New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-11

of FiGbustering, which have flooded the land. Be
Geve Southern man az he believes himself and you
must regard England and the kindred States as
the birthplace of impurity Of mind among men and OF
unchastity in women-the lone of Free Love, of
Fouierism, Of InfGelity, of Aboliionism, Of false
teachings in political economy and IN social hei
land saturated with the drpIings OF rotten pliloso-
ply, with the poisonous infections of fanatic
press; without honor or modesty; whose wisdom is
laitfy cunning, whose vaor and manhood nave oeeh
s"siio"ed up In a corrupt, h0wDhg uehaSoe!,
aud In the marts of dishoDest commerce Is
Tue merchants OF NewlOrk who ut out snlps iu VIC
slave-trade, and carry it in Yankee ships. IL Is
the capital OF the North which supports, and IL Is
Northern men who concoct and execute, the hilious
tering expeditions which have brought discredIt on
the SEye'bolding States In the large cities people
are corrupted by itinerant and ignorant ecrers-ln
tie towns aud in the country by all unprncped press
Tue populations, indeed, know how to read and write
but they dOdt know how TO think, and they are the
easy victims OF the wretcbed impostors on all the
olj les and isms who The Tep ion and sub
Fist by lecuiDg subjects which the innate vices OF
mankind induce them to accept tn gerness while
they the garb of philosophical distractions to
their nasnes in deierence to contemplate and
universal hypocrisy.
"Wbo fills the butcher shops with large blue Hesr'
Assuredy the New. England demon who has been per-
scouting the South until its otolerbe cruelty and IN
science forced her, in spasm Of agony TO rend her
chains asunder. The New-Englander musl pave some
thing persecute and he has hunted down all ms
IndAns burnt all his witches, and persecuted aii DIS
oppopents TO the death be invented Abooni-m the
sole lett to him for the graicat on OF mr.
vorite passion Next to this motive principle hls oe
sire to make money dishonesty tncklly. neaniy, anS
shabby. He has acted on it in all his relations Win
the South and has cheated and plundered her In all MS
dealings by villanous tariffs. IL one Objects that the
South most have been party TO TINS, because ber
boast is that her statesmen have ruled the Govern
meut Of the country, you are told that the South
yielded out OF pure good-neture: Now however
rhe will have free-trade, AID will open the coast
Il. and alu
the hated Yankees who long monopollzed and maze
their fortunes by it. Under all the varied bur
dens and mi-eries to which she was subjected, the
South held fast TO her sheetanch0r. South CarOIha
the mooring ground IN which found toe sufest
hold The doctrine of State Rights her salvation,
and the fercer the ragged against her-the more
etouty demagogy, Immigrant prePonderance, ana the
blasts Of universal suffrage bore down on her threat
ening to sweep away the vested Interests oil the Souh
in her right govern the Statesthe greater was her
confidence and the more Tesolutely sbe held on her
cable. The North attracted hordes of Ignorant Ter
mans and Irish" and the scum OF Europe, whlle the
SOuth repeled them. The industry the capital OF the
North increased with raTdity, uIder the in
fueBce of cheap labor and manufacturing ingenuity
and enterprise, in the villages which swelled INTO
towns, and the towns which became cities, under the
unenyious eve of the South. She, on the contrary,
lied on slowly, clearing forests and draining swamps
TO find new cotton-grounds and rce-feds for the en-
poyment of her only industry and for the development
Of Ter only capital" involuntary labor The tide
saw the districts ihto which she claimed the night 70
introduce that capital cloed against her. and occupied
by free labor. The doctrine of squatter sove egnty
and the force Of hostile tariffs, which placed heavy
duty on the very articles which the South most re-
qured conf leted the Of injuries to which sue
WINS subjected aud the spirit Of dsconent found vent
ia fiery debate in personal insults and in acrimonious
speaking and writing, which Increased IN nen-iy In
roportion the Abolition movement, and the contest
bet ween the Federal principle and State Rights be-
came more vehement. i am deslrous Of showing In q
f7w words for the information of English readers
how il is that the Confederacy which Europe knew
siuIly 10 political entity has succeeded in dividing
itself The slave States held the doctrine, say they
did that each State independent as France or
England but that for certain purposes they chose
common agent TO deal with foreign nations and 10 im
pore for the purpose OF paying the expenses OF
the agency. We, 1t appears, talked Of American
citizens when there were no such be0gs at ALL There
were indeed citizens Of the Sovereign State of
South Carolina, or Of Georgia or FLORIDA, who per-
nitted themselves 10 pass under that designation but
il was merely matter of personal convenience. IL
will be difficult for Europeans TO understand ths
,rine nothing like 1t har been beard before, and
such Confederation Of sovereign States has ever
isied In any country in the world The Northern
that it existed here and claim for t1e Federal
Government powers not compatible with snch as-ump-
tiopr IAey have lived for the Union they served il,
they labored for and made money by 1t. man as a
New-York man was notLing-as an American citizen
le was great deal. a South Carolinian objected to
lose biz identity in any description which included Bim
and Yankee clockmaker' III the came category
The Union war against him; he remembered that he
came from a race OF English gentlemen who had been
persecuted by the lie will not call
item the anc, stOrs--Oi the Purans Of New-Englsnd
aud be though h that they were animated by tue
hos ,ilty TO himself. lie proud Of old names and
be felt pleasure in tracing ts connection with old fam
lilies in tue old country. His plantations held by
old charers had been In the hands OF bis fathers for
several generations; and he delighted to remember
that when the SturIs were banshed from their throne
aud their country the burgesses Of South Carolina had
solemnly elected the wandering Charles King OF their
State and had offered him an ssy lum and kingdom.
The philosophical historian may exercise his ingenuity
in cOnecturing what would have been the result If the
fugitive had carried biz fortunes to Charleston.
South Carolina contains "a, 900 square miles and
population of 10000 inhabitants, OF when $4,000
are black slaves In the old rebellion il distracted
between revolutionary principle and the oyast predi
lectOns and at least one-hali Of the planters
faithful to George Ill, dId they yield till Wash
iugton sent an army TO support their antagonists and
drove them from the colony.
In nv next letter shall give brief account of
visit OF the planters, as far as 1t can be made
consistent with the obligations which the rites and
rights of hospitality impose the guest well
upon the host These gentlemen are wellbred, cour-
teous, and hospltabe. genuine aristocracy, they
have time cultivate their minds, to apply themselves
TO politics and the guidance Of public affairs. They
travel and read love field sports, racing, shooting
hunting and fishing, are bold horsemen, and good
shots But, after all their State is a modern Spar
tam aristocraey resting helotry, and with
nothing else to rest upon Although they profess
and i believe, indeed, sincerely TO hold opinions
In opposition to the opening Of the slave
trade il nevertheless true that the clause In the
Constitution of the Confederate States which pro-
hibited the importation Of negroes was especially and
energetcally resisted by them, because they say it
seemed to be an admission that Slavery in itself
evil and wrong. Their rwhoe system rests on Slavery
and as such they defend it. They entertain very
aggerated ideas of the military strength OF their little
community, although may do tull justice to Its
military spirit. Out Of their whole population they