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

as' W.. H., oot 10 win our indie, sndebce by our
own unaided arms, and by the blessing OF AIpIsI.y
Tod We will do Il. Our ancestors won .helIo I,:o
more nnfavorxble circumstances, and. III 30 uo'"s
have left on example for all tire TO encourage
people struggling Tor their freedom .I
Whit they did We csn do, for We are tner I'nos'
Their blood courses through our VEINS,
their principles are our principles, ana tntH
ana courage, we hore, will be manifested oy our
-eves throughout this war II Viii &c Mme snS" n%r
sre.dv subiupntion when they see az terror'-tcken
nv any blow they may inAict npon us, aud hear from
| Us the wailings OF despair ...h.A
tho Northern ear, there was sc.ne OF nEiVefsa'
cons,ernation in that whole region tho he OF which
Vas scarcely ever exhibited before. All was paiic
and nprosr, and We believe that Confederate army
~ o. OkO men could immediately after that memors'
HE rout have marcbed triumphantly from Wa.hing'
tou 10 Bo.ton For month"; while the tide OF victory
was rupung in our favor, the Lincoln empire was I'D
state OF the greatest uneoslussa ana coninslo':
The leading presses in it were, many Of them
daily filed with denuncislions Of the Government,
and about the issue. Charge after charge
of ineficiency, Encouragement ana corruption wa
hurled against the conductors OF the war. oa'ire
and inyectye played their bait ries III ,he ne'cee'
manner against the public nnctionares at Washihg-
ton. scott fell victim TO tho etOrm; 20 old Game.
ron, and certain other notable characters who inquired
az popular favortes up in that latitude When nos ILL.,
| tic. firtt CONNER ced.
The Yankees had long season Of trihuiafion ana
III satisfaction and alarm ut the aspect OF their anal
But thew wen, through it, and now it IL our turn 10
suiIer 10 ike manner. Both rides Lave been sub
iected 10 the yicsi.udes OF war Both have fell tue
ioys of victory and the humiaiions OF defeat, win
this advantage our sid that IN all our victolie"
and defeats, tho superiority OF numbers have been
overwhelmingly against us. At Manassas, the great.
A., OF ur triunphs, they were three to one; and
At Fort DonelsOn the greatest Of our dsconttures,
they were hi least four 10 one, with arte nett too
Of powerful gunbosts 10 help them, which we had
not single vessel to oppose.
Surely. there is a cons aion in this view Of our
erses which should inspire ar, suid the copte'
quent el,om and Depression with gratitude to ea'eo
tlat the arry of tie South has fully IND nob'y VIM
dicat-d its honor and fidelity. History records 10
ins anee Of more daring valor than ths, which was
by our troops in The defene Of Fort Donel
sou. Those "tbree days Of bloody and successful
resistance BY 1900 Of our soldiers alnr to C0o oil
the enemy aided by numerous lron-clad and heavily
armed steamers, will make brilliant chapter In our
aunals
~. nece,siries Of tie crsis. His message to Con-
gretr br.uiLcs tie right sti'it und If he Will OILY
follow il up al all POINTS By absolutely and urerions-
" required action, he will des-rSe the Increased COLI
fden, Of the pe )pe, who look 10 him and to Con.
grees for the suggestion adoption and prosecution o.
,nc measures ,s the chan ed mud aspect OF
tie wa. call for without delay. We agree with him
Thoroughly in the opinion that toe Government AT
tempted Ia tie outset TO do too mnch-moie Than IL
had the means o. doing. Our forces have been
q, read over too large frontier.
| Results now teach NJ bow greatly we have erred
n his respect and the first thug 10 b dsne l. TO
abandon tie error and pursue wiser loIiry. we
Lsd irGni civ better eelect few leading points ana
throw sufficiently strong forces upon them, 'hah "
distribute our army m smaller coininns III DUH
tude of localities distant from one another where
81. rc liable TO be captured detail by the preclp-
itatiou upon them Of Overwhelming numbers OF Tue
.neuv "a was the case at Fort Doneison and Rc-
snoke Islam. -
ANGST or UNION MEN IN RICHMOND.
E,D,. IA. R.ehw md EIami.r. Marcia
I'm Saturday night Capt. Goodwin, by order OF
IN. Government proceeded, with party OF ,elect-
men. 10 ito farm OF John Minor Bolts, and took him
AID Ill Of bis papers and private correspondence III
su,.'Jy. Leaving an ofcer in charge Of the papers
and house u Bots, Capt. Goodwin brought bin
nr;.ouer 10 this city, and lodged lin in McDsnePs
gro Jail si,unted IN BlsnknshiPs alley, some NIFTY
ysrds north Of Franklin street.
Capt. Goodwin then went to tie farns OF 'Ahn.
ttine Recsler aud Franklin Stearns, aud took both "
,ie.e we'll known Union inen, and all OF their papers
Md letter. and brought them To this city.
Bu,ts and H-ckler letters and paler- have not
vet been examined. Stesrnss letters have under
gone onlv q cursory and partial examination, and
them except several letters from HE friend Bolts
IS. are urder The impression that, as yet the Gov
erment il in possession Of no Iotitive information
that would convict Bolts Of treaion. But ho Is
to 10 the recognized leader Of all the disaf
f-cred all the low Germans Of the Red Republican,
Gail schurz school, and Of the vile remnant Of the
Union PARTY.
h,r.ins, S,earns's and Hecklers loyalty The Gov
ernu.rrt has been for month IN ~ possession Of
the most conclusive evidence; and il feels confident
Of lie ability TO prove that both Of tbete have
been loud IN their denunciaiions q what they have
been pleased TO term the " Rebellion" aid have,
over and over again, expressed their willingness ~
sacrifi their entire property 10 restore inc do
nin,on in the South OF the United States Govern-
mett.
The man Wardwell another party arrested, has,
since the beginning OF the war, been known 10 every
citizen M blatant Ind defiant Union man.
Miller, who has also teen lodged Ia JAIL is the
cli.r or high priest of the Black Red Ger
man Republican Societies OF Richmond roms Of
whose member, IL can DO proved, have, sin'e the
reverse Of our army ut Fort Donelson. toS.ed that
q ev had thousands OF arms aud abundance Of ani.
rnuLition concealed in tie city, aud that tue
were enrolled v no would use them Oh the irst ap.
proach OF the Yankee amy.
Az lrishmap, named John III. Higgins, has also
been arrested and put III tie siinr piis H. Higgins
is u connection Of Col. Corcorsn Of the Yankee
army. Two Of Higgins aants married two OF Cor
corans uncles 4 letter from Corcoran 10 Iiig. inr,
advising the latter TO send his wife aud family
North, and containing Assurance that no lCorcorarl
would have them safely conveyed uuoer flag OF ra,e,
has recently been intercepted by our Government.
Whether our Government has any evidence OF liig-
ginse intention to follow Corcoran's counsel has
not ,rsnspired.
III. s.id that Stearns, the whisky man, on ap-
preaching the prison. surveyed il with mos, con-
temptucus expression AID remarked, 'If you
going TO inprison all the Union uen, you will have
20 provide a much larger JUL than this Mr..
Stsarns will, We think be not Il little mistaken in
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