New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-01
MORE HEAD.

Governor Of Kentucky, las written o letter. Ihe
amount of il is that hs wants to DO a traitor aud
does Ut quite dare. But he is using the approved
methods, and will screw his courage up 10 the
sticking point IN the course Of lew more weeks.
OF COURSE he begins by opposing "coercion'-
that is, opposing the main ,cnance in their mteg-
riiy Of the Union and the Constitution and the
enforcement of the laws. That which was Dir.
Morehead's party platform few short months
ago is now 70 much bis aversion that DO would
rather plung. into downright treason than sec 1t
prevail. 1t Is 4 melancholy sight, that OF man
81 "turning bis back IN hm,ef;" but when the
nan is o e. 5. Norrheld, what could you ex-
pectl
Mr.. Morehead thinks the President should
have Kept the peace BY letting the starving out
vi Fort SUMTER copmrncrd under Buchanan, he
carried Oh to completion. lie who can suggest
such a tang is not tit 10 live in tho same State
with the gallant Anderson. Such recrrancy TO
brave garrison would hive dsgraced Portugal
Or Mrxioo; tho whole civilized world would
have rgaiuIly cried Shame upon it The
President bad no more rgtt to lee that garri.
| son be starved INTO surrender than he
bas TO 80 betray the defenders OF any Of
oar wc,tcra posts that might chance ~ be- sur.
rounded by countless mulutude ut hostile In-
dams. The soldiers OF the Republic o~e her
duties winch they are sworn 10 perform; she in
| iuru owes them duties. ard is morally fors~orn
| II she fails H. fulfil torn. That President VINO
.ill let Federal garrison, defending fort at
with be has stationed it, and lin the Federal
ilas a,iug from its rampsrts, be starved into "a
surrender uAsH he has p0lcer TO yeiiere u, ought
u bo imprucbed the next day and kicked out OF
IRE ever vote for should prove thus rccreant to
the plalnest, moot imperative duty!
OF course, Norehead ia shocked. appalled, hor.
ror-s,ruck at the pre-dent's calls for volunteers,
prnnounces without constitutional warrant. Why,
SIR, the warrant ia found in the public exigehcy.
TIE President, under stress Of formidable re-
beon. bns anticipated the assent Of Congress 10
such measures u the public safety imperutivrly
requires. II Congress shall sees fix to withhold
its nis,rt bis increase Of the Army and Navy
cal oi three years Volunteers, &c, ara invalid
perfectly we'll Charles 5. Morehead that Con.
grcss viii make haste 70 approve every one oi
the UDiousayipg acts at which you grnnible, and
Gdd The Irish exhortatlon, " More power 10 your
elbow II you thought Congress would not
20 ths, y0u would rect content where you are;
it is because you know 1t will that you are try.
nag 10 push Kentucky into the gulf OF rebellion.
Sir. Norehead tells the public how he labOred
in the One-llorse Congress To fix up Compro-
uisr, and how confident he is that the Crlrten-
den project (copsguiug 10 Slavery iuenorably all
the Territories south Of &C. 3U) would have
pacIied the insurgents aud brought them back
into the Union. But Sir. Morehend tells us that
this il less than he considers ju-t tO the South,
aud hc udduccs not oue particle Of evidence that
a sInglo Secessionst ever inclined or agreed TO be-
thus paciiied. Why if be wished and hoped TO
make Compromises on this Crittenden basis, did
Do not get tho Seccssonists to consent to it, and
then submit It to the patriot STATES and to Con.
gressr Wus it not the very f st step to ascer-
,aln whit would satisfy those who were making
the trouble Why ask tho Republicans to Staitiy
themselves by surrendering their cardinal prIn-
ciple, admitting that they had been utterly
wrong from tho start, and thus giving color of
justification to the rebellion, on u bure chance
II chance which is nothing like probability
that the rebels will thus be placa,edi They say
nothing OF the sort-quite tie contrary-yet Mr..
Morebeud finds fault that we did not surrender
everything on the strength Of his unsupported
puess that this would have put au end IL the
rebellion! But Of II man Who finds fault because
Sumter was nos tamely given up-und Pickens,
too. Of coursc--nothing better was to be ex-
pected. lie evidently imaglnes that when tho
Chiyalry Ste fit to require anything, the North
has nothing to do but cOncede it. You win find,
Mr. 81, that lit ID not in Theses days us it was
e in those days." The North has stopped backing
and proposes to stand.
Finally, the ~ Governor says that whenever
he becomes satisfied that the President is intent
On g the overruniug and suhjoeston Of the Sc
"cedIng States" no is in for Resistance 70 the
death. VIII, Mr. Morehead We are in for the
crushing out Of this rebellion and the full yipdl-
caton of the constitutional authority Of tho Fed
.rsi Government aud the maintenance Of the
Union IN its integrity. VIII 1t DO necessary for
these ends to " overrun and sutjugatc" tho se-
coded States You can judge ss well as We.
If It ia, It will have u bc done, aud 1t ,rN be
done. II dong II will give you the excuses you
want for joining the traitors. you may rs we'll
make your plunge to-day 10 ever. Read HENRY