The New York herald., 1864-12-16

~ rsvs of sSssr Own doors s their ows pookss bsy
parcnassd fron sbe first Napoleon The dsase o.
ng. iIisar hcsr) Well, sov, some swo or three hun
dred thousand people could ha - squatsed there som
As.r sssss a ass s.a carry s0 AIS sta and place tA
nouAs sf Aat great hs out @ tnat "a" COUNT
- M sss = ~ ts.ss o. Kent !. carry :: .Ss
tbs bamss sud rp Fast Anglan KINGDOM than or
louisiana 70 carry o me noushs Of me hss:pp, ano
hundreds o thousands n the counties Of Kent ana
but shs ley Of the Mississippi VIII become inc home q
possible that Tho United States should allow the mouths
q she Mississippi 70 be carried or than that
England shoald suffer the mouth Of the Thames
70 bs taken away Why should they DO % when
they can prevent BY the smallest expense and resaio
Inc outlets OF tbat river Even il The North cannot con
qnsr louisiana they might cus the dy kes above New Or
leans and drown tue whole OF that STATE In saying tins
speaking OF the motives and possibilities and NOS Of
wehcs or feelings OF my own. tChsers.) II you think
that Mr. Jefferson Davis would be cnentsd With the cot
would not thank you. fhey GGhtao in tk South 10
carry apery beg wd TeSas ino the po't regions q Central
Amere0. Now, say that tho geoRr phi col features
the country been looked ~ by the ruling classes
sud those who write IN the newspapers they would no
side There 10 u newspaper London read by every
body but have narveled at the ignorance which has
betrayed OF the geographical features OF this territory
In artt recently there river Of five hundred
and eighty miles Of internal navigs,ionto which Inc
largest this country s mere rivuleand II was
70 up hill any number Of miles into another
river aud these two rivers cemented de 10 fail
into thiId iver into which neither really p0nrs
d o., water ther, hear) Now, there 10 q real dan.
scr IN isnorance Of what for Of better term
may cell he rn my cases of THIS COUNTRY here s real
aans., rsM ne, "a4 g'oran,, s,syn,mg ,ea ,s
rance which may cost much national sh nor 10 escape
from lcbsersl J. wore r,cn msn would saaoT va
undergraduates o those unive ses N American history
Moah uAi.r axe 70 81 s"d 50 ak pe " hit sosn
TAX arr d tgrdaits AZ rf7rd brtd0 and
atU tstsy An' q a map Of the United IA e., and atm
to put b, n0sr on Chi,a0o ana oi.i u"es'tass 20 s..
Chicago is place q one hundred and ATTY thoueaod
m bauts, from which two millions OF people 10
our osn country are annually fed tn 10 young gentle
know all about he geoga Of ancient Greece ana
igypt Now know sh u DO pehod With Greek and
Latin quotations fr what am going 10 say. Whom was
At Athens sailed out summer morning TO seek the
famous river, the llissus, and after walking some
Auudred yaras wnt appeared 20 be sho bed Of
mountain torrent, came uron . number OF Athenian
undresses, and | found that they had damned up
ihi, classical rlye and Here lug every drop
us water or Their own sansa,y purposes; why tnsn,
the GO Apply Of lbe iss know something about
me geography Of the Misssippl2 am Rret advocate
o culture Of every kind, and say wnon ! hnd man
Ike p ofeeOr Goldy,n smith Professor Rogers who,
in add'ton 10 pro ound classical learning, have vast
knowied Of modeIn affairs, and VIII, as sell - scholars,
are ~ oiOund thiukers--thess whom know 10
have vast superiority over me, and 0w 10 taem wfh
10 ereLos Tor their superior advantages but TO bring up
youg men from college with 10 kaowiedge oi the coun
try III wbcn The ere,t drama OF modern politics aud
national lie s now being worked out, who ae ignorant
oil cOuitry like Amorca, but who, whelnef u be for
good Or Ior evil must exercise more influence IN THIS
country than any other Classic bring up The young
deshipie uf such knowledge, and 70 place them in re
spohsible POSITIONS 10 tho government. IS, say. an.
peritiag IFS lest snesss and eArIsst remonstranccs
ought be made against such s..se OF education ny
eyery public man who values in tho slightest deg the
future welfare OF tbs country. Hear, hearo You know
doa', desire 10 carry them out, and SHOULD not
have s,td so muCn IL go much h,d not been sud
Q, me osher side. want nothing bus neutrality.
theers) But II are 30 have per oct neutrality on
hs subjscs, let US try for Heavens sake, 10 have little
m no temper III the discussion Of question for which.
hn. .ilv hla .,.tS and
sienced when recoliect tina, have been protesting
against var sace came into publG life, Dll have
could nor say 20 America "Shy do you carry.
lg TITS civil WARP should az once be subject TO tho
eye uso. you take the mote Of ours2' hut fear
that The Sdvt caes OF AL these against 1oich
have s~ass bsso va'ny protesting, arc now turaug up
the wines o their eyes, ~ they had oeao Quakers
r.m th.r birth. Now, gentlemen, haze done with
foreign policy, and have only spoken much erniog
13s. atlDs ton cause WI TO have less % sag sbt
~ itur sehea hope shat be a'o,oea 70 arni
oDa oGa'rs (liear, hsar.l ! am happy 81 DO abe to
.s'y ssssT sns
EdiDeass Rs,sew o. lass NINTH thus defines IN,
accepted BY Parliament and tho majority OF tho
nation as 10 our reistons with ,bo Continental Powers
oI E,rope:-"Ihat this couoty snond enter !uto
cdicia discuss.on and. public eaga affairs
remotey coocernlug herself tnat she win reserve her
powe, and influence for srtsn purposes, toat sue SIN
prcnoulce op,nion unless Is yed sup
port IL by action. ana that she viii throw on 70 her
states tho whole responsibility Of acts affecting them
soy,s mere dir city than sney affect u.s. That
Ques IoDably eound wise doctr and the wonder
10 how an ybady should ever hayo disputed It, s adop.
TIN Bow boneyer Is rather like taxing the Pledge after
the head .che u. hter am glad hero - have tbo op
poisuuliy u quoting the same ortudoa pubcation On
another most important matte, speaking OF q mostc re-
iorms hs, awais our at,ontion. Ihe reviewer saya,
AT home We have still 10 apply 10 iapd aud TO labor
that fesiom which has worked more marysis 10 Mo
case o. capital aod commerce" Now, that Ia rot my
i,ngu. so; 1t R that OF the Hhls roslewer; bus
say ansn to U however. III dad twenty aro thitly
years ustead twice that Dumber. wotll t,so Adam
Sml 10 my ha d aud would. have 10 Roe tor tree
iraue ~ iend. ei ae we had que or ltee ttade IN
there ust the auino ity Adam smith
for he iOf zoe otber and the matter nny
osy taken Up, not as revoiu,ionary charst no,on,
co.'s wouil s,,spd The sa r., deer, hsarJ Atd
! say ms that ine man who Can secare ,te appi
osiion u ulde 20 land ana 10 abC- will do
n poo moro thgn we have been able 10 do by ,ne
a picAton oi ;rae uSde TO commerce. Beaide. tie
quesii oi ParSamen sry re- orm wnch ea u tte DOT
tom most things, there aeihi which mGss os
Ne EeAt year N tho Way of revt'g Ur nnancia posi-
ton a. this viii tnnow very much az DIARY 10 our
foreign tcCy, sal es an Il'FtTs ra Z tho iraIis
which may be Ioapgd from It's a-J9ti'a. II you asow
lbe rmci 10 1eal as r9t sou- g heai q anythsg
barrAck room, but he holor OF tbs .,st 1hrsilan
country, when oeed ueser, under w,s government,
be DIES ciated ON 10 lnt5.csts-i sy, you scknoS.
tcse tht rne dey you - nad necessity tor Keeping
presedt military establisnmrni md spend Dg
SOC IL aDnouLcrd in an authoritative quarter tDat
there is 10 be reduction next yea, ana
sm ,S f,ad 9. u, vss, sasa nun ior ths ssSe o.
adsipne s The best Ln,nc,lvr u tie Exohequcr thss
Eo.ond bas ever bad tcseers)-sud do loi hesitate
10 say So recoi ecng thss among ms predecessors
WiIam INT. ] am so.rg, however, TO ada that Mr..
Gladstone has been tDc naGst extnyagat Chaucior Who
ever sed tho sTossury-te has proved Dimseh
master IN adjusting the berusrs o. ms country. meau
that ho ould the weight lac on Inc pnmai 10 such
way io render II most dsll ain ~ carry At: the
burden tied rouud his sGees issinrei 10 hs
taii-titu. ner n hung over his yesit tinded him,
impeded BE g1osemout, nnd sme; htg - eyery stop
lnen came Sir 1nusloDr reeaSc the o,iered M
placing ths ia den most nously tbe 81 posi-
bic pad 90 ths Aun as shoulders; bit ior
Get hat the baAst b. stili carrying burd - and
great de than no mad ihis besuli "a
process ~h cInmt need, lie1r, hear.) We Dosor
hsore htd Cover ,ncnt shch extracted frOn
tie country seventy jallliots 81 income a. time o.
peace efe ui9ed dJoiit Ia american err enEff 4
n nd of ne yaer dag ih0t lie slena
IN a. c0O 600 dag, md ARD wtoi noI ut VI 10
.sia hogoh " ,cds rather rug; 'u hopin0 rglVd u
fs prodi.9n OF AEs,cdn currency ad the pr senl rate
OF trh03se 'Ud5 psS. neGr Ire H phch NJ Clad.
stre, ~ imsof y dce D1s d'Gon9 ~ ~ ctnavy
CLEAR besi) Aud, mind you, ons as tue people of
tdgshd are npt % snias, Nlln pai comfortable