The New York herald., 1863-07-25

them ~ they are received 10 the Soldiers
Home, in Howard street Those having friends
in tho army or wishing to obtain any iniorma-
ton regarding the wounded can, by applying
at the above place, obtain a view Of the lists
Important from New Orieans-Actuai
Resumption or Trade ON the Missis-
slppt.
The news from New Orleans which we pub
lish this morning is Of the highest practical
Importance. The Mississippi river, so long
threatened aud blockaded by powerful rebel
Notifications, is once more opened to free and
untrammelled navigation. The first arrival
from st. Louis at New Orleans on the 18th
instant, was the steamer Imperial and no
wonder that the occurrence created the greatest
joy and enthusiasm among the people. An
other steamer called the Sallie List had also
arrived from Vicksburg, after landing quan
tty Of grain at Port Hudson, and she reports
numerous vessels as preparing for the resump-
ton of their former regular trips. The I'm
perial-the pioneer Of them all-had started
from New Orleans on her return trip up the
river, amid the acclamations of thousands.
These are positive and truly practical results,
which have not been slow to follow the late
achievements of the army and navy of the
United States. .t
By far the most suspicious results
Of these brilliant successes is the resump-
ton of the immense trade of the Mississippi
river from St. Louis to New Orleans. For
the last two years all the commercial cities
of that region had been languishing on account
of the cessation Of the river trade; but now
that the surrender Of Vicksburg and Port Hud-
son has cleared the river Of the last remnant of
rebel control great activity has sprung up
among the boatmen, shippers and merchants of
the Southwest. From two to three large steam
boats leave st. Louis daily, bound for Memphis,
Vicksburg, Natchez and New Orleans; and al
though the great cotton staple cannot count for
much at present, still that deficit is more than
counterbalanced by the enormous shipments of
army supplies and by the passenger traffic in
connection with the army; so that, on The whole,
larger profits are realized now out of the trade
of the Mississippi than at any previous period.
The price of boats has gone up from two to
three hundred per cent and, in fact, boats can
not be procured at any price.
In connection with this movement the Post
master General has just announced his intention
to resume the forwarding of the New Orleans
mails by the river route-a work which will
have good effect in Strengthening the conf
dence and loyalty Of all the people of that re-
gion. The direct and immediate advantages
that must follow the resumption of trade cannot
fail m houo thor ofFact oyop an %bo d;eloro q,
habitants, completing by the arguments of
peace the work which is progressing SO favora-
bly, with the harsher arguments Of war.
Some little trouble seems still to b ap-
pretended from efforts Of guerilla parties
along the banks to interrupt navigation; but
there need be very little fear on that score Ad-
miral Porter will take good care that the great
work in which he has borne SO conspicuous part
will not be frustrated by any such means; and
we may safely leave 1t to him, aided by Ellet's
Marine Brigade, to render the navigation of the
Mississippi as peaceful and uninterrupted Is
that Of the Hudson or the Delaware. We are
at the last chapter of the great rebellion.
The Duty and Policy OF the Govern.
| ment-The Future or the Republic.
At the conclusion of the Punic war, when
the Italian confedsracy had been subdued by
Rome, Sylla turned the combined armies of the
Romans and the Italians against Mithridatcs,
King of Pontus and not only punished this
ancient enemy of the Romans for his sympathy
with the insurgent Italians, but also largely in
creased the power and glory of the Roman re-
public and more firmly reunited the once
divided people This Punic war was in many
remarkable respects precisely similar in its
causes, its progress and its result to that now
raging in this country; and if our statesmen
will but profit by the teachings Of history, the
parallel between these two great wars will be
continued to the sequel. In few months more
the rebellion now shattered by a-series of deci-
sive defeats, will be entirely suppressed; and
already the necessities the probabilities and
the possibilities Of the future press themselves
upon the attention of all those who are saga
cious enough to understand that the end of the
war is not the end of all our difficulties, and
that much remains to be done after the work Of
subduing the rebellion by military force is
completely finished.
Within few days past it has been satisfac-
torily demonstrated that the recent successes Of
our arms and the almost entire exhaustion of
the rebel resources make the speedy conclusion
| of our civil war matter of certainty. But.
when the last rebel stronghold is taken, when
all the rebel armies are captured or destroyed,
and when the rebel leaders have either sought
safety in fight or are prisoners in our hands,
only one-haff sof our labor is accomplished.
Our government will then find itself with an
immense veteran army for which to provide.
At the South will be another great army Of ex-
perienced soldiers, heartily tired of rebellion,
but not tired Of fighting. At the North all
branches Of trade, commerce and manufacture
will be as seriously embarrassed by the sudden
change from war to peace as they were, three