The details of the foreign news by the last arrival are of interest.
The London
Times compares the
United States to a dying dolphin, and thinks the fish lay quite flat at the great war meeting in Union Square. It says:
‘
Invanders as the
North are, mixed as must be the feelings of ridicule and indignation with which the word roads the acts of such men as
Butler and the arts of such men as
Fremont still pity must be the predominating settlement in every one who opens a budget of American news.
A great empire lies like a crystal under the hammer; the first blow has smote's in twain, and every one can see that if the a risen are not stayed slighter blows repeated will pound it into fragments.
New York is a ready at its wit . A few days reported a meeting called to indicate the covert way the propriety of peace.
To-day we report another meeting ended to urge on the war. It seems to have been contained a failure.
The
Mayor of New York came forward unwillingly to confess a change in the spirit of his countrymen.
He was obliged to admit that it was necessary "to stimulate the
President and others charged with the duty of suppressing the infamous rebellion" He was obliged further to admit that the meeting was necessary to "kindle the had slumbering patriotism of his country men," and what was still more important, that it was necessary his countrymen to respond with already to the call of the
Government for additional volunteers."
’
The failure of the
American Government to be
city of New York in favor of the war a very important in the more opinion of the
Atlantic cities.
It may be that conflict to the great the
South a wilderness — which would be the only consequence of arming the negroes and exciting a servile war — and all these States would prefer an independent civilized neighbor to trade with rather than a wilderness to garrison.
Through out this war we have seen this motive of self-interest active.
It is not respect for the
Constitution or fear of the consequences to civilization in the
South which have created the constant protests against abolitionist sympathies in
Europe, and against emancipation or arming the negroes to
America; it is that the man of abolition of slavery should make the
South useless to them for purposes and only a burden to them financially.
It is the turn of the life.
If
Mr. Lincoln cannot fill Union Square, we may be sure .
Archbishop Hughes's speech in
Ireland is reviewed by the London
Times in a very severe article.
It says:
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The representative of a nation which disclaims so any interference in their concerns, after paying a compliment to the in general who are "ever loyal if you give them the opportunity," proceeded in the following . "The
Irish have in many instances, as I have the strongest reasons for knowing into this war partly to make themselves apprentices, students, as it were, finishing their education in this the first opportunity offered them of becoming thoroughly acquainted with the implements of war."
’
To any one who knows the composition of our regiments, or the proportion of all military and naval commands at present held by Irishmen, such as assertion is nothing more nor less than an unblushing and impudent . To the thousands of Irishmen who are happily desirous of " thoroughly acquainted with the implements of war, " the services of their sovereign has always been open, and has always been eagerly embraced by them.
But what can
Archbishop Hughes mean by his knowledge of the motives which have actuated Irishmen to take service under the Stars and Stripes?
Why was such a sentiment applause to the echo by the little seditious coterie whom he happened to be accidentally addressing?
The audience evidently needed no interpreter of wards in themselves somewhat enigmatical.
We are forced to believe that the
Archbishop has suddenly divested himself of his character as the emissary and "friend of peace," and that he was not insecurely, at certain treasonable designs which have always been notoriously based upon the expectation of aid from American sympathizers.
How utterly futile would be any such attempts, we are happily all well aware.
But we would ask whether it is consistent with command decency of behavior that a prorate dispatched to
Europe for the sale purpose of conciliating to his employers the good will and moral support of the
European Powers, should seize the first opportunity to avow in public his expectation of a coming rupture with
England.
We have that opinion of the direction of the Envoy himself that his prognostications, whether for good or evil are to us a matter of consummate indifference.
But we put it to those who have sent him across the
Atlantic, whether the cause which they have at heart is likely to be furthered by the indulgence on the part of their chosen emissary in fanfaronade which, it they mean anything at all, mean gross importance on the part of the streaker, and rank edition upon the part of his bearers.
Were
Archbishop Hughes the mouth piece of his own sentiments a one, we should have deemed him unworthy of notice; but he is here confessedly in a semi-official capacity, and in either acting according to his instructions or should be promptly visited with censure and disavowal.
