New-York daily tribune., 1861-01-04


ton; Il ia true that some of them take a roman
tic delight n making rosettes, and talk with
hightenej color Of heroic deeds an untarnshed
flag q soldiers grave. and the like. They are
mostly unmarried, however, and their ideas OF
war are chiefly gained from the illustrated pa
pers. The wives and mothers see that this war
bos aspects more serious and they are not to be
dazzled by epaulettes and plumes nor charmed
by the music Of dress parade. That woman
near whom rat in the car the other day, going
from Augusta to Macon, was the outspoken rep
resentatve of many mature sisters: " For my
part said She 9 | was always one OF the hottest
secessonists till within little while, and how
hate the North just as bad as ever But ii IT
comes to fighting, as they say it will, l think We
had better 90 little bit slowly. 1t seems to
me too much like cutting of our nose TO spite
our face this going ont in such hurry think
We ought to see if we are to gain anything By
seeding before we do it," And she is not alone
in her views. though probably few avow them so
openly With your shields or upon them, is
a heroic sentiment and the sentence has ring
ing sound; to bind blue scarf around the lovers
arm, aud then TO wave after him fearful adeus
as he goes brayely off to combat, is very
pretty thing to do, and competent artist would
make charming picture of the scene But the
cause for which the battle is undertaken is of
Importance In estimating the heroism of the
parties, and an adequate cause does not seem in
the opinion of many Georgia men and women, to
exist just of this time.
A gentleman with whom / recently talked long
and frankly on this subject of coercion was not
professional politician, but was man who
knows the people of Georgia intimately, travelling
among them much Of bis time. He said it was
clear enough that the North and South had mu.
tually Misunderstood each other 50 far as this:
the North md not soon enough believed that
the South would do anything more than talk
about secession, and the South had not coon
enough believed that the North would have pluck
enough TO resist her threats. He said he was
confident that If the certainty that coerciye mea-
sures would be used had been declared earlier
in the struggle the State Of South Carolina
would have stood quite alone, even If abe had
gone out herself. Now, however, he could not
form an opinion as to the effect Of coercve ac-
ton. He was h.msef seccssionst, but he
erieyed 10 say that he thought he had seen signs
OF retrOgrade movement among the people,
certainly among some OF the politicians, since the
doctrine OF coercica had been plainly declared by
the Abolitionsts.
And now, with the words OF well-known and
leading politician OF the most rabid dlsunion pro-
fssions, VIII close letter already too long.
II viii not be advisable 10 publish the name Of
the speaker. for such movement might make
him more cautious in future, and deprive the
world of much valuable wisdom. He was talk
ing TO brother politicians and not at all for
buncombe. and ths was nearly what he said
"By - tel you, we're in hobble. When
we began this fight. didn't think, nor YOU didn't
think that we should ever get where we have got
We didn't push things hard enough when the
Abolit.onists began 30 squeal; # We had We
should have had our own way; what with the
way we've hung fire down here, aud the mess
those damned fools have made Of things at
Washington. tie LincOlntes have had time to
look about them. aud now they've got their backs
I'D. | tel you we've got to lock tins thing
stead;Iy in the face. We've either got to back
ont. or we've got to fight, aud it's about "a hard
! TO do one as the other. Ii they had said, or
We bad believed, that there was any pluck in the
damned AboitiOn;sts, we should have called their
| hand before this time" One Of his interlocutors
said that ifthey must fight, why, fight they would.
"yes," returned the first speaker, it IL all
very well TO gay that when you are where it
! viii be appreciated; but the question now is,
How are we 70 raise the money to fight with :
Perhaps you'll put your hand in your pocket and
pull out million or two Of dollars Ihs
savage d.g broke up the conference.