New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-12-11

onr armies are 10 iDsub0rdinafe as ever were the
praorian guards, and this condition s insep arabic
from our democracy and from the general diffusion
of knowledge. The soldiers of European despotf
FIGHT for glory aud for pay; our soldiers fight ioE
pay, it is true, because we can well anoru 10 pay
them. but they volunteered 10 fight for prlnciple'
and LET Generals think and do they will, this wan
ia gon0 10 be conducted and ended as the soldiers
and their friends at home shall decide best. have
seen some Generals act very unwisey; Tor instance
have heard an order read to certain regiments Tue
violation of which was declared to be death, and
yet the soldiers Immediately disobeyed, nor was any
serious notice taken of their conduct.
The steamer Iatan came in yesterday, with about
fifty Of the Camp jackson prisoners, on the way 70
Columbus. They have been confined, ! believe, III
the ST. Louis Arsenal aimee May, and are now ex'
changed All that one cay OF them is to describe
them; TO give list is OF no consequence, and why
should their names swell the long roll Of infamy !
Most of them are Young men; and, az they have re-
fused 80 long to swear allegiance to the Government
which enabled them TO acquire what good they pos
sess. and which permitted them, seemingly without
mercy to become ungrateful, they must be supposed
to be determined 10 live die as rebels lew are
common men and of vulgar manners, but the most OF
them have had advantages Of instruction and culture
some are wealthy, and owners Of slayes-in fact,
the greater part came from the South last Spring 20
help Jackson carry ont his traitorous plane.
As looked at their pale and rather interesting
faces, felt pity for them cannot describe. "hat
a sight There they were-yougg men wao, un-
doubtedIy can read well and write good hand, who
have studied in academies at least, and who have
good homes and friends who love them, fixed in the
resolution 10 exert all their powers to attempt what
no civilized people before attempted, that IL, to
undermine and destroy the best government man has
been able 10 establish in order that portion Of their
own laboriDg people, even some OF their own Ain-
dred, may be forever ensayed l thought OF the
fallen angels.
Truly enough, for at this hour thousands OF refu-
eees are fleeing from Missouri that they may lind
bread. and afterward home in our happy Free
State Scantly clad half iamished, AMI plnehed VIII
cold, they enter our border towns and beg, Tor ihey
have no money, that they may live. Nor are these
the ignorant poor II is the better class in the Slave
States who arc faithful to the Union. Who.e FAINT
lies aud whole neighborhoods have come, and the
roads leading to ST. Louis and the city itself are hec
with them. Far to the rear come the various divis'
ions Of sarmy, and when they overtake the help
less exies they rob them of everything. From the
men they take even their pocket-knives. 4 poet de-
scrbes scene in Asia: we can apply it 10 Ourselves
for to this we have come at last:
Re said whom ioud along ,he vale was he,rd
4 shru r shpek, ana nearer tree appeared
Tn ahnghtss shepherds thro the dews Of ni'ht
" ide DER sos moonIt hills pursued their hight"
II there il to be compensation or this desertior
of Missouri by striking at Columbus with whatever
the West possesses and is anxious to give, in number
and in valor they who have controlled ibis military
move will feel the wrath OF an indignant, betrayed
and insulted people, and they Will wish they hat
never been born.
But tde work of preparation goes on. Another o
those powerful guu-boats came in, few hours since,
from ST. Louis, and the flagship Of the ileet-the
Benton--is expected in a few days. There are AT
las, 300 heavy guns in this place, good potion of
which will soon he afOat