New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-28
The Real state Of Feeling.
CO.r,,poBdtnee Of The n. Y. Tribune.

Co.rttpondtnee Of The ~ Y. Tribune
.ELSros, July %, 1851.
Whether the sneering prosely tism Of iaukee Abol-
tiorists or The intrinsic decay Of save-scong my
whether the inrigues OF oiioe-seekng demagogues
the inratiabls sggressiops OF Now-EDgLnd pedJlers
whether the climatic predisposiion of soghfons to
rasbness aud fanatac sm the one ste, or the nn-
bending tenaci.y and stness Of QCakers and PuiiaH
on the other--wheiher or none, some or sll, OF
these and other alleged canses were the origin and
chief source Of the e1is.ing disagreement between
Nor aud South, and the root OF The prcsen, civil
var, nop IL matters little. Nor does il change the
momentum Of the sue Which Of the two sections is
right or wroag- ,helr passions a.e aroused, ,heir
armies have met, an1 nothing bG pi'iless war gl
decide The cOnGci. The ole is cast, and that he odds
are now sgain.t 'he Urion - Donght but the bloody
Zeal TO she pledge OF it, hnal triumph.
Bot j. the ,imc, wien decisions have u ~ u ut
fatal sway. aud however dergisngly the hero the
batte field may look np0n the quiliiriyer IN The rear
% once The Roman eagle on bis yicionYus night may
have scanned tie gore, whi Lumbly qua ded toe
en-, ilol-now i tie moment when toe Press sh0nld
recognize IT, holy msiou, by IL sces GIT, 70 dnhias
the mind OF friend ana foe by tA power - win alice
for the Just aud SIT the Fauks OF the IN partisan,
and by ~ eoQBenco . che o. lie CHAMPION
fh0manity sId .'giae terror INTO ihe heart o. Vie
knights ~ bsrbuirm. But descIipiiJu Oi bar 10
scenes and cesh Of armr, however graphic, no ma
Gazing of party logic or 4itenng Of popular einof sl
rra. this scO hpi male % b. vLAt b orGhs 10
be- 70 the beneficial szpel cutting 0ui the ~ O
| nation or a commonwealth, AID leaving tie oedy
sound nor will silent overlooking = ths c0mpaw of
Irin plea Involved h. The sie change the current oi
events. Hence y may be 0t oct " place % u ect me
attention Of your readers 10 nc eIrJLeDl- tnFfst'
sious which prevail IN regard 20 the quostious and
! events OF our day and our suhiry.
H i've 10 Mary land, which hiaes her cryphiogaaic
syapi,liss with tB, obels by tho tern " ieysiy,
/ yet, willie wits ttso lines, ehosif II lassags
ar.unj NE welcome he new, FROM Nirgiu'ah tloody
soil and this Lea u-aEending clam0r SHOWS re The
dang. ~ relying upon her fidelity. is an
injurious delusiu So Irl,t la tho number OF faithful
Ufin men Wiiiin 'his state, fcr fhcy are IN Few
exrel tons, Wthout portion ara influence with
out gsnizauoH AID 'sihDat arms; honce, Whenever,
witch God aud army may forbid, another success
Of the Rebels should enbJlden iheir - mpaliori her
10 ae ion, they woulJ have difficult IAsk TO over
Iow,y tneir adVsre4Iirs Another not lees descisipR
'lasion l. 10 believe HAT national economy ME Ia ieien
Mary land ~ her prosperity Del eBdl iTOul the
NorI aud fron Tie 'lib, Tor her lehders nearly
Ill belong 70 hit arsccraic cat winch does hot vi h
~ even nGiuLIl prOspeniy. T.. a her the oiSarcbs,
The poorer their dependents and The sifGr III II say
the u the economy they yearn TO-, ald by timely
waving their patro rye 10 ard fro they control.
esIe, tally ia hard tines lIige number q the bind
masses. There IL sucn thing ne large udei endent
Il i,s Of mechanic OF farmers Ia Mary L.hd; and VII q
is uus OF Maryland i ao rus Of other Border States
Lence The o,berwi,e mex Gcabe HeakDe,s Of She
Union element there. Another very popular mistake
10 consider present contest buI political rebel
lion and its suppression.
s1osso .ls $780, s---4--
| IL is undeniabie that this is a war Of the South
against the North and not only Of rebels against
| the Government in Washington. What Lincoln 70
mastery Indicated in bis last Message by his ausion
to the incorporating loyalty of the private soldiers
and sors in splendid contrast 70 the treason Of 10
many Of their officers has two ways Of explanation;
l. The South has not at all contributed to this element
of the army aud navy; and p The instinct Of the plain
soldier and sailor shows him where alone his rights
are and will be protected. II Ia equally doubtless that
the North liz fighting the claims OF pure Democracy
while the South contends for the monopoes OF astoc
racy and do not hesitate 10 say that President Lin
coin In disaseul TO the Southern herds because he
was rail splitter, because he is Republican.
Ii il also true that this il a social war; war Of free
labor as right and duty of against Incidence and
vice upheld by bondage and slavery. Why, then, not
avow principles which unmstakably in the diff OF
this warf IL il for fear Of offending those everlasting
drawbacks, the Border Slave States Ii no, let the
Government and Press cease this timid policy, ard
rather let those States 90 into the ranks Of your open
enemies, than keep them by white lies among your
hidden foes Bot never iearl Such open and candid
acknowledgment Of the ultimate ends of the issue will
rally ten friends for your in place Of every
my you have made by il. Once more, the die II cast
the South began the war, let her abide the conse-
quences and no temporary victory can stop her final
defeat. 4. \. q.