New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-03


within their limits, save Fort Pickens and the
inaccessible island stronsholds within the geo.
graphical limits of Florida, Selling several
Federal vessels and tho Navy-Yard at Pensacola,
while fully one-third of our little Army, hitherto
employed in the defensd of the inland frontiers
of Texas, was first demoralized and then sub
iected to captulatiOn by its traitOrous COM
mander, Twiggs, and even the stipulatiOns made
with him in its favor, were ultimately repudated
by his Confederate villains. who thus robbed the
troops of their arms, and compelled them to
surrender as prisoners of war.
This process went on unresisted, unobstructea,
in the face and eyes Of an Executive half of
whose Ministers were deep in the councils of the
unequiyocal traitors. But Congress also was in
session throughout the three Winter months, and
did nothing whatever TO arrest it. Meantime,
half our ambassadors in Europe were helping
on the treason, introducing the emissaries Of
jeff. Davis furtively to the ministers of foreign
affairs with whom they maintained official rela-
tions, and Mr.. C. j. Faulkner volunteered
formal assurance to the French Government that
no forcible resistance to the progress and tri.
umph Of Secession would DO made by the Fed
eral Government
Now we state but the most obvious, undeni-
able truth when we say that if Austria. or Great
Britain, or Russia, had suffered herself in like
manner and without q shadow of resistance, to
be Invested of Hungary, Of Ireland, of Poland,
respectively. the other Great Powers would have
assumed that the separation was tactly con-
ceded and final Authority which does not even
try to enforce obedience, power which does not
differ practically from impotence, is not under
stood in Europe-and can We wonder I Suppose
Ireland single fortre. excepted, were to-day
free from the presence of British official or
soldier, and had so remained unmOlested, I'M
menaced, for months would not her independence
be acknowledged outright BY our Government
How could the natural and urgent demand for
such recognition bo plausiby resistedl
But new Administration was installed at
Washington three months ago. What then
Was Fort Sumter promptly reinforced and pro-
visionedl Was it even given out that it would
be so soon as the necessary force could be col.
lected Nay; was IN expedition at once set on
fOOt-no matter how secretly-to achieve that
end Were loyal collectors appointed for Charles
ton, Savannah, Mobile, New Orleans, and Gal
weston, to replace those who had forfeited if not
formally ablured their Offices by plunging into
treasoni Was any attempt promptly made, or
even promised, to enforce the revenue laws of
the Union 10 the ports of the disoJal States
The facts are on record. They speak for them
selves.
But it is said that Lord John Russell and
NJ. ThouveDel should not have received, even IN.
officially, the erulssaries of our Scpoys. How 80
did not Mr.. Seward, our own Foreign Minister,
hold conference after conference with their coun.
terparts accredited to Washington The pro-
priety, the policy Of so doing, is not now ia
question. For our own pnrt, we cannot deem
it unwi.e TO hear what Jour adversary has to
propose or suggest before proceeding to ertreni.
tits with him But it must not be forgotten
that if Mr.. JEFF. Davis's ENJOYS were liable 10
the treatment Of Traitors anywhere, it was at
Washington not at London OF Paris; and that
it i'll became n. ThOu&Del to refuse 10 receive
Americans whom any PlonpotentiarI at his Court
commended TO his distinguished consideration
We strongly suspect, though We do not know,
that Messrs. Yancey and Mann were equally
favored by Mr. Dallas at London.
What tho Unionists of America ask Of Europe
il simply and only fair play. If with this we
cannot thrash the Seces,Onis.s into. good be-
havor-promptly and thereby, eoncusively then
we will frankly and heartily acknowledge their in
dependence. They pretend to be accredited and
sustained by the Eight Millions OF Whites in the
seeded States, and thence argue that they can
not be beaten. Their conclusion would BIO safe
if their promises were true; but they are aot.
We feel sure that this War against the Union lie
the result Of years of conspiracy and plotting
that it was fermented by systematic fraud and
falsehood-tbat it has been sweDed to ito present
formidable proportions by Wholesale and persist
ent lying on tie stump, lying through the news
papers, and lying by telegraph, until great
portion of the Southern People are utterly de-
luded and driven to frenzy by assertions that the
North envies and hates them, is bent on their
destruction by fire, famine. and slaughter, and is
raising vast armies to steal tbeir slAves, burn
their houses, rayage their fields, and outrage
their wives and daughters. Give us a fair chance
to disabuse them, and then let them have fair,
peaceful election, and tie South would give q
Union majority tomorrow, as the election Of
last Winter clearly indicated. Deceived, mad.
dened as they are, there ia still n very large
minority of the Southern People, and especially
of the more intelligent and responsib.e classes,
who still at heart carry the flag aud step 10
the music of the Union" Silenced by terror
ism, compelled to vote for Secession at the point