New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-29

fatal ente,pr;se. on q mere abstract principle
for the benefit Of despised race who had a'tains
IN give them for their services. Whenever their
own Pro-SIsyery zeal led them to such iorss io'o
Kansas, they never Undertook it unless taeS nso
reason to think they were ten to ooe again" Ioe't
enemies, and with the knowledge that toey n'a
the whole forces Of the General governments az
their back. Having been ignomlbiousiy deieaseo
and driven out of Kansas, in spite Of thes, ODDS
they are by no means certain that the terrible
Broxu may not Yet be able to drive them OUT Of
virginia also, though half dead and In chains.
We know very well that it 10 hard arguing with
men in pauic-in confessed fright lestthefe may
be . repetition of the attack. But one would think
that little worldly wisdom and Disc elton might
chow them that the course they are pursuing
preci,ely the one to invite further invasion. and
to stimulate a spirit of insurrection among their
slsyes The Lynch law, under the forms OF CON-
mon law, by which men unit to be out OF tneir
beds are buried to mock trial, is of itself con-
fession of weakness, only encouraging to desperate
men of the quality OF Brown and his companions
if any such survive, and have q mind to pursue bis
that there s an extensive conspiracy at the North
TO free the slaves, of which this daring attempt
was the first demonstration, would not seem 10 De
the most effectuM way to keep tue minds OF the
slave population calm and quiet in the enjoyment
of the blessings of their lot. This summary dis.
position of Capt Brown, should it be carried
through, would have the effect votsire said the
execution Of Admiral Byng was designed to have
-"pour encourdgsr les dutres to encourage
others TO 20 aud do likewise. Beside the acsusl
terrors of the vicinsge, thu desire of turning the
affair into good, available political capital, hiss,
unquestionsbly, led to the proceedings now going
Cd. 1t is not likely that the zeal of the Democ-
racy can be famed to more fervent heat than
what it now CLOVIS withal, by any such agitation
Bot it is hoped by exsggerstng the dangers OF this
attack, to frighten some of the more tmid RePub-
leans into supporting the National faction, which
had not the prudence to foresss and preysntt eveo
when told beforehand of IT, But We think we may
assure Gov Wise and Senator Mason that the Re
publcans are not such fools ss they take them for.
While disappearing of the invasion of Virginia by
Brown, on principle, as much as they that Of
Kansas BY Titus, and Pate, and Buford, they can
not think the peace of the country likely to be msln-
tanned by keeping the men in power who had the
yillapy to promote the one while they had not the
energy to hinder the other. Il is not their notion
that HOUSEKEEPING is to be cured by retaining no
torious burglars on the police. We are of the
opinion that more rather than less persons will be
led to the conclusion, by the af,ir at Hsrper'S
Ferry and it's consequences, that the fret thing to
be done is to strip off the livery from our present
diseracefu servants at Washington, and see whether
new set will not do the work better. Certainly
they cannot do il worse.