New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-26

for q gentleman to I've IN =. III the movements
of the real Secessionists are read i'll the light OF
this army officers day dreams, it will at once
explain the motives at work, prompting sucn
wonderful eccentricties of conduct, as ID daily
enacted in the light of the sun. throughout the
Cotton States.
But every body n that section has not yet
gone daft, and in evidence thereof, / may men,
ton the suggestive fact that already more than
score of applications for every Federal Office in
the secedant States, from gentlemen of the very
first position in society, have been lodged in the
proper quarter for filing under the new Adj
ministration, with the assurance that at the right
time Federal party will rear its head in those
States that will assert its voice beyond perad-
venture. They are not ofice.seekers, but men
proferring their patriotic services to sustain the
Federal Government, when the hour shall come
for the resumption of the Federal sway over the
rebellous region. They say that the rebellion IS
daily crushing its authors under its weight, and
that the treason of Secession is speedily destined
to condign punishment by the very people,
whose voice has been silenced in the late storm
of passion. You remember how j. c. PcttlgreW
became U. g. District-Attorney of South Caro-
Ina in 1892 when little politicians we're AFRAID
10 touch Federal office. So it will be again.
There was more in the proposed seizure OF
the Brooklyn Navy Yard than appears on the
surface. If traced TO its source, this bit OF
treason will be found to have its prompters IN
redoubtable Charleston, who instigated it, with
the view of keeping up the tagging spirits Of
the rebels to Federal authority in the secedant
States. 1t is all understood here among the Sc
cessionists, and you will find more of this thing
breaking out, unless the friends of law and order
are on the watch and prompt TO act. The rebels
have plant tools in all the Free States, ready
for the preparation of any outrage to keep the
rebellion in countenance.
The Chief Of the Baltimore Police may be as
ignorant as he says he is Of the formation in this
city of body of mslcontents designed TO CO.
operate with similar bodies from Virginia in an
| attack upon the Capitol, so as to prevent Mr.,
Lincoln's inauguration, butt does not speakyery
highly for his usual vigilance. gentleman of
Il lie city, whose father fought in the battle OF
Bennington, AYERS that he was approached with
proposition TO join such company but II was
received with such a rebukc that he has heard
| nothing more of il. Two youths, sons of
two of our most esteemed citizens, openly
boosted Of belonging to this band aud sought IN
the hearing Of gentleman of veraeity, to per-
sIade another youth TO enter into the scheme. II
is s probable the thing has been abandoned, since
Gen. SCOTS preparations 70 preserve the peace.
But would urge upon the General not to relax
a whit Of bis vigilance.
Threats have been made in several Of the coun-
ties of this State to drive out Republicans,
known as ach, but as yet no direct step has
been taken. shortly after the election, it was
proposed TO force the gallant Republicans of
Kent County, who are now precluded from TAX
ing The TRIBUNE and The DeLateare Republican,
10 make their hegira but better councils pre-
vailed. Last week. certain of the baser sort got
together in Montgomery Coanty with the ayowed
object of compelled the venerable Francis Preston
Blair Of Silver Spring, late editor of The Globe,
TO take up his departure, on pain of personal
violence, but the mob could not agree, and so the
matter rests. Mr. Blair has done more 10 adj
vance the material interests OF Montgomery
County than all bis enemies together. He has
shown them how to make their lands produce
gold, but they viii not learn. ..
The speech of Dr.. w. w. Watkins, the Clerk
Of Howard County Court, at Elicotts Mlls,
night before last, at meeting of the working
men, Was more TO the purpose than oil
that has been uttered in Maryland since the cleo.
ton. lie was for living and dying under the
stars and stripes He did not Like snakes OF any
kind, and especially rattlcsnakes. He was not
going North, South, East. or West, but simply to
stand, where old Marylnnd'stood, in the United
States of America. The Constitution was good
enough for him to live under without any altera-
ton. He warned his hearers Against dragging
Mary land into the vortex of rebellion, by telling
them that in such an event she would become
graveyard for the eighteen Free States would
never give up the Capitol while they had man
or a musket left. If all our speakers and papers
would initiate DIR. Watkins's truth-telling manli-
ness. rebellion could not subsist an hour in our
State, but alas, they pander too much TO South
| Carolina treason by exacting conditions which
will never be granted. The workiDgmen, however,
are coming up nobly to the work of submission
to law and order.
Mr. Etherdge of Tennessee made speech,
Yesterday, in the House, Astounding with what
he aptly calls stud-horse sense" though it was
diluted with what he also facetlousy calls nanny
goat sense" His readiness 10 sacrifice our flu
ture territories south of So so TO Slavery, to
toll back the runaway States, was of the latter
sort of senses but when he avowed HE determ
nation 10 live and die under the flag OF our