The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-07-18

MASSACHUSETTS AID Nsono Ahnunmm n
rHI REBaL SrAms.-Tbs Governor Of Massa-
ohussels hes JUS isSlsd . gssersi order, agrses-
BE 70 ct Of Congress, passed July 4, 1854,
providing Tor recruiting volunteers In States
declared 10 be in rsbsilion, excepting Arksnsas,
Tennessee and Louisiana- Tho Governor or
ders that thsre shall be % agent for the 70
cruitnent OF volunteers 10 the credit Of Masss-
chusssts for the Department. OF Northeastern
Virginia, with his headquarters ct Washington;
one for Seutheastern Virginia, with his head
quarters 1t or near Fortress Monroe; one for
North Carolina, with his headquartss ct New
bern; one for South Carolina and Florida, with
his headquarters at Hilton Head; ono for
Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama. with hls
headquarters at Nashville. Assistant provost
marshals Of the Commonwealth arc appointed,
who shall hold the rank OF lieutenant colonies,
charged with the duty OF recruitment In their
respective departments, and authorized to en-
ploy persons to help them in ssfnding" and
caring fer recruits. A board, with the digni6ed
,title OF Commissioners or Recruitment, 10 or
ganized, and the whole system has been pro-
pared with true Yankee ingenuity. What does
1t oil amount to. Simply this: that agents
from Massachusetts will 60 into the districts
named, under the pay Of the Commonwealth,
and steal every negro they can lay their
hands on, inside and outside the rebel lines.
That is what is meant by the term "findingv
These negroes will pass through COARSE sieve
OF EXAMINATION, and be then duly enlisted as
United States troops. and credited to tho
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,. Thus, in
future years, when Massachusetts, shall claim
the credit Of promptly filling her quotas OF
troops to 6ght the rebellion, it must be remem-
bered that it is not owing to the patriotism
of her own sons that such is the fact, but
owing to the number of wretched negroes who
may be "found" aud dragged out of the
swamps and canebrakes Of tae South. But
Governor Andrew has now an opportunity to
inaugurate his favorite negro policy, although
at great expense to the State, and we suppose
It must have fair trial. Massachusetts is the
fret In the market for negro recruits In the
rebel States. What State comes next:
BLOCKADE RUNNING FAILURE, WITH Loss TO
ALL Conference.-The copperhead press are
continually favoring the public with accounts
of the success of blockade running into rebel
ports, and induleirg in ll-represscd chuckling at
every discontinue of our blockading squadrons
and cruisers To credit their statements the
public would believe that blockade running
tended with but little difficulty or danger. It
appears, however, from semi official data fur
nishcd the London Inder (rebel organ) by its
Richmond correspondent, that the whole bust
ness OF blockade running has proved failure,
and been attended with pccuniary disaster, if
not complete ruin, to nearly all concerned. not
excepting the rebel government itself. From
this statement it appears that during period
extending from the LIST Of January, 1868, to the
middle Of April, 1s64-about fifteen months
and half out Of seventeen vessels owned in
whole or in part by the rebel government
twelve have been captured or lest, ono is worn
out one gone to England for repairs, and three
are still running. Out OF one hundred and
sixteen private vessels eighty-two have been
the trade or lost, and twenty eight
are still running. Thus il seems that
out Of Q blockade evading feet Of seventeen
belonging to tho rebel authorities tho number
has dwindled down to the skeleton number Of
three, and out OF one hundred and sixteen pri-
vate vessels no less than eighty-two have been
intercepted or destroyed BY our blockading
feet or cruisers. Surely no enterprises can be
successful with such immense percentage Of
losses; and the whole business can be regarded,
We repeat, except In few Individual cases, as
an utter failure, resulting in bankruptcy and
ruin to those engaging in it The proceedings
OF the courts Of bankruptcy in London for
some months past furnish further evidence OF
this fact, il further proof were needed; but
none is. The list, as published in the London
rebel organ, cannot prove very charming read
ing to rebel sympathizers there, and must fur
nish anything but a refreshing entertainment
to the rebels and their chuckling sympathizers
in this country.
THE Political atmospheric AT NEW Or
IEASs.-The intelligence from New Orleans
which we this morning publish in another
column 10 worthy Of attention. In the first
place, the after dinner speech Of Major General
Banks aud the response of Mr. Roselius to the
sentiments uttered by the former at the legal
reunion in that city on the 9Th inst. are
significant, to say the least of them. Gene
raj Banks. in closing his speech, declared that it
was 1.-The duty Of the people to make such sa-
CRITICS. in the field Of battle as success may de-
mand;" but that "the settlcmens OF our diff
cuties must proceed from the moral power Of
this country, which Is greater and more efica-
cious than the sword" This sentiment was