The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-01-27

made ms reAdy for that oombss asd lst ~ VOL
come il as hs end Of tho training. always
harder than tho fight Let US be up 70 our
grander destiny sooa-
and tho 1lsnros Doctrine.
The rebel leaders are hard lighters and
sarewd diplcmatiss. Their oontederasy b .
mere she'll; but they are keeping up an Inn
monss deal OF noise in order b induce u to
believe that II b a. solid ~ brass. They havo
but ono army lsiti but they arc making the
most off, and carrying on their plans behind
is shelter. They have no longer any chancs
OF aid from abroad, but thsy stiil cherish tho
hope that they can trick France or England
into relieving them. Two movements recently
inaugurated ct Richmond combine 70 form
very pleasant little scheme to prolong tho war.
Tho FIRST Of these movements u the appoint
ment OF General Leo ~ owmanderin-chief BY
which tho rebel leaders expect 10 all up their
armies, either with blacks or whites The
second movement i the hurrah raised BY some
Of their papers about the Monroe doctrine and
the 1ne time We shall have In enforcing IT,
both In Canada and MEXICO, when the rebsl-
lion Is subdued; and by this hurrah they or
poet to fFightsn England and France into Inter
fering 70 prevent our suoossA fet
The hard fighting Of the rebel leaders has
not amounted 70 much during this war, since
they are now beaten at every point and hem
med into single city, closely beslegsd BY :
superior force. Their cunning b Of that sort
which usually ovsrreaches itself, and they will
find II TO be so whom they consider the prac-
teal effects Of the two movements which we
have described, In order to make Lee tho
commando r-in-chief they have had to abuse
Js6. Davis In the most nnmitigated terms. The
Southern people have listened to this abuse,
have not rebuked It, haye thoroughly sympa-
thized with II. So far 70 good; but when they
como to the next step they will discover that
the people are no moro anxious to DO shot
under Lee than under Davis. The Southern
people Joined In the TRADE against Davis be-
cause he has robbed and murdered themlwAh-
out mercy; dragged them through an ocean
Of blood and tears, and failed to
supply them with the brilliant and
beautiful independence which he promised.
A. soon - General Lee attempts to 60 on with
this. kind Of business the people will array
themselves against him. They do not want
more war for disunion under another leader.
They want peace under anybody who will give
II to them forthwith Look at the people Of
Savannah, and You will see tho whole Southern
people exempliHed. They are heartily tired
and sick OF the rebellion, and by showing them
how to abuse JEFF Davis the rebel leaders have
shown them just the way to get rid Of Leo If
he shall turn out to be fighter instead Of
peacemaker. The fact that Lee will probably
nsugurate his rule by putting negroes into the
army will add to his unpopularity and hasten
the downfall of tho confederacy. H
The hurrah about tho Monroe doctrine Il not
moro successful bit Of diplomacy. It cuts
both ways, like two-edged sword. The rebel
leaders mean It all for effect in Europe; but
they forget that the Southern people are listen
Ing, rejecting, deciding. The day for Euro
pean recognition has past forever England
and France would not interfere when they
could, and now they could not II they would.
They refused to aid the rebellion when 1t was
strong, and now they dare not ally themselves
with its weakness. AT one time Europe and
the rebels together might have been too power
full for tina North; but now we have crushed the
rebellion almost lifeless, and can defy the
rest Of the world. All the shrcwd.-, arti-
clos upon the Monroe doctrine in the
rebel papers, therefore, 60 for nought
when they 90 TO Europe Napoleon and
Palmerton may sigh, and wish they had
and declare what they would have
done had they known that the war would end
IN this way; but that viii do the rebels no
good and w no harm. sun those articles upon
the Monroe doctrine are not without their
influence II were pity that 50 much fine
writing, 70 say nothing Of the Ink and paper,
should be wasted. The glowing pictures Of
reunion; the statistics OF the immense forces Of
the reunited nation; the eloquent descriptions
OF our bold advance northward to Canada and
southwark V Mexico; the glittsring adjcctivcs
showered upon our soldiers and sailors, and the
epithets applied 70 the myrmi-
dons Of monarchy-sll these have . trsmen-
dous effect, but II Ii upon the minds of the
Southern people, and n most disastrous
to the rebel leaders. When we originated
the idea Of uniting the armies Of the
North and South 70 sweep monarchy from this
continent we did not do SO TO benefit the rebel
lion. On the contrary, We knew that the
Southern peoplsiwsre. always the most devoted
70 the Monroe doctrine, and We were sure that
they would be eager to enter upon such . cru
SADIE. They are 80 to-day. They see thatin
disunion there Is weakness, In union there Is
strength. While automatically appealing to
Europe the rebel leaders have converted their