New-York daily tribune., 1861-01-05

must not be taken 10 be- feeling Which is 0
prevent the stats Of Georgia from seeding
finally, though it may delay the act for llttL,
time. The secession VIII be accomplished III spite
of such feeling, but this conservatism will bear
its fruit hereafter. Unless some tarn of events
rouses the ultra Southera sentiment in all South
eTn hearts thus uniting all upon sngle Issue
the conservative element Of which | speak viii
be in continual strife with the rat d Disunionsfs,
who are deter mined TO stand at the helm OF tue
new ship Of State they are so hastily LAUNCHING.
When the taxes begin to press heavAy-whcn
Injuries, comforts, necessaries disappear before
the poverty which will surely come--then The
Conservative party will make its voice heard,
and that will be strife for power, IN which the
Disunionists may 80 under. | risk being tedious
ON this point, because it seems to me that to
these quiet, conservative men we should look, IL
TO any in the South, for the action which II to
bling the traitors back to reason and loyalty.
Since it has become accurately known how
far the treason of the South Carolinnns has gone,
and that Major Anderson has not yet shown any
SIGNS of an intention to lombard the City Of
Charleston, the public feeling is quiet, though
small armies of very badly drilled mea are lying
in wait for the summons to march to the assist
ance of their heroic rattlesnake brethren Were
| South Carolinian, with any taxable property,
should most devoutly pray that these rampant
soldiers might stay in Georgia, unless they would
bind themselves to pay for their own whisky.
On the other hand, were | Georgian, think
| would vote for paying the whisky if the iel-
lows would only take themselves of to the CORY
field. One of these sons of Mars said to me the
other day-he lives in Savannah, | must tell
YOU" If the Abolitionists want to send down
against US M army, wen know how to receive
them, / recken." He looked 80 diabolically ma
hcous that asked il be- had any special plan.
81 reckon So" said he, "all we've got to do is
TO lot the water into our rice fields, and by and
by Yellow Jack would light on the whole North
ern crew, and you know well enough that his
grip is sure" nice Christian type of a soldier,
that young man
One rarely has 40 good an opportunity of
learning the opinion of his fellow creatures con
eernin9 himself and those whom he represents as
falls to the lot of a correspondent of THE
TRIBUNE in this Southern land. | this morning
assisted at an informal meeting of citizens aud
loafers, held in the public room Of the hotel,
10 discuss the atfars Of the nation and topics
suggt sted by that subject. 1t appears that
some Southern man residing at the North had
sent down 3 copy of your "mcendiary sheet,
which contained sundry letters written from this
vicinity. The most eager interest was mani
tested BY the crowd to learn the name OF the
writer, and various conjectures were haHarded.
Among others was this, that it must be an indi-
yiduul who had recently passed through the town
for the osteHsible and praise~0rthy purpose OF
curing, by extraction or otherwise, corns upon
the feet He had called hmself q "chiropedst,
and this suspicious, incomprehensibe, aud, s' II
appeared, unpronounceable name convinced The
bar.room nquistors, who now recalled the visit,
that he Was the criminal. They ouly wished
they had him. Others declared that they didn't
believe that was the man, for he looked
"like anybody else" and it came out in the dis
eussiou that according to popular belief no one
was even remotely connected with THE TRIBUNE
who had not n flowing beard, strange garments,
and most peculiar hat. The innocent "Chlrc-
pedist," too had n pistol, and il was well un-
derstood that every man employed on the danger
Gus paper was d consistent non-resstant in prin
cipes and practice. Anyhow" said one, Just
before the breaking up Of the meeting, we've
got to look sharp after these fellows, and reckon
there'd be hanging pretty soon after we caught
one Of EN-"
did not think it necessary TO give audible ex-
preston to my thanks for the honor intended
but trust ] wns appropriately grateful. The
staoding rumor here ia that THE TRIBUNE and
Astor House have been sacked BY a mob Of
starving laborers and that NJ. Greeley has beea
banged in the City Hall Park. One feels al a.
most irresistible inclination 10 " sell thee fel-
lows, they are so astoundingy ignorant about the
North. 80 sredulous Of anything told them 10 tho
prejudice Of the Republicans.
A VOICE FROM THE GREEN MOUNTAINS.
Csrespeudence of The n Y. Tribune.
BEssIsoTos, VT, Dec. 30, 1861.
To Northern men who lovo their country three
modes of action are presented for choice:
First. To wait the development Of events, observe
the Presidents Fast Friday, trust in Providence,
and keep on waiting.
Second Asin6ividuals to quietly prepare to shoulder
muskets, and gee that we are not forestaued in the
occupancy Of Washington.
Third; Open and systematic organization, selection
of true and competent leaders, military drill, end
thorough preparation for the worst Of emergencies
II o.. IF tharx. n1a