New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-11
other food on credit since the Winter The Federal forces
and the ioyali-is Of Illinois now hold the passage Il

no car~o+- can pass Cairo. The blockade by
being by hs lime complete, 1t is difficult TO see how
tie war can he supported while the Southern corn
CT p is rowing. Strong appeas, we observe, are
made 10 the planters to grow instead Of cotton
this year; but beside that the crops have to grow,
there ir getting any work done the plantations
The summoned TO the war, with al so"s
above sixteen; and their oveTseers are not often
al0 ed 10 remain, however strong are the reInOn-
strnuces OF the prop ietOr Thus lett 10 the anate-
ment OF old gentlemen BOYS, ladies', and taking nd-
vantage of the general excitement the negroes are be-
glnning 10 ma holiday; aud il the community de-
per d. on them Tor TODD, il likely to sufcr hunger
Whatever may lie the fact about the exiting ply III
particular laoes the fact Of dearth in any one state
while all foUd-markets IA cut OIL points 10
short Duration of the war.
In the third place, there is the question OF the ne
gots free and bond. In tie South the free negroes are
anxlousy and VeremptOTily summoned 70 the W.T.
Their money il invested in Southern loans and they are
put under drill soldiers, set to work On ioiics-
tions. Their zeal il eXtoed in the newspapers, OUT
their Northern kindred well understand that hey are
thus he ket out Of mischief There is little exec
iaor Of serIug them any battlefield but they
spprar, it will not be, their kindred ray, to fight win
their beet friends Ia the Free States the people OF
color ae eager TO help on the loyal side hey nave
for many weeks past formed Themselves into comla-
Mrs and go themselves drilled and armed-re used al
present. place in the loyal forces but received to he
ready for the call which they believe will come Inc
authoit of Penney lvania have refused passage
through their State TO companits OF free negroes RON
extend their organization week by week. lhey are
rot very large element in the populh'iohi ou'
they avow their determination 10 offer themseNes W
man leaving only the nfIm rnd children out OF tbeir
training ,stem They certainly believe thai the ques-
ton il hat # the abo ion OF Slavery ana
ton has the ous ervOr and solemniliy Whch beht
such an occasion the redemption OF their race udef
encb circumstances the mood Of the slaves becomes
very in ing inquiry. Thus far, the most certain
fsc is that wherever any Federal force has appeared
slaves have deserted 10 them at every opportunity
Hitherto they have been all returned III Was 20 10
MARYLAND and IL so IN FLORIDA; ana We near lhe
sgme story from every station of the United States
troops After the frst collision in the field there VIII
G an end Of returning deserten; and the iugluVes
will be too useful as guides and alds 10 oe
slighted. The dispatch Of Governor Andrew,
of Massachusetts, shows the changing feeling
Of the North on this point of policy IL Is
erted with much detail IA 10 have every appear
ance Of truth that mounted bands are trained IN wan
ous States and especially in the Northwest, iOr TIE
purpose of running oil slaves, aod If necessary, OF
raising them in insurrecton. We hear OF an in-urrec
tion in Kentucky and, whether IT Is true or mol, we
shall hear Of more, both because the owners he al
wavs fancyipg plots and because tie slaves seize
every occasiou of relaxed supervision to hep Them
selves what it pleases them TO take and TO 90 Al
present the known facts are that the Tree bAk, are
preuared - take part in the war, and that Ihere
!, a uurpore on the part Of tbese blacks and
their ffieLds to the opportunity Tor put'lng az
end to the captivity Of their There are lnc1ents
connected with this which lead us to the fourth con-
eiGer 4tion.
The fourth consideration is Of the quality o. tie
Southern army What sOr Of soldiers the Northern
men will make can hardly Judge by facts. II Is
the boast of the South that the force for the Mexican
war was furnished chiefly by that section; and the AZ
serion is ratified by the Northern boast that the Free
States supplied very small force TO that HtrOclOns
war; and that that contingent consi-ted mainly Of the
ADVENTURE class who always sent away to dis
lance with great alacrity. Except In the Seminole
war ia Florida, the Northern men have hardly ap-
peared in the field at all, and there they contracted
most favorsbly with the Southern troops. They little
knew what they went for They unaware hat
the object Of the so-caled the capture Of
caped s4ves together with the children OF negro
" women who bad mated with Indians, on the Southern
len that the children follow theforune, Of the moher
When the truth came out, the heartburflns IN the
North was enough 10 account, with other Ike
provocaiions, for the present conflict. Parents aud
al society mourned the young men slaughtered by ln
Gians in the swamps in such cause. But the uuolt
mnde tbemselye, reputation for spirit ard d'ciline
which hHs never been rivaled by Southern sOlGicry.
When we hear of the military genius Of the South,
we naturally turn TO what we know. We know
something of the Mexican war, of which they make
their boat. We know what a miserable enemy they
had there and we know vi ma, miserable hand they
made II several of the enterprses Of the oamIeisn
There is testimony enough 20 prevent lr beng ever
forgotten that the commanders we're at tber VILE end
TO lei their troops out AID home again and what e. do
with them while abroad. In the absence Of discipline
on the one hand and Of dne legal authority on TIE
other ofenses were constantly occurring which there
proper means oi uehnnR Nlthi ana PUNISH
nents were inflicted which disgusted every forei1ner
In the force iaud there many immigrants from
kurope Soldiers were tied neck and knees together,
and ret down by the roadside, 10 be mocked by tie
troops marching past. Whatever could break mans
spirit OF torture bis passions was invented
10 supply the deficiency Of authority anu
lie troops grew wilder every day. When or
dered TO purrue the enemy they piled their
arms and went to play. When appointed to any
servi as part OF scheme they announced that they
were going home and the commanders cured the
name Of volunteers. The practical question now IL
whether that boasted Southern army and the present
are at all of the quality. All that know
is that that army must be composed Of certain ele-
ments The Shareholders a mere handful Of mem
and of them know that very few are likely to fight
their Northern kindred and customers with any lirh
The nonslavebolders the larges element; and they
showed their quality in Mexico and in kHnsas The
better part in the Kansas case went TO Northern
views rs soon ne they learned what they were; and
tie worse portion mere banditii. The free
blacks will hardly be cent North. 1t If announced
that the Indians Of three tribes have offered their
vices TO the Confederacy but they will he employed
near home no doubt if at all 1t is impossible to fore
rec what the campaign will be like, in circumstances
30 singular; but We may remember, while awaiting
news, that the military reputation OF the South, such
AZ il is has been gained in felds where there was
honor win; and that the Sou bern vaunt is Of the
bravery, and not Of the discipline, Of the so-caed
ChivalIy.
On the whole these four considerations seem 10
point 10 q not distant conclusion, and to desutory
kind Of conflict meantime. Tidngs may be the way
TO contradict or TO confirm hs view but the facts on
which il is founded 10 be clear in their sub
stance as they are serious in their significance.