New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-10-22

huts, they viii hear Of presently BY dim watch
fires in the palmetto swsmrs, and in the ssmber
depths of the pine forests. They mean no such
war as this; neither do reckless miners who go
with unprotected lamps into fre-damp mines mean
explosion.
The simple truth Is, no more windy bombast was
ever beIched than this talk of arming at the South
since Bombaste, Forioso hung bis boots up as q
challenge TO all corners. The South knows per-
fecty well that nobody is going to attack her, and
that che is going to attack nobody. Reckless poll
t;cans, hose trade is agitation, whose chief ability
lies in brawling, who are without influence except
in seasons Of turbulence, who can hope to gain no
place fproft or of honor except when mems evil
passio ns have corrupted their judgment, will seize
this OCCASION as they have seized scores Of others
toacbeye notOriety and orise adisgracefu emin-
ence. They may succeed in come sm Ill degreen in
nuencirg the weak and alarming the timid; but the
sober and thinking people Of the South, who under
stand her condition and know both her strength and
her weakness, will have no participation in their
fol y, and will be urmoved by their madness. 1t is
esfy enough to play at soldering when the dram
shop ia close by, and battalions can stack arms
every hour to 20 and 'liquor;" pleasant enough
to 80 campaigning when companies can be dis
missed and go homet dinners need the military
chest be heavy when bushel of blank cartridges is
oil the ammunition that is needed. Ii this
were all that were requisite for dsunion, South
Carolina would have left the Confederacy thirty
years ago. But an army in the field is quite an
other matter. Government might advertise for
contractors to keep that State in order, and find
men enough in this city who would agree to DO itat
a very low figure. But South Carolina in revolt
must find her own resources. Where are they7
The frat requisite is money. Where is it to come
FROM Let the d6ubter glance at the price OF
stocks in this market and mark the difference be-
tween Northern and Southern State bonds. That
difference is not without reason. She is not in good
credit either here in England, and on the CONT
nent of Europe che is almost without any, They
refuse already to buy the bonds OF the Sayeholdlng
States of the Union on the Paris Bourse, and IN
Holland they are sold with difficulty. Let her
make the first serious movement at seeding from
the Union, and she could not raise dollar. Her
bonds would fall at once to zero everywhere and
bankrupt in credit, with an empty treasury, In
what condition is she to undertake war;
The possibility of ..disuniOn on the part OF the
South ia almost too absurd either for discussion or
rdicule In the first place, she does not intend it;
in the second place, she hasn't tie power to make
the attempt even if she had the will; and finally,
she could not accomplish it if she had both the
will and the power to make the attempt. The
local police at Washington are quite strong enough
to suppress any ncipient rebellion at the seat OF
Government and revenue cutter of Charleston
bar would be likely to make blue rosettes in South
Carolina as scarce us blue roses.