New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-03

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respectable members of society. In war, The
virtuous, honest, admirable, and admired party
is that which wins the greatest battles; aud ID
this wicked world, while we still submit tC
the ordeal of arms. it will be thought, until
we become better Christians, that Providence
is on the side of the best bayonets. The Con-
federates have an advantage over us which
only decided defeat Gun take away from them
they have actually held out against us for
many more months than anybody, when the
War began, anticipated. The world accepts
the fact and troubles its head little enough
about the "why" and wherefore" We may
manufacture little excuses for our present con-
ISOLATION, but they will be of small value to
anybody but the owners. IL is only the plain,
practical fact which, in public affairs, stamps
itself upon policy md opinion. The cabinets
of the world will not stop to in.
quire which side, in this war, has the
minority of cardinal virtues or which is the
patriotic party-wby should they When was
it resolved by the nations that right should be
dominant 10 oil negotiations Why, if ever a
people bad plain, pure, abstract, naked justice
upon their side, we are that people. There
isn't morality however trite or however
rare, that does not attach to our cause-we
have with US truth, justice, honor, but alas !
these do not prevent us from cutting very
shabby figure in Paris or London, when the
news is against us. The Rebels have lied,
stolen, perjured themselves, and have tens OF
thousands Of murders to answer fori but the
busting men Of the Bourse aud the Bulls and
the Bulls and Bears of the London Stock Ex-
change have had deslings with desperate
scamps before. md have made no end OF
money out Of them. 1t is enough for the
nOnce that the rogues are up and the honest
men down in the world.
Union is strength. The remark is simple
one, nor it brilliantly novel; but we venture to
make it once more. That the Rebels are
united we do not venture to say; but they
are strong in an oligarcby, the members Of
which are always ready, 10 times Of public
danger. to postpone personal differences. They
are in earnest. If man within their jurisdic-
ton votes against them. they imprison him. Ii
be is pertinacous, they hang him. If woman
exhibits signs of dissatisfaction, it isn't her
sex that can save her from outrage. What
they want they take-men, money, munitions,
supplies--wherever they find tnem. Whoever
is bold enough to imply, even by silence, bis
dissatisfaction, does so at his personal peril.
For him the tar-pot already seethes aud the
rope is already twisted. The masses submit to
tyrannes which the mob of Paris would moi
endure for q day; and the Slave.Power, wher
! it ruled the Union, exercised sway less i'm.
perous than it has now assumed.
! No one, however hearty may be his detesta.
ton Of despotism, can deny that it is some.
times terribly effective. Tyrants are success
full aud strong because they do their bad work
WELL and punish words and thoughts as lighter
usurpatioDs Of a handful Of Shareholders, who
are simply formidable for their energetic au.
dacity, We have to oppose democracy which
is FESTIVE under the slightest restraint, and
will not bear the least check upon public
opinion. But if properly employed this secures
to US corresponding advantages. This was
sufficiently evident, upon the breaking out OF
the war, when there was race of giving and
q competition Of munifcence-when designing
men had not begun to calculate the advantages
Of di'bonorable peace-when, by common con-
sent, political differences were put in allegiance.
Let US recall the spirit of those proud aud
memorable days. aud that too speedily There
is no time to be wasted. "Now or Never"
should be written upon every loyal banner
We want Union. Energy, and Action, md We
we wan. them Now. Shall we have them