New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-14

month Of November next Will con
tain two anniversary dates OF grea
,r,~rest for IL was on November
,os, e,,v wears ago. that Tho Great Elk
r~sition.'' as the contemporary issues OF
Ths Tribune styled It In its headlines ano
on its editorial page, captured Port Royal
= and II was on the following day
.,s. CAPTAIN Wilkes. In command OF the
1rn,ted States frigate San Jacinto. pre-
c,nitated the country into critical dip
,orat,c dilemma and heightened the JOY
=, the people by forcibly removing Messrs.
Mason and slidel. the Southern commits
,,oners TO European powers. from the
British mail boat Trent in the Bahama
Channel.
These events were the nrst OK any
moment following the disaster OF Bull
Run which carried with them any oppor-
,unity for popular rejoicing in the North
and the people took full advantage OF It
How that Joy grew is indicated by the sue
cession Of editorial comments printed In
The Tribune from day 10 day. On Novem-
her Q two DAYS after the bombardment OF
Port Royal. the news OF the success OF
the Union guns began TO leak through IN
tentative way, and The Tribune re-
marked. IT the capture Of Beaufort has
really been achieved 1t will be the most i'm
nortant event OF the war 10 the present
time on November y II was quite def
pitely known that the North had won.
The following days editorial on The Vic
,orv in the South" began in this wise:
Eve have more glorious news from Beau
fort and the Great Expedition. The eT-
dsnce OF our success comes from the rebels
themselves. and it is so plainly evidence
against interest as the law has the phrase.
that we may multiply by ten every en-
coursg1ng item. So far from taking their
favorable statements with a grain Of salt,
We may add as much seasoning as we
choose" And IN the fulness Of Joy. the
editorial writer's could not restrain them
selves from beginning another editorial
nth thes. words: 1T is not often that in
one dav such a variety OF great news can
he nublished as We put forth this morn
ing"
with paans rising from his heart, writer
NOW dipped into his ink with double Joy tc
this effect:
"or-R VICTORY IN THE SOUTH.
"A great portion OF our space is this
morning November "A. a week after the
hsttls, given I'D 10 the topic which engages
the attention Of all. filing every heart with
exaltation and lighting up every eye with
the Ere OF a noble enthusiasm"
Then. on November II, the news OF the
cspturo Of Mason and Slidell was received
and pr ted
The fr~- flush OF feeling over, the editor
settles back now with easy confidence thai
1.-THE War for the Union" is looking W
and writes. under the head OF Mason anc
siden":
Whatever complications may arise from
the arrest on board British ship OF The
lord higi commissioners Of secession &c
the great powers OF Western Europe, :.
js certain that the faces Of loyal American:
broadened into a universal grin at the In
telligence Of their capture. 1t was the III
conclusion Of week Of good news-the best
that We have had since treason broke out
r into rebellion"
The news UP 70 this time had not beer
very heartening The lack Of definite &C
cor1plishrnent on the part of Fremont anc
Mcclellan was beginning TO irritate. anc
a needless loss Of some fine men in Virginia
near Leesburg stirred up popular feeling
On October 81. General Winfield Scott
energetic in spirit, although unable TO wall
any distance. much less ride horse, ow'
ing 70 infrrnities OF age, resigned. being