands at
them as It they were mere duu1b figures at
The ploT house, II never vas my lot to see
any ubere-e3ccpt, perhaps, in the suite Of
the Gariba1dlan bands in C4labda.
When this is said the very worst Is said
With regard to the outward look Of these
Champions Of the American Union. The
here ,'sonnsthcff, as the Germans haze 1.-THE
there and siuers,the nlisn and bearing Of the
crest bnlk Of the Northern army-are I'll t..at
the heart If it's leaders could wish. There
n1e no very high statures, no very bulky
t'amcs among them. They arc, most Of
1he1. Men Of middle size, lean aud ]ank, na7-
Iow shouldered, shopping and shamb1tng in
mary instances. They look worn aud aullen,
bu! they bear every mark Of stern endurance
Al dcgged resolution. They have no spare
tt sh. no exhuberant spirits, no song, no frollc;
bu: tlel look Ike work-up to their bu.i.
ness, " Hhich is to kill, to die.
4 gentleman who has Lad much to do with
the management Of theee troops compl. .ins Of
them as thinking bayonets:" :. The North
err soldier" be md. you'd rather go with
He discusses the plan Of the camcaiSa with
his officer, al d sits in judgment on hia Gen
erals tactics" To this caTp!ng criticism ot
the rank and file, to this want Of good conf
dtncc in their leaders, the gentleman in ques-
ton ascribed the slow SUCCESS aud the frequent
rtrerees Of the Northern arms, and he cor
t.asted 1t With tho spirit Of the Confederate
men, as he described
tLe1n-who look up to their commanding
officer as q demigod, who receive orlers, AK
no questions, aud alloT themselves no re-
marks.
With all this disadvantage Of not unwilling
but unsteady discipline, have every dsy
greate1 cauec to wonder at tho transcen heat
confidence Of tho majority Of thoee Northera
men In the ultimate success Of their cause,
The earnest steldinesa with which they pur-
Sue their pn1pose is only commensurate with
their recklcssntss as to the means which
must lead to ite attainment. Not only do
they mot care" but they positively delight
IN the vastness Of the sacrifice their country
demands Of them- They secm less eager for
victory than for the fearful amount OF blood
and treasure By which they are to achieve Il
" Are they sure to take Charleston =" yoa
ask. "Aye, sue US death. The cost will be
but who would wish to have it
at a cheap rate :" Hang the expense" is
the motto. II il not Of tho result OF their
mighty effort that they are pronnd; but Of
tie capabilities and resources OF their coun-
t!y il putting forth such colossal power. The
bly, var, they are anxious to prove, bears
full proportions with the biguess ot the re-
port Every man Seems to swell before
you as he dHells on the gigantic strength the
State brings into the field. Tho navy has
wire orly sixty at the outbreak Of hosti!ities
TO six hundred. What to-day costs mil
liuns, tomorrow will rise to tens Of milliona.
They are not so1ry for it they a:e delighted
at IT.; they will have no rest TIL the expense
shall he hundreds Of millions! 4 steam frig-
ate fourde1s, a regiment is cut to pieces, an
i.or clad is sunk by the enemy. Hur7ah! ALL
the greater theit joT. Here they aza, ready
With four new regiments. with fur more
St. ali f6gates, with ten additionol iron -clads
Failure braces them up even more than sue
ce's would elate them. All they are anxious
to show j. the boundlessncss and ine1haust-
ibieness Of their means. There is no loss they
caruot repair, no waste, no noe1travaganc they
ca,.not afford! Of this the world m1st be well
insured It Is In this e1tent, in this expansive
n. IS cf their means, that lies the certainty
Of their progress to the end. They want to
n al much Of 1t, doubtless; they brag an in
tGiei able deal aboot 1t, we are all sure It Is
or this layish, wnnton display Of unlimited
power that they loy their hope Of its irresis-
dltnaay and despair into the hearts Of their
p1eseLt fce-that they trust to overawe their
e. entual enemy. How can the South, how
en- Europe, hare chance to stand against
t. is uuwtary giant: Let the struggle bepro-
legged tor eTer SO many years, let the fortune
Of var be ever 50 tickle, and success alternate
ever 20 bliDdly, America cannot ftil to wear
ont NIL antagonism.
Such IL the burden Of the song that is daily
dinned In my ears, whenever mix In CONVEX
sutton with persors about me. Thu present
war can, I am everywhere assured, have but
one Issue. The South must give IN, must
surrc1der at discretion; Union must be re-
speedy extinction Of elsvery. Whatever
l4yoc and confusion emancipation may LEAD
to, will be Of no moment in the great work
OF pstioEal regeneration, In the conscious
res Of power, in the display Of strength to
which this struggle has given rise. America
can never be sufficiently thankful for the
golden opportunity this war has given her,
hA. al nj
setting u proper value on her IN
suspected energies. on her latent vital.
ity. Without their pEoyerbial prone
ness to brag, the Americans themselves had
20 adequate notion, they say, Of the bigness
Of their country, or Of the might Of their na-
lion. This bigness and this might they hare
1ow begun to put forth At TIE expense oi
By displaying them at the cost Of their trans
atlantic cousins. Yes, war with Europe, w6r
With England, Is the object Of their most mr.
Gc1t aspirations. TheY talk about it with a
zest, with eI{bness, which perfectly amazes
ne We're there a conspiracy among them
I'll to hoodwink, to bambooz1e, to impose
upon me, I must say TINT they could hardly
they would scarcely practice their lesson up.
cp ne with more consummate skill, concert
spd uranimity. The feeling of hostility to
ENGLAND. which VAS deep aud earnest In New
York, acquires fresh Hvelintss and interest
Il. draw near to the seat Of government io
Washington. 1t may be all Idle yaporiog and
Zig .alE. There may be nothing In it. Men
must judge Of 1t ia England a their sober
Judgment prompts them; bat cannot help
teeing and noticing what falls before my daily
OBJ e1Tation. If men ever meant what they
tay, the Americans must and will have mai
Win England-a big war, d war like what
they are now waging with the South, granting
10 quarter, and aiming at utter exte1mina
tion.