The New York herald., 1863-05-07

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catholic emancipation. in 1929, rather thai
incur the horrors of a civil war, uttered th
ioilowing memorable words In the upper hous
OF Parliament:--"My lords, 4 am one of thos
who have probably passed more Of my life i
war thsa most men, and principally, may say
In civil war, tco; and must say shis, that if
could avoid. by any sacrifice whatever. even on
month ofcivil war in the country to which Isau
attached, would sacrifice my life in order t
do it'' ssas eoss al rra
The effect of war in the United States is very
different from what it would be IN Europe OuI
resources are fresh, we have no starviag pOpul
lation, and the boundlcss wealth OF the nation
consists in the land which cannot be diminished
by the most protracted struggle, and in which
lies the means of our recrperation from ex-
haustion. But il, as Maeaulay says civil
war Of week in England would not only
destroy her wealth. but affect for century to
come the whole world, from the Hoangho to the
Missouri how much more will our gigantic war
produce the same result throughout the Old
World in far greater degree "a war compared
with whose magnitude all the wars England
ever waged are dwarfed into insignillcancc
The peace and prosperity of the United States |
are bound up with the very existence of millions
OF the population of France, England and Ger |
many. Hence it is no wonder that the ars-
| tocracy and statesmen Of England are sayageI
at the continuance Of our war. When they
aided and abetted the anti-slavery fanaLicisln
which proved to be the entering wedge to
divide the Union, they calculated that this
would be the end of the matter, and thai they
would derive nothing from the revolution butt
unmingled benefit. But "even-handed justice|
commends the poisoned chalice to their own
lips" Their calculations are disappointed aud
bafled and they are filed with rage, Thc i'm
potent malice Of Roebuck is the legitima
eifusion of the envenomed gall that ranklcs
within because they fear that the first gun
fired at Fort Sumter in 1861 may yet prove
the death knell of the British monarchy, and
the overthrow Of all the privileged classes
which revolve around that centre. To avert
their, impending doom they threaten war and
kindlc hostile spirit against US. But let them
beware. Their first overt act of hostility may
be the signal for such retribution as will lay
their power low and realize the worst fears
conjured up by their guilty imaginations.o.
The Nows OF the Day-The Newspaper OF
s''s the Day. ~ TisMew
The test Of good newspaper Is its ability to
photograph the events of the day fully and
clearly Judged by this test, we venture to
say the HERALD will be pronounced model
newspaper from an examination oil any days
issue. But it is when events crowd upon US
en- masse that the superiority Of the HEnAID is
most plainly demonstrated. We can refer to
| the issues Of yesterday and to-day, therefore,
with pride and satisfaction. We give our read
ers first class newspaper every day; but We
published yesterday one Of tho beet papers
ever placed before the public. The people ap-
preciated our enterprise, and our oflIcc was
jammed from morning to night, and every copy
OF our enormous edition was eagerly purchased
| and perused.
Twenty-Five years ago such newspaper as the
HERALD of to-day would have been as great
curiosity to the public rs steam engine to
Adam. Twenty five years from this the HERALD
of to-day will be as far surpassed by the HERALD
Of that date. The improvements which have
made the HERALD what it is have been the work
of years, and most of them have either originated
with us or are the results of our constant de-
mand for increased facilities in obtaining and
| publishing the news. In the HERALD of yester-
day, for example, we printed the latest in-
formation from all points Of interest through
out the world. We had our special
reports of the great battles on the Kappa
hammock forwarded to us by couriers, since the
government has prohibited the transmission Of
our dispatches by telegraph This recalls
antc-telegraphic times, when the reports OF
| great battles, like that of Waterloo, were sent
| by special messengers, or that later period
when we received our letters from Mexico dur
ing Scott's campaign by continuation Of the
courier, mail express and telegraphc systems.
Our account of the great prize dgh. in Maryland
was however, forwarded to us over the wires.
Secretary Stanton and his censors did not inter-
fere with that. The Secretary is large, broad
shouldered buffer himself, and, as pdgilis,n is
more in his line than military strategy, he mad
no objections to crafty the sporting men, and
has thus secured their esteem ana support till
the next fight. Our correspondence from New
Orleans and Gainesville describing General
Banks brilliantly successful operations, with
! report Of the death and burial of Commander
| McDermott, and digest Of intercepted rebel
letters, was OF great interest aud importance.
The same remarks will apply to our special
report OF the battle OF Cape Girardean, Mis-
souri, and the repulse and pursuit of the rebels
under Marmadnke; the accounts from rebel
sources Of operations on the Mississippi and va
ZOO rivers. and the burning Of the sloop-of-war
Prcble off Pensacola; and the letters Of our
correspondents detailing the results OF
General Peck's reconnaissance at Suffolk; tho
capture Of Monticello, Kentucky, and tho re-
trrp of General Palmer To Npwbern North