New-York daily tribune., 1863-07-11

Of IL is not in gunpowder, Of which his supply
is dreadfully limited, but in bis bayonets.
So much for affairs at home. How is it
with affairs abroad What affairs abroad have
the Rebels shown themselves to be " capable
of conductiogi" What affairs have they had
to conduct So far as our information ey.
tends, the Insurgent PleniPotentiaries, with
their Secretaries, have been principally en-
gagged in financial struggles to meet the weekly
demands of their irascble landlades We do not
hear of them figuring in any Courts, except
those for the collection of Small Debts. Any.
body is free to live in London who can pay
his way there; and if he please, to call himself
Confederate Embassador nobody will take
the trouble to dispute him. His credentials
are not of the least Importance. Any adven-
turer can announce himself in Paris rs the
Confederate Minister-who is there to dispute
his tite' The Confederacy has taken care OF
its affairs in England by persstently attempt
ing TO violate the laws of England-which we
do not think should recommend them to the
friendly Offices of the English Government. 1t
has been found necessary to watch these En-
bassadors in the seaports Of Great Britain rs
the police of London watch pickpockets in the
streets and yet respectable Marquis Is
charmed by the cnpability Of taking care of
themselves, which these Knights of Industry,
with diplomatic nicknames. have displayed. His
Lordship is easily satisfied.
In the third place. the Marquis has found out
that the Confederates are capable Of. per-
forming all the functions of Government.
"Of going through the motions" we presume
his Lordship meant The Conederacy Is GER
tainly not without the forms and modes and
shows Of a Government-it has n President and
of Cabinet officers. We suppose that they
could do as much as this in ireland tomorrow.
But is every State which is " capable Of per-
forming oil the functions of Government" at
liberty TO set up for ITSELF Then why not
Canada Why not Australia 7 Why not
British Indial Does our Marquis think that
these Provinces would 90 TO the dogs without
rulers sent TO them from London II so.
their inhabitants are Of a different mind from
his Lordship.
The principal L" functions exercised by the
Confederate Government thus far are these OF
Fighting and Stealing. But fighting does not
demonstrate the existence Of q Govcrnmcnt-
it only shows that It is struggling for exist
ence To establish a State II is certainly
necessary 10 fght, but We beg leave to submit
that it is equally necessary to conquer. What
ever may be the vivifying powers OF peculaiion,
they cannot be cited in behalf Of the Rebel
national vitality, for the Insurgents stole oil
upon which they could lay their ieon hand. IN
the beginning and long ago there was nothing
left for them TO steal, even from each other.
Functions Of Government, indeed What
where Vallandgham is 40 tenderly pItied.
if that man should stand up aud tell tho
people that the DAVIS Government was in the
wrong How they would bring out at once
the apparatus Of Judge Lynch-,he ropes, the
e.kniyes, the iar.pos aud the feather
bags Functions Of Government. indeed Why
there 10 no Government in the Confederate
States except IN Armed De'po,i'm-aud there
is the same on board every pirate ship that
scourges the ocean
The ardent Marquis is not content with an
offer OF mediation. lie is for plain. plump
unqualified recognition. He does not propose
TO nsk for leave TO interfere with friendly
offers in this quarrel. lie does propose, for
the nonce. to ignore Warrington and to recog.
nize Richmond. If we may be allowed SO
conr,e an expression when British nobleman
10 in the case, be is for "going tho whole
hog" This shows, we fear, that he made bis
speech without adequate reflection. Perhaps
the mex. news which he will receive from these
parts may quicken his Lordshps good juds