The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-18
SECRETARY sEwARD's CIRCULAR.
British Opinion Of His Position and Arr
guments.

From the London Times Sept.
Mr. Stewards diplomatic circular, which we published
Yesterday consists OF proposition, argument and
application. HIS proposition Is that the statesmen OF
England and France having conceived at the beginning
Of the American war belief that the restoration Of the
Union mpossibty persist In that belief 10 the
present hour. His argument resolves itself into long
narrative OF the campaigns OF tho last twelve months
and this historical compendium Is then applied TO the
purpose OF correcting tho prevailing belief and
tlons more favorable to the federal cause In its
object this state psrer certainly Ineligible.
ssai.,,n Of France ana Enoiand-n, rsioM nare ineisd
indeed those Of hs rf Of Erope-do consider 10 hf py
day that he old Anerican uor can n,rr Be reconstructed
II NATURAL too that he should be DESTROYS Of removing
this vcton but the argument which he employs for
this purpose both Ineffective and ncedess-needess
because we all know beforehand every particle OF his
story and ineffective because, IL accept Il
actly W presented to us, leaves our conclusions
The truth a. the course Of the American war has taken
us by surprise Whom rs arrived at the conclusion
the south could be eoerced into reunion at the
point OF the sword still anticipated prompt military
success the part OF the North The only az
fcctng Judgment doubt about the earncsness
and unanimty Of the South IN claiming Independence
Tha, condition being satisfied considered thss though
twenty millions OF men were certainly stronger than
nine millions, mey ,cere nd 50 much stronger az 70
hare any chance o. ssesoo'm9 heie sine mil
hons, disJcrsed hey weve oimsa films,
table territory. We hardly doubted the immediate
~ OF the North the field The general exrec
taon of Enclishmen that the South would be
overrun that ts scaports would be all captured aud occu
pied and that strong federal garrsons would hold chief
towns In short we ncipated that the rst six months
or at any the FIRST year or the war would see the
pros tatou OF the Confederates thus completed but u
was then that thought the hopesncss Of the work
woad begin to be felt. " at that time could have
foyeseen hs she successes of the North After than
two years desperate lighting would amour. only
achievements nov recounted with 30 much compacsocy
by Mr. seward, we should have thought the task OF
the Washington government more mpracticabe than
ever We 10 add that Mr. Seward hlmssf would
have be~I very much ~ the OPINION. We think II
may DO aid with some truth that the federal govern.
ment mad the beginning Of the is6l that
IN The middle ~ the year 1883 the seeding states would
s,i ba free, Richmond and Charleston stl safe, and
Washington in little danger, the war would never
have be~u undertaken At all That Mr. seward, at tins
perioi Of the strife should be rcf,,d ,ag ryon csr
army obeut h arcnoc po'''N, proof ~ ne hcrcis,
me eeras thought 70 sweep III. Southern states with
their iresstibs forces Al asst they actually imagined
that three months and 10000 would sce f,r the
work single b,ue taught then the sxteut a thu
mscaitua,lon and though they ssi limited the me 70
"rnsy dsys' they eat sndsd thu armament 10 100 900
soldiers III. 700 ono I'D No than the 10 Opyn fact
thew we're dreated 10 tho Inst AMI evenly toacued ia
the West Al that bs sat- thi- moment AZ North.
err ex1,ou il that the edcraa have taken two psces
On the Nis-ssrpi after seges three times "a ted 1ys
aud costly " they wefa expected 70 be- si thay
have not hal theft OWL capita oCcapled hv toe enemy
as seemed highly probable twu months ego Mr. -eward
while Colcrirg ba history favntahy b. can . com
pclef talk " draw battles cred sb. 20 the
federal arms and The very papef which i desx red /,
show the objectionable escebdancy 81 tina NOrta .,.s
% the necessity ~ covering The fstions capita and
the absolute equality " the bsgereut forces W It's u.e
/ date vicinity
There might be tlrp03e IN Nj sewardt present
4 expOatnn VI either tbs country or the Amsrtesss
10 the feicra Siaee hsd bcsau by regarding tns bel.
usscnh "a equally ms,ohei MI tho N akslY