New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-28


,vstem Of labor. 2. free command Of the mar
tets Of the wOrO But the more sasacioas
among them begyl to perceive thai IN their fam
ried endeayor to secure tho first boon, they have
positively snnihilated the latter advantage, at
least Ger a considerable time. "What is all THE
zfriYe for" a few of them begin already to asb,
=" if not to enhance or property, threatened by
the iDtermeddling of the North with our institu-
tuticn. But the North, although wa have cut
Ourselves loose from them, cry out against Slavery
more fercely than ever, while our material re-
sources are being crippled by our sacrifices Y.
the contest, and by the stagnaton OF our traee."
Although few only venture to express these
thoughts, they are uppermost in the minds of
the planters, and particularly Of th,Se.who now
return from Secession Hal' 20 tAe remote seats
of their plantations. While the sense Of the in-
trinsc insecurity of sersile aaborDg population
has lost nothing Of its Intensity, although tec
layes have, so Tar, displayed an admirable eeVo-
ton 10 their Easters, there is now added &c this
moro or lees predominant feeling of unessiness
the popular conviction of the difficulty Of hnding
the former facilities IN the disposal OF tAeir pro-
duce md in their insacial arrangements generally
Cotton and not Precedence rules the world in the
opinion of South Caroline. and, actiss under that
painful hallucinatioD, the planters have brought
'upn their county a series Of misfortunes from
which they themselves will be eventually the
greatest sufferers.
The motto - Cotton is King" is the war cry
of the planters and of the royA Court of South
Carolina, around which gathers all tho family
pride, the proves, the glory, and the hope OF
the nation. The opposition to the North origin
ates in fears of the planters in having their
power undermined by the agitation against Slav-
cry; for it is the labor Of the slave which builds
up their fortune, and their fortune is threatened
to the same extent that The security of that Ia
Dor is impaired Hence it would be unjust to
fix the blame of the movement against the North
upon the poor white population Of the South
1t originated entirely with tle planters, the prop
erty holders, and from these high quarters Of
wealth and fashion il has enhsted in its ranks
all those who depend upon the prosperity OF the
planters for their livelihood, and merchants,
traders, shOpkeepers, and the like, and all those
who depend upon the political supremacy Of the
South for their appointment to lucrative Offices
These various classes who participate in the
movement from self.interest are supported by q
large number of people who join it from igno-
rance, and by those who really join 1t from an
unselGsh sense Of patriotic e1ultatiOp. The lat
ter class are the really respectable of them all
They comprise many whole-sOuled creatures, OF
volcanic natures, all aglsw with the glory OF
their country, and ready to i've for it If they
can, or to die for il if they must, without COM
plnning of their fate. II is this class Of people
which come forward in an emergency like the
present, and who inspire even their opponents
with genuine admiration for their honest but
mistaken enthusiasm. II is this class Of
people who urge to deeds Of heroism,
and who bear the brunt Of the battle, rhae
many Of the planters are absentees, indusing their
! pleasure in Paris, Florence, OF Rome, and long
after those of the planters who arc Mt home have
begun TO reckon. up the financial consequences Of
the corp G6at the fuIsoued though Quixotic
Charlesionian patriot continues TO defy the can
mons mouth for the supposed honor Of his country.
| MANY of the fremen Of Charleston "a body re-
| markable for its gentlemaDly and brave elcncnt)
belong to this class Of men. They are The men
who in Paris would build up barbados with the
! rapidly Of lightning Here in ChsrestOn they
build up climeras of herOism, and vent their no.
bic sentiments in mouthful Of their fayorite
oaths, and afterward play game of Billiards or
cards, and take drink in their fashionable club
house, as if nothing had ever occurred to disturb
| the equanimty Of the Palmetto State. This class
| of men inspire with jolly ardor those individuals
who have constitutional procliyties for drilling
| and military shoF7, and who soon become, on oc-
| capions like this, commanders Of regiments, &c.
| The enthusiasm thus rtade TO peryade the atmot
| pbere, acts powerfully upon the miha Of youths
| and upon the ina yjnation of the ladies. Hence
the universal rusk Of the jeunssse Ge'ee to the
| national camp, and hence the sympathy Of their
female relatives, which, of course, ri>es in pro-
portion to the danger to which their relatives
and friends are exposed. In the mean time, wh3e
the noble instincts o. the full-souled and thought
lefs men; Of the reckless but ardent youths; and
of the impressiOnable female world of the South
are used to serve tho interests of the, planters,
and the classes who depend upon their welfare,
the plaBters tbemselscs begin to think that
enough has been done TO vindicate their cause,
and if they could, they would be anxious -tO,fe-
treat, but ,cf course sl shrewdly as they haze
advanced.
While tendency in tiiI direction ia fally per
ceptible, the young men N the forts, aud the
unsel6sh patri0ts generally, begin to be tired by
the long proerastination in the attack of the
Federal forces. and if another week should pass
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