, 1863-05-19

Bailed by the opposition for its arrest and
probable punishment Of VaNandigham, |
needs no defense except in the facts Of the |
case as they exist. Vallandigham, by his
own confession IN hundred times made, ia |
y traitor, and lie is to meet half his deserts. |
He ought to be hung; he will only be sent
without our lines. That's all there is |
Of it.
1t will be noticed that the manner Of the |
punishment, not the justice OF necessity Of |
The intiiction, is that about which the a.
sailants of the Government complain; but
we think it may be set down as certainty,
that however plausible the excuses that
these assailants put forward for their iutemL-
pc1ate words. there are both an unayoEed
sympathy with the traitor aud suspected
fondness for the treason, which impel their
utteranccs- We do not admit-far from it
that the Government has done wrong:
but upon the violent supposition that its
proceedings are without precedent in our
national history, or without warrant in
statutory cnactment-which last is proba-
ble-wo should still say that he Who can
not excuse ir1egularity Of proceeding for
the sale ofthe substantial justice that has
been reached, is stick1er for forms, who
ought to have lived in other days than
these. In such 4 case it would be enough
Tor Us to know that the bawling black
guard who makes the boast Of Ills treason
That some abandoned men make Of their
offences against the ten commandments,
has been undertaken BY the punishment
1hat is Ills honest due. But it will be fosnd
that tho Government is on the safe side,
and when sentence upon the scoundrel is
pronounced, the reasons which prompted
and the justifcations which excuse its ac-
lion, viii be such rs ought to satisfy every
loyal man to whom the conquest Of the
rebels is the first object for which the ma
lion must contend.
TIE FRENCH BEFORE pEUnLA.
Neither fortune nor the God of Ear.
seems at all disposed to favor the French
in their designs upon Mexico. The siegc
of Puebla is still progressing, and, accord
ing to the French account, it is likely to be
successful. But We have no faith in their
dispatches, nor in any rumors which reach
Us through French sources.
The -Heraldo, Of Mexico, reviews the
operations OF both armies from March 80
TO April 81, aud puts quite different face
upon the war and its prospects. This
paper claims that the French have been
5cputsed over and over again, in nearly
every onslaught which they have made
upon the Mexicans, and from the 18Th tt
the 21st Of April, the latter have been sue
cessfil in every encounter.
On the 18th of April battle took plac.
at Atlixco, between part Of Comonfort'l
troops and the French, in which therE
were some advantages gained on bot1
sides; but Comonfort did not succeed il
dislodgiug the enemy from Ills entrench
ments, which was the object Of the attack
Reports, however, reached Vera Cruz OF
xhe Goth Of April, to the effect that Comon
tort and Ortega had combined thciz foroet
and, falling upon General Forcy, ha
driven him from the only fort he held il
Peub1a, and from the Hill San Juan, CON
pelling him to fill back upon his old posi-
tiou At Amalucan.
g.. There il every likelihood that this new
is authentic, for it is entirely supprosse'
In the Diaseo, apaper published 1t Havana
and under French influence
It is further stated that Gen. O'Hare1
with force Of 500 cavalry, made Sort
hom Puebla, for the purpose, as vas sup
posed, Of capturing the French train Q
Fupp}aes then in the course Of transit iron
OTizata to Puebla; and the French il
fc1a Cruz~ere exceedingly exercised witt
The lear that million dollars, and larg
stores OF ammunition which were abou
to leave that city for tue French in Puebl.
would be taken by the Ie1icans.
Altogether, this is tie best intcIlisenc
we huyc had Of Mexican affairs, for sou,
time, aud looks very hopefully for the +,
trrc. The French have undertaken tas
which is, as we believe, beyond their abjl
~. After 60 much terrible fghtiug-ar
50 long sicge-they have accomplish
very small things; and the forts whit
they had taken, haye been Vrcsted fro
them In detail.
To crown tho whole, the Mcxicans ha
received large rcinforcements-of whit
Comon1ort's share alonc is 1000 me
The traitor Butron, who leagued hims'
with tue French, has also been beaten, al
utterly routed, and Marquee is said to be
prisoner. Add to which that the sick
season-the season OF miasmas. and d
vouring fcvers-has already commcnc
its work Of destruction among the Fren,
troops. and those who favor the Me1ica
against their invaders, will find good cat
for rejoicing.
FEDERAL KNL1sTnIENT IN III
LAND.
During the ,Crimean war. the Engl
Government gave secret instructions to
Minister at Washington, to encourage
enlistment Of citizens Of the United Sta
In serve in the British army; know
rcll enough, that this was violation
international Law, and likely to prov
hostIlities between the two countries.