New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-17
TIE SIMPLE TRUTm.

TE1B SIHkFhh
The plans Of the Democrats--or of those who
assume the livery Of that mans to serve JEFF.
Davis in-of the Wood and Caggor school are
gradually developing themselves. The laundering
end truthful members Of this small aud respecta-
bic party burt out tho truth in way which
must shock the propriety Of the older and more
wary leaders, such as The Albany Alias and
Argus. For instance, The Ntn. York Frremans
Journal and Catholic Register comes out in this
weeks paper in this very cloven-footed manners
1--WE say with tho utmost aud celebration and
would say though for uesnce Of the truth to be
burned q, the stake the that ere orcop
opadnp Of permanent and national Kind that the Southern
States auycf hsr leading asked Of n Worth ths.
would not rather agree than that the Union
should be disrupted sceodrs to the programme Of the Abo
ioIsd Republicans II accorded every demand put
forward by reasoning Southern behalf the floors Of
Congress Il amended tic Constitution by incorporating into
It every substantial alteration adopted by their bogus Con.edea
tion oB;gomewe would DO the ess great, gloi.
Gus, and free peopeee OF the Of great standing armies
oorpressive sIson and OF arbitrary Of which,
sod than all Of hob simply threatening bat
already oversdowins u.s. pushing American liberty into
grave OF di,honor."
This ia unmistakable language enough and we
do not, for one instant, doubt its entire honesty.
1t is true not only of Tie Freeman's Journal, but
of The Journal Of Commerce and The alias and
Argas and ia true alsO Of Ben. Wood, OF Dean
Richmond, and Of Peter Cagger; there is moth
ing they are not willing to do to restore the ccuo-
try 70 the old condition Of things when Southern
,layeholders nnd Northern demagogues combined
together TO share power and spcils between them,
There is no reason for doubling this statement,
but, on tie contrary, We know from tue nature
of things that it mast be true. SO dear aud So
precious aud indeed so important to the system
that gave them the power, has .hat power beeo,
which they have enjoyed uninterruptedly
for so many years, that the Southern
wing Of the party possessing it has risen ia
insurrection against the Government to recover
il. They had found so much lorbearAnce in the
North, and particularly in the party with which
thoy had always been iu alliance, that they pre-.
surued they had only ~ 60 the step further that
was needed to gain their point to be sure Of
gaining il; but rs il is the ounce that breaks
the camel's back, 80 the act that they expected
would bring the North ~ their marrowbones
had exactly the opposite effect, and brought
them TO their backboncs-excepting always such
persons and journals az we have just named
belonging To tho inyertebrated order. These
momboriug the rich isvings they used to have
from their masters tables, they are anxious to
have those masters back again. They can con.
ceive Of no degradation in renewal Of service
which always brought them reward, and they
have 40 higher conception Of the purposes OF
Government than its uses for purposes OF
plunder.
All other fal-choods having failed 10 serve their
tufn, thesa Northern friends oil Soathcrn TREASON
have inlen back upon the assertion that il is tho
purpos' OF hose wbo are disposed 10 carry on the
wsr 10 separate from the South. il is difficult to
believe that anybody can be- persuaded 10 swallow
tbs statement. II is very certain the South wants
10 separate and il the North is Of the same mind
why, in heavens name isn't it donei No; Il is
because these people know there is TO be- 20 sepam-
ton; because they know that the North viii not
submit to the probability Of anarchy forever after
whenever party, dissatisfied with the result Of an
election, has only to set by this precedent aud re-
sor, 10 rebellion; II is because thcy know that law
Is 10 be- made supreme, the Union preserved rcbcl-
lion suppressed, and traitors punished, that they arr
making one last desperate effort to play upon
the fear oil disunon in the people, to nsor, at any
cost their Southern friends to power. They are
too bate. The lie j. rs transparent as ihe design
and the people sick of traitors both North aud
Soutb