New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-07-03

people do not to imply opinion, only ask the
question UpxeovidJ force TN, tGde and brng me Gore'n
nent 70 diree force. the Jen9 Virginia would he cery
or.at It,ust God voud bring her 10 your aid But 1t
would be wrong deceive you by speaking certainly
cannot erpro,, the deep modification have felt at her
cours. this Winter But do not believe that the course Of
the Legislature fair expression Of popular feeling In the
East. least the great rty believes In the right OF De
ceson and feels the deepest sympathy with Carolina in her
opposition mes.ure which they regard as she does, M
The Hen We.tern Tngaid, there 10 the rub only 6OOoo
,ars, 10 is4 900 uans! Whea Ieondr M fact and the
kind OF srsuen. which heard in this body cannot
bur regard nth the greateI Jeay me question: 0"e'H" -"
gina ,oouid Carolina IN such an i''ne
must sckncw edge my deaI Sir that lcok 10 the iutute
with almost much apprehension es hope You wen oosc'
TO the term Democrat Dmooraey IN H original Iho''Ph
zeal sense indeed incompatible NTH slavery ana me 'h0e
.pter, of southern s0cs Yet you look back what chsse
will YOU nd made Of our State Constitutions OF IN our
legislation that g. ia its general course Tor the last MY years.
which WA, not In the direction Of this Democracy Do not its
principle aud theore, become daily hIed In our VrAc
ticel Il had almost ia the opinions OF our people did
no. .nomber with pleasure the great improvement Of opn
ion in regard to the abstract question Of sayey) Andh such
the case what ara hope in the future do not he'l
tate TO say that the question is raised between Cafona ana
the Federal and the latter prevails the last nope
Of Republican Government and. fear OF Southern civLa
ton /. gone Russia will then be better Government than
fesr that the confusion and Interruptions amid which
write have made hi. rather rambling letter DO you visit
the North in III SUMMER saould be very happy to well
come you to the Old Dominion.
an much obliged to you for the offer to send ne Ham
monds Euogy on Cslhoun; but en- Indebted to tie author
for copy ,,.., ,i.
MR.H GARNETr.
WV II. TRBsoor, Bso.
We have placed in iaiic some of the parts
of this letter which seem most worthy OF no
tice. This Garnett seems to have fully studied
the whole question. He was rebel ana
traitor in 1851, as he and all the rest OF the
Garnetts were in 1861, and was only deferred
from overt acts of treason BY fear OF the con-
sequences to bis own neck. The pear was not
ripe, even in South Carolina. Virginia was
unsound. and could not be trusted to support
the Palmetto State, and even in that State
there was no united feeling 10 favor OF treason.
And no wonder. The provocatlon, 1t must be
confessed, WAS slight enough IL leol. Inc
compromise measures had just passed, and
though California had been admitted az Free
State. and a nominal int Diet had been placed
on the saye-rad in the District OF Columbia
yet the Southern politicians, BY the aid OF the
Doughfaces, had succeeded in ebactlng tugl'
tive Slave Jaw, in destroying the ilmot fro-
yiso. and in electually deosuching the pubic
sentiment of the Free States, so that the
Democratic party had an easy victory Tie
next year, and was encouraged to repeal Tie
Missouri Compromise in 1854. II is no wonder
that Virginia h,sltated TO rebel In lcoI. In
point of fact she equally, or almost equally,
reluctant ten years later. Garrett prcphetcall!
pointed out the only process By which her dull
phlegmatc blood could be stirred. Speaking
of the probability that the Government oil the
United States would blockade the ports OF
South Carolina IN case she rebelled, he sug
pr.ts that If she could force the blockade and
provoke the Government to collision, the
feeling in Virgins would be very great. Tbs
was IA. process adopted in April, 1861. by
South Carolina to bring virginia to the rescue.
As our Government would not make war Oh
South Carolina voluntarily, she must be forced
to do SO by al assault upon Fort Sumter. BY
this process a "ieeling" was aroused in VIZ
GINA her State Convention was oyeraWed by
the mob, aud the State was hurried out Of the
Union. The result did credit to Garnett's
sagacity.
Garrett had also q very clear appreciation
of the obstacles to treason which Western Nlr-
giuia afforded, from tue fact that she had only
60, 900 slaves TO about halt million whites
There's tho rub says Garnet. We be-
leye il IS tho theory of the Crlttendens, Car
lies, and Garrett Dayises, and of the North
ern apolOgIsts for treason, that Slavery IS noI
the cause Of the rebellion at all. some OF
them 90 80 far as to say that on the contrary,
Aboltionism a. the cause. Garnett knew bet
ter. He knew that the prevalence OF Rebel
opinions in Virginia, as in every other part Of
the country was IN exact proportion 10 the
number Of sayeholdcrs. This great mountain
region of Western Virginia, with only Co,OUU
slaves out of 4gi Quito what reasonable pur-
pose could that be put One might almost as
" ell look Tor aiG to Vermont. Treason has
rank growth nowhere except among slaves and
shareholders. We wonder what Garnett thinks
OF tie Senators and Representatives 10 our Con-
gress who hold Conservative" meetlDes tor
the purpose If defeating all measures designed
to break down or impair the influence OF the
slave institution Doubtless be is PROFOUNDLY
grateful 70 them, rs he certainly ought t. be,
but what does he think OF their common sense
W. call attention also to Garnett's notions
of Democracy In It's original philosophical
sense lie is merely stating trulsm when he
says 1t is Incompatible with Slavery and the