New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-08

,,seg;hsi by the act Of wv; g. REQUIRE elany on''
End iuus provide weltmned n'S'ee" III every 10
az. e.. a., limit t%c duration Of commissions and 20
S@r,ioate within given Ierod those Row III force;
erte Candidate for is.iars 20 te examined,
..Itle ena,fri-t OF series Of articles OF war,
a. fhe government tr'opf IN The tci'l." Oh Vls
Sac a. time OF wa, cst~a on nose AL !o'.o IL ne
amy. IL Io,ou nerds other AID ul.ot amend
ats In moCihi Gg our system a. 20 l-pcrt'nt 20
l er +, view two lacf,; me one that too much Is
-, ,.ti.mpted e. lie ac omI l-heC; tie other that
sri,alc provision shall te made FOR Die Necessary
sy,of e, of the men. The act oil l1!y erred IN
4 lbe5ly, IN reGuii more tlan il hool3 q Ieo-
g. vince pursuits are largely NgrlCGl 1ul and ne
thaairal Experience shows that those hetNeen the
Z ea &C twenty aid Thirty constitute tlc ciass Who
= aiutau The militia orgali2 iiious, ANA from VIZ ~
-. been dgewn the greet bnlk Of the yoinrt'eis.
Iron tls class we must principally dcpcud icr uie
.sig"i cy of our future militia estct IaiiAci' 49,
T. IA OlNiO us necessity Tor immediate az lt"'iV"
sh.s subject, and l therefore recomnei ne '.-'it
preparation OF hill. Which, w0lie ''NIolI.i' p y
t.e laws OF Congress, sd Ill meet our lleseM anu
1uuio reeds. a
Our political troubles, which have SO engios'ea
& attention ana employed The REQUIRES H Ire
rry since the close % tie last sesslo.' "'e pr. teS
50 q, tree ,vhose setds were s1Wn tird q ecniuii
- O.. and though unobservod by ", rs gfoWin mas
tee, carefully watched by those who. nd1hiis
ho,ls have gwen direction 10 ITS roots. Inc ht,
10 Ignore tie Fedeis power IN i6a3 was IN eNi
ao, ol the zane eeiiiUeu, which now arimGles ne
leaders OF secession; and tine has served 10 justi!
soc Prediction OF President Jackscl-tht' though
crushed the spiri1 OF Nu,bhcau would revive
again under the form OF Slavery agitation. Slowly,
Lu. Sufey the process Ot poisoning the Sonlicih
mind bas been going forward. History IN lie own
fine VIII 81; in judgment and review the account;
80 ]; reco4d leave the ne and pro- less ui scce fch
To those events only Which directly involve oU dH'y
shall refer.
The Summer Of 1850 was one Of peculiar political
Epierest Toe manifestations Of 10. rL.r ollrlon
were unusually o. en- ard csnGid. Early IN i,c vear
political conventions had pa ed four candidates Ns-
S0re the people for tie Presidency Three Of thete
stood uneauvocaliy pledged to uphold the Consiiu-
zion and maintain lie Union. Tie fourth, while be-
Jeyed by his Northern supporters to be loyal, was,
h. the nole general opinion regarded as Otherwise.
Recent events have fully Justified the popui sus-
,ciou in this respect. The election wa on 40
Sember 6. The North Proceeded al is aul &C.
Gberatsly to she exercise OF right Which had teen
:etled az the Revelation and cOuiir Cd al every sub
eequent qua6Tenuial ele ton. The vo,c VIDE IN
Usually large. The verdict a. the polls Was em-
olstic, OF the 4,65f00 ballots given, j, 81. ,oo)
were for Unconditional Union. New.IorA with i6
Others of the IS States gave her cleo vote Tor the
present incumbent. ASIDE from The loea' obligation,
Fhe SOUTH by participating, were bound u benol ~
accept the result OF the election without CisseLt Dut
the leaders OF oi-uIiOn, with amazing Gud..ty
made II a preteXt fCr preCplaijrg the catastrophe
OF attempted seCes.ion u pol the country. jlcy wei
ew that he rights Of 40 Stale had been enc 10 cred
5y The result Of tie election. Indeed The succ ssiul
rady had in all authoritative modes, expire -iy con
S,ided FOR the III ht of each state o. control IL own
domestic institutions. More tLau this, the Oppui.
zion held majority in both branches OF the naouai
tecilsture and the judiciary, by the Constr on
were d coordinate branch OF tie Government and
therefore independent OF the new Administration;
tefide, tie tliec powers Of tie G0veinm 'nt bad
a,ee at no peGod of our history, and from he H.
cure q things coult lever al be held AZ tie
ciue by either section. ke iseue OF tie election
gave satisfaction IL the Cily OF Charleston, and tae
fes.l, Wa scarcely made known before re pi1iitrs
bl IL announced Heir determination 10 dc troy &c
Union The leaders WouH not wait. They iarCd
not Ihey drove the Inbic atseJ lies with lUpetu
ous haste toward tie brink Of rebellion TIE
iANgo3 grievances were but vague Pererali-
tie Ttey insuUed tie national flsg ut every OPP
Yo,nGi'y; denounced the National Governments
s.il,d Dy force aud fIuud tie public property ard
y,puoiaied obligations due in loyal Sates. A firm
ana csaI.siehed feleIal Executive would lave
-ruaaIily mste1 op the PENALTIES q tie law 70 tic
~ nicis OF Conspiracy aud treason. Bn' age and
ill acCd eantdeace -Eo rendered the Irc.ident
s.rii a1c made hl4 bind 20 obvious lacls. toiialh
members oi ms Cabinet openly abe'ted the rehthon,
or were guilsv o. wantUn trcacLefy. IhcI u'oo
A. fr hh ros lions 10 s.rerg then the ccnsI iatof5
QUO 10 ciipele the army and navy lhey III" on
- Md ,ae ap.ortlaeut OF di' iomaic reIre-eule-
live placng IL important pCslueis lto-e ho"i by
,he, ;, be iniaical 20 The Cover 1ent ana Gee. 70
-srts were employed, with ibeir approval, - vist
rr-ore 20 influence tte governing classes there. y
i,l Of evil agel leE, some f..fc', CiAcro 4. ci,
.,e,e nut TO work 20 morale nni c1ua-
-,ior.x Lo Gle S0nth-g labor rendered pr-u-
s-,lle by tie nccu.iar character OF southern 90
,-ietv SeuIrr cd by envy nrd ambition, the
De ders toilcd BIC giants spe,ious appeal were
made 10 unworthy pc l1Ices. Inc rLike-. . SUI
NV to Southern iLle css W.s imputed o. the % b.
s'.rgfess WIS CHARGED with certfoylng the COM
rel,ia equality o. the South and hopes ine MOST
esarivagant were encouraged. Legislative tones
md COnyentiOus OF tie people were fuGlel y
<a.i aed from The object o. tier couNoc4ii"ni power
tie most -rtitiay WIS usurpeo; IN a w0r', lie
leaders halted 40 no cflleI Ind were deferred .roin
40 deception to carry into exc -ui0r their IOrgcon-
-e,rel scheme Of OisfuptIug the tmOn. STATE
which had once Ccieu The Lev, state winch ia0
home few burdens, had lad large baud L. shaping
the national policy, which had brought wcau -
rather than slrergih, and hsd joycd NC %. tic
ialeais o. the Jn'Or, was appropriately cio.tn u
lead tie way. On The 18th o. December hcr leoisla
tgrc pissed formal ,oi secession. NeSt followed
IN January, M.sissipli, Alabama, FLORIDA CtOrtin,
and Louisiana; Texas in Feb, Virginia ~ Apnl
aui Arkansas Tenn sfee and North Carolina in Nay
making eleven si4les DE- al, and seven before 'he IN
500 i1g Of tie new Administration. The people q
&eN-Yoik. strong in her loyalty nnd fcyO ion
could rot believe lhat, toward Government ~ ulld
An4 OeaIcent ours, the citizens 81 any state could
t.1ouly oIieain d disloJ al feeling. HEY Thought
'Aa' when he ebnlbtiDns incident 10 general cleo
ioh ha0 eGDsided TIE good Oi The eOp pie would
restore harmony They knew, 20 all know, that IOr
-NsaJ ysaR the Government had bten true - 10
con ututionai biatlons that The immunioa OF each
rtae had been sacieo'Y Observed aud that I'll ali 81
bid enjoyed TIE uneQulsd bles ings Of truly repub
litan IOi III OI OOyefneii. Blu the duly pr0ceodugB
IA the rebeiIous States were snch ~ to create atto-
IslncDt aud u weaken lie faith Of the most hopoful
even tie President became alarmed al lsst. On the
~,n Of Jauuarv 1861, IN special uefeage 10 onoress
~ which was exhibited vi SOnied Grmress he ssid
tie Nation WIS III The nidtt Of fearful ,evoln-
tign, auc rcasserted the noble sentiment Of tie be-