The New York herald., 1864-11-29

Metropolis.
For q long time past the rebel journals Of thi.
city, which are very we'll known, have been
favoring all the actions and spplauding all
the motives of the rebels They have abktsed
their policy, rejoiced at the successes Of thei,
armies, and in every way have givea strong
moral aid to their plans from the time that
they stole the United States Navy Yard at
Norfolk and plundered the Custom House at
New Orleans down to the present day. They
haze undertaken to justify all their actions
tefore God and man. They are now engaged
in making light Of, if not defending, the afro
cious attempt.to burn down this metropolis on
Friday nlght-the last rebel plan, which
providentiaily failed.
The rebel press disclalms any connection
with this conspiracy on the part of the rebel
government and leaders, although it is now
fully ascertained by the authorities that the
ringleaders were Southern emissares, aud that
the crime was suggested by the Richmond
papers. "We dismiss" says one Of the rebel
papers, "as absurd, ungenerous and unjust,
tho idea that the Confederate authorities, or
the Southerners as a people, are accomplices
in the act, or that they originated or en-
couraged it in any way, or that they will en-
dorse it,"
"The Confederate administration" it goes
on to say, "have exhibited too much wisdom
aud tact to permit the supposition that they
would identify their cause with any such
damning deeds. They know too we'll, by
experience, the effect OF vandalism in war.
They know that the united sentiment Of the
South is chiefly DUE to the policy Of des'ruc-
tion and rapine that has been practsed against
them, and they would sanction no measures
calculated to create similar unity OF feeling
and action in the North"
The rebel government may have much wis
dom and TACT hut they are exhibited in u
vicious and very curious manner. There was
no cause for this most wicked rebellion that
ever left blot on Civilization. There were no
complaints made that could not have been lis
tened to by the whole people Of tue Union, and
by constitutional action. But the
rebel chiefs violated the constitution and with
it every moral law. AS far as the morality OF
any other organized plan of murder, perjury,
thett and burglary. 1t beganWith the commis-
sion of all these Grimes, and it hse been car
ried out in the same spifit. And yet in the
lace Of these broad facts, which are known to
the whole world-after the firing on Fort
Sumter, the grand larceny Of public pro-
perty at Norfolk and New Orleans, the bar
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rebel journals of this city have the
audacity say that "the ntesedents Of the Con-
ederate authorities and people in this struggle
10 not warrant the supposition that they would
De so lost to reason aud humanity as to aoun-
enance sach system oe antagonism. They.
ave shown themselves je0lous OF their rcputa-
ion as Christian and enlightened people;
hey have sought to create the impression
sbroad thasatheir conduct Of the war has been
strictly in accordance with the usages Of
,ivilzed nations; and they would certainly not
Forfeit their reputation, and the good will Of
'heir sympathizers, by suddenly assuming the
attitude Of savages and incendiariss."
We have thus before US the opinions Of sbe
ebel press of New York upon this damnsbIe
,rime, and No shall soon hea7 those CT the rohel'
,ress Of Richmond. They cannot say moro in
>ehalf Of the rebellion than the rebel press Of
his city have said from the beginning, and in
Of this horrible attempt to burn
iOwn great city, and with isc ashes to mingle
hose Of thousands OF innocent and helpless
people, they can hardly say less. The rebel
press of Richmond, the organs Of the govern
nent, threatened and counselled the act Of
wholesale arson and murder, as we have
shown by quotations from their columns; yet
Ihe reb 81 press OF New YORK tell us that the
rebels have 'tshown themselves Jealous of
,heir reputation Is Christian and enlightened
peopleo