New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-26

for the fight is waiting for Gen. Scott, and Gen.
Scott is terrifying the city of Washington. Mar
shal Turenne is supposed to be at Richmond
with the flower Of the French army, and the
Great Condo is at Manassas Junction, ut the
head of the adsar ced corps. Marshal SAKE, with
the German CoDie lerates, is at Memphis. We
shall wait little while, say six Inonths-the
Marshal has not yet quite got Richmond fortified
--be must have time for that, and then we shall
place him under siege. There is another plan
which you shall know under strict secrecy. Our
cid friend, Mr.. Critteuden,
SoperGuou. lag, the tbs stage"
Mr.. CrittendeD, say, is coming here with
4 dozen new pocket handkerchiefs, and We are to
have the big yearly SWIVEL and SLAYER over the
UniUn. 1t is our semi-annual visitation, like the
two eauinoxes. We hope TO be able TO settle
an this trouble without fighting. All that our
Southern brethren want :" Is to be let alone,
and that is a reasonable request and ought to be
granted. We shall send you home, boys, 10
Your anxious mothers about August l. There
has been no great harm done yet. The cost has
not been over q billion. Some unfortunate
men have been killed, poor fellows! but we can
not help il now. We understand the true theory
Of this Government. Ii ia to elect Presidents,
and Governors and Members Of Congress, and
divide out Offices. Property can take care OF
Nself and no can persons. Our cousins down
6osth will hang one man and tar and feather
snother-that we cannot help. II Northern men
would not 90 there, we should hear nothing OF
this
This is what some men, and men Of power
TOO, would say in Washington, if they were hon.
est and should speak out. This is the secret
motive which holds your army inactive, and
binds the strong men in thongs. 1t viii not DO
Lieut. Gen. Scott Messeurs Secretaries, whoever
Il Is, you will walk over burning mari before
you make such lame and impOtent conclusion
D that Tie wide nation loathe tie name Of
Compromise, and viii spew it out Of their
mouths. There are hundreds Of thousands who
would, this hour, rather see your capital city
with not enc stone left upon another than
20 have this Government wiped from the
memories of men, as it would De by such a
suicide. If you compound, make the attempt
with this most wicked rebellion, you smite your
Constitution with death-blOw. You have baked
and blundered long enough in this blind leading
the blind. The people now do not care the value
Of a mustard.seed whether they have temporary
anarchy from which is to come Government
worth the name, OF such miserable husk and
shell Of Administration as they have had for sow
and Illuminating years. Nay, they would prefer
the passages which lead TO the safety Of stable
power through fire and blood.
Ttey know, and so do l, that the idle waiting
across the river ia without excuse, though moi
perhaps without a purpose. Gentlemen. you
who have put on sock and buskin TO play war
tragedy to the eroundBogs cast off your stage
trsppDgs, and roll your new scenery back ON
fts sheayes and come out in your native charac-
tiers. If you deceive yourselves you impose on
nobody else You can do one Of two things,
carry out the will OF the people or resign your
places. You may be sure of one end if you at
tempt to betray the nation-yOu will resign or
ae resigned. The fashion of elevating heads at
Temple Bar is little obsolete TO be sure, but
the propelDg power Of files of soldiers can be
applied to distractions in the path Of an in.
censed and msddened population, striding on to
vindicstioD and victory.
"What do goa know about war aud admin
istzatop I" Nothing, perhaps; but have CON-
mon sense, and possibly uncommon vanity in this
locality. 1 cannot make watch, but there are
sD1ne things about the machinery that l uuder-
stand as well ss if 1 had spent half of my life
ct cbronometers and CoOper's duplex movements.
Know nothing of differeotial or integral calcu-
lus, but know that any brave man with an
ordinary head can take our soldiers to Richmond
in ten days, and dbperse the mob of treason.
What do care for toe soil OF Virginia, or what
cares any one elsef 1t ia the same sort OF dirt,
Only little drtier, of the crust Of the globe
everywhere.
If you caunot carry on the war yourselves, invite
proposals to have it done by contract and you shall
receive ofers thicker tban the offers for Treasury
Notes Put the capare of Richmond up TO the
lowest bidder and let the wiping out Of Memphis be
Knocked down 10 the smallest sum. Three States
Wisconsin, Iowa, and Kansas, will bring you tho
keys of every fortress on the frontier, from the
Rocky Mountains to the Red River Of the North.
So far you have been but the brakes on the wheel
and the ballast in the bold. The more money you
will spend honestly, in good faith, the more you can
have. The more men you viii kil, not wantonly,
but for certain results the more will take their
places. You can have every Border State in qaiei,
and every Gulf Territory held by occupation, in SIX
and to God if you allow war to 90 on beyond that
time This ID not the bsbble OF foolish tongue it
is the belief and comment Of men whom you cannot