New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-27

ciples Of the North, she Is, on tho Quiet hanu'
ph,.icay incapable of forming armies, which can
only be- organized on grand scientific scale III
countries governed like the North by principles
os liberty. which make labor honorable ard
;depess infamous 1t will require consider
able time before the South will be able t. com-
prehend the civilization even OF the North' ana
in the mean time size will continue to Judge the
North according to her own ignoble views OF
civilization. The practical side OF this Is tnat
the North has to do with an enemy which des'
pses her ard which, without sufficient moral
and intellectual perception 70 arrive Mt better
concus;ons will treat the invaders Of the South
as robbers and brigands Nor must We forget
slat the most sacred war-cry OF tie Sonth-toe
cry of agony for "homes and fresides'-
cry of fear for their property, cry purely ma
terial and antipodal to the war-cry OF the North'
which is inspired by the elevated considerations
of civilization.
The war for the South derives all its power
from seifsh, local, personal and transltory con-
sideraiops; the war for the North derives It's
inspiration from moral, religious, permanent ana
universal principles; the former affect only
small colony of planters aud their dependants,
while the latter affect the whole human race.
This distinction must be carefully made, IN order
to understand that the enthusiasm oi tho Sonto
is intrlnsically facttOus and transitory, since
il does not have its source in thOse universal
sentiments Of justice and humanity which alone
can egitimately inspire enthusiasm, While the
enthusiasm of the North, so long as 1T continues
to be fed from the original sources of the sub
lime principles of modern civilization, the primer
pies of liberty aud humanity, will increase day
| by day in intensity and force.
Nevertheless, this lack Of conscience and of
honest conviction and principle in the South
while il should be considered as symptom OF
military weakness will be for some time, par
tcularly at the commencement of the war, fer
tile source Of brute force; and brute force is the
only force which exists in the South ss well a'
in the North. Only after a certain lapse OF time
will the lack of all moral, lnsigoraiiog PRINCIPLE
present the impotency Of the South in ali Its CO.
lossal proportions.
Az to the Government at Montgomery and
usurping authorities generally, they seem to make
virtue of necessity, and to stand entirely on the
defensive.
There is great fear here Of an attack on Rich
mOud. From time to tune, scouting parties are
sent out in all directions 10 tue frontiers TO seem
the approach OF the enemy, and It ia feared fhi
in case of attack the Federal troops would BON
bard the city, which they might easily do frou
the fine elevation at Hollywood Cemetery. Thi
fear is general among all except the troops, an'
consequently the city presents hali-H"urnful
halfgay appearance.
The alarm written on the faces Of people IL
the streets, the numbers Of citizens who have
fed, with such of their property ns they coui'
carry, t. tho North, the desolatc condition o
business, the dearth Of specie, the forced circu
lation Of small bank bills of the denomination o
fly cents and dollar, the rows aud drunkeunes
Of the new troops, I'll give solemn aspect ~ at
fairs. Among the multitudes who throng IL,
streets and the hotels 10 pursuit. OF news, th,
melancholy faces Of Virginia politicians whose occu
patton at Washington is gone, and who perceive
now too late the frightful mistake which tbel
have made. Merchants, pale as death and fear
Jog 10 breathe even lest their breath may bctraJ
the agony of their Anti Seces,ionst hearts, or lee,
dangerous but not less painful agony arisio,
from the alarming state Of their balance sheet.
glide along in the crowd like phantcms. The
ladies' who promenade the principal streets looh
sad and anxious, aud render the nournfnl ap
pearance Of the place still more mourufu.
But the gayety of the city is not less striking
Recruits with or without uniform are puradina
the streets at all hours; at every step almost
there are halls where they are drilled, every train
from the South adds hundreds to their num-
bers and the railroad depot 10 a scene of constant
excitement. The populace Of Richmond, mix
ture Of blacks and whites. forms all slmost i'm
passable mass at these stations, and troOps and
travellers ON leaving the cars have to force their
way through these human barricades. From the
railroad the troops go to the hotels, and every
day they invade the dining rooms by hundreds,
without paying for their dinners As these boys
almost without exception are tobacco chewers,
their presence boon creates perfect gutter OF
filth, and TO see from little distance a mas of
these dirty, tObacco-chewing, drinking swearing.
smoking, fetid troops, almost leads one to think
that the swamps of the Carolnas have become
locomotive swamps, as it we're, made flesh, and
flesh pLtrd with the exhalaton of centuries of
dirt and filth. Still the general effect is that Of
gayety, for swamps laugh like fools.
The roads leading to Richmond from every
side are alive with military. have travelled
through the CarOlinas, GeOrgin, and Alabama,
and everywhere heard the same cry, To arms, "
"TO arms" but there are not mary arms
However, we must not despise even despieable