New-York daily tribune., 1861-01-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
TIE PRESIDENTS CoURsE--THE BORDER SLAVE

TIE PRESIDENTS COURsE--THE BORDER SLAVE
STATES.
Frn Our Special Correspondent
WASHINGTON, jan Q, 1861.
The doubts of the President being able to stand
up against the reyolutionists still liuger. He has
been SO long under their inspirations and mani
pulations, that be is almost incapable of taking
correct view of affairs. His mind is debauched
with the notion that the seeding States have in-
trinsic ability to contend with the Federal Gov
erunent. There could not be greater mistake.
Deep must be the disappointment and mortIlca-
ton of the seceding States, should they attempt
to measure strength with the General Govern.
ment. They Will, indeed. as Governor Hammond
saws of South Carolina, " have q hard time.
But the President, in the excess of his umidity,
and with his sympatbies in favor Of the slave
holder is unable to perceive that shareholders ex
treue feebeuess when dissocated from the sup
port derived from the Government of the Union
BY some strange processes OF reasoning, he
seems 10 baye come TO the conclusion that this
Government is to be broken up any way, and
that in the general disintegraton one State will
be Just as strong as another This is the dreary
fallacy that ytiates the conclusions OF all the
reyolutionists. They think they can pull down
the Government, and reduce all the States that
csulpose il 10 one common level and one com
mon ruin. They believe in dividing the public
property as though it were the assets of bank
rupt concern, and that each State can take its
share, shoulder its pack IKE some Israelitish
pcddler, aud begin the world anew. Chngman OF
North Carolina developed this profound idea on
the very first day of the session.
1t IL dreadful to Gave such loose-jointed and
decaying piece of mortality at the helm Of the
state in such time as this. We require HE,
and yigor and activity, and. determination, and
will. We want pilot who is every inch MAN.
man in courage, in hope, in resolution, 10
rlasiicty, in wisdom, aud 10 uDfinchng purpose.
This Federal Government is great and powerful
and overwhelming in action. IL has the power
of giant over any Of these confederated States,
If it but choose to put forth it's strength. The
loyalty Of the body of the people is unquestion-
able. There 10 O deep-grounded reverence and
love for the Constitution and Union, wh&h IN
fhe hearts of the masses amounts to fanatcism.
IL can be roused to fearful nights by single
invocation Ignominy and ruin wait upon the
State that takes up arms against the Federal
power, IL that power puts on its armOr and goes
forth in the full plenitude Of its might.
And this is the gospel which must be preached
70 save souls us well as States from perdition.
What can these Border Slave States do before
the tramp Of Federal armies, drawn from the
vast bordes of population in the Free States,
bent on the righteous errand of preserving this,
their Capitol, and this, their Governments aud
that in their view, the best and lesst oppressive
Government on the face Of the earth : Every
obstacle will reel and fall before their tread.
And if Slavery be one, that will go down along
with rest.
is il possible that the people Of the Border
Slave States can be so blinded as not to see
4his 1t surely should be clear to the most
obtuse and mole-eyed. Pray heaven they may
s.e it in time. That they may not take or II
they do take that they may be speedily cured
of the mortal distemper that is unhins'ng the
mind and unsetting tine judgments Of the people
of The lower tier of Slayehoding States. ri.
The purposes Of the leading ReyOlotioalsts are
little short OF disbOlical. We are great and
prosperous and happy people. They propose, o.
cordjng 10 the view OF DIR. Benjamin, TO teav
down the Government and, If necessary TO ac-
eomplish their objects, to drench the land in the
fire and the blood and the desolation OF Q civil
s1d a seryile war. This is the picture openly