New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-14

was to be said in defense of the Southern sys.
TEN to the citizens of Massachusetts, who could
better say it than Benjamin f. Butler, Benjamin
L. Hallett, and Caleb Cushing In every Free
State, the Secessonists had faithful friends and
able advocates; and they have not only cast
them all aside, but most Of them they have con-
yerted into open foes. by what possible logic
South Carolina persuaded herself that she would
be stronger standing aone-for to this day, in
spite of the Montgomery nonsense, che is yir-
tualy standing aOne-we cannot imagine.
The real strength of the Southern conspirators
was in the North. They were supported BY
our morh force defended by respectable body
of our statesmen, sustained by some of the best
Of our newspapers, coddled by the great CON-
mercal classes, assisted by our agricultural
prosperity, and sympathzed with by several of the
chief ecclesiastica bodies. Never were such
friends 80 foolishly alienated. Upon an arrogant
assumption of their ability to stand alone, the
seeding States have spurhed oil assistance, and,
as one beautiful result of their disafection, the
Congress of the COnfederacy is already dsputing
about State Rights. Theory in the Union was
in Confederacy like that which it is pretended
has been established will leave the rebels at the
mercy of hair splitters and impracticables. II
the tremendous interests Of South Carolina could
not keep her in tho great Federal Union, how
long will she stay in this little Confederacy'
The folly of this fanatical State is indeed sus.
ceptble of the most rigid demonstration. BY
going out of the Union, she does not stop any
Northern presses except those which have labored
in her defense, and she does not shut any North.
ern mouths except those which were opened in
her behalf. Supposing her independence of Fed
eral relations achieved, and where is she With
Massachusetts speaking a common language, the
arguments and remonstrances of Massachusetts,,
then all unrestraned by the shadow of Constitu-
tional Obligations will reach her and her danger.
Gus class stlll more ehcctualy. All tho in-
tercoursc which she may hold with the
North will be at q risk ten times greater than
any che has hitherto been called upon to encoun-
ter. The cheap defense Of the Constitution will
give place to standing army, the expense Of
which will absorb moiety at least of the
| profits Of the cotton crop. What delightful
! lookout
But this is not all In tempestuous burst Of
passion, the seeding States have alienatod a
fund Of generous sympathy in the Northern
Churches. Heretofore whatever might be the
ultimate result, they have had somebody to speak
for them in every Synod and to champion their
cause in every Convention. All this il changed.
The great charitable and religious corporations Of
the North--Tract Societies Bible Societies, Edu-
cation Socctes-are no longer deluded BY cries
Of peace, and no longer waste their time either
in the advancement or refutation Of sophiStries.
Ham is not once mentioned, Philemon is forgot.
ten, aud One.mus 10 longer furnishes prece-
dent. On the contrary, We find the religious
associations meeting in this city prodering no per-
suasion, councibg 10 concessions; they are piousiy
patriotic, and indubitably belligcrent. They
speak the minds Of the Churches. They repre-
sent, though perhaps inadequately, the redeemed
and regenerated Northern conscience. All with
all their faults, these were friends-these
earnest, honest virtuous men-worth saving in
spite of ali their mistakes in favor of harmony
and fraternity. The Confederate States-confe-
derate, in the seuse Of the criminal law-haye
flung them contemporary away, and their friend
ship can never, be recalled, their eDmity TO the
seeding conspirators neyer abated.