New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-27

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rsssure Of the s, uthern States 70 join them
sN's~ ;5nsl Secession movement. And as late as
nary election Of this year, after the Southern
.,,e uas fairly under way, there was scarcely
-. o,ard Of members OF that Richmond soy
conventiou" elected as Secefsonists. 80 IL is
80 $50, nm 10 that tire Virginia had not found any
- o.n,e for secession She deemed ter rights ana
,o,or safe under tie Federal Government; ana
- ,honght her interests required her TO bold fast 10
~, TTninO- But tie 18th oay Of April came; seven
60 hod "cone out" rs they call it, Fort sumter
sd fallsn. loree army WIS in the led 70 sAeVa inc
o,siEn IN the seven States, aud to PURE "aHhHe
"a 20 oxtermi,ate the Federal Government; and
a. p.a.;1ect Rad ifsnsd his proclamation calling Tor
o. ooo ,.o,unteers 10 suppress the msurrecboni
;;;o Aid not wish to se,edo; she did not believe II
r. b interest and her honor did not run in that diree-
,;cn she was perfectly willing to stay IN the Union;
40 vaoled to STAY in very badly; bat on mat memoir
allie Eth day Of April lsGl, Ter "soyereign Conven-
fioo' locked their doors, aud passed The accession
r5i,ance and the State authorities Immediately exc
,r.,d heir part in the grand programme Of robbery
and thunder. And why all tbs Not because Viz
ria's interests had chnged not that ler rights had
been asailed not that she bad any grievance TO com
,l,n Of not that sL bad een been Threatened D. the
President or any body che, with anything IN tho least
offensive to her; but siugly because the President
would not prove recreant TO tie highest duty OF hrs
,t,iion and violate bis Official oath, 10y ta-nely sub
,u..tug o The magnificent thevery, and The dsines-
ration of the Union, by the bandit hordes Of those
seven rebelEous States. No ot.tr reason has ever
besn given and no other be gwen for the seeea'
zion Of Virginia.
But to como nearer home. n We were to assume
sst TIE Union can be- and viii be dissolved and flat
Eastern Virginia woull naturally go with the South,
Il is now well enough known throughout the country,
ms well as here tina the Norih-Wes! his no local III
strst in common with The East, or With tie States
souh Of us. Separated as we are by natural barriers
from the Fest and h. and connected as We are with
fhs North and West By commercial and social inter-
course there is not SOLITARY individual IN all the
Sorth.West whose ineres. would no, be sacrificed by
q connection with a Southern Confedcracy. II Is
therefore unaccountabe, any principles that usually
govern tue action even of demagogues and poiitca!
cbarlatans, why men Of hitherto high standing and po-
ten; influence among Us, should lave engaged IN this
crusade against the Cove nmeDt, even to Tie bringing
of the war to ther own doors. But 80 1t If, and coming
generations viii read Of it with wonder and astoDis-
reEt.
Your correspondent heard many Of the speeches Of
The leading advocates of Secession during the brief can
sass from the passage Of the ordinance to the election
sor it's ratification the ed May; and not single
complaint did he hear uttered against the Government
or It's agents except in it's action 10 put down the re-
Delion in the States that had seeded. Not an argd
sDen advanced for Secession per So but they told
us that Virginia must seoede, because the President
had called out $1,000 toprevent seven other States
from seeding; and be had burned Fort Moulne, and
the HaTpers Ferry armory, and Gosport E2vy Yard;
and be would not negotiate with JEFF Dlyiss Commits
soners; and be would notte the Virginia Convention
Commissioners what 10 was going to do. Arguments
such as these, spsed with any quantity Of blood and
thunder, AbcCnuonlsm," John Brownism, lighting
for hQD'o and resdes," &C., were expected to induce
Us all to vote the Secession ticket But we had free
press and free speech and these new and strange doc
trines did not make much Roadway; 30 they were
abandoned for the argument Of bsyopets and our Sc
cesson teachers chiefly exchanged the rosum and the
ben for swords and epauletes Their success IN this
new field, up TO the 6ste of my former letter, was
briefly stated Some few Of the smaller ones have re-
Gurned to their homes aud taken the oath Of allegiance:
the residue are not with us but they are not idle.
The superseding Of Col. PorteGeld by Col. Garnet;
the appointment Of Ex-Governor Wise to the com
uand in the Northwest; the large Reinforcement Of
tho rebel army at Stanton aud Hutonsvie, ed the
saonce Of their outpost to within twelve miles Of
m hind ina nn;,s,..snoe Of lalge force at Roupey,
and their neursion TO and bridge burning On the BALI
more and Ohio Raroad the constant activity Of Sscee-
xon guerilla parties among US in firing upon soouts
and picket guards all indicate, plainly enough, that
the Northwest is not given up and that vigorous eff
fort is TO be made, ii no: TO possession Of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad ut least 10 arrest The far
tier advance Of Gen. McClellans army. And need
1ot sF that it viii require the greatest CANTON and
good degree Of military SKILL 10 safely march an army,
however large, through an enemys connty-as it is
chiefly after leaving PhiiPpi-mountainous Is the
country is from Pbilippi to tie Valley Of Virginia. if
opposed by well appointed army.
Since the date Of my former letter the army in this
quarter has been reinforced by half dozen regi
tnents. Two hundred wagons and 400 horses have
been brought in from 05io. The active operations
have been confined 70 strengthening the position at
PhHpp stationing detacbments at all prominent ponte
about the country little skirInishes with Secession aI
tee, breaking mp Secession gangs and srresng their
leaders, &c. These gentry are dealt With after this
fashion: THOSE who viii take TIE oath Of allegiance
and give certificate, beside that they understand that
4 caught again aiding the enemy, they are to suffer
death, are let of; those who will not DO this are re-
Gained as trsoners II is understood that some have
been executed not far from here under th rule Many
come forwsrd voluntarily and take the oath, saying
shat they had been deceived by tboee in whom they
have hitherto put their confidence They were taught
that "Lincolns Abolition army was coming here 70
plumber the country to rob them Of their property to
free their slaves and raise the devil generaly but
when they saw the army here among them and learned