New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-12

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and EXCHANGES that the feeling Is the same from
Of France 10 the other. This to be sure Is IN accoru
with The national character, WEon niSays Ha'
ready ahy for the weak and admiration for unfor
tnnate her1dslnp word ms 10 the truth of state
ment here don't mean 10 say that there IS nai ne u,
IT, Although the CoEsthAoHHd never Souid ranA WIN
that "nutua friend" of Plato and truth. whose great
or was TO truth ts love OF truth Itself Delng
oenes Patonc rather than feryent it Is not 70 DO sup
posed that even semioihcial editSr would senu "
print such vhopper rs seems TO be uttered id the
Dhrase by our letters md the Journals the Iee-
inc (of regret at the loss of the abama) has been the
sae throughout Franco IL is d0abtess true as lar as
,Sc nrvote correspondence of the ConsiuoRnei goes
and he doubtless took not TO look into the
Journals Of Paris or the provinces NO one VINO dDes
look into many of these as Government stu soS %
exist will find any expressions OF regret at he mar
tyTdOm Of the Alabama-Dot in La Gronde. or IL
Paare de Ia Loire. more than in Les D.oa', or
Opinion Ndtionale or lie Temps. or Ii S'sdis.
Looking into Ministerial prints you will find nothing
else and in two Of the principal ones Of the cata You
will find Capt. Semmes's announcement tai Le ahau
resume his cruising in the new Aianana now le1S ss
of an inaugural day for the resumption ~ LIS gallant
exploits among our merchantmen, Is pfe'N eVinpl-
ment to c. $. As patron st. Napoleon. Ahoiner
pretty compliment was that he paid on Saday morning
10 the same address when at the close OF hs speech 10
his crew. preparatory to the fight he called Tor eneers
for France the only nation that generously ana impair
TALLY observes her neutrality. LG france Is iny au'
thority for the quotation. -,
This letter could be more than filed with select OK.
pressions Of French Government sympathy witn lne
u. -
But why record them They are but indications OF lh
open secret which, discoverable enough before. was
revealed 20 al but the bindest by that Forey e.ter.
IL is not worth the while 10 correct ana oolnPiethe
here the imperfect narrative OF the naval cOnDtt winch
sent by last nail. superabundant Nsies. VI aS
counts Of il, and what went oeiore anu u 80 o. W.,
reach Won by the steamer. An additional hole or TWO
bowever may be worth inserting. A Cher Douig paper
giving It's story Of the matter IN spirit highly lauoa
tory Of the a Ssa1Ss~ he malicious prcense that
the Gallant Semmes struck was capable OF striking
his flag; and the M0Eitear this morning states natly
that he did not Now, the gallant semmes IN ms oWR
report declares that he he adds with
Charitable hope 10 Captain Winsow, whose i've shots
sent at the Alabama thereafter would otherwise be ds
graceful 10 said Captain W his Christian nation mere
Is a dilemma for the friends OF the unfortunate hero
They have been making much of the stage effect ~ the
martyred Alabama going down With coofs up ana now
thew would make much Of the barbarsm OF the Union
in firing GU a sinking enemy with his nag
down. Didsbury, who is right half Of the time
thinks that these are not the horns Of dilemma but
rather wind instruments and that having played out
the lively of the glorious Z. y a. nag nailed giol
ousy 10 Inc mast the Government organlsts will
blow loud wang airs over the cruelty OF the Federal
gunners. SemInes in his report gives due word OF
praise 10 his officers and men, who undoubtedly behaved
well then writes without quotation marks; . may
add that all is lost honor Seeing that the pru
dent sea rover left and has subject 10 bis order In
safe hands at CheTbOuTg ali the ohoDometers ready
cash and bar cold (about $4,000 WORTH and shpmast
ers' bonds would say that he bad small night 10
deck himself with King Franciss cast of rhodomontade
He have appropriated the uciehetces Ou
right having long since expired In passing az he
did the chronOmeters But your exploits. my prudent
money max ing kinglet Of Semmes. hardly keep
time with thOse of the ehyalrc monarchi you bad not
boueht your claim TO use even with quotation marks
that lofty boast, Didsbury SAYS he took II on tick Ike
the chronometers giving himself credit that hstor!
will not keep open on her books,
Since have referred to Capt. Semmes's dubtative
but charitable and otherwise gratifying assumption,
that the nation In whose employ Capt Winslow sails and
fghts Is Christian nation II IL NJ enough 10 mention
.l,.A h. fhar
Journalist already cited Of Raphael Semmes's own
sprghtly piety On the Saturday preceding the fatal
Sunday morning. at ten OF the clock on mat Saur
day evening NJ Raphael Semmes the names. pre- and
cognoraen, evidence the old Anglo Norman channels
through which his chiyalrlc blood hath percolhtedI
said VI. Boufs Monsieur d. is he C. s. a. agent at
Cherbourg who safely holds the chronOmeters and the
bar gold and the coined shekes and the bonds and the
other things beside honor. subject TO Raphaels order
am, like you, Roman Catholic; shall not be able
to be present tomorrow at Divine service promise me
to attend at the and 10 have II said on my &C.
count" The fact Of R0phaes being according 10 our
temporal measurements. very like traitor and pirate
does not justify In questioning his sincerity IN these
spiritual matters. He did when at last sufheieDily
provoked and closely cornered accept the duel he could
not avoid and fought II ss brayey as man coud-a the
more brayely that his physical pluck sustained by
bis application of q religious sanction. ii Is not
Together the phosopic truth nor moral purity OF
the dosmas OF religious faith not Their essential eh
ceenee nor the logical correctness Of their application
to temporal acts but the depth and hight Of the faith
itself that inspire its deyotees with heroic force Of do
enduring self sacrificing confesors Christ and here
is where In the short run OF the past three years I'VE
are far vet from the gao Of this historic course the
Rebel South has had and has superiority over US ke'
beious independence the slave system, have become
their gods. Devil worship II you choose, but II 10
worship. While our Union priests and princes and
prophets mean the official controlling ones. have been
treasure and precious things daublng them
selves with untempered mortar and dryining nagni-
feent" lies destroying souls and getting dishonest
gain seeing vanity making Presidents, calculating,
irving insanely feeble cunning eIpedents, not praying
OF really believing at all TO in any God, but pelsiDg
their own little fetiche godkins Of ceverness and
smartness and shreWdness and magnificent ~
ing and drawing proerastnation-always wait.
Ing 10 move forward In the only possible practicable
path till indispensable necessity" gives shove on
their sluggish hinder parts The only excuse for these
presidential cabinet editorial and other high mis-.
leaders that they have been and representatives Of
the Willfuly msgoing people Even yet 50 lately ar.
rived compatrios assure with whole history books full
ofswarning examples, and the G. s. Al bankruptcy 10
newspaper slips right before us, most OF people stu
cling 10 the mad notion that indefinite accumulation Of
debt does not definitely mean bankruptcy, still believe.
OF pretend to believe In the brilliant prosperity aud
growing wealth of the North and they tell me that
those who see and know the truth this subject have
so little respect for truth little civic courage that
they dare not tell IT, that they pretend 1t TO be unpa
n tic 10 tell M and leave all that real merit of telling
mixed with all the real harm of associated fasehocd
and intentional patriotism 10 COpperheadsi Pardon
this seeming episOdei don't know why an American
abroad should not have his privilege OF feeling and think
ing about things home: and in the quality Of
YOUR Paris pondent may be excused for having
expressed or limited at above feelings and opinions that
painfully occupy the hearts aud thoughts of best
French well wishers.
The London Conference, that met under pretense 70
settle the Schleswg Hosten question once Tor all has
come TO an end Just where ii begun; it's members ap
pearng TO have had for month past high feast Of un
reasoning in circle. There will be final meeting for
form and closing ceremony tomorrow. Nothing more
important than clerical record Of incompetence Is ex
pected from IT, Nomnaly and theoretically the sessions
have been secret In matter OF fact there has been con
slant leakage Of their dongs and not doings which
herent words" Add TO these suIrepttous reports the