New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-03-08


fught of besven and depend upon sbe Jnsuce Oh uae
living God for our reward" ..
-Therabh organ Of Jefferson Davis IN New Orleans,
The Delta, rejoices with demo inc elee over what IT
calls the downfall Of the American Republic:
Who now 20 poor as TO do reverence to that once
prodd Republic How rapidly rave her fortunes, her
dignity her pOwer flebin the estimate OF the world
How her vast revenues hsve dwinded ana shruhs ner
solid credit fallen, Der means vaiiished'
II lie true her revenues have gone; stolen by Floyd,
Thompson, the State of louisiana, aud other thieves,
as witness the case Of the Mint Ut New Orleans.
-Tae Arkansas True DemocrGt deYotes a column
to blackguard ampoon upon the celebration Of Wash
ingtons birthday at Fort Smith. Some Of the speakers
were in favor of the Union as Washington left it;
hence the wrath Of the bowie-knfe Democracy.
TIE Atlanta Intelligenesr Is going mad upon in
cendiary documents, and wants Georgans to mob their
own people for taking certain Union papers from Ten
nessee. Thus it talks:
"Iet Ms take care Of the traitors in midst. II
the Greek horse is among US Vet us cast HIM into Tie
sea. There is q law of our State which defines and
punishes treason. We are iaw-abiding people. Let
The strong arm Of the State be called In 10 protect per
citizens. We call the attention OF our cl.lzens 10 hs
matter. We have fuipished the facts. We are pre-
pared 10 70 upon the witness stand and tesfy to what
we know. We have DOW done doty. We call
upon the proper authorities to do theirs, and 90 u
promptly"
The Mobile Mercury, Of the first papers in
Alabama if not the first, TO come out as an open advo-
cate Of Secession, has recently died Of starvation
Gen. Buckley, the great humbug Of the X. G. Cs,
instead of being at the field of battle in Texas is
preaching for proseytes Kentucky. His last effort
at Jefersontown yielded three converts He longer
conoea the fact, that his Knights band Of free
hooters.
The Southern papers say that gold ia scarce and
bgh and urge the Conederacy 20 allow duties TO be
paid in bank notes. Should they not DO so, the banks
viii be drained of specie IN few weeks, and great
distress follow.
Here is an item for the edifcaton of the
cion leaders. Which 10 the man, and which is the
donkey
"DurinR the time Lord Waterpark and his Party
were canvassing Newhall, they met man driyIGg u
donkey cart, the wearing blue inland, and The
donkey decorated with the colos OF the canvassefs
tyelowl and upon being qnesiioned why he dio not
ADOPT the coors both for the ann al and hinse
quietly replied, why l uses COERCION we both
does as we hkes; he goes with his party, and goes
with mine"
Tile ColunJus San grurnbles about the liberty
allowed to slaves. 1t seems those who are hired out
earn their wages by working only half the time The
other half they devote TO playa gnevous SIN IN the
ewes of Tie San which advocates heavy hnts upon
the owners 20 that the black rascals may be Kept at
BARD work all The time.
The Memphis Appeal, with the decency character
istc of niger wbpper laughs over the outrage upon
Mr. Van Wyck and says there was no Outrage at alb
that be was drunk, and imagined it all.
-Louisians has queer ideas Of honor. She hastaken
possession Of the Cuaou-House building, and allows
The Government TO run the mails in that STATE. IL has
also seized the bullion of the Government in the Sub
Treas ~ aud has returned drafts on that bullion pro-
tested, which were given 10 the builders OF the Gus
tom. House for their pay and 10 the CONTAGIOUS for
carrying the mail. Thus it refuses 10 allow the Gov
ernn.en, pay for work done the CustomHouse with
rs own money, which the State claims as hs own
property and ior the carrying Of the mas within the
| State.
A private letter from Virginia TO Montgomery,
gives little encouragement TO those who are hooking
for the Old Dominion 70 plunge into the Secession
gulf:
81 am sorry to say it, but alas II Ia too true, thai
majority In oar Convention s'i III favor OF com
promise The fact Is that the northwestern portion
of the State is loyalto the ieitutOn o Slavery
am confident the present Conventional III not Secede
and say il with shaueuess of face, and II sbe doer
not there will he the greatest stampede from ere that
Won can imagine for who have been molly BATH
for Southern nights will not remain here IN niserb l
minority TO be tyrraI lied by the INSCRIPTIONS
| fanaticsm Of Northern AbOlitionism."