New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-12

ne 10 compelled 70 Acknowledge lhae DO anu '""e"
who have, with him, trusted in the honesty OF
the men who led them, have been deceived. lie
sees that the pretended waiting for the issue OF
the Convention was only farce; treason, piracy,
pillage, have been committed by the men who
were loudest in denouncing the employment Of
force by the North, and an act has been done
which ought to bring and will undoubtedly bring,
a terrible war to his very door. Levies of men,
forced taxation to support them, absolute ruin
before every field, and in every warehouse contia-
grafton, instruction, all the ordinary evils of war
added to others which modern history knows
nothing of-thoughts like these troop through the
mind of the man have taken as the true type
of a great class, as indeed he is. He viii very
likely be drunk this evening, and then he will
hunger and thirst after warfare, and swagger
about our hag," the Empire State of the
South" De. But he win think again tomorrow,
and will very likely have head ache beside.
Therefore, if we walk about this town, not al
lowing ourselves TO be imposed on by the fan
faronade going on in the public places, we shall
see sullenness and dependency, shall hear some
calm regrets, some arguments against the course
of the Governor, and not a few unmeasured
curses upon such headlong and ineIcusable ac-
ton. If you were 10 take the testimony OF the
local papers as giving the whole truth, you would
believe that even children cry for secession and
piracy, and that aged men turn their bleared
eyes to the hag of their noble State" and re-
quest. ike old Simeon. to be allowed to die in
peace. having seen this glorious day. But
the papers lie with deliberate intention.
They know sat the State Of Georgia,
instead of bounding at the word secession,
has to be spurred and beaten like an un-
willing horse, and the Disunionists, whose organs
they are, now believe that the only hope for their
cause is in committing her to an act which will
that abe will be as likely to go forward as to
turn back. So, when the act is done, these
organs play the same tune, swearing that every
man, woman, and child in the South is radiant
with Joy, and that the only difficult thing TO do
is TO hold the people back. They know they lie.
While there ia gloom and doubt in the minds
of great numbers in the city, there are many
more anxious hearts in tho interior, away from
the influence of the sesboard Bot il may ma
turally be asked by the Northern man who IL ac-
customed only to free speech and an unrestricted
ballot, why, if there exists this conservative feel
ing, does il rot have an effect upon the course
of the State, why had it 10 little apparent effect
upon the delegate election of Wednesday, for In
stance The answer ia very brief and easily
given. The conscry alive men dare not express
their views with force enough, and warmth
enough, and frequently enough, 10 influence, as
they wish, the masses of the people WHO are al
Ways waiting and ready 10 be influenced by the
arguments Of well.knOwn men. They do not dare,
! said This would be with many oaths denied
by the disunionst, but it ia not denied by the
men of whom j speak, nor will it be by him
who shall candidly travel about the State, nor
can it be truthfully denied by any one.
Now, Jet me tell you, as Illustrating better
than anything else can write, what planter
Of more than average wealth said TO me the
other day, as We walked up and down the plat
form Of railway station, waiting for the arrival
Of the junction train. You must bear in mind
by education, and in feeling, hating the X, pub
lican party with terrible bitterness, calling
them all Abolitonists, and Mr.. Hamlin al free
negro;" be was a man of considerable import
anoe in bis own Beighborhood and, az learned
fitm the salutation of an acquaintance, magis-
trate also. From his conversation in the cara
had discovered, however, that he was not a
rabia SecessOnis, if in favor Of secession at all.
As We waited, one Of the noisy Dsunionsts 10
he seen anywhere, wac haranguing a knot Of
people, roaring for war, and cursing the Admin
is.ration heartily; when We had reached the
other end of the platform, and were alone, my
companion said, quietly enough, but with sort
of weary irony: That IL a fair speci-
men of the teachers Of the Southern
people; no other teachers are now allowed. We
lave a good deal changed, laey; would not
lave believed, ten years ago, that the time woald
ever come when could MT stand up in Georgia
and say what / thought it beat ~ say, at least
free from personal peril, and that such man az
That ,onder, would ever represent the class
which entirely controls the shifting people. l
have certain decided opinions upon the policy Of
immediate secession, or of secession at any time.
/ have the right to hold such opinions; it is my
duty to hold some decided views, situated as
am in my county. But / cannot come out
openly, loudly, boldly, in defense of my opinions,
with the desire 10 spread them. l should be in
jured in my property-perhaps, probably indeed,
in my own person; yes, am ashamed to say,
believe should be mobbed, that my buildings
would be burned, and that l should be forced 10
leave the Stat. For, when a man once falls
under the hand of the mob, though they only
threaten him to-day, they will doubtless retain