New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-10
FEB i-Surrcndrr Of the revenue cuttor Cass to tho
Alabama suthCrtics


Alabama Buthcrtics
Feb e.--Piovisionsl Constitution adopted
Feb 9.--Jefferson Davis 81 Mississippi and Alexan.
der Stephens Of Georgia elected President and Vice
President
Feb l6.-Gen. Twircs transfers public property In
Texas to the State authorities. Col Waite. u = A..
surcnders san AntOnia to Cod. Ben MeCulloch and his
March 2-The revenue cutter Dodge seized by the
IL Kan authorities.
In view Of he foregoing. friendly paper in foreign
country-7h, Montreal WaHess-yery pcrtineDtly re-
marks az fol,ows,
Now all these were warlike and reasonable acts
and all committed b.fore Mr. Lincoln entered cfsee
It Is Simplv ridiculous tint no commenced the
war. On the l2;h Of Apu Fort sumter was lombard
ed; the 18th it surrendered and on the 4th "
Was evacuated 1t was not I'll the LAST named date
that Lincoln issued his first call for volunteers 20 put
down the Rebellion IN the United States WIN these
facts before Them any one continue II coll the pre-
sent struggle in the States Mr.. Lincon's war;
The MethodlSts of tho Rome On. ~ Dist
riot held camp meeting the past week on Their camp
ground in Newport ilerkimer County, Wnieh was
largely attended The meeting closed at ocl"ck Satnr'
day morning. and while the multitude were busy IN
taking down the tents, packing. loading. &c, &c.
gentleman came into the ground bringing the gOrlons
news that anta had fallen. The presiding Elder ke':
james Erwin, who was hard at work win coat ahu an.
Off sprang To the stand and shouted aloud Come to tho
stand let oil the people to the stand. we were
the sand and the air reverberated win he
sound Of " Praise God from whom eii blessings ncw.
Nc Clclar stock sank rapidly under the Divine psalm.
DIV. IL went down so low before the last note was
reached that Beethoven could not have followed IT.
John Wentworth, of Illinois, "a host IN hlnl-
self and the fsrtbest remove from Miss Nancy ,
said IN his last speech: -.
But they ask for and VIII acqniesce IN no peace ,n''
il not founded upun the integrity ~ the Union, ay eS'
tahlshcd upon the principles Of the Declaration OF In
dependence They recognize greater owns tuan war,
sueh az this is In which the nation IS punged. DNlue
the nation geographically aud 10 what end 90 we ihe'
eblv rrayitrtei With the precedent ana justice Oh
secession established aud acknowledged VINO can pre-
sioe to say that shall not repeat the Illuminating
hisfnry Of Mexico and the SOhth American Sthtes
Tinted the common danger was, aud would continue
IN bc our common security. Divided the land would
oroan with the wrenkng out OF individual vengeance
Divided the torch and brand would never be IDLE along
10 the bitter knowledge that open vigorous war; prose
cuted with high purpose is thousand tunes les' 70
be dreaded than an armed peic
As an example u little more than year since when
Lee with his rebel army, invaded PcnLsyNdnih ana
when the fte of the Republic decided by the battle
II Gettysburg how prompt wicked and designing men
were Ia inaneuraie the instruction In New York city.
trusting In the hope that the Government was not abe
10 maintain the supremacy Of the Constitution and tie
laws II will be long before the hlacknoss II The crimes
committed by that conspiracy will lie obitefated
A. another example, t.ke the recent conspiracy IN
tho Northwest the banding together in secret ~
re number Of men, the concentration q; thirty fhoH
sand stand Of arms and large supply of Ammunition.
The papers Of this conspiracy, which we're seized cVi
dcnco too clearly that their design wGs md 49, TIE over
throw Of the Republic trusting that division and auar
ohy would shield them from harm. hut IN inter dsie'
gard Of the cOncOmitan wrongs 10 the people
robbery arson--n a word, desOlatiOn ior the tine.
Nov, iellow-citizens, Ia both these eKlnples tho
moving spirits are prominent men in the Opposition.
and controlled the nomination AMI Platform at Chicago
Yet It Is TO such peace this that our opponents
invite you