New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-13
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE SPIRIT IN THE ARMY.
Extract from Private Letter.


THE SPIRIT IN THE ARMY.
Extract from Private Letter
"FoRT WAsHIrA, c. N, March %, 1861.
a. Let US hope that, under the present
Administration, quiet and order may be restored The
rebellious spirit which distracts q portion Of the
country subdued and forever senced. Whatever The
means may be through which this is 10 be effected,
whether peacaJly iorcibly, thing certain hat
nn..tenths at least Of the present rank and file Of The
regular army will uphold the present Administrative
and obey it's orders with alacrty and at all hszards'
Those in our ranks who stand in dread Of probable
brush h the rebels fast leaving rank, apd
are replaced by better and more truftworthy men.
Out Of 200 en constituting this garrison but three
four have deserted, all SoutheInes, who like lloyd,
Cobb & Co., took along with them everything upon
which they could Law their hands. Our neighbors tho
Texans received those traitors with open arms, and
afford them whatever helier and protection they need
An attack upon this fort is opg-conempated Plan Of
theirs but knowing the resolute disposition OF this
squadron, and seeing the preparations that were made
for their reception they have postponed their visit fr
the present. II they attempt the execution Of snch
design they viii find they reckoned without their host
when they calculated upon quiet surrender. We
have most excellent horses, and are in The
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them and mean TO do IT,"
From another private letter also d.,ed ct Fort wssl,a
"The recent disgrsceful difficulties have had heff
effect it'll, army. But, thank fortune it has
been a purifying effect. Disloyal old fogies and
traitors reasonable, shakykneed, and weak-minded
men have been sifted out of list Of officers but
very few have resigned whom would not willingly
spare, while most of them have left their comtry'e
service for their countrys good. hope their places
may be filed with worthy and honorable men, who
will be true to their oaths and the trust rsposed
them.
But the detection in the army has not extendedm
officers alone Weak. minded worthless soldiers OF The
rank and file have pe1ured themselves, and deserted
the service in its hour Of trial No less than eight or
ten (but three or four Of one company Of our mos
worthless troopers have recently deserted from this
post taking their horses pistols and all other Govern
men. property that they could steal. have no doubt
thar they have been induced TO take this step the
sllurements held ont 10 them by Texan Democrats
politicians who have their secret emtsares hanging
about the garrison for the purpose Of eonupting IN
soldiery."
MR.. FIELD AND THE PEACE CONFERENCE
The following was yesterday communicated to the
Legislature by Mr.. Field in reply to the commuuicar
ton of Mr.. King and others, which we Published yes'
terdsy Morning:
To The Legislature Of he State Of Nec York.
Informed by tie newspapers Of this morning thas
FIVE Of my associates in the Peace Convention, after
waiting nearly three weeks, made yesterday TO The
Legislature, communication purporting 10 he an an
to the note which thought my duty to append
10 the report, explaining why the vote of New-Yofk
not given particular time, beg leave TO sub
nit the following in reply:
l do not perceive that my associates impugn single
statement Of fact contained in my note. My engage
ment in Court the Importance Of the engagement, the
ssy for my keeping it, the meeting Of the delega-
ton in contemplation Of it, their resolution directing
bow the vote should be cast in my absence the neglect
60 to cast it, are all by silence, admitted. Nor dol
perceive any denial of the proposition that the deegs-
ZION had right to psss the resolution which thus be.
came binding on all its members until reconsidered
and reversed. Perhaps ought to make exception
to this list of adu issons. My associates apparently
wish have ii believed yet hesitate to assert, that ~
Convention made decision respecting the rgt!w
vote. In one place they say, that an appeal he'd
been made to the Convention and refused by its Press
dent" in another that it was under the decsonos
the Convention alone that the vote was declsredo u
divided" aud In a third that the objection Of the
minority was made after notice TO ME that it would %
made. and "ths Convention sustained it, hence the
vote was lost by my absence They should bave 10
hec,ed that there could ha been decision of me
Convention" If the repeal to it refused by INC
President" The truth beyond question lie that al
though my associates imagined that the Conyention
decided something il did in fact decide nothing
Nv associa,e. argue that failed to discharge my
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duty because did not obtain leave OF the Conventcn
before going il {, the Supreme Cont. Though 90
M, remember 10 have beard before of leave granted
bv d, Iberstiye body TO member TO 90 out for hsf
an bonr or for one or two hours, will observe that
bv this Convention absence expressly allowed, u
il did not interrupt the representation Of the State"
NV associates do indeed claim that, when / left tho
hall. the Safe ceased to be represented ten Comms
sionep only rmlining behind. The argument fos
this strange position appears TO be that State is nov
represented when lie vote be divided and that tho
vote of New-York was divided. Here Is a double
allacy. To cay that the vote was divided, begs inc
question 1t was not divided long as the resolutions
passed By the delegation remained valid, and It's vsna
ity not denied Tie other part Of the proposition
equally taacious. State is represented when 'neiv
are 10 the body delegates authorized to represent ~
whatever be their number. The argument OF my "
socsies appears to be- that State could only 90 rePf
sep,ed IN the Peace Convention by odd numbers; AZ:
that il il sent eight or ten representatives, """A
have no representatives at all. s
Ny assVsis.ss cay further, that Ugus v chow ~