New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-29
AMERICAN GOAHEADATIvENESS.
From The London Times, Mayis.

American people They have organized wa ss rap
ioly as they would supI y market or form railway
company. But few days have elapsed since mr..
Lincoln issued lis Proclamation, and already great
army has sprung, ns il wtre from the earth. More
than 10000 men, beside 5000 sailors, have been
asked for by the Government and 1t Is said they VIII
be furnished within few weeks The enthusiasm o, o,
the recruit. the excitement Of their departure wiz
he fonnd dwell; up,u in every Northern newsraper or
letter. II may be taken that force fornidaoie IN
NUMBER. though but litlc discillired and Tor ne
present -snpllied with The menus of taking The ned,
lis ready for operations the extreme north OF the
Confederate territory. This territory We must now
hold to inclnde virginis Though the State has not
formally joined the South, ard though it is plainly
up neutral position yet it is clear that the Govern
ment of Washington will not he iiae to treat II as
an enemy, and to enforce against 1t all the laws OF
wnr Against the northern countiss OF virginia
AN the stre 9Th Of the Federal Government will be
turned. The hdvices from NewYo,k are to the effect
that forward movement of the army at Washington.
WAS expected III the succeeding week. This probably
does not that invading force will penetrate
toto the Slute for this can hardly conceive the
militia at Washington 10 b~ I'll as yet. Bot the recap
ture of Harpe,S Ferry will, We think, be ATTEMPTED
at once, and tbere is little doubt that the UnoniSts
will be successful But this only be the beginning
Of campaign. Virginia must eNiieu,ly use I'll her
| powers If she would escape disniembernent. The
| western part Of tho State, as was expected, mas
gone with tho Union, and the Secessouist districts
sre ,posed 10 incur SiODs from Power having COM
uapd Of long line Of frontier and the whole sea-
coast The Union still possersed Fort Monroe, aid,
although blockade does little harm to virginia yet
the ability land troops on any point OF the eof1!
| must be an advantage to tie Foderai uo'ernh'eu'
| which is no, likely to be dsregarded.
Thu news which we print to-day almost wholly re-
lates 10 the preparations made by the Union for cam
paigu in Virginia aud for the blockade u the southern
ports. The latter to begin al oaee-that Is, Ino
greater ports such Charleston Savannah, Mobile,
| aud New Orleans would be at once closed. The d.
rect trade Of the Sputuern States with Europe may
therefore BE- considered end for the present ~
this lime vessels bearing our own nag have probably
been warned away from the bocksded porte, and or
manufacturers have reason ~ rejoice that the COTTON
crop has been, for the most part, already sbipIed.
is however, even doubtful whether the 0bJeo OF
| tie N0Ihemers has been gained. Ihe New.iofs anu
Boston mer bants in their Call for strict bios kad-,
bave been less Influenced by desire TO redoce the
South by stopping its trade tlap to prevent the fe
| of the pfivmeers witch Mr. Davis has authorized to
prey ON Northern commerce. But 1t Is no easy thing
| to stop priyateers tllibustes Of any KIND. Few
bloc ksdes in tue annals II war have been ericter
than that which The British fleets kept up at the pors
Of France during the Of the Revolution and the
Empire AND yet the sea s"srmed with frensn p.ss,
| tes. The Osses too, Of B,itih Merchantmen were
greatest la the as years OF the war; aiter tho navy Oh
France had been destroyed by the viconts Of Nelson
and his comraoes. We may well doubt tben whether
it il in the power of ths Union, even with the aid OF
steam to ep up an effectual blockade Of the whole
Atlantic ana Gulf coast, IRON tho Chesapeake 10 the
Rio G,snde. The Soutnerncrs, though not as mari
time as their adyerssIies. are quite capable OF hitting
out and sailing prsateers In numbers dangerous TO
Northern commerce, and 1t is possible thai the span
iirds both north aud south Of the Isthmus may be
tempted 10 join in the lucrative trade OF capturing
gold-ships and siksbips But the necessity OF dv"g
all in their power check this marauGLg has been
pLu to the traders OF the Northern Cities and accouhs
in some for their energy In asssing the Gov
ernuent TO take up aud am vessels oil all kinds
In lew DAYS shall Lear the reeults of tbis vig.
orous Northern Obey. The first thing which IL would
be desirie to learn, in order TO form Judgment rs
to the eveb is the feeling la which the South has re.
oeved these usual demonstrations The NortherneS
say that Mr.. Jefferson Davis and he fellow traitors
ae thoroughly rightened ut tho ontbursI Of Union
patriotism They had, cay the Unionsts. no idea lLit
The North 90 indignant and their doon ~ rear.
TLey had been toned for than generation
10 be obeyed by the Free STATES Ia all important mat
ters They furnished the clcverest politicians and the
most united aud steady voter; and wien coDstitu-
tonal psaus failed they were over ready 1h threats,
which were only successful 30 they had come 10
look on tie Northemers people too Ieacelvng and
too dependent save-grown cotton aud tobacco ever
10 resist them. Calculating on the much-enduing
character Of their opponents they LAD plunged Into
treason without preparing TO meet its consequence,
and they were now honiied 10 find that tho day OF
reckoning was st hand. We are 30 completely with
out accurate intelligence from the South that there
Of Judging whether tbi, description DO con-
tstent with the truth not We think that there is
some truth in IT, but that there is 10 reason 20 believe
porenas any submission the part Of tie Conieder-
ate States. Undoubtedly the Souherners have been
u
Statos They have been 20 little accustomed 10 think
or care for the Union themselves that they could
hardly conceive the influence it possessed over the
minds of the PEOPLE in the Free States. What the
Coniederates thought the apathy Of their opponents
seems TO have been caused mainly by incredubty
respecting the intentions oil the Soutbeners them
selves. In the Northern States people could not, or
would not believe that the Union was gone. They
repeated continually that everything would be ia
few weeks, aud many Of their most acute men Of
busness have suffered by the confidence they placed in
their countIys destiny. But when the attack Sum.
ter showed the reality Of the disruption, then
excitement which Leither the Confedsrales nor the
Washington Government nor the Northern people
them.elves, were prepared for THIS uprising has, no
doubt startled the seceder but Tar as We can learn,
it has only been to rouso them to extraordinary e1er-
tions Indeed it is pretty clear that the leading
OF the South have for moment doubted of war
They may hnd IL hotter and more arduOus struggle
than they expected the intensity or the duration Of
the lighting may exceed theirexpec'ations but at any
rate Tor the fact that there TO be fighting they
were fully prepared; they never expected that Mr.
Lincoln would give in without contest. SO now
there is no reason believe that tho fear Of
Northern iavsson will induce them 10 return TO their
allegiance.
We cannot, therefore, anticipate that tho Federal
p,epsra ions will ttrfy the CoLfederaes ino submits
SION Ii the new Republic DO crushed, il must DO by
conquest, and not by menaces The position Of the
wayering States had not been changed. kentucky
It'll declared for neutrality, ana Tennessee tad not It
appears, definitely ioed the Seceders North Caroli-
na however srmps, and in case Of au Invasion Of
Virginia would Doubt be Vt once IN the held The
Moth las certainly undertaken difficult task that Of
conauering vast territory inhabited by men OF the
same race as it's ownczens aud even more accustomed
10 the use of arms Whatever DO the resut, 1t secms
inuo,sble that the be carried on bv either
side with such loose levies now under arms II
this contest il continued the young professionals and
shopkeepers will probably soon fall of and return to
their fo mer and more oongenal pursuits; while
lower clfs Of vagrant aud irregular babits, the
r.t.s trill la nh .fa1 m N