The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-02-10

degree that 1t would have tho effect Of disors
ganizng the arnyT that "ths moment 1t was
known that We (the rebel Congress) designed
putting our negroes into our armies they would
leave by thousands" and, finally, that "this
thing involves the abolition Of slavery, which
would be the certain ruin Of the confederacyP
So intensely hostile to this danger Of emancipa-
ton are the genuine slavery "corner stone'
men Of the South that one Of them Senator
Atkins) has proposed the purchase Of hundred
thousand negroes to be used as soldiers, mos
under ridiculous promise Of freedom, but each
as the slave Of q white soldier who u to in
struct his negro in the use of arms, and to watch
him.
What, then, is the plan Of warfare left to "tho
confederacy" il Its armies ore too weak to
resist the armies Of General Grant, II Its white
reserves arc exhausted and ih blacks cannot
be trusted with armsi They talk Of abandon
ing all their cities and strongholds, and Of
breaking up and scattering their armies into
squads Of bushwhackers. But the bare sug-
gestion Of this alternative amounts to con-
fession that for Davis and his confederacy there
is no hope, and that the end draws nigh.
General Grant has tho game In his hands.
The case is clear. War now means to the
South wilfhl rushing to destruction. In
| this view, and as magnanimous peace offering
to the rebel leaders and the rebel army, we
would again suggest the expediency Of pro-
clamation from President Lincoln, offering to
| whom it may concern" free passage and
i 10 NC Frnrk iar vuifh thSs
! understanding that they are to 60 in and take
possession Of the "promised land' on the
| broad American platform of the Monroe doc
! trine. If they must have Southern confede-
| racy, why not, as our allies and our
"erring brethren" give them loophole Of
escape and chance in Mexico? DR.. Gwin
will receive them with open arms, and then
good-by to Macmillan and Louis Napoleon.
A NEW POSTAL LAw.-Senator Collamer de-
| livered speech in the Senate on Wednesday
in support Of a new postal law. This law pro-
vides that letters deposited in post Office
without prepayment, or short paid, shall be
| returned to the writer's; that all newspapers
and periodicals shall be prepaid, which sec
| ton, however, was stricken out on the pas
! sage Of the bill in the Senate; that two
| cents name shall be paid for advertising let
tiers, instead Of one cent as OF present; that
| steamers leaving tho United States shall not
| carry letters or packets which have not been
deposited in the post office, and that deliveries
| in large cities shall be free and drop letters
only one cent. These are the principal provi-
| sions In explaining the bill, Senator Cola
mer said -
was not proposed TO make newspaper publishers pre-
pay with stamps This could not be done in the ease Of
daily newspapers having immense circuiatons the
new YoRK HERALD, for instance, mailed say, one hun
dred thousand might be fifty thousand, copies daily
They could not possibly get their OF in time for
tho mails II they had to ahx stamp 70 each copy i
proposed 70 leave this matter 70 the discretion f
postnasters and lie. them prescribe the rules under
that the Postmaster General would order the
10 be made on sworn statement from the SUBSCRIPTION
! books Ut the publication oifce
The Senator further remarked that the new
law met the approval Of the Postmaster Gene
raj. Indeed, we SEQ very little in 1t OF which
to disapprovo. The pay for advertising letters
ought not to be fixed by Congress, in our opin
ion, but each paper should charge Its regular
rates for such advertising. We should Objco
to the advertising section In toto. Besides, nc
| postmaster should DO allowed to open letters
because they are not fully prepaid. Suoh pri
vilege would certainly DO abused and VT
should object to that section, also.
COUNTY LOAN LEGAIZED-The Legislature
has at last legalized the ordinance of the Super
visors, adopted last June, for raising two mil
lions Of dollars to pay bounty to soldiers
About one million of this has already been sub
scribed for and the money paid in and expended.
| We now hope our capitalists will Immediately
! step forward and take the balance. Duty and
| patriotism alike demand this The Supervisors
| Committee are nearly without funds. Men
must be had bun they cannot be secured with
out an increase Of bounty and hand money
| This increase cannot be made until this loan il
| taken. Ii waits the action Of capitalists. vii
they now hesitate TO place the Committee in
funds? We hope not.
The INNOCENT WELSH SAnoR.--We have TO
ceived The sum of seven dollars, sent to us fol
John Probest, the Welsh seaman, whose case
was mentioned in our columns few days ago
AS we do not know TO whom this money is Ia
be paid, we shall be glad II some Of his friends
| would call for IL.
NEWS FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
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Two Corps or Hoods Army Sent TO South
Carolina. -
CKc1ssArt Feb o, 1895.
The correspondent Of tho Casstte writing from Nas