The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-13

will be enabled to obtain all the information
concerning the fate Of Sir John Franhin's
party, as he did Of Frobisher's remains on pre-
vious occasion, which had been undiscovered
since 1870. With regard TO it's expected results
and the generous fashion in which il is gotten
up, we consider this expedition the most import
ant that has yet been undertaken to the
Arctic regions. We shall probably acquire more
information from the experience of this solitary
traveller than from all the great enterprises by
sea which have preceded him.
The Truth spoken mt Charlottesville.
II will be recollected that General Sey-
mour, who was captured by the rebels
during the battles of the Wilderness, made
very singular speech to the rebel popu-
lation of Charlottesville, Virginia, while he
was en- route to the rebel prison. 1t was
not only very singular speech, but
also very sensible speech. This we can
see even through the meagre reports Of the
Richmond papers. According to those reports
General Seymour said:-"General Lee may
possibly defeat General Grant and the federal
army; but what Of thai? trust that if he de.
feat him he may follow up his success by tax
ing Washington aud burning it to the ground.
And let him not stop there! Let him capture
and burn Baltimore, and then advance on
Philadelphia and hurn that. Then, at last, we
shall have united North, and shall begin to
show you what war ISL
This speech Of General Seymour is very DIFF
ferent from the speeches Of Seymours in gene
raj. II seems to have greatly impressed the
rebels who heard it, and to have greatly dis
gusted JEFF Davis organs. The Richmond En-
anainer, for example, roundy abuses the peo-
pie Of Charlottesville for listening to the ad-
dress, and calls for "the buck and gag" This
proves that the people did listen pretty at
tentively, and that there was something in the
Grafton which the rebel leaders do not want
the people to know What was this! Was it
that the Yankees still use Spirited and
plucky" language? Was it the plain
truth that the capture of Washing
ton, Baltimore and Philadelphia, SO long
held up by rebel generals as golden prizes,
would only begin, instead Of ending, the war
Was it the bold and startling assertion that
the war was hardly commenced, and that it
would be pressed still more vigorously as soon
as we could secure united North? 1t may
have been either or all of these facts.
The kingdom Of JEFF Davis, like a balloon,
is sustained by an immense quantity Of gas.
The rebel leaders are always persuading their
deluded followers that if Washington can only
be taken, II Baltimore can only be captured, If
Philadelphia can only be burned, then the
North will submit to secession, and the South
ern confederacy- will be firmly established.
The burden Of their song, like that of Mr.. Viii
kins Micawber, Is to hold out little longer
and something will certainly turn up. General
Seymour pricked this bubble. He assured the
rebel masses that the North had scarcely yet
begun to 60 to war in earnest. He showed
them that the taking Of Washington, the cap
ture of Baltimore and the burning Of Philadel-
phia would arouse the Northern people still
more thoroughly, even if any rebel army could
achieve these martial miracles. He convinced
them that nothing could possibly turn up to
end the war except the instant and uncon-
ditional submission of rebels In arms. We
wish that more of our orators would pitch
their tones upon this key. The rebel
papers tell us that their people are led
by the nose by rebel leaders, in spite
Of the hard facts Of starvation and penury,
because they shave such diseased appetite
for oratory." General Seymour fed this ap-
petite to good account, and gave the people
something solid and substantial to digest. II
is great pity that our other orators do not
supply them with mental palladium Of the same
beautiful and invigorating sort. Too many Of
our copperhead and fanatical speeches serve
but to support treason. The diseased appe-
tite" of the rebels may be used to much better
purpose.
In the large cities of the North o compare
lively few secessionists make tremendous
deal of noise, and thus produce an apparently
great Division Of sentiment In New York,
where the overwhelming majority Of the people
are intensely loyal, these semi-traitors abound.
Our hotels, our clubs, our best society, swarm
with Southern sympathizers. Many Of them,
with too little pluck to fight for the cause they
love, have escaped from the South and taken
refuge here. They may be found in barrooms,
drinking success to the confederacy, and loud
mouthed in their statements that the South
will never be conquered and the Union never
restored. They may be found in Wall street,
engaged in specializing in gold. AT every rumor
Of Union defeat they buzz about the streets
exaggerating our disaster. At every report Of
Union victory they refuse to believe the
news, overeslmate our losses and pooh-pooh
the idea that any Of our generals can tell the
truth. They have regular newspaper organ,
called the Daily Ne,os, and it very faithfully re-
produces their sentiments and opinions. No
Southern man with Northern principles would
be tolerated at Richmond as Northern men
with Southern principles are tolerated in
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