New-York daily tribune., 1861-07-03
THE WAR FOR THE UNION.
rRom WARRINGTON.
A Brief Reply.

s,;snd,v and others hostile, l have .. few words
of replication. The sensitive patr OF the
people is not indeed to be ecAessly alarmed
The anxieties of men who love their country are
not II be excited without the feasOn which affords
justification. / am wlllirg so take any and every
declaration Of any member of the Administrator
and confde IN it, tp. confidence mas tne
corroboration Of facts. There were early causes
which, for time, hepd to a halt the advance OF
troops. Time vas eeded to make perfect ar
ranQemeuts for Transportation, subsistence anu
other necessaries Of war. waited with the pa
tsen 9 which m'Iu will coltsate who wishes 10
be governed by wisdom. | grant we a'0 "o'
now in the full completeness "nich P'uu0"'o
would require for long campaign "eai"s' SUI
diers in drscy pliue, aud ft.s"oie' ~ Oa'''e ""u
Siege. We isave none such to oppose u.s. Dht Ihere
Is one csp.sne of such high sigoibcance, not ohiy
here. but ro the other SIDE OF the ocean, that
semetAiuu Of audacty approaching even to rash-
,pess IA ,jhstl6abe for the acquisition. am as
,urrd n is to be at once attempted, and am
warned that it may end in disaster. II the men
who trad are those VINO should be placed IN the
van, let the consequences come, aud we VIII rlse
frcpa the Christening for y renewed grapple with
the leagued powers Of treason. A flank move
m,ut from Fortress Monroe, with the Western
eolumu IN motion occupation, and an aJ-
vance from Manas as, must have success unless
inbecilit, or treason mar victory which hOvers
over tue guiding standard.
have complained of nothing in poor spirit
of grumbiog. l have thought, and sball think,
until / see contrary evidence, that the true
grandeur and magnitude of this criris was not
estimated in its lofty amplitude. To some, per-
bsIs, an egeHt coming lii a common order, aud
clothed with DO expression beyond ordinary his
tory, ~ me it is the dawn oi a Dew dlspeDsa-
tim from which the new heaven and the new
earth, OF q BE- tier system OF law and rul, are To
20 forth for toe hea,iug oI the Nat On The rOd OF
the oppressor Is to be broken and Cbrlsnn csilza-
tlYu Win the largest freedom Is 10 slt enthronrd
on the wrecks of fabric which tue builders
themselves have tOppl.d To Iuiu. With mighty
peope in arms-~itn the spirt OF tue rally run
unng through every fiber OF toe ev'nmunlly,
almost tO toe sucking baDe at the mothers
breast-wlth the eyer-p-escnt reflection to
what great ends it may be- gui0ed, am per-
yaded with a mingled astOnlshment, and one
uuder which enthusiasm is subdued. And again,
wheu | trace the head and front of ardOr and
impulse hack 20 the first sual ripple AMI follow
1t through It's gathering volume To the roar aud
surge OF its swelling current, and estimate Its
power for sweeping 70 obstruction, as well as
ior bearlug the vessels OF peace ON ITS RAPID
earrent, / would speak cut, if / could, with
eloven tongues of fire, to warn and enireat those
wLo can Dig the sluIces and channels OF It's on
Msrd flow.
| beseech you now to rise to the full cOntem-
platiou of your destiny. It belongs to heroisu
ssd great action. Ordinary administration stands
ASIDE 10 the bigber duties winch press upon your
Executive. Perish the parchment u your civil
cou miss 90 Cast ,he leaves Of your Blue Book
To the winds! sit down tO dInoer Of herbs,
Bhd let diplomats aud visiting Governors take the
soldiers ration rather than spend the precious
hours in courses OF meats, aud succ ssloDs OF
wines. Ii is now tue Feast al tie Pas,Ov and the
spIiukled blood--tbe P-hteeOst with the
rejoicing hour. which nre to follow the anxious
dpubt OF tue heavy days that now upon us.
Small stricturcs are not 10 be- vi,ited upon you.
There is fine matter for many May and June
norpiog il iaul.finding were pleasure and not
duty. VIII you believe me when / assure you
that am above all this; and are tbe people
for whom speak. We shalt not hIggle over es-
imat-s tor branches If public service when the
wealth Of the Nation is IA the same hazard with
the Government. You shall not be held 10 the
rigid voucher or the sworn schedule. If GU
viii give US the avalls Of the revenue you ask
and receive IN the cure results of safety and de-
f,nse, there will be no pDing eayll at the ioot-
hgs Of your cash colonu. Do tae work and
you shall have the wages.
You heed not talk to NE Of on unhealthy eli
mate at Richmond, aud OF mlasma at Memphis.
The temple-buldIng martlet might woo the deli
cate air Of the Capital of Virginia in its salu-
brity aud soit0ess. High upon the bluffs of the
James with it's falls and rapids, the atmosphere
II Dot charged with malaria or poison There is
not finer caDping-ground for an army on the
latitude. Cairo, where your army is now rcn.
dezvoused, is muck aud mOrsss, a paradise Of
tadpoles aDd musketOes, and purgatory for
man aud beast. Nasty in earth aud nOxous in
air, should prefer. row Of rifed cannon or a
bristling rank Of bayoDets rather than TO have
the sluggish death Of fever. intermittent and con-
gestive, with the fruitful progeny Of tertians and
quartans each briogng more terror TO the vic
tim than the substance OF ten thousand soldiers.
Purified from the aroma Of African population
Memphis has some OF the quslitios of Richmond,
and vail be far less hosptaOle 10 grave-yards