New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-28
MISCELLANEOUS.
TIE ATTITUDE or CONNECTICUT.

Cone sponCebce OF LILO ~ l. ltipeAe-
DASBURY, Conn, Saturday, Jan. &c, 1861.
The couIse of The TRIBUNE on the great question
of Surrender, gives unqualified Satisfaction to the Union
in his section Of the STATE In debauched aud
Erofgate city like New-York that has Shareholders in
its hotel aIlors, and slaves in many Of is counting.
houses with the archapoete of desrotism in its Mu
niciyal elah-a city that toersies The ErPrSS-it is
impossible to comprehend how fearless, ahful jour
nal like yours cheers the rural heart and stiens the
rural backbone.
The question which Southern insanity has forced
mon our attention il fairly compreheDded now, aud
nay he clearly and briefly stated: Shall treason
Weld 10 Federal authority OF shall the UntedSates
surrender" And tie invariuble reply here is that
National Law mnSt be obeyfd-if in war and carnage,
il is WE'LL if in snd pence, it Is better The sword
is terrible alternative; il sboud be the ast resource
Of q civilized PEOPLE. But there some thrgs
TO be dreaded than Striking down the liberty Of
the citizen is worse; overthrow ing by violence the
one ste or cowardco on the Other the American Idea
tic grand proposition cf Democracy that is capa-
BILE Of sefgoverunent and does not need masters
f, wore +, bverting,te principles Of the Govcrnm mt
and tuning our good Republic ntoa stupendCus engine
for tie rerpetuaton of Human Slavery, is disaster
not TO be mentioned in the comparison The Union
W,
rillars on which it star DIS destroy them, and l. must
rerih remember The venerable Horace Mann sid
once in lecture TO the studeus Fiat jus'iia rnat
ealun,.o "Let justice be done though the heavens
fan" he repeated. 81 think" be continued, i" it
should Rave teeu written, let Justice be done Iea the
Leavens full, for bless you if justice is done the
eayeDs VoAtfail"
Our Representve, Orris S. Ferry lone of the Panic
Con rnittee), is the 90 steel He did not play Aunky
TO u lorcs Of tie lash and heF and has no intention
Of dong it. He has just written manly letter to his
constituents Of which lie following is the closing
e,th .nd is indicative 81 the temper OF the whole:
would very Rsd, do all IN my power 10 restore peace 70
on, dscied coatIy have concei TO the very verge Of
w,Ied he cing Of oann39 from Fo hoee upon TIE
fof,o N Gull .rd win the planting OF hostile batereI
the aihs q the MISSISSIPPI t herf o,e,5Ee" u seems
GOV. buckingham, orr excellent Executive, too,
nav be relied On in any possible contingency. lie has
iusI sucd orders to the militia If tie State to drill and
perfect themselves in military discipline, and volunteer
con pauies compofed of couree, mostly Of Young men,
are 81 ringing up III different portions Of the State.
have jast seen letter from lim ia response to some
Questions Of public nature in which lie declares, with
Tie right sri that "while we may hope there will be
no blood shed in this unnecessary and unnatural con-
teet, Ntl Cc sHOHG % w "tStf t'V''i
tcih lYmfd force"
TIE Personal Liberty bills Of the Northern States
have cansed great csnor-tbe bowling and cursing
being got up generally by demagogues who wanted
soue preext for their active and odious ProSayery-
ism; and of course our innocent law framed to pro-
teet Cur Owl ciuzens, and only enforcible where
f,e ueron shall be "wifully and m0licioasly carried
away." las come in for its full share This simulated
rage has about exhausted ttelf but few unscrupG-
Ioup and filthy dougces. Ike The Bridgeport Farmer,
still echo it with their small voices. Now, have
ueIy ascertaned fact, which may possibly quiet the
nerves Of these feeble old women hope il viii, at
l.sa, stop their clarnor, uness like Ethan Spikes
Caleb they are 80 far gone that nothing but the look
ingglass Of twenty years ago will restore them to
conseoufness and silence. The fact to which refer lie
this: That the Personal Liberty law Of Connecticut
has never been appealed to but once, and that ras 10
rYtorer phie citizen Of he torn Of Sherman, in dis
county wLo had been Kidnapped by some negr0es Of
Mr-York! Had we not better repeal it, as " con-
&C ssou to our SoutbeJn brethren p
lie; Il ere be no more bargains till the great Compact
Il at wss made 30 years ago II respected. "Go more
compromises with traitors concessions Of principle
L. ali, bCdy l'is the voice Of New England. Up this
way is not considered very dgnifed busnels 10 nego
tae viii msn while he is wringng your nose Tie
only questicn in order now, is the TRIBUEE'5 Have
We Government rs The United States Nation or
mtbi May it be speedily answered.