The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-24


fiband OF river" The possession or vicksonrg was
" convenient +" but more and the banks Of the Asss
sipri are said 10 be so ned with sSams ard woods mat
even II Northern gupboats shop patrol the whole
Of the pass every spot In rs length
once every hour confedetcs would transport beeves
Of the south is s,Il SAID q be indomtabo and
united The Raleigh &cnddrd is the only sign o. dis
affection 70 tho government, ana 1t Is bought with NORTH
eyn eenbacks Though gold Is at 80 10 The eouh tho
Confederate finances are more stag th IN the federal
the price indicates nothing but yauciy q gold
and tho population honestly aud eagerly pay log Tho
newest taxes. Then the tnon troops are assorted 70
session OF which Mr.. seward talks T. nothing but mil
tary occupation Lastly, assured that when the
federal armies hare canned all the oapots @ me ccny
thar task Is enly bin, leywi have 20 ngM hundred
battle nelds hold overy county ard occupy o'ey court
house by military force and their task must ~ last te
rendered impossible by the inertia Of the south
tnese arguments VIII probably 60 Tor a. Hnn, WIZ
most readers in the iavor of the Confederstcs as Mr.
Sewards long narrative did u favor Of the North zach
writer Is unavodaby p-edeed. and each in the heat OF
his enthusiasm or 2eai treats some facts In way which
gives his opponent an ern for some OF the strong a
guage with which "A tor eder .te' cononces bis letter
Certainly either the zeal !, Mr.. seward lie greater sr bis
but stu there are estimates Of certain events IN our cor
respondents letter o. this morning which aprear rs
It Is Of no use, for example. TO ignore the fact
that ne South has 'sce, t3 hcd,g Noos ~ Ne odtfhe
Of I'st'bny and Pert Hudson Whether I was neces,
sary wise the South to expend 90 much energy aud
material the defence Of two boz der foiresses is another
point which has been raised in Richmond but having
defended them with all tho force at their command,
having conceuraod their defence as II were at these
two points, Is serious ard crushing blow for them 70
fail Nor does TIE gaanry of the defence diminish the
extent OF the calamity II perfectly that the
North would never have reduced vicksburg If it had
not had fleet OF hundred gurboats to main
tain the siege on the river face Of the city
Bat the fortress Is reduced for all that. In such
things as war aud especially in war OF iusurrecon We
are compelled to recognize victories 10 matter how they
attained 1t is very natural for oscr to cndeavor to
have ii ne had been stronger; but, after all. iLe
whole struggle is 70 show which Is strongest and IL does
not alter the result tina, the weakest has done his best
n In wary 0rA nn1ta <rrcs min gtien
constitution foad "a secession ssd crush ctt
from s,f nth iro'scl.e g,nooas negroes and srssk
this is not the way in which tho aocsi
rcverses The fall Of Fort Done.scn and o, New Orleans
we're eeraiov not greater calamities TO the South than
ensd l of charleston Yet the Iresien spoke Of them
language of the greatest gravity, urged the neccs.
sy Of the most strenuous endurance 10 l!raze their
Wo confess to something of the same feeling as to
"a conIederates" argument on The amount Of terri,
OF the Northern armies from Virginia last year.
the Encouragement OF Buell. 10 Tennessee, ana the
weakness Of the North ia Missouri Arkansas and
Texas the actual number Of square miles nornlnaly held
by tho North has diminished no. matter OF
Importance to inquire But will be hard to persuade an
indifferent spectator thai the Nora hare not ayne hold
of Stahern Ter, story than they had befce me
ses.rens q an Seenasen e t nsasrsd q: ss much
like vicksburg and Port Hudson, and Of such
river as the Mississippi gives the Ne.th armer
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occupation Of thousands Of acres In Arkansas
Of all tho prairies Of Texas. After ali that eau
have gained unauestionabe and serious advantages and
that the South considered at least Power
Is IN critical and dangerous condition 10 ea,orts
being taken, lis armies Icing drir.n bach, ais
iedas Of communication Nth abroad and cur
tailed However IT may be accounted for the fact OF gold
being at 230 must mean ruin0usly high prices and ruin
ouy high prices must mean more or less exhaustion Tho
consumption Of may he nearly equal both sides,
but II must be vastly greater In proportion in popui-
tion OF ten millions than in of twenty. After ALI the
question s not who fights best, bui who can light the
longest and the strongest.
Al tho same tno though we think our correspondents
estimate OF the military operations OF tho nearly
as much on one side as Mr. sewards the other we
acknowledge that the na EnbIugaon OF the south and
the reconstruction Of the Union s very different qles
tion. We have frequently urged in these columns
less II the South areya in earnest Though Confedersos
estimates OF Tho extent OF Southern territory have little
last Importance reference 10 the OF the
war We own We hardly sec the war 90 On Us i has done
sir al ,esn: and g. 'oso s ne nc Sss
tim of their great crnaies. "a Confederate cycn
eventually close the remaining principal ports or entry"
and hints at the possitigc ne Southern aries being as
question is VIVA, WIN North do ihom' Il Is perfectly
true as ga Confederate" says, that military occu.
Do conceived. II indeed, the Northern victories
should convince tho largest portion Of tho Southern
States that their Independence Was hopeless. and
they should BIO driven by a succession OF
defeats 10 lay down their In dependency, the sece
sion would be at end. though the Victory would be
hardly worth the pr,cc paid for II But T. on tho con-
only ercer and bitter feeling Of opposition,
If regular armies would be inevitably replaced ~ guerilla
bands and the southern population are generally deter
mined to die rather Than TO submit then indeed the
task q the North endless It's object probably mpo
sible II Ia possible for empire Ike Russia 10 hold
dependency in subsection by the ncessan exercise OF
military force, for the moving power comes from one
will, and that viii Is determined to constant
course by long tradition and education. But ,ohae tbs
Ee.csce, in the North, Is the oreoure later,
Of the people, any h policy impossible II the Northern
people forced by long resistance that their
efforts to subjuEae the South are homeless it s contrary
to all expectation that they should persist in the attempt
Unless, indeed, the fear Of many patriots in America
should be realized and tho effort snbdue the Just rights
eang states stou@ sna Inn IN hs a q
madness of misgued and falsely educated mob might
lead them to throw away the sure prosperity Of com
potism: 49, 49,
certain transformations OF secthng continent. and 10
would DO wise for the southern leaders and supporters
beake Themselves from so Improbable task 70 meet
the stern exigcncies Of the moment. II have
mentcd freely upon the attempt Of correspondent
TO soften down the dark side Of the Confederate pros
their cause But their Presidency trealmest Of
the lrst great reyerses. Of the war ought 10 be
their example now i WI no, Dc 70 trust % the mere
stroke 1sir mlryy prospects Of nc giOomies Ii
General Leo divert the attention OF the Northern
sround washington tho distant hold Of the North upon
Southern ground may relax the tide Of fortune turn
once more Tor inc LAST tino Ihs present IS cffdl mo
p,ent and wo wait anxousiy II hopefully 10 see whether
the Southern leaders viii DO able 70 peutraze their
dcniab,c missortunes.
Rebel Negro Enlistments Approved an
UM France
La Tydnce and La Presse both have editorials aprrey
ing Of the rebel policy OF calling out the negroes SOL
diers. m.EH
what the Rebels In Europe ThtMk Of
the Flans lN&4N
From the London Index fAnglo rebel organ), Sept 81
without placing absolute credencc IN the Hdrag intel
igos brought 10y the Hbernian Is safe 10 speculate
upon IT, not as an actual fact at least as an evest which
has eaonty cutcred into tho range Of immediate proba
bhtes. We have in the various rumcrs that preceded
this last direct announcement many indications that
the question Of arming tho esve population has he en-
under careful and consideration In the Confederate
counsels. IL 10 also certain that the subject has
been frequently discussed by the Confedcraes and their
friends in Europe within the last few months. Tho
southern mind therefore, both sides Of tho ocean,
been rpcniug for this stop, and, already taken.