New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-04-21

fully alive the aduou character Of the task they have
deriaken IN yndcag the sovereignty Of their States
so powerful enemy II they truly appreciated H. We be.
eve that there would not be such display Of
dress In our streets nor such dc nsnd for costly fairies moi
produced al home which must he purchased IN tie ereuy
country and led the Ines We should have
heard 90 much lately of constitutional opposition TO I'm
meBt for the subsistence Of foces would Congress be
spending its time IN disc sng abstract propositions
ing the uucon,tuionality Of martis law and defining the
differences between martial aud military law. .
jealousy OF executive usurpetons and of all approaches "a
consolidated government TO be highly approved not only
in peaceful times but IN the OF any ordinary kind Of
For example IN the Federal Stse our enemies there
was no excuse the ssvsh s1leryeuc which has
basely yielded all state rgb' and ehs OF individual ei-
10 the tyranny OF dct oiship Tor ths r war OF an
ordinary kinds they not htog for their existence but
for the suuaon Of their neshbofs they are rot inYsced
by hostile armies laying waste their soil conhscatng their
property and menscng tho obstruction Of their nsttutions
There better fot yielding up their liberties
for the prosecution Of this war than there would have been
In The Mexican Ard trust tina, the record Of the
Confedeste always present. the ilusdous contrast
which It does Up this time Of guarding the sovereignty Of
wsged for entire destructon Here up TO the pressn
sge no arbitrary mprsonmeus universal pension Of
the habess corpus by military authority aeEward hodemn-
fed by acts Of seryie aud cowsrdy Congress- On Coo
gess and State Les still govern the country each
within It's sphere and jurisdictions and any Of
military arrest has been carefully limited BY preyi.,s law
md confined within the narrrowes limits of eces y b. the
node alton Of the Executive This state of thing
Of PRIDE and must be maintained to tue emo Of tie war
Il viii also be very we'll very comfortable and gratifying If
out this without renouncng any Of the pxu
without injury done the wrong the sodi
to the poor If the ladies' be radiant IN six and lace wh
thew can Tide sleek horses without damaging our si lery
service IT, in short this giant struggle fo the life and honor
Of our people and Of children In mi
manner be brought 10 speedy end and entail upon
any pIyetons stint Us IN luIues not call for
temporary concentration Of Oil tue powers Of the ion In
the hands the military chief Ibis would be highly agree
able but we fear, Unprecedented in the history Of man.
Most PERSONS however are laziy inclined to pat of tho
hour of painful effort prytou, setens by sort fysgue
idea IL at the difficulty will be over soon They say slilas
hey have been saying steldy for yesr snd hatthst
three months six viii end Of the that it Will
be time enough do Wthout accastoued lUxues when
longer procnIe theu that the country mourning
debt az suy rate and few Of millions or less mat
ers little further that home manufactures and
rlebeisnlookngi especially that women IN homesPan arc
The feet Is admitted that rich dresses are much more be-
coming 20 that arishle sex and should Away. desire to
see item respeDdent in oil the Of all the looms
of France least elegantly neat In me fabrics OF Lowell
Y fy and M Of u.s. had better consider at what cos this
sort Of style T. ket up present cost IN money alone
though hat much, while soldiers quarter Of
pound Of baconbut future possible cot in freedom and
In the int place the war may very probably we thak
tauy last years more at east Ia tho next &C. every
doa we nav for The most srticleSto soy
nothing ofn1urlss bfoufh through the lines, dollar paid
into the Ynkee pure. The Yankee would lose that trade
.pos eu5 d 10. sInugee3 articles direct onbe cur
enemies continue the war A. Tor the moneys given in
rec, through bcede and which not furnished to
our by Yankee merchants lard :, The smallest por-
tion Tho se money Indeed siued by the enemy but
,hey are los and IN this gain g. the enemy They
add 10 ad of debt which is hereafter to be paid by
cetan amount Of tsst ruuous raae With foreign nations
edgl for the supply OF oDr arms win arms. smmuni
ion and shoes anything beyond that for the indC OF
private luxury aud eTayagsnce, Il waste Of our life and
blood. II would bat lay this TO heart! f7tey
come fom ebroaey help % take bread Of the sodier
mouths 10 the tall oSa their hands, finally per-
bars 70 defeat all their gallant ehoyts (which the Yankees
cannot do without help perhaps tofug ~ last under
the exccrabe DONNA ion OF the yes Of all the white
name an hisng"-if they laid all this hea they
would make haste tie pomp add vanties and by
the mere oct refusing foreign garments they would
90 more FOX their country thln II they built dozen oncIsd
frigats.
footing al hrss. Our ;sbie our clothes very ber
ties be pat war ioot2g The President is not OF
letter lately published indicated the nature and extent the
effort yet 10 be made. =,
planting Of and tobacco tor to form county
Committees aud collect supplies for patriotism We expect
the soldiers endure their hard life snd scanty Taon and
take all cheeruly for patriotism Cen we do nothing fof
patriotism oufselyesl
THE FIGHT on THE UPPER RAPPAHANNoCK.
Railway intelligence makes out the fight on the
Rappabsnaock, Tueday, at Keey' Ford, in which tbs
enemy repuset alter ave successive attempts 10 cross,
oss extent not kuowb out Sigh on tue Confede-
ate .ie. On the same day demonstration was made near
jermsnna nnd nef aye. ORD on 10 ehssgehent re-
osd believed that Hooker intended general adj
auce all remaining quiet yesterday this impression
hated rerot wa IN circulation based upon the ate-
sut Of ciyan Fretedcks61rg that general advance
by the enemy, bot that large BODY OF tho
roops whose Of service expire between the Let and l9h
May obey orders believing that II was the OBJ.
f;he Commander iei to oce item ITO hsnt Of
Grafton before tie efficiency OF the army should be Inn
sied by emergencies which would arise during that period
FROM FREDERICKSBURG.
FREDERlcKsBuRG, April l5.-Heayy firing was
up the yesterday which supposed to be Skin
uhng about koieys Ford. between stgaPs cavalry and
hose Of Yankees The cavalry pckets have been Nh'
rawn Fort ROYAL to point up ne rVer within Tx miles
own Last nj st large tres Of confaeratoD,
sbs in the direction Of Acqus Creek Two balloons were
al since saturday night Last evening there good
lea u commOtou in 'front.' aud the Signals were unusually
FROM MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
T,,rr,NooGA. Tenn, April Il.-No news from
~ 'front.' few das oftruce merely aud few compliments
N the season round o. coy sAIls1i sons tne i
tom Liberty Shebyyiie The general engagement mes
TSs Iiekoy CsetA BIdgeon the mcMinnvlle and Man
by de The ircendisres supposed to be some
4 Sokes's Cavalry which half dozen citizens here
bouts ran away several months ego IhsIe "Ss 9hS Que
nan burned which will be repaired by "u''ei IN ie"
lays. , ,.,A an, ,o,,.,a coor,
SIN have gone back Morgan now on the scout with his
,is In m. dir.ction they took He has had one two
Cen bag i. still at Winche.ter.
ruE PROMISED PAIL SPECTATORS UNEASY.
Within the at few days general uneasiness has
,eya5ed the pecuaug msIGst The investment Of Coned.
rae ties into per crut nd. tho revolutionary stories Of
he Northern prints the buoyancy Of the Confederate sscur
les in Europe Un.n defeat at Charleston, aud olher
ons speedily the South have had the effect Of pTodnc.
M an unsettled OF mind among all who Profession!
lily en.sg IA Tuning over" their money In the articles Of
COMMON trade There has however been poTtant det
In the piee OF anything aud those ite articles OF
prime necessity which make tie staff Of the domestic ey
the exogbtant prices which they attained st
he last leap upward In the schedule OF the domestic markets.
In the comparayey useless ce Of tobacco there has
been fall snd he decline promises to be greater as me days
Tide a0ug leaving SPECTATORS the alternative OF 50 ing oH
reduced prices OF holding with prospect Of probable lo
Bread the great deidesum holds it, latest elevation olI
Is believed that IN this ar,os the 'peeuaoIs nave
worst Nay IL be So In cof NJ the opposition producea
by the blockade runners and the Dlocksde goods buye
he's made d aetial change in some e.tabshments wnel
,eps Sug saits Tor m IA At $50 that one monIh ss9
thew could have easily sold for IS and lOO slch se' n
a. ,ba orIy fear Of consumers, and the principal
bope Of tie spscgla,or L (; ia merely one o. th0e
table deyiations from the ascsha me- the former %6
aft he