New-York daily tribune., 1861-04-30

the perpetualOn OF SiaVefy, out moio'ou 'nos enio
would be best accomplished by remaining in the Union
The gentleman last.named made concession beyond
what perhaps would have been demanded oy the
uaioty of his constituents and infer that he did 30
upon some ground of expediency either to MAINTAIN MS
own political prestige in the Convention, or II may 90
in the hope Of bringing other members to vote with
bin against Secession by his adopting their abstrac-
ton respecting Slavery. However this may be- l am
quite that the general opinion In the kanawDa
region is that Slavery is not benefit-at the same
time there to be strong Southern proclivty at
least so far AS hs that Slavery being State ihstitu-
ton the popular opinion il that it must be supported at
any sacrifice and again there is an underlined and In
explcable persuasion that there is by necessity
natural affinity between all Slavehoding States, and
that in Of collision the whole South must resist the
North.
The statement Of the views entertained in what we
have supposed to be conservative part OF Vlgpia'
will give the diagnosis of the Southern spirit. Ii Is I'M
possible without having been among the people OF the
Syehodng States to realize the intensity OF the feel
ing which pervades the mind of the people.
In the great crisis which has broken upon us, it
may be thought expedent to cay nothing but what
may encourage enthusiasm at the North. have, how
ever confidence in the intelligence and energy OF the
Free States that to my mind ia justification for fair
statement of all the difficulties to encounter In
the struggle. II is my conviction that we have nothing
10 fear except from the inac0n Of our own Govern
meEt The fee people Of the North are in my eetna-
ton the greatest military power in the world. The
late exhibition of heroic devotion TO the Union IS a
spectacle more subj me than the renowned action
of tie Roman Senate after the disaster OF Gamma. IL
Wis then the noble spirit Of patricians iniusng the
pc pular mnd-it il now the self-saci cng, patriotic
feeling Of the people uprising against the reachery ana
complcity Of former Administration and the umldlty
and inaction Of tie present.
As parsed through Parkersburg was informed
that j J,mes w. Brown of Kanawha had the DAY pre-
vous addressed public meeting at that place. urging
resistance 10 the ordinance OF secession when IL war
Understood bad been passed by the Virginia Conven-
ton, s,d that he was received with much applause
At CiarkSurg, found large meeting, and an effect
i've speech was made by Mr. Carlisle. The ground
taken by these Gentlemen was that the Convention mad
committed fraud IN passing an ordinance OF secession
without Submit ~ it " the people. 1t appears that
this demonstrate, alarne ed the Convention, which still
continued III secret session. ard now appears 1t has
been determined to submit the question TO popular
vote. have no doubt that the Of the State will
he in favor Of the ordinance. qOstion sill re-
ma ns whether the northwest will submit TO that de-
csion. My opinion is that it will noc be subnted to
in district from Parkersburg to the northern hne Of
the State. Az TO the district south of Parkersburg,
donbt if resistance the final action Of the Safe can
be Goled for. My reason for thinking IL this: In
the northern part, there has been good deal of emf
grafton from Penusyl lyania and New ork The busi
ne.s enterprise uf the country lie, in fact, Like what has
| been developed 10 those States. Further SOUTH a
though the coal strata of the kanaw ha Valley 5ave at
tracted large amount of Northern capital and consld-
| cradle emigration Of Northern men, yet, upon tie
| whole the Virginia element still prevails and the
Southern doctrine of sacred regard for State Sover
eighty will probably be paramount to all other con-
sideraiions
have thus stated the result of my observationi and
it il without fear that tie patriotic spirit which has
been 70 sgnay disp a, ed through the whole North
will be ali oppressed by the difcuesto be eneoun-
tered
In fact there If nothing 10 be feared except from
procrastnatlon by our own Government. i believe
that the energy Of the people is now equal TO meet and
overcome all tue peril which have teen brought upon
us by ,ou completely OF tie Buchanan Cabinet and
by tie rsrdy action of President Lincoln.
rhe greatest disaster which could happen to us
would be any CONCESSION by our Government now,
wut the whole North aroused, and the entire people
are inspired with IL stern determination TO administer
stern retIuiIOn the dIsturbes of the peace OF TIE
country. Yet II need lot surprise ii Mr.. Lincoln
aud nls adyses ehoud be cajoled into some fatal sus
peuse : Tue Southern character has obtained equal
notorcIy diplomacy, when force will not avail
m il nus tor fraud in obtaining by unscrupuous means
tue power Of subyertng the Government. Therefore
it may be anticipated that when this marvellous out
break of yatrot,c Indignation the North shall have
struck dsmay into tfe heart of Southern rebels there
wlll be Il resort to lie lrice and duphcity by which
iey have heretofore accomplished their purpose when
that kind OF strategy was needed.
An armistice s Propused by Gov. Letcher. For
what otj Ell Is not Virginia already in arms' Did
no, tie Le eyhnurc, before its adjourn men perempio-
uly prohibit tie removal OF arms from Richmond To
Font Monroe Was not the arsenal at lIarpers Ferry
seized before the ordnance If secession bad been pro-
mugaedl Bat what occasion is there TO refer iso-
lated cases Who that has known anything OF Nir-
gina since tue diabolc4l plan of Southern consplra-
,Drs Las been developed can have doubted what part
she ultimately TO take in the contest. Sice the
Inauguration of the lreseri Administration, the Federal
Government has been tcpt in allegiance by the pre-.
'i't ti't tuorc Was Il tIc't s'ruSSc SoH5 oh III 'h-
gil and that tie patriotic Efforts OF Union men would
be defeated by an. aggressive movement On our pat,
white ca The other hand the most active preparation
has been going on in The Rebel States Tor !, hostile
crloustrdIou, not only against Southern forts still N
tie occupation of Federal forces, but against the very
capital Of the nation. Yet told by Virginia,
h4t he concentration OF any forces for the defense Of
d0oIcd city, or the organizing of forces in apy
p.Ft of tie oolntry, would be deenIed coercion.
H. The mcu.tiu. Tie whole topuL.,lon of Virgiria