New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-23


by the rush Of the revolutionary torrent whlch
they had lie! loose.
A born Yankee who gets his own liSlog, and
never III his lie appropriated without consideration
a dollar of another mans wages, il. Of course. Ia
capsble Of aporehendlug what it is to be " one of
the Chiyalry." and member If a First Family.
But we nevertheless. tske tie libert, of believing
that it must sometimes be the most ubhapPy OF
coudit ops. The number If realities in this life Of
which sensitive man may have some legitimate
apprehension is great that he is IN very pltaOle
circumstances who is compelled to be afraid nj
things which pebean northern boy. not out of nis
pei,lcoars would face, With wooden sword
without winclpg Here comes 10 us, for Instance,
Virginia Democratic news paper The Bim Ridge
Republican, with IL. leading article hesded Fire.
brands Afoat," and it is evident that the whole
County Of CulPePper is in an alarming state OF
psuc, seeing Visions Of outrage and arsoo, and
dreaming dreams Of throit- cut from ear TO ear.
Perhaps it is our distance from the scene ofdstre",
perhaps a want of proper constituencies and chNal
tic sentiment which naturally attends those who
have mot in thar v.;~- -issio drop vf tnat blood
which has flowed through al unbroken line OF Viz
ginia cavsliers; but We cannot help suggesting
the Inquiry. whether a "fce brand that was
"anoat" would not be likely to be what the negroes
called squenched," and whether the apprehension
that the river would be set on fire by thu; means
Vas not eighty premature. AZ any rate We con
TESS without the slightest blush of shame that did
We live N a community where floating hrebrands
exposed us To such terrors, We should flee at once,
like the wicked man, whom no one pursueth, to the
nearest depot of the Underground Railroad, If no
better refuge were offered ne, and escape to
country where We could have the blessed privilege
of becoming "uud SILL and enjoying an undis-
turbed belief that any combuStble which 10 we'll
overheard is past all mischief.
The particular fire. brand which has recently
spread ts gairish and fehtiu ard portentous light
through the Culpepper region of Virginia. came
through the Post. Office, and Z" the wrapping being
paper, ACCIDENTALLY came open, which, consider
Dg the nature of the Enclosure, was not strange.
Such accidents, however, TO Northern packages
are not uncommon in Southern Post Offices, and
can only be looked upon o. presidential. The
package in question was addressed 10 Maria G..
Underwood, the wife of Mr. John G.. Underwood,
now Of this city but formerly of Virginia, though
that Of course, could have had nothing to do with
the accident which happened to it. But having
happened several gsntlemen'-of course, gentle.
men, being Virglnians; the trihing act Of tamper-
ing with the mails being eIcUsabe under the
Circumstances the package belonging only TO
wcmah--" several gentlemen" gave it a careful
examination. 1t was found TO contain a few
pamphlets entitled Views Of American Slavery
Taken Century Ago" and bearing the imprint
of The Association Of Friends for the Diffusion
"of Religion. and Useful Know ledge, Of Phiadel-
pl!a. Tie book, copy Of which happens 70 b.,
before Us, seen: as harmless the Declaration Of
Independence, The Congressional Globe, Black
etoLe's Commentaries or the Discipline Of the
Methodist Church, works, we presume, nor alto
getter unknown III Virginia aud all quote5,from in
tbs little pamphlet. II contains, moreover, the
sentiments of Washington, OF Jefferson, % Henry
OF MISREPRESENTATION Of rhe Virginia of History
and OF u host of others of tits and other coun-
tries, none OF hon are nov alige ant particularly
itLtLtls Account OF Alflc5, h1l Wesley
Thoughts on Slavery This alarmiDgly incen.
dan document sone welLmeaDitg Ere ud in Phil
sie phia lad nj to Mrs. Underwood, as he might
have sent her reprint, were there one, Of JEFF
&" iersons Notes on Virginia, for her own ediiica-
tons and the "gentlemen' who sat in alarmed
and solemn conclaye Over it, Ike pale and qualm
ish Growers quest" over an unpleasant body,
only permitted her 10 have it after imposing upon
/ "a very high charge" IS she herself says in
calm and digDfed letter TO III. Republican, ex-
plalh'ng how the package came to be sent to her,
TIE jury however, reserved 10 themselves the
right, and conferred upon the editor Of the paper
the duty, OF acquaintlng their fellow-citlzens OF
Culpepper County Of the dangers which menaced
them, though happy averted, it might BE-, BY these
high minded men, before the FIRE Of whose patriot
is,. petal laws were as tow, when mall-bags smet
q frsbrards And the editor Of The Blue Ridge
r. gab,icar. as faithful Generator OF the public
moIsls AID sshty, has performed his task In way
,tsi stoxs him true con OF the prolific Mother n
Crea. Me-. "Tirebraals, &c declares, "are not