New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-27
DAVIS A DESPOT.

existence. 1t lap,ed into bloody treason to
save itself from intoerable tyranny; and the
Door fish, if we may credit The Charleston
Mercury, has only tunlbled from a compara-
lively comfortable frying pan into most I'M
comfortable fire. II il the old story Of
Esop over again; for some of the most notable
frogs in the puddle are beginning to croak that
King Jefferson I. is no better than Domtian
or O Nero. Our authority is the aforesaid
Mercury, which ought certainly to be consd-
cred O good witness in the case. Its first
grievance is that tho Confederate Congress, in
clear violation of tho Confederate Constitution,
has furnished King Jefferson Davis with u
palace ready furnished, at an expense OF Seven
thousand Dollars--a most shameful imitation
of the rascally doings at Washington under the
old detestable rule. 1t further complains that
all the dongs of the Congress which should
restore the Revolters to supreme political free
dom, are kept profound secrets from the
Southern people-debaies, decisions and all /!
II is only known that the Empercr-we beg
p,rdon-the President Davis "yetOcd more
bills of the Provisional Congress than all the
Prasdents of the United States from George
WASHINGTON to Andrew Jackson included" He
is, therefore, very properly styled "a Despot y
So the Southern Confederacy, in It's enthu-ias.
tie pursuit o. liberty has secured, by the con-
fession of The Mercury, Congress which
merely registers the Edicts Of q Tyrant I!
Pray, was this worth the crime of which the
Rebels have been guilty and the suNerings 70
which they have been subjected Poor little
fishes why don't you come back to the old
frying pan
Then there is another trouble, which is, that
as soon as the Conicderacy has provided even
the semblauco of Navy, it is straightwny
blown up aud annihilated, and all through the
inexcusable neg gence Of blockhead Secretary
Mallory, who may reasonably be supposed TO
act under the orders OF Davis the Despot
Upon this poin. The Richuord EJcininer
dwels with deep pathoS From other quar-
tiers come most portentous growls; 70 that, a.
though the Southern people sre not now JUS,
ii position to dcpose King DAVIS and 10 tar and
feather his Cabiset, they would unquestonably
do both, if it were not for the army. We do
not mean 10 cay that they would come peni.
tently back az once 10 the Union which they
have SO iusaney deserted. They would proba.
by upset DAVIS only to set up King Somebody
Else the Flrst, but their inevitable anarchy
would make their reduction 70 sanity compare.
tivrly easy. We may see something OF this
kind before the war 10 over. Davis isn't safe
from the tar-po:s yet Poor man IIc should
have thought before be raised this busy devil
OF revolt, Of what means and appliances would
b. at ms disposal should it be necessary to lay
IT, II Is tchlI-h experiment. as all history
proves, to overthrow an existing Government
- for light aud transient causes" Unless the
injuries OF people are substan'ial-unless they
exist otherwise than 10 the ambitious views of
political schemcrs-it Ii the most dangerous
thing IN the world 10 stimulate popular pas
sons, aud to seJuce communities from their
allegiance to the laws ard H. fixed Constitu.
tiobs. The engineer. usually get The first host
from their own peiards. WHAT became OF the
Does DAVIS ever think OF their tate with prudent
apprehension Aud how long can be- be sure oi
his army rs number IS stated IN Rebel
newspapers at 100000 men; bu. how many
Of these are siavoEoiders How many Of
these have stake IN the contest How
many not being shareholders, have a direct
interest in stopping the war Everybody
knows thai III raising the Rebel forces there
las been continual resort ~ terrorism aud
coercion; and how long eau these go on. with
out counter revolution Look al the case
calmly aud philosorhlcally. Suppose that a
Southern soldier owns no negroes, and does
no. hope to own any. What has he to gam
from the Independence Of the Couicderacy-
what OF Office, 81 cIaolument, OF personal con-
alteration Nothing whatever If the news
Government were hrmly established Tomorrow,
il would leave him the same Poor Waite Man
that he was before. He would be cut Of, as
before, from tue rewards Of industry, and even
from the opportunity OF respectable labor. We
understand IN Il measure, why the Mau-Own.
ers are iightingit Is for caste, aris.ocracy, po-
liHcal powerful why are the Poor Whites
fighting 1t puzzles our comprehension, aud
it Will soon begin To puzzle theirs. When il
does. then let Jefferson Davis look out for
himself. If his army be small, D. The R'ch-
mond Eram'ner complains, Mr.. Davis may
heartily wish II much smaller. Poor Whites,
trained to tie use Of arms, may prove d most
uncomfortable population.
But just at present. it is MT from these that
this usurper has the most 10 fear. lie is the