New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-20

S,Jor, for Southern solution--the "irrepresslble
t.na;ct" in their very midst The genuine great
-. Of the South must be worked out by free
labor. Slavery alone will only insure Its aP)ect
depepdepco This is a hard conclusion to come
70 But the experiment of Southern Conied-
eracy is the best thing in the world to hasten III
and it's working"
9. But this conclusion seems likely, a'ter all
20 coras too late for the South to reap the Dem
oft thereof. The Caltirator's suggestion OF
" mixed husbandry" seems likely to DC aooP.eu
oerforce King Cotton, erewhle inflated WIN
vanity and bombast, and now Frustrated before
Che more modest professions OF corn, seems
Ikalr 70 lose his throne permanently. Witness
tbe nrgeut movements being MADE IN lle olu
Ivor,a 60 institute the cotton culture IN various
80 Of the world. Those efforts are necessary
for present prosperity there, and they viii be
continued for future security. Under me most
favorable circumstances, the cotton crop OF tue
coming year at the South viii be deficient
EVERYBODY here is planting, and urging Others 70
plant, corn. The foreign culture OF cotton, men,
will be established; and when the South has got
out of the mire Of Secession, and just ready 10
luxuriate "a her expected harvest Of free'trade,
10! the hen which laid the golden eggs has been
killed in the process Cotton will be had with
out their sovereign will aud pleasure. Prices
will fall. Corn and other products advancing In
price, there will be equal or greater profit IN
their cultivation Thus the monopoly Of cotton
will gradually and surely leave the South. Her
scepter will depart, and not only Il" mixed hus-
bsndry" but free labor will be found necessary
10 recuperste the country, and to develop its re-
sources of prosperity and greatness. This pro-
vision Of the future is 4" working in the South
ern mind.
A. The prospect Of Canadian annexation to the
North, is great disappointment to the South
1t does not look like that rOtting Of wharVes and
grass growing in city streets which was looked
for with passion blinded eyes, and, it is to be sad
with sorrow, really desired by revengeful and
rnsled spirit There is an attempt TO ridlcule 1T
but il is like the smile on the face OF death.
Now and then we hear something about Letting
the Northern States into the Southern Conied-
eracy, if-and if-and if" But this is during
the fever periods: then the chill comes on, and
there is getting to be not little shivering and
chattering of teeth--an uneasy consciousness that
after all we shall be left "out in the cold"
Add to the signs of the uncOnquerable vitality of
She North, the very general discOuntensnce which
The Secession movement meets abroad, and there
is,abundaut reason for the uneasy sensation which
develops itself everywhere-the feeling that all
is not right in Venice"
5. But the worst feature Of the "work is the
unexpected developments in the border States.
The glorious ground-swell for the Union there
il o bitter disappointment. The fact cannot be
concealed, though it is sought to be covered un-
der fippsncy. The "wOrk" hasn't worked"
as far as was expected. Neither would II have
gone 90 far as it has, but for the expectation
that all the Slave States would unite in Secs
sion, and thereby make it pesceable measure,
as well as give it an unexpected dignity. But
now the back of Secession is broken. 1t must
dwarf down from its promised magnificent pro-
portions into the undignifed and immoral attitude
of rebellion. 1t loses all ito moral force. This
is obvious from the fact that, in the Union the
border States are most evidently the beet judges
Of the necessity or prOprety Of Secession. Their
proximity to the Free States both gives them
better knowledge Of. facts to guide them and e1-
poses them to greater injuries q, pretexts. If
tey have suffered nothing to justify such retalia-
ton, and if they find the real feelings toward
them Of the Northern people to be fraternhl,
what ia the excuse which the remote and unin-
formed Gulf States can offer to justify outrage
upon Government Of their own selection
6. Tins the wave Of Secession 10 staid. But
that is not the worst of it for the Southern Con-
federates. The cry now is-iok out for its re-
turn. With terrific violence it rushed forward,
and threatened to overbear all resistance. Its
recession may be equally violent and Oyerwhelm.
lug. This morning, the intelligence came from
Tennessee of 10000 majority for the Union, and
1000 against even tampering with it; and, at
The same time we hear the voice Of the Old Do
nirien true 10 the last to the preoepts Of her
Washington. Men ask each other as they read:
:. no YOU think the Seeded States win return
YESTERDAY one of the most essasaid and rational
of the Secession journals announced that u OIL.
ticipated, and that ere long, powerful effort at
reconstruction" o! it's working without
doubt The grand old Union, the work Of our
fathers. tie pride Of the nation, the hope Of the
world, is not yet ready TO succumb to the folly
and passion Of ignorance and prejudice. It finds
lie safeguards stil in the hearts Of its children
everywhere, who are willing 70 vote /" for il,
to give their money for ii, aye, TO fight for it;
and, il fall it must, to bsptize it with their tears
and blood
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