New-York daily tribune., 1861-06-21

around us express anxieties sbout that crop, whjs,
| seems, are never sll-yed unril Il has been licksS
banged and pressed, shipped and sold.
AS am not engaged upon an Itinerary, et thsas
sketehes suffice TO convey 81 iIea Of tbe IN miles q
! win'ing rver Which connect Montgomery with Motif
10 whi'n place the Southern Republic conveyed Us IN
80 hours, st0ppinys included. go.
, One OF tbe Eeypian pyramids owes its origin "a
re re "ranee eaPne II u pi ,cess, and the Southern
O. IN ac' idenal "hanlY Of Gold Ccss natives. who
fell into tie net If ter en,srpriz m tropretor tn
worthy, born of Iisb Iarems In Milk street il too
striking type Of what the laie Mr. Webster was
wont to eall a "Norhern man with Southern prin.
dpies," DOT TO deserve something more than passing
| notice.
For ontand-out Southern notions there Is nothing IN
Dixies LsId like the sncress.,l emira from the
North .nd East. Capt. Meagter bad at lis fingers
ends all the p0Iltico-ecobomi facts and figures u
'Le Sout sie OF the question, ind rested hi,
s6Ding solely upon the s,rld and material cal
culatins of .he sec-ssionisfs. IL question Of
tariffs The North hsd, no doubt, provided the
protection OF navy, th- facilities of mails tie
eonstrneiion OF fons, Custom Houses, and Post
oih,ess /" the South, snd Pl'"ed countless we'll
giant isure; but - all ,ese the South had been pay.
ing more than their vsne and when Aboiiiouts were
allowed To eec oer'io al President, and th, system
Of forced labor which is the baris of Southern proc.
2erty, was tbreatened, the South were too happy 70
t4kea " snap jndgin IT." in pie po1dfe Court,
and declare The Federal compact forfeited and annuled
forever.
During the long second day Of our voyage, we .r.
aniued the faces Of tie prolctarans whose color and
con ritntious 50 well adapt them for the Cyelopsn
realms OF the main deck. Among them we detect sew.
era ply siognoDi,s which strike as resembling seed
hugs from The G' III Colst rather than the second or
third fruits If ancient tiansplaatation fellow trav.
eler gr.tiEes at the time our curiosity and our
peueir ration There several native Africans, or
a. they called il Cuba, b0nses on board. They
the proIe erty of tbe argumentative captain, and
were acquired by coup do min, at which have sl.
ready hin'ed H. this lttsr II seons that a club Of
Jln tiers In uis Safe nnd others resOved,
lit L. th year ago, To import cargo Of Afri.
cam. They were in'ueuced partly by cnpidty and
patty by a fancy tie Cped Staies laws Dc.
ian,e, aud 10 eyince tt,ir contempt for NewEngazA
| ~ llanthropy. lie job accepted b. an Esstem
hou.e wbi engaged to deliver The cargo IT certain
point on Ibe coast within certain limits OF time
Whether tie sbipmeDt arrived earlier than anih.
| pated or whet er Capt. Meagher originally d.
signed ns tie efson TO whom the bold aud deRcass
maueuyer of landing them should be intraste1, il is
certain tht certain Sunday Ia last July he took
little ing trip IL bis steamer Car and appeared
at Mobile the following morning ia eison 20 make
Iii regular voyhse up ver. IL IL no iess certain th
| he ran the dus,y strangers IN 1t night by mdSs.
qnepred pass. and Landed hem among the caoebraks
0f his own plantation with sutfcieDt ceeliiy 10 10
back at The moO.ngs 0f the Gar without hs absencs
! having been moi, ed. Tue vessel from viii h tho
| 6onxes were delivered was scutted aud sunk, and hu
| master and crew found their Nay North by rail.
Bnt the parties in claimed 70 d., ID To
spoil. whep tpeir inDiGe dsgust, tue enterprise
cn tain very cool prufessed to Ignore the whole tA
pes nd deed them " seek TO recover by suit at law
| property the inportaiun OF which was regarded and
would he punished iciny, IL not piracy, by tho
judicial tribunals. made aud issue Joined,
when The captao pro, ed u eirtust;in ia attn, and,
having cut lie claimants dOed them ou lew boazss,
perhaps to es.ape assassination eIells, while hs
kept the oyster 10 ,he shape of he pk of the imports
ton, which I've St holds reconCiing mis- conscience v
the tranSA. ZION by inleI preiing AS II saFrdge.
ALI tu,s told by interlscltor, who was one
of he losers by tie Affair and who stigmaiiled tho
conduct OF its hero having been treacherons. The
latter repeated jocular Inquiries. suffers i van.
ity slbdue bis reticcnce and hisles by acknowl
| edging tue corn"
| In the aftern0on Of the second day we meet two
steamers ending The river. with heavy cargoes and
are told that they ure the keyes aud the Lewis,
Gently warned OIL sod net sc,-ed by the bloc hadns
squ.6rou oil Pensacola. They deep with peovis-
ions for the force. VI the Confederate States Army be.
fore pickens, which must now be dispatched ffvu
Montgomery by rail.
In Mobile for the first time since leaving Wsetins.
ton "w. realize" the eutire stagnation OF bnSnesa
Tnere are but five vessels Ia port, chiefly Engsh,
with will sui,c TO carry away the dfbris OF The
cotton crop. Excban,e on the North is unsslabls.
owing 10 The iwpo-tibiity Of importing coin shroast
the unsettled country, AID tills London OF .low
sale at par, which would leave profit Of per cent
uIon the Importation VI gold from your side.
MOBILE, Sunday, May II.
The heat Of the city rendered an excursion TO whi4
! was invited for the purpose Of visiting the forts II
the entrance of the bay, exceedingly agreeable and
was glad TO vet out from the smell Of warm bricks 10
the breezy waters of the The patty comprised
many OF the ead,og merchants and politicians Of Tho
city, hch is the third in importance as port Of sX.
por alton in the United States of America. There wN
no, ua.n nmong them who did not express with more
/ \. IN uhuui,
rul, Of the accursed North Let there be no mistake
whatever Us to the unaninity which EXISTS present a
the South to fight for what calls its pendenoe and
TO carry on war TO the knife with the Government of
the United 81 tea have frequently Lad occasion 70
remark the curious operation Of the doctrine OF state
rights the minds of the people; but sn examination
Of the institutions J the .ountry as they actGally ess
leads the inference that, where the tyranny Of ths
majority is at unCe irresponsible aud cruel, 70 Inn
possible for any man. where the doctrine prevails 70
rstis, il with safety Of success. II Is the inevsos
result Of the action Of tis majority, as operates u
America first ueu.ralize aud finally 10 absorb ,he
minority; and even th,se who have maiatiinei whss
are-cslleo Union doctrines, and who are opposed
to secession revolution, have bowed their heads ~
fore the majesty Of the mass and have hastened 10 n
nify their acquee,esee In tue decisions which thy
| have hitherto opposed. The minority, cOw9rdly U
OF the arbitrary and vindc,iye character
Of the overwhelming power against which il has surg
pi-d and dishssrt-ned BY defeat Of which the penal
ties sre Tremendous 10 such CONFLICTS ~ thss's
| Lastens ~ lick the feet Of the conquerof, ~
ruses wi fra,tic cheer after tie chariot 10 the w
umph which celeo oatssits own humiliation. II then~
"A minority at Ill on this great question OF Secession
tie Suthern States il hides holes and inas.
cessibe 10 the light OF day AID siss there In darknes
aud sorrow silent and fearful, If no. dumb and noRc
! less There were officers who had served WIN sr
tuction under the X OF the United States now aa
ous 10 declare that il nos their ag and tat uY
had 10 affection for IT, alt ough they were ready
/ init they would have continued 10 serve uhder