New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-24
FROM NORTH CAROLINA.
THE LEAGUE. OF LOYALTY.
Its Extension Through the Southern States.
An Entire Brigade Of Unionists Enrolled
IN North Carolina.
From Our Special Correspondent.


face OF public opinion at al, is nevertheless, 10.
tense and determined, and rnpidly assuming
commanding strength. IL las not eGerveseed in
noisy gascooade, nor invited rummarysuppression
BY a bragcsrt rant which only too speedily suc'
cumbs TO harsh measures, and the pressure Of
penal menaces. The loyal men OF North Caro-.
Ina retain nll thir old devotion 10 the Stars and
Stripes, eod to the great Republic whose tradi-
items. uuity, power, and expansive destiny nre
tymbOlized in the Dotional banner. They have,
however, prudeutly accommodated themselves 10
circumsta nces, nni, for the time being yielded
TO tide of events which could not be edectually
withstoOl.
The teneis OF Calhoun and the State Rights
school, nov bearing the pestilent fruit of srned
rebellion never obtained credit and acceptance
among the people OF this good old Commonwealth
This is sn old Whig State, and ito undercurrent
Of sentiment Is governed nt this hour by the pa
triotc teachings OF Clay and Webster, whose
hold upon the popular heart sod mind has been
confirmed By their own CASTOR, Macon, Badger,
and Graham. The general conviction here has
ever accorded with tho view Of these statesmen,
TINT the Government was not loose confederacy
OF States. held together by the precarions bond
Of o voluntary league, but an Intimate aud indis'
soluble natiossy eIertng its authority over
Individual citizens, and entitled to paramount
allegiance. That is the fchool--not the school OF
nulhf,ilg Souh Caroli1l--in which these people
baye been trained. Its ideas have become their
instincts, aud no revolutionary propaganda oi
Cslhounsm can destroy them. Tlcy arc trad-
nonary, ard not TO be suddenly changed. in
Til. sound indoctrnGtion the North Cerolinians
resemble tie people OF Kentucky aud Tennessee,
and are widely different from the Sou'h Caro-
luians and virsinisns. The cherished sentiments
of lifetime canuot be easly a6jured.
All men have heard Of the Carbonari, and how
they kept the seed Of Freedom 10 medieval
Europe for the hnrvests Of la.er days. So, nov,
in the mnnace ell South, in spite OF the hundred
eyed vigilance Of tyranny, does the League of
Loyalty, organized against Atrocious attempt. o.
put down free speech and substitute for reason
the sharp arguments Of force, having banded
thOuSanls upon thousands in its brotherhood OF
f,eenen, so on Daily from strength b. strength
Even ttcso who oebounee Knog-NothiDgisri, abd
other secret organizations, political and cbari-
table, for what they regard ss a needless aoa
suspicious assumption of secrecy, cannot virgo
the same objections to the Union League. IA
peaceful tinies, when tho safety and freedom Of
all clas,es is INSURED, clsndesline society may
DO censured with cOInpsIaiiIe propristy. Thus
the "K. @. c." was justly stgraatizei, South
and North nike, hs dangerous and ueddlesome.
But when the PrCcrusteaD policy Of ga oppres.
sive Government, forces psD 10 talk oil one way,
toierates no oppo,ton, or even adverse criticism,
and denies its subjects Tie privilege of counsel
for the common welfare, such societies will spring
up spontaneously. They are . necessity OF
human nature, and all history is full Of their eI.
smples.
Since the death Of Gov. Ellis great reaction
has taken place against tho pitinble and corrupt
conspiracy Of the Dsyisites. Acting'Gov Clark,
late Speaker Of the Senate, Ia Union-mnn at
heart, % arc Gov. Letcher OF Virginia, and
Gov. Brown OF Georgia. A vigorous prosecu.
ton Of the war Ia the duty Of the Government,
not only fer the restoration of is authority. but
in behalf Of its outraged citizens who demand
protection, and who are willing, with reasonable
assistance, themselves TO strike the blow that
shall deliver them.
At the Congressional election held ls,t Thuu-
day, the lat inst, In accordance with the siatuts
fixing the first Thursday Of August as the day
(ths same as In Teunessee), four members, and
perhaps Others, were elected, several Of them
receiving q very largo and Aattering vote. Some
of those known TO 10 elected are gentlemen of
age and experience. who have already teen
service in the councils Of the nation. For them
Q scat in Congress has no new hoDors or per-
sonal inducements; its acceptance involves, on
the contrary, . patriotic sacrifice.
The country need not be surprised II, when
the roll s called in the House Of Representatives
next December, Georgia, Texas. Alabama and
1t may be majority Of those known a. re-
yoted States" should respond in the persons of
tried and loyal representatives. la tho States
named, tho UNION LEAGUE is even now estab-
lisbed and increasing. The Empire State of tho
South, however, according to present sigus, will
be out of the &C. s. A." without their aid, by
a Secession from Secession, and that before
many months
An entire brigade Of loyal men has been en-.
rolled in this State. who only require arms and
equipments 10 render them effective soldiers The
tender Of regimen. of loyal North Carolinians,
alluded to, believe, in previous letter. will
soou be made to tho Government BY Col Foster.
who, although Breckenridge Democratic leader
in the State last year, and thoroughly identified
with his adopted homo in interest and affection,
was nevertheless, among the fret to SEQ that
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