The New York herald., 1863-09-13

Chiei Magistrate; others thought that the Cesar
Ike profile could mean no one else than th,
Secretary OF State; others saw in the smooth
high brow some resemblance to the Secretary
OF the Treasury; Nazarene style of wearing
the hair parted in the middle suggested Ere
mont, and the calm rigidity of features indi
Gated to some the cool, thoughtful, rssolute
Banks. The seance broke up without aay
definite idea having been arrived at, and with
the question of the next Presidency as far from
solution as If there was no such science known
as that Of spiritualism. We have not heard that
any further experiments have been made in
that direction. ie
President making is funny business, and
this new feature in it is one of the stranges,
and most interesting developments of modern
days. If it can be carried out to any degree
ofperfection it will do away with the nuisances
OF primary meetings caucuses, conventions
mass assemblages shoulder hitters, rowdies
and stump speakers, and will remit the bust
ness Into the hands Of the professors of spiri.
tual science. Verify, the world moves.
TAs, swashbuckiers OF the South and
the Roundhe ads OF the North.
About two years ago the Sontherners began
to give the North and, the world at large the
full benefit OF their rhetoric. Previous to that
announcements Of Southern superiority had
been made in = somewhat quiet way, and the
rancor Of the Southern tongue had only been
occasional; but then it lost all limit. Ralph
Royster Doyster was put to the blush by their
common conversation. and in their extraor-
binary efforts they surpassed all the first rate
malignants and all the bard swearers Of an
tiquity. Then it was that we heard of "South-
ern courage" and Southern will;" Of the shot
blooded, impeiuous men of the South" who
were to 'scald and skin" the Northern swine;
whose deep Southern eyes were to 'lighten in
battle;" who were to wreak on somebody a
Sublime vengeance;" who "panted for the on
set" and war led ''scarlet shrouds." Then we
heard, too, that Southerners were the real
"Spartans, sp all in numbers, and each man q
host" Also that they were the medieval
Latin rdces-"brave, impulsive and gene
rous.' Also that they were descended
from races-not named-that had "mo-
nopolized the chivalry of IN, world"
Southern companies formed for the war under
tie modest designations OF "Dare Devils
yankee 0atchers, ,v"Pet Wolves' and the like
When the President called for seventy-fve
thousand men the Southern papers advertised
for the same number Of cofins. Glimpses we're
given Of the magnificence of Southern ideas.
There was to be Southern confederacy which
would treat the men who bad elected Lincoln
as "insurgents;" and. '.after taking the federal
capital and archives" the said confederacy
"might treat with the Northern States' bu. only
as matter Of maenanimity; for, otherwise, it
would be difficult for the Northern States to
take a place among nations" There was
even Louisiana Bobadil who actually pro-
posed that field should bc chosen which
would have no advantage of position for either
side, and that Lincoln, with one hundred thou-
sand men, should there meet Davis and fifty
thousand men, and so fight the quarrel ont;
and if Davis wore beaten the South WINS to
submit to whatever the North might dictate.
All this swagger and rant came habitually
from Southern men. and apparently did no
violence to any Southern sense Of propriety.
Throughout fhe South this swagger excited
no especial observation; for the spirit out
Southern men are vaporers through and through,
and swagger from the cradle. Popularity comes
with lofty phrases, and the better they can rant
the better men they are. We see in this the
descent that they claim from the cavaliers; but
we see particularly the "swashbuckler" part of
It. Roaring boys" into which the cavaliers
ran, are now the choice material of
Southern society, and give tone to the whole.
Here at the North we have some of this same
material. 1t makes great noise at the races,
cultivates sport, runs to fires, and does no more.
But the South keeps it mounted on its favcrite
"honor and aqua uitG-two fiery, melted
jadcs'-and insists that it shall rule, and ride to
the devil, if it will.
And, while they claim their gentle descent,
Southerners invariably assign to us descent
from the other side of that old political ques-
tion. We are the Roundheads; and we can stand
the nickname. If "the men of Naseby fought
at Bunker HILL they were also heard from a.
Antietam. and the garrison at Fort Wagner re-
spectei their presence. They have gone on
quletI. uiose stcrn anu earnest lelioWs, WIN
some few fanatical notions in their heads,
and a prayer Or two for special occasions.
And now where are they? While the Southern
Ruperts-all bluster and jinglc-have ridden
their cavalry over the country, the Northern
Cromwells--half dozen Of them-hav ridden
straight into the fight and cut right AMI left at
those who would annihilate the government
and trample under foot the last vestige e our
freedom. What. then, becomes Of Southern
superiority? General Lee knows very we'll
that he greatly outnumbered the Army OF the
Potomac at Gettysburg, and he probably does
not think that one cavalier is equal to two
Roundheads for the practical purposes Of ahard
fight. Leave out the battles attributable to
Mcdowell and Pope, and every battle of the
war !. a record Of the superiority Of our North.
arm mon Shiloh Pen RIDGE and Corinfh. Mur.