New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-24
IN 4 NTT-gNELL.

Our readers may possibly have heard Of thu
chemist who always tried MS experiments upon
neat, elegant and minute scale, and demon
strated gigantic propositions by the aid of lit
tie chemical apparatus which he carried in his
waistcoat pocket. In similar way, we MAJ
bring the prospects oftLe Confederaey to a sinai!
but convenient focus. Whoever will take tho
trouble to read the Rebel news papers will find
it pretty fairly admitted that only two resources
remain to the insurgents, viz:
|. Tie CONSUMPTION of the slaves, or else their
voluntary enlistment.
II. The Intervention Of France aud England.
The Black Army at present exists only in tho
speeches of Congressman and the wailng lead
ing articles in the newspapers The question
has AZ once created three plrties-one for conf
pulsory enlistment, one for voluntary enlist
ment, and one for no enlistment at all. The
whole matter seems TO have resolved itself into
the quandary which follows: If we make sol.
diers OF the blacks, we shall have nothing to eat
next Summer, as we have next tonothlng 10 eat
this Winter. Ii We do not make soldiers OF tho
blacks, We shall be left without an army. Gen.
Lee adopts another course, and issues general
order OF thrilling solemnty. He calls upon all
the white deserters to come back upon pain OF
hanging, if they are caught. Between stava-
ton in camp, and hanging if caught, We suspect
that The Grant braves will risk the rope.
NJ. Barksdale has brought a compUlsory-en-
Observation-Disclosures bill into the House. Mr..
nrtl,,, l,, ,,roso,,tnJ lita 1ouation "a ;ha
Senate. Over these schemes senators and rep
resentatiyes are swapping ana snarling, and
growing, and yelling ike many dogs over a
very few bones. Meanwhile, time is uncommon-
Is precious. Gen. Sherman will hardly wait .or
the enrolment, drilling, araing and general
licking into shape Of the black army, even ii tho
Richmond debators ear agree upon black army
in any shape, questionable OF uuqua'tionable.
So much iog Resource No. J.
Foreign intervention is still less promising.
The Richmond Dispatch throws large bucket
OF the coolest kind Of water OF this PLAN IL
saws. with an audacious dsrespecl for emperors
and prime ministers: Imagine Louis Napo-
leon and Lord Plmerst0n putting on coat ol
mail and mounting q waT-horse to right the
wrongs ol distressed nations. Each OF these
old gentlemen has large family Of his own to
attend to, and neither time nor inclination 10
waste in knight-enantry.n SO the Foreign In
terent.on cake suddenly resolves itself I"
dough What next Alas! there is no next
Then tho game is over So goes No..
We alude TO these two contingencies OIL
Black aid and of French and English aI, De-
canse there is sort OF forlorn and desperate
sense in them hopeless IS they are, when
better. or at least more respectable, than u''
ranting, ravng roaring, death-in-the-ia''-'''ea
swash-bucklering which winsWateriooNohp"ie'.i
Even shese cheap war-eries are getting i"O
and hollow. The South Carolina shonters ti'e"'
selves. the loudest and longesi-w.nded' s'y
showing signs of bronchitis. Pesce'meh asv'
bceomiug respectfully numerous, even III W
Mrb.place of secession. Gen sherman ID mo
hest doctor for the specially Of dmhness mo.
this scientific age has produced he hsS seq
irce the tongues of thousands OF loyH'iis'S III
Georgia, and we expect soon to hcV nom 'i"
lovali,ts of South Carolina. AL FIehme!u
IL talk ysy Of being on.-shCuts''