New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-16

Teritories" lie laugbingly repliedi "1hose things
VIII do TO taik 20 the about, but IL Is just M
ii vou--we lave controlled this Government, We VIII
control it, we will destroy H."
lou pronounce what Won consider "thc prncinai
caUse" an artificial one" denounce those VINO are II
arms against The Government as Rebeis; ana yes ke
almost all Southern men, whether they be for or aenn
the Unon you ask Of the North 20 yield the whoe
ouestion and et not the Souh merely, but the Rebels
yes the Rebels, have their way. IL s lament
able fact that Southern men do not understand Ncdtyeh
character. Because are forbeaIing snd iong-un",
Ing they have core think that onr endurance y elu
less and our humility fatbomless. my denCs's,e oas
conviction that we can live 10 peace wan ouF
Southern brethren either under the same Goyernmeh',
neighboring nations until we shaii nave com I
PEELED them TO admit that their equals II nov 10
feel that we are their supedors.
TIE same mail which brought me your letter, also
brought from Quaker, in the eourse OF wn,cn
he sys:-" While from education and principie M an
constrained 10 believe that the custom OF war Is in,y
sstent with the attributes Of the common alneI " ~
race, and the teachings of the Messiah, am ifes 70
admit that 80 long civil governments ara
aud sustained by military power, ours has no aeipA-
tive but dHHihEa0H tie spord. And ss it has re-
sorted TO the latter do not how ii can honorsoiy
entertsin any proposition for PeGoe til The traitors
lsy down their arms, and NC knowledge the supremacy
OF the United States Government"
Last evening, after reading both these letters,
passed OF the camps, and saw youthful so-
der leaning board tie ground, writing letter
~ his mother.
{" Soldier" said /, "whst say you, shall Congress
adopt q compromise and stop this warP =,
"No," said be, as he lifted himself up. NO; could
have confidence and the world could have no oonh'
dence in Government that sought TO save itsen Dy
compromiipg with Rebels and traitors in arms.
The Quaker and tie soldier have forcibly expressed
my views Of our duty Ia she present emergency.
From the best of all prayers You quote the Pasagei
"Forgve us our trespasses as We forgive tho%e VINO
trespsss against u.s." YOu believer IN the Chris
tian faith Permit TO ask vAen, according to your
creed, does God forgive Does be forgive the sin,
while In the shining, sferward until
he has repentedf And Whes do you forgive III yoa
find burglar In your house do you at once ior'
give him aud quietly permit him TO plander your ha
fellow violently assails your person, do you a.
once forgive him. and without resistance, permit him
10 beat and main you'll Or, do you irst tell him 10
the ground and aiterwsrd consider tho question oil Tor
gyensss Thousands Of Southern men are Ia arms
against this good Government, which bias secared un
counted blessings 10 ne all When shall have con.
quered them, they shall have conquered us. t will
be time enough to consider the question OF forgiveness
on the Que aide or on the other. Until then land siy
1t with sadness have nothing to offer bus the sword
the bullet, aud the bayoEet. -,
With an abiding faith that beloved country will
come forth from ttis terrible ordeal "purhed as BY
fire."
remain dear Sir very rspeOfay Your ob.dien servant,
Jas. b. kckEAS