The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-09-19


il Never was the horse 20 highly valued as
now. or bred TO TIE same extent In England
this animal is almost the one idea Of large
class of gentlemen. There is an aristooracy
whose claims to consideration depend upon tho
horses they own. and two or three times IN agar
all England, high and low. makes 1t point to
forget. completely and absolutely. that there
is anything else in the world but horses Taste
takes the same direction in France, and the Eu-
peror leads the way. On several different
occasions we have enlarged upon the intel
iestual greatness Of Louis Napoleon. and we
may add now that he shows on this subject his
usual grand discrimination aud sagacity. Ho
buys his horses In the United States. We breed
the animal here in excellent variety. and adapt
ed TO every possible purpose. We carry out
the horse idea in the same extensive way that
we do all others Everywhere the destinies Of
the horse are essentially in the hands
Of aristocrats but here there are moro
aristocrats than there are anywhere else We
are thirty millions of arist0crats, and we can
all ride and drive. Every one buys horse a.
soon ~ he has earned enough money. Lavish
expenditure in this matter is en- amusement
with our merchants, and many . one Of them
drives the value Of country town, puts for
tune In harness, and risks il on all the accidents
that horse6esh Is heir to. simply to crafty tho
horse passion to the utmost and to have tho
best. This il tho spirit 10 which we excel.
Throughout the free States at almost every
country town-in this month and the next
horse owners will meet to compare their best
animals and compete for prizes. More good
horses will be shown at these fairs collectively
than have been seen since Joseph was . horse
fancier, and gave his brethren bread for their
favorite nags For q great impulse has been
given to the horse business by the demands the
government has made for the supply Of Ito
armies. This demand ID without limit, present
or prospective. It drains the country Of every
horse that can be had within certain prices,
and, if one may judge by the horses
that can be seen in the army, it will kill every
horse of worthless breed In the country, and
give US an opportunity to start afresh with the
best material. Admirers OF the horse need not
regret the great Southern races that the war
has 80 completely broken up, for we are now
in truer way to develop the animal. Look
at the exploits of our cavalry; look at the
teams driven by private gentlemen, and at the
demand for horses everywhere, and see in all
these the indications that the people Of the
United States are to become the greatest nation
Of horsemen that the world ever saw.
Unfortunately all our progress in the true
development Of the horse has to be made by
the provincial parts Of the country. New York
city is cut of from any participation in it; for,
though more money is spent here for horses
than anywhere else. the horse. where he comes
clearly to the surface, is in bad hands. He 10
in professional hands. He is associated with
what is called sport Sport means all kinds
of knavery, aud its votaries are the gambler,
the prize fighter, the pickpocket. aud kindred
spirits of every stamp. Elsewhere = geusie-
man may own racehorse and enter him in .
race assured offair treatment. Here he cannot do
SO; for il the gentleman will not submit to
fellowship that q gentleman must spurn HE
horse will be beaten, in one way or another.
And this is the simple reason why our races
aud our horse fairs are all alike, as far ~ the
people are concerned, miserable failures.
The French In Mextco-Necessity or Their
Immediate Departure.
The French government is evidently be-
coming seriously alarmed concerning the ulh
mate fate OF its Mexican expedition. Although
the imperial army continues to occupy few
cities of the republic, the progress Of its vic-
tories since the fall of Puebla and of Mexico
does not promise any very brilliant or astonish-
ing result. Juarez, the legitimate ruler Of tho
Mexican people, still holds his own at San Luis
Potosi. and it will be long time before tho
newly decorated French marshal can strike
him in this secure retreat Surrounded, as he
is, by numerous and constantly increasing
friends, the constitutional President will doubt
less do everything in his power to secure his
own government and to overthrow the violent
pretensions OF his invaders. The French have
now penetrated into the interior Of the conn
try; but they are from this very fact ia far
worse position than they were before. Despite
Of all the nonsense we every day hear and read.
we feel fully assured that the mass of the
Mexican people have no sympathy or affiliation
with their invaders. IL would be illogical
aud unreasonable to suppose that they could
be the friends of their true enemies. I'm
der the hard pressure OF French bayonets,
aud the tremendous arguments Of supe.
rior artillery, part Of Mexico including
her ancient capital, has, indeed, been COM
PEELED to 60 down. But so far as the real con-
quest Of that republic is concerned France 10
now just as far from it as the deluded followers
OF JEFF. Davis from the establishment Of their
bogus rebel confederscy.
In other parts of to-day's paper we give in
teresting news from Mexico. Our own cor
respondent in the capital sends us advicss very
nearly to the close Of August But in all this
intelligence we see nothing OF the promised
Improvement Of that unfortunate land. The
truth is, the French are powerless to regenerate