New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-16

the stdluHng uebs Ttitrrtu I'd y1tsT>'" N'"Ss
ordinarily cool citizens from seoipg fhs nsssr in
its true light, and the insane jnslstien Of tho
groggy fellows whose delight is in pulling down
what they have MOI strength to build, confused
for time even the sober. But that turmoil is
now over, and meu think. They see that the war
cloud, 20 long impending, has been rent By the
cannons Of tho Carolina traitors, and that the SIN
Of bloodshed is upon the skirts OF the South
They are convinced that the Administration, vac
lafing as it may be, or may have been, can not
in silence receive the report of those guns, and
they hourly expect that srch orders will be given
as viii precipitate the terrible conflict so out
rageously begun. They make the case Of South
Carolina their own, too, and, looking down their
river toward Fort Pulaski, practically seized by
their Chief Magistrate they, in imagination, see
q hostile feet which should never have been
hostile, but il 80 by their own act, and they
almost hear the guns which announce to them
that the powerful arm Of an insulted Government
is moving against them. So they continue to
think, moodily broodiIg.
But this thinking is just what the Toombs and
pie who think that these traitors iketo deal. II
they would only drink whisky and howl about the
streets what they call the Marselilsise why, that
would be something agreeable, and Mr.. Cobb
would freely perspire as he roared about the pa
triotism of his noble brothers of the South. But
this thinking Let us have none of it
Nevertheless, the people think, still moodly
breeding. And they are thinking with all the
strength of rather cloudy brains how they can
get out Of the scrape they are in. Matters are
hurrying along rather fast; the Convention is
close at hand. Before they know it they will be
out of the Union, and they begin to imagine that
it will be very warm outside. One result of the
thinking is seen in this: The plea that Fort
Pulaski was seized really TO hold it in safety for
the Federal Government is revived with force,
ia repeated by man to man, az if the repetition
made it true. We now even hear it openly said
that if the Government should apply for the prop
erty it could, Of course have it Of any moment.
At which they who know something about the
deep designs Of the traitors smile, while the
whisky politicians curse and swear
Many Of the conservative delegates to the Con.
yeDtion are here, or near here, or have recently
been here, feeling the pulse of the people, and
consulting together. The dsunionists are uneasy
Some how or other, the Empire State of the
"south" does mt seem desperately inclined to
resume her sovereignty. These straight Seces.
sionists are comparatively easy about the action
Of the Convention itself; they have taken their
measures shrewdly enough aud they feel certain
that they will be able, by the help Of outside
pressure Of various sorts, to carry majority
perhaps u very large one. But they say among
themselves that this would be all they wanted il
the question was only about some railroad OF
turnpike, or bank; now, however, the matter
being Of such magnitude and being likely to have
such mighty influence upon the future, they
would be glad to have the assurance that the
decision Of this Convention would be- supported
by the cordial ratification of the State.
II ia easy to engineer the ordinance through a
packed, a vascilIating or an ntimidated Conven.
tom not 80 easy to force it into the willing EN-
brace Of the people OF large. Therefore the lead.
ing traitors aud their scouts are working like
slaves TO arouse the ardor of the citizens to the
suicidal pitch. There probably never was can.
vsss of any sort where so much was effected BY
direct talk with individuals as in this. Every
means ia tried to stir up the antagonsm and
belliRerent feeling of the masses. But il is up
hill work, and the laborers find it 80.
Why don't Toombs come home 7 Again and
again l hear this question asked. After that
last speech Of his they don't see what he has to
do at Washington. His fellow -conspirators wag
their sagacous head, and say: "NeyeT mind;
be can do more good at Washington just now
than anywhere else. When il is time ne will be
with you, where his heart has been all along. ''
Applause. Then come hints that Toombs has
the Administration under his thumb that he is
actively engaged in preventing troops from being
sent Southwark; that if they will but give up the
affairs Of the State to him and their other faith
full servants, all viii 20 on well, direct trade
will crowd their docks, their cotton.feds will
wbten with q perennial crop, niggers Will be
cheap everything will be plenty, aud the North
will wilt like the corn-tassels in Summer day.
So, to conclude, though the course Of the ap-
preaching Convention cannot be considered very
doubtful, as far as the question of secession goes,
the attitude of the State itself il not encouraging
to the traitors. They may say what they like
about the bounding pulses of the people; l tell
you that Georgia, rs q State is not ready for
secession, and that she has within her borders
to-day more hearts which are heavy with gloom
than all those now beating with the reckless on
thusasm Of the hour. t
INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON.