New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-22
A STRONG Article on THE WAR.
FROM THE PEN OF BENJAMIN KURTz, D. D.

FROM THE PEN OF BENJAMIN hDRiH, Ne ~
PROBABLE RESULT OF THE TREsENT WAR.
From me LutheyaS Ots1soy JHig " lsoi'
In viw OF the Ierplexiiy Of the present. state OF
things IN orr counity, and the numerous P'siiole
changes that may lake place; together With The gen.
,ral uncertainty Of nl future evenis it may be 1.emeu
presumption N man. not protesting 10 be pOilicl"h
satermsn, 10 predict the Ea0l s're OF q unhappy
war no~ wagng within our borders. But or oeJgh
is rrOl hesy or foresadoV, but siml y 10 ven
OPINION and stae Of the grounds of that
opiDiou.
The so.caled Confederate States will either succeed
they will not, in their der IGN 10 coee di'slon OF
the United SIass and 10 erect new Government ds-
tinct from that at Washington. Let us suppose that
success will crown tnep efforts; what VIII they gsin
by The changer
|. They VIII emerge from the war with an Ora..
cAsl5Risig pdt,0Hai dtbt debt more enormous and
ubnanHgeabe than that OF Great Britain In pro-
portion 10 their palive resources. The exioing x n
Grafton may uL forth I'll their financial eil and ,igDr-
ois efforts in qnmitpg il, but they will not be able
TO extingush t. In how many various ways the t'e-
mendous burden, IN connection with the numerous
other heavy expenses required 10 sustain tier ,Nern
qent will mI over IN the peOple and cripple all ihelr
pnbIc measure =, We need not top 10 ex Iin Surely,
In ills erect u ey will greatly be the losers.
g Their iuyo,ito " doEssttc htahtRt'0h RAJ ne jar
more RsScRre than IL has erer get beeH. HeretOiOe,
il has had the provisions ofhe constitution, the sin-
yrnt laws o. Congress- the cooperation of powerful
politi al ia w. the commercial Dtrrests Of The North,
and the obi. llioEs Of pledge, aislDg from solemn
compact TO guarantee It's nnmoleeted existence aId
maintenance III every State in which 1t has been eta-
lsted. But, wien All these restraints az removed, rs
q ey will be la q event that new and nvul hepu0-
liz il iounded; and when, in addition, the Aooh ION
raity stall have iull scope in the Free Suites aud
second Con9d0, IL were, shall stretch seh ION
Que end Of the bOrderhue 10 the other nat secuiy
will ten remain for the Ierpetuity OF Slavery Ia
five or ten yetrs Mar luDd VIII become Free stale,
and soon af The Border States will follow; and by an
unavoidable esg, the Southern aud finally tue
Cotton States will be compelled 10 su,cumO' NOt
partcle Of doubt fingers our nit respecting thi'
Ultimate Issue DOu0tless r. lie and LlOodshed will
eusue and the war probably be renewed even ~ u
terrific form than NJ present, before tois result Is
reached but This will only hasten ITS aTnval mus,
the chief object for which the South have iuau9uraed
the war will not only be defeated but the very re-
verse specify and eiieotuay be brought ab mt In
this rerI ect then, s has also nothing TO gain, but
everything 10 lJ.e.
conrencing for the ,rtsRs0n Of Slavery. Years 40,
with threatening and fearful contention, they carried
il iutO Mssoui of the most fertile uGd mighty ~
ehoatye Staies Of the Union. Moe re- euti! they
occurred Texas LONE for t; TINT immense and pro-
ducii,e territory sufficiently ann le 10 constitute ball
dozen new States. New-Mexico was tehdeIeh TO
then and there still oher Terri, Ories With open
doors through which they might have had, at least al
eqnAl chance 10 introduce H..
But l. they set up for themselves, what PROJECT re-
msiBs for extension OF Slavery IN which OF the
Territories will he Free States permit il 70 be eefab
lshgdI In what new lcfilJOfy ptOVlli ltJ 10 Oe
acquired will il be tolerated The enis nuent Of
thu axe and the convictions Of the world are against IT,
All Europe ia cOnIunc ION with the United Stat Will
interOse prevent, lot only tie acquslion oil new
SHAVE territory, but equally tie ex absiOu Of the do
uiesic institution inlo Ere territory. That the i'm"
10 taun OF new slaves from africa or any other coun
Try will be utterly impOsrlble is too eN.n' 10 require
any comment. In this aspect OF the sutjct then, the
South gain nothing, Willie eyeIythlngi Is In Jeop
andy
s. What will be gained by the supposed new Gov
err Ineut on the OF ,c0h0myf Two governments
ipslead OF win have 90 be SUPPORTED, ard tbe Lew
oDs probably at a heavier expense than the DID, NJ
high salaries End extravaganza more prevalent Ia
tho Soa,h than In the North. These immenseiy'
Dcreu-ed expenses will have to be raised froai an I'M
meDs- decreased population free vhte population
OF millions instead OF tbty ull1ous
As heretofore. Additional iortiaGns, &C., mus be
built, and old ones kept Ia constant repair An exf en-
sve Iost,l system (which never paid IN the South
must sustained. navy must be built, u large |
s ,ndng army supported, 10 be augmented from year
10 year As the riNal Republic may think proper TO |
strengthen hers, in order TO keep up the "balance OF
rover" Ills alone will be sufficient to eat out the
substance the people is the in Austria, Prus
Ella aid other countries. In addition to all this, aud
much that might be referred TO, the interer OF
sn enormous national debt must be PROVIDED tor |
and sl-o means to pay off thai debt. To sggravato
beyond all endurance this oppressive burde the eu-
bryo Republic has adopted the prlnciple oi
or Ut least, OF very low taiii' but ths pnnci 10
be adhered to- and this Of revenue be dried uP
or materially impaired then thefunds 10 meet all there
on.ious expe-,es must be raised by direct tor0to",
or export duties, former "a oppressive TO the peo-
lie ss the latter will prove embarrassing TO their CON-
per,e. Will olr Southern neighbour gain anythlns 10
this view Of the subject
4. TIE co,t0a monopoly cell h impertH d.. AT pre-.
sent the South supply more cotton than oil the w0id
bOide and this is The cief sodrce OF their weatA'
Tie culture of this staple Is already iouely im-
d. ired by the necessity OF deyoting large proporio
OF their land 70 cereal productions, instead OF tliB
,Lem ON outside of their own limits, and also oy the
employ na Of their slave labor IN The service OF TIE
State and the increased n eneY OF that labor Under
existing circumstance The most active aud effective
neasui are also present pursued by British ital
iss greatly promote tue RAILING OF cotton IN Iona,
Egypt, Algeria AnstTsGt, Liberia, aud other places.
Similar efforts have, indeed heretofore teen made
without any signal success. But nov, inasmuch rs
absolute necessity pcFemporiy nrges tie efort, there
/, annie reason to expect the full accompl shment OF
the object. Thus the cotton monopoly IL ABOUT 70 oe
seriously affected If not wholly broken up "Kog Cot
tom is Ia be detprOned and tie great source OF south
ern opuleuce TO be sentially dernged. Here, ten,
nothing is TO be gained, and much II Lot all e. be lost
5. Tie seeds Of specify ard certdi" dissolution dad
destruction sOrR az the q. c0hst'tpt0" 81 he
concentrated Hep C0Hisderacy. IL recognizes the
hight Of pesceable Secession How soon ons or the
oth.r of the States viii become dissatisfied with the
legislation, or general admlstIaion oil the new no'
ernment and then away goes the whole fabric
W AZ stability there be in such an organization
Who will col,lde IL il : Who viii enter inIo treaty
with loan money To IL, or make any permanent ar,
rat geuent with nation that NAV be disintegrated
and broken mp every year, on any and every oc aion,
or at the cspce OF any knot OF disected or cesiga-
ing p1liii iars Verify, more visi, nary schenie
viln,r and more prepO,terous abortion ives never
hstcbed fom the phrended brsin Of aspiring dema.
gogues.
no dirt Of our argument has been based upon the
Qntuiious uppusition tbat the South shall succeed in
achieving the end OF their rebellion by the suhvsrslon
OF our Government and the establishment Of n
Iubli Even OF this Hypothesis It manifest that
they win he greatly the lOSers, aud that success will
therefore prove even greater calamity thnn defeat.
But they never can succeed should they wage war
Tor Ealfa century, they will not attain their object
Ih.x may Ia inc.lcnlnhe u.chief 10 the Nnrih. aud