New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-13
TnE VICE OF PATIENCE.

One piece of useful knowledge seems likely b
get abroad in consequence of the fight at Bull
Run, and THAI is that War actually exists. 70
NAV tahe oue or two more disasters Of the kind
to dtiye this idea into the Northern head; but
the ejge of the wedge was inserted on that day
anj anc'her blow or tgo will probably drive il
hoiae. The feeling has been altogether too gcE
eral that it was n kind Of holiday demonstration
that we were making. 10 be productive rather II
an illusion Of gold lace tbnn of blood, and Of
favorable eruption OF Gilt buttons and shoulder
straps tran of the fierce and yindictiye passions
OF war. This has partly arisen from our over
consciousness Of strength and our undue certain-
IS of IN easy victory over our Rebels, partly from
tie long established ways growing out of calm
world and a long peace, and parity from the m
yeterate habit The North has acquired Of letting
the south have her own way with herself and
with as, so that what she is now about seems
merely "pretty Fanny way" only little more
pronounced and inpertioeut than usual. She has
always been the .egfat gdtSe, the Little People of
the family, and the good-naturet stupid old Nora
bas vet hardly begun to have "a realizing sense
of the atrocity of her present rebellion and the
necessity OF severe discipline for TIE preservation
OF the family credit.
This is the only rational way Of accounting for
the extraordinary ienIty which has been shown
10 the rebels. open and concealed, from the ~
tainiug Of Floyd as Secretary oi Wac by bu-
cbsnan, after BIS treason wes plipahle 10 feeling
as to sglt, down to tie very latst liz
staace. Tie authorities at Washington, and ihe
peopio generally throughout the North, have nos
lel, wards Southcrn traitors az any oh nation
ever dld towards its eetrsyer. IL ~ part Of
the retaty We have 10 pay Tor our long sub
mission 10 Southern incidence ard dictatnre, that
this seqn,la ~ tie doctors would say Is srn'aled
upon us even after the apparent cure Of the
disease.
Now, il ia hardly necessary 30 say that ths
state Of feeling must pass away aud yie.d !"
far sterner frame of mind before We can duly
cope with the emergency that ooniron's us. We
imagine that even in the highest places of the
land, the feeling has been that this Tempest w1
not much of shower, and that II wopld blow
over and leave everything as it was bciorr.
This gives meaning to what has seemed cloth ard
tme.serying. Ii both parties could bs red out
by DELAY, aud exhausted by expenses, before the
oning OF battle, lighting migat very hAey DO
avoided altogether. aud come terms OF agrtenens
LIT upon that should pat peacrial end to ias
dispute. And we do not bilme anybody iof
this. iof il was state Of mind necessary TO Dc
passed through, Ike the chamber of iultiiticn !"
which the knights in the tales of eachlnim'as
attained to the mirror and tie glavc OF tTatn
and hardhDod. 1t were hOt Ia The nature %
civilized and Christian men, such as ARE ofo'
under Northern skies, 10 arrive at the taifur"
of knowledge Of the blackness OF a uai'o''
heart, and to feel the detestaton 1t should eAci'e'
in the twinkling of an eye.
'.For IN, though Wisdom wake, su,risisn .ssR'
Whrle $40 10 seems"
Aud it fakes a good many rou1Dg shakes "
omen Suspicious eyes, and to make them 'e'
hav i.eous is the Ill she has blinklney eoan-
tcnonced and helped in its mischief.
Rut ,bis letharsic stage Of cur National maiadJ
is probably well nigh past now. Inc '''A'"
vb ch have amused these morbid siuihooi' ""''
have been pretty well dispersed BY the cannon ~
Bpll Run. The red drops that fell there sle
uropbe,c of the fercer storm before when ''e'
run. The most blatant bawlers oil f'"'''
/" Peace !" must feel that now there ca" 00 -
Peace, excepting through War. Ana ," w."
that shall bring Peace that VIII nos !"
fanny and surrender can be waged except 49,.
ing TO the stern dictates and relentless ne0s''.
of warfare. This is seen and acted upon "
enemy. and hence the advantage they have o'''
us. thus far. There is 40 cant and no sqae'"
ishncss about their words or their sc''''
Every Northern maa and every Northern wVn''
!, an alien enemy aud treated accordingly. S'.
Hurlbat who confessed the Aut'Ss'sry s'''''