New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-15

could handle 100, 900 men without throwing them
into confusion. The incidents of solferino con.
firm this opinion, for on that OCCASION the
French officers got their great army into such
terrible confusion that IL ought to have been
routed by the Austrians. An officer who has
many tunes handled Q division with the utmost
skill in presence of an enemy. has been known
to fail entirely when handling large army Of
regulars. With irregular troops the liability to
failure 10 even greater. II was the knowledge
of these military facts that led many experienced
men to anticipate disaster to the Federal Army
in its first advances into Virginia. But our
commanders have been more vigorously sustained
after repuse than they were before. The
Romans were famous for pursuing q similar
policy. As it secured triumphs TO them, so
should it secure success to us.
1t is the same with human lte-war is net
the sole destroyer. Peace is continually Staying
her thousands but they die in detail. War
destroys suddenly, and hence the catastrophe
strikes us with terror. But sum up the slaugh-
ter on our railroads, our lake and river steam
ers, our shipwrecks at sea, the murders in our
cities, and the casualties in mines and factories.
In the single State of Ohio there were, in 1860,
no less than II murders, s. suicides, and 1853
deaths from casualties, total OF sol. In three
years the violent deaths in Ohio numbered l,4l0.
Iu Massachusetts, they amount to $50 annually,
aud in New-York to !, 400. Is it even probable
that any battle yet to BIO fought in this war will
result in killing az many as die violently in the
State of New.York in q single year Yet all
this violent waste of life occurs in time of peace,
with annual regularity, without attracting notice.
Group up but the quarter of it into TIM bulletins
of O battle, aud the country shudders at tho ac-
count. The casualties Of year of peace excite
no remark; but the 1.-THE Of them in battle Gov
ers tine country with gloom.
Thus, if We have commercial stagnotOn, idle
factories and disnantled ships as the conse-
quence of war; we have had them all in ag-
grayated intensity at various intervals during
fifty years Of peace. Nay, we are better OIL in
this war crisis than in any peace crisis we
have ever had. Look only at our banks. In
stead of explosions, they are the grand prop OF
the Government, holding it up with oVerfowing
contributions until the people come to tho rescue.
No foreign debt 10 drain the country Ct its
coin, but coin coming in and likely to continue
coming. A currency surprisingly Uniform in
value, and exchanges 30 near par that none
complain of them. The Government employing
300, 600 men as soldiers, and scattering hundreds
of millions Of dollars among the people-its
credit untarnished, it's energies miraculous, its
triumph over rebellion assured. The entire
farming interest Of the nation marvelously pros
porous, and though war it be, yet war without
the casualties Of peace.
Il 10 undoubtedly the nations ordeal, but it 10
far from being one of unmitgatod gloom. Croak-
ing is not legitimate nor in place. The present
i. bright, bot ths future is brighter. God has
bis great purposes 10 accomplish BY placing Us
in thi, position. lie must have future for US
which j, mysteriously withheld from our obser.
walton. We doubt not that he has specific demands
upon cur virtue and our sense Of justice to
others. lie has enlightened the public conscience
TO the knowledge that we are cherishng deadly
national Gin, and it is manifest that he is calling
upon us TO shake it OF. His blessing on what lie
before us is the condition OF our obedience. That
Welded, aud tue future is sure. We cannot doubt
that il our obedience keeps pace with our knowi-
edge Of his WILL that future will DO grander than
Imagination hath conceived. But spurned,
it will be Tor history to chronicle the blasting
punishment that VIII Assuredly come upon us.
The present gloom ia merely suppostitious; but
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