New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-09
THE RAID UPON WASHINGTON.

But we tell the people Of Washington, at the ssme
time, that their lives an. property are placed IN mani
fest jeopardy by the igues of Scott, Seward & Co.
The City Of Washington, unoccupied by military
forces, would oe refuge Of safety. But 30 soon as
the State of Vixioa shall take active measures of re-
sstance TO Bck Republican rule, her authorities cam
not and wipn1t brook the presence Of Federal army
Of coercioi at Wasiington. If the army shall remain
there mystic drcea estaRd the cifv eap<nyeJ even
If passilng force Of l0n00 men shall be reouired
AMI successful assault shall first require cannopade
streets. f'A'' Vi 'i'0
= a number OF young Southerners (says The Aibony
Erening Journal of yesterday left Schenectady tbSs
m1srning for their homes. They tried to elevate the
| Palmetto flag on the ssang-park last evening bn,
were driven off. But during the night they placed Il
on the liberty pole and then cut the hayards II was
taken down this morning.
THOSE FLOATING BATTERIES.
The floating batteries being erected ND in the cove
near Mount Pleasant for bceVlng Fort Sumter are Of
little account, and an officer writes that thew Gill
| only convey those who take passage unon than *
watery graves. One Of the batteries which n Il the
purpose of South Carolina float against For, Sumter
beng constructed at Marsh Dockyad ct the foot Of
Pritchards street, near Lafte's landing II il aid
that will he three weeks before all the hoaling and
land batteries are completed
Herald Correspondence
"CIvIL WAR WILL BE ABOLITION"
So says The Roiagh StoDddrd-a paper which has
done good service in North Carolina in fighting the
Disunionsts. The Standard assumes, az the basis of
Its argument that If the difficulties between the North
and South should not be settled within the next six
mouths wal sill be the result that three or four Con-
fderares Will be formed an that sit will be impos.
sitle for the North Western and Gulf States 10 avoid
waffle Pnrts alton tie M1sssippi BM lead TO IT,"
After this prophecy of conf the fatal consequences
TO Slavery are pictured as llcws:
II war once breaks out il will rage in the interior
on our seacoat the high Seas and on our frontiers
one section will let loose the Indians another
tlon. Twenty millions of Northern people will at
once become our enemies. They will war upon us
along loe Of three thousnd miles from the Atlantic
to the Pacific. One section will call in foreign troops
agalnef another section One Confederacy will hum
BILE sef before the powers Of Europe 10 get better
commercial terms than the other Conlederaces Mean.
while will rage Negro property will cease 10 be
valuable, because the products Of slave labor and Of
al other labor will be in great degree cut OIL from
too, that the war is waged their account. They
will become restless and turbulent. Heavy taxes
will result from these war; These taxes must be paid
mainly ont Il slave labor. S'rong Governments will
The m0sses riW at length rise up and destroy freTy-
thing in their ray State J0ais srW be repadia.ed.
Bl"ks wW Jreak. Ufa0'cs and orphans TiH be re-
duccd TO Geggayy. The sW9y9 UiF rare ercrgrhere
,aramsuDt 10 nh lar. TIE f-Eole rorla outside tie
Sian hiding Stacs, itb slight exceptions, opDosed
to SiGrry; and tie rkoic w0rid, with slaye labor
tLus rendered insecure 'nd clmparnrivey valnelcss,
scW tgke SIDES ruth The North HgaiCst Us. The end
will be-ALOiitiOnl"
ITEMS ABOUT ANDERSON AND IFS MEN.
The stories about mn'iry aud INSTRUMENTATION among
Ma. Audersons men can find no better refutatOn than
IL the fact that Of the men have served their
tine ont and entitled to leave, bnt refuse to
eulii and declare tLey will desert their post
while Mai. Anderson remains the flag waves over
them, uuless ordered away by their Government.
Ire of these very men could baye LETT with their
wives on the Sd inst but preferred to part with their
better halves rather than withheld gallant commander.
Strolling through Eing the shopping street Of
Chprleton Last saturday evening, met several OF the
soldiers wives who were bound on what all women
have perfect peochaht fora shopping eXcunion. 1
Joined 0ns OF them. and compliment TO her bright
eyed little " Robert Anderson" opened the mothers
heart, and she hecame quite communicative concerning
Sumter and its leroig defenders. She said the Major
had been le,oug'it a. a Soulern man, both by his
lie aud her brother, Mai CluCh, TO resi- gn and retire
ere tie bloody conflict commenced Once when they
were both there on q brief wis., their entreGtes be-
cane 30 Unfortunate that Anderson forbade them both
ever TO visit him again unless they would promise
never TO attempt to iniict bis manhood such an
iudelioe stain" asked her il her husband and his
attack ehould be made. Do you know, SIR
said she with fislpg eyes, 81 that our com.
mauder called every officer and soldier few
days since, and begged as personal favor
that if any one among them felt that he held for
l5rn hope that be was at liberty at that moment 70
resign and be should be sent TO Charleston in safety
Every man stepped forward and signed paper,
uronirp need he Il she'd the last Of drop OF blood
Ia defen,e of their beloved commander and the fort"
lis story, Which | trGIscrite verbatim, from the
little womsns hos, is an emphatic denial OF the aosurd
and wicked iories concerning constant mnilples and
fre luent ironing Of refractory men, met the same
evening bugle teacher who iDstructs the boys at
Cumnins Point in the mysteries OF that soul-inspiriDg
Instrument. This man is hot Hibernian, and has
/ two brothers az Sumter. lie gave me GRAPHIC ac-
count OF the sand forts at MOTIFS Island, and, as no
was in the Crimea, 20 knows What such earthworks
ara worth lie assured me that both be and his COM
papions were burning with impatienee ~ attack
Sumter. ard if it had not been for that old granny
Mr. pickens we would have done II long ago.
"W,uh You, asked, " deliberately engage In an
assault which might point your own sword at your
brothers heart" -.
der the cured stars ard stripes let them take tho
chances of my killing them or they me- This wretch
wears epaules on / i shoulders, and I much mistake
true SON of the Palmetto II they would not be IN
dionantly torn from his shoulders If be utters such
,eGtimeras at Morris Island This incident emphat-
c III, tells how brutalzes and debases the image
OF Divinity" ..,,..., IL,
like a good many good things here, came from the
! North lie invited me to take sail, Saturday morn
Ing, and thans to hih witnessed spectacle which,
in pathos and true ,ublmity, would be dfenit 70
| match. We saw the Marion steaming down, WINE We
were off James, Island and knowing that che had
precious csrpo board ran In as near 10 sumter
as was ns deled safe and dropped anchor Presently
the men came on the rampeits headed by the Officers
| in full uniform l saw distinctly, with my glass,
eyerv feature of every ,fcers face. They were all
calm and selfpossessed bnt under such stole aspect
could 3 the mighty workings Of that wonderful en-
gioe, the human heart. AS the steamer neared tnen
thew GENT no three tremendous cheers for their wives
and little ones fort y-scrcn ia ALL then Anderson siace
lighted no with quiet SMILE aud he gave ,he order 70
fire. and big fellow went booming over '9s oay. anc
have echoed defanty thronsnIa; a. and sbos.
beroe su every "ne Of tenn slowly et the walls II
, IVey came up sitting their wild PHlses, know they
Vent down With dripping eyes. Tears are sonetmes
NSht uo"" 80 i m free N confess that our