New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-14

wrong and SINFUL aud The sum ~ all barbar
ism. This - what Seward and Sunncr soy ana tnIs
il what Mr. Davis saws after them. They invoke tne
Federal Congress 70 discourage end disconntehhlco
Slavery IN the Territories; he invites the COnsuerHN
Congress 10 consider the eXpedlcncy of Deglhnihs "
abolish it IN the States. . lean
to those unwholesOme notions may produce wore ei'
iecs than can be nj once perceived. MOI ohIv ou' 10
yadng enemies but those foreign nation. Wbicn az
watching our struggle with keen interest,", WIZ ~
greatly s,fuck hy the suggestion ~ the message ann
will lock on curiUnsy 10 sec bow Congress ana Wv
country viii deal with ito see whether there was my
real principle in onr rsistanoe 10 Fedethi usui
to Judge whether our zeal for state rights hud ol nv
ory VI the Justice and teneicence 81 slavery VI.
nothing but a dishonest sham all the WhIe ana
the Northern people ana ourselves are A"l IN me-,
all our fighting one homogeneous peOple-ode 10 vIi
PRINCIPLES or want of prnciple-Ore In or pollc ~
and social thsorics--onc in our tricky WsJs--ah sHp
Whateyer respect for The Confederacy hes been I'M
pressed ON the mind Of European nions-whatever de
lire now exists amongst the bcst Of their people 10 sec
us recoPn1ed by the world. and to give our forms o
civilization fair play and an open hed ~ Ge'9op
good NAV be Ia it-all such feelings would be eHiih
Sushed AZ once If the theories Of the message shouu
now BE- entertained.
GENERAL GRANT PREPARING FOR a GRAND MA
VAL AID LAND ATTACK on RICHMOND
From The Richmond Examiner. Nov. 10
There is report apparently somewhat au
tc1ted that thirty fOn.cads with number OF lorpe-
do boats aud transports, have laeIy arrived al ny
Point. Many intelligent officers are coh.iIceu 'Ia'
there viii soon be great battle on the poe line De
low Richmond The time Of that battle van depchu on
The completion Of the Dutch Gap canal anu rs success
~ "A snip channel; fOT IL Is highly nupioDaht lnhl
Grant will Try another assault without the AID OF MS
fect-ai least until ne ascerhins that inc chAAl
failure and thet all hope Of aid Rom the Meet must DC
sbnIduBed. II,
The Yankee papers eontainfn vehement eontradic'
lion # All statements to the effect that SheIIhdb IS ~,
firing down the valley hut that contradiction nhy DC
~ order gf tlo tIclt ana nlfitth
AZ blind a. The Coneieratcs. Tho better opinion Is
that Sheridan viii join Grant in the rsshn on Tue ihes
OF Richmond Petersburg and the south SIDE whenever
the assault IS delivered II il believed 10 have been
a.wgys pant of their plan. and eve SUPPOSE has been
provided against. .t-
over. Yet there i not any argument L"
supor Tia. idoa The ground Is muddy ON the surface
ai this season. but only ~ few days inc foundation.
does not tro9k up MI some TINE III I"e'hpef ana ~
y M be capable oi suppo .lIg military movements uhtll
then. m ~ the OF i- now evident hht us
Gauss is equally oyIdeni--the Presidential election IN
iLe United states IL would not be prudent to risk inc
defeat which j. almost certain, should grand attack
be ATTEMPTED. ID bloody defeat Of Incons chief army
wOuld ave given Mct eau some chance 80 GRANT mas
been douhtcss directed hy hi sup riofs IN oice 10 De
qnici until Mcclellan wa disposed oL That Mcclellan
hes been disposed Of by this riiue reasonable doubt
can be entertained ana Grant may Low 20 ahead az
soon O, hc it ready
against the aIty of details IN the last Few days +
said that almost is many men have been dctalcd rs
ave been received from General hemptr. " iIh De
true j, is fatal fault Never Yet was INDULGENCE so
nntmelv Great complaint, aud we fear just complaint
is mnde against the STATE authorities FOR creduhy and
" ant OF Gnmucas ia dealing Hlih men over whom the
State alone has supreme authority. who enacafur 10
escape into the eucmys territory. and members OF rs
local forces Rho attempt descriou. When caught they
are sent 90 Castle Thunder. troop Of friends inter
cede they are ct out and desert eean. THIS Is sui
cdnl administration Of tho laws Inc militia OF VIZ
gina Wien g1dcr arms and 10 pfe-eBce % Tie enemy
are subject 10 the articles 81 war Lie an other troops ~
all other governments. No troops can possibly be cN-
empt from tie articles Of war while under arms serv
ng in nj ltaIy organizations Ia the presence 81 The
enemy. IL so from sue necessity Of things. war can
be carried AMI armies can exist on no other footing
and the usnges o. var apply everywhere. tof The
militia as for tue regulars tlcre are courts martial
md the penalty which these cOIrs award for thc crime
o. de-ertun IN face 81 the enemy death III we intend
~ defend this county uetLer Confederate nor State
authorities should OusifuCt TIE course = milary Jus
tice, but assist u and execute u titu alacftl.
The lines Of Richmond furnish meas VI Tie Van.
KEGS election. The enomys pickois know nothing OF
the result They were puzzled 10 unlcrhiand Wby our
men "cheered foT Lincoln they dill most Justify on
the eth The great cord tie Lincoln papers IN tie
TIE petense that the southern people we're
extremely anxious Mcclellan should BE- eicet'd-that
we based in fact, last hopes on hctlclnr--and
they have not yet been permitted 10 know that,
Lincoln il precisely The msn Shat We would eho0sc Tor
them.
saw that the diggers Of the canal have found rock
bottom for THEN work. which must be- blasted out with
powder aud drill But the stories Of de'erters are
worth nothing.
THE LATEST PROM GIN. HOODS ARMY.
From Tie Hieluond pispaieL Nov 10.
There is very little doubt that Gen. Hood,
WHO IL the Tennessee River las laid hold
upon the Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad. We md
in the georgia papers the following intelligence CON
corning M movements, dated Al Jacksonville Ala
b.ADa the 18th utimo:
We have news this morning that the river has been
safely crossed, and that everything is going on as vel
es heart could wish. You can wei imagine how these
speecLes received, and with what M1crty rams
were {, rmed aud how elastic the tread the road to-
ward tie beautiful Tennessee. Up to that time there
, ad been many doubts 10 The destination Of ten
Hood many supp0sDg that after he destroy ed the Wet
elm and Atlantic Railroad no would fall back TO this
place and Blue Mountain and winter biz army. This
might have been his nntcipatons when he left Middle
Georgia but successful had hc been up t. tie Time
he reached Gadsdcn hat he whole army aud the peO.
pe with one accord determined that our standards
should once more DO uninrod over hurireesbOro and
Nashville Nor need you be at all astonshed 70 hear II
the Cumberland being crossed. Forrest ieds tho head
Of tho column and Ceburne covers rue rear
Gen. Hood enters upon this campaign at the head 81
the finest amy ever marsaicd tissdc OF virginia IL
Is larger In number has better Generals end ~ In bet
Ter spirits than WAS ever kaOun before. Ii is perhaps
hat de hcient IN shoes apd blankets bat the
all believe that they ara going TO n land where an
abundance Of oil these, 0ud many things more. viii DO
obi tanned.
As to the position OF the enemy. We know nothing,
save that Fitzpatrick followed our army from Lafayette
to within rs. miles Of Gadsdcn and is perhaps, stl
upon that line; all else is superstition.
We know however. tb-. Sherman will be obliged 10
concentrate in Middle Tennessee, and there fight 8
pitched battle; that is If Hood does not seize Bridge
port and Sieyenson and thus force him 10 adopt
northern line Of retreat Hood upon the interior line
and think there can be but ltie doubt 90 the result
OF the race for Murfreesboro and Nashville
Another letter from JachsOnyc. four days Later
saws:
our cavalry officers Immediately in front Of this
apps to be doubt themselves to the force end de
signs Of The enemy on the Goose There IL no doubt
however but that they IN the neghborhood OF Cedar
Bluff with infantry. cavalry and artillery. On last
Thursday force Of fifteen hundred csyalry under Xii
patrick advanced 10 Ladga. thirteen miles northeast
OF this place. and in this cOunty. They were met by
General fergGsons brigade and hard hight OF ten
hours duration followed. Ferguson finally drove the
enemy from every part OF the field, and captured hs
dead moriy wounded and .hreeprisoners. They left