New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-12-13

Mariners always anticipate stormy weather IN
pessing the Great Capes. Il Is alike true OF ha'-
teras and the Horn The Sh4sf State has similar
perils to encounter. We wss nohed upon the
stormy Atlantic of our presass 3f4ge, and plunged
into its billows, by those tvs renowned political
navigators. Commander Pierce aud Pilot Douglas.
We lave had stormy, but on tho whole sue
cessful passage thus far. We have psssed our Hat
teras and are row facing the gales and brsvlng 'he
storms of cur Horn. There is conmotlOn among
thr passenrerr. and little threatened mutny; but
the GOOD ship is tight staunch and strong, snd she
voices Of a valiant aud iHdOmtsbls crew ring loud
and clear above the tempest "Cheory, boys
CHEEKY. boys" "Al 3 right, all s we'll" We
arc rapidly passing To the broad Pacific, where the
ruists and the SHOWS, the winds and the storms oil
our voyage will be forgotten 10 pscid and peaceful
waters. We cannot hearken to voices that exag-
rerate our perils nor TO counsels that bid US turn
back. With lons girded and spirits high and
crsfs that has hitherto borne the brunt OF every
conflict, without opening seans or shvenng
spar, We confidently count upon successful and
happy termination Ia our present enterprise.
This fgurative exposition of the condition OF
public affairs needs no Interpretation. In our po-
ltical concerns, there are always plenty oil PeoPie
to magnify small national disorders and to create
imaginary Ones Just now the effort to do THIS Is
in very busy hands But as heretofore IL Will
socn die out. John Browns ghost will soon be
laid, and then all will be quiet again. so soon Is
our more youthful and ardent members OF Congress
get fairly warm in their seats, and begin to feel the
sedatiye physical influences that flow from iuGu-
nous eating and drinking, when the Christmas
HOLIDAYS shal come, we shall witness very
marked abatement of the existing furry Of speech
at Washington And when the UniOn-saying meet
ngs in our large cities shall be over, our agtated
responsibilities and quivering devotees OF Trade
will subsde into their usual dull routine. People
profess to be frightened and to see pOrents IN the
sky. and to trembls for some imaginary future OF
instruction and rebellion, and disunIOn, and CIVIL
war, and we do not know what other extrava-
eance. But it is the tremOr of chronic hmdity,
the apprehension of very dull minds and very
weak nerves. Who is to be the authors OF
these calamties, whence they are TO come
how they ara to come nobody can tell, nobody
in the North propose nothing, absolutely nothing,
but to mind their own business. There IS not
bomb, nor q shell, nor pike Except intellectual
opes) preparing in all our borders for any illegal or
improper purpose whatever. People have said
John Brown was a brave man, and exhibited moral
qualities that were an ornament to human nature.
This is the head and front of NoTtherH offending
no more. How is it with the nine millions OF the
South Are they going to provoke or bring on a
conflict, to CRY havoc, and let slip the dogs OF war
DO they want any more agitation at home than they
have got Is not all nigg,rdom sufficiently excited
already Does not Mr. Wise say that neither Lie
nor property is worth having IN Virginia IN the ex-
sting state of alarm and trepldation Does not
Mr. Senator Chestnut say that the South lies bleed
ing and pOwerlessl Who, then, is to bring on
hese imaginary horrors that torment the imagina-
ton of our terror-struck old women in pantalOons