New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-08-20
ing war. Sir, cannot fancy more striking ss,,
trast in the social and political condition q iva

guilty of the one and in the disorder and desolason
OF the other. The law presides here In her majesty
spreading her broad shield over all. Industry and
the arts helpless infancy, decrepit ago, life, liberty
property, all that men possess, and cherish, and
hold dear, are protected by the power Of . moral
opinion, which lies at the foundation OF the estab.
,hed oyier Of government aad society, and upholds
both. IL We turn 10 our Central American neigh.
Dor the whole picture il reversed: Law, order
tranquility, the friendly association OF classes and
castles all have persisted: the moral and physical
ties which render life desirable and human possos
sions secure have been forchly rent asunder towns
and villages have been given 10 the flames aud
their wretched inhabitants 70 the sword plantations
have been ravaged; arm-houses sacked, demolished
burnt; properly pnndered whore II could be carried
away, ami destroyed where 1t could not hea
women, and children, driven from their homes, III
indeed they are fortunate as to escape, the faJ
of their reinorsc!ess pursuers rush to the sea il
the hope OF finding some passing vessel which nap
take them from the blacksne! and desolatsd land
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Muris nula fdo' sqIaIsns populations agTi
In the debates in the Senate Gen. Dix wa,
remarkable for biz dignity, bis frank and nsnly
bearing, as well rs for his courtesy to his antsg.
onists, even when treating their arguments with
the utmost severity consistent with fair and 10.
climate criticism. We believe it is not toe
much 10 say that no statement Of facts nlads
by him was ever shown to DO erroneous; and
this is saying good deal; for his speeches
abound in statistical aud historical information.
II is this, indeed, which viii i've these volumes
their principal value a. works Of referesce.
Wei verscd in history and statistics himself
DC never allowed misstsiement by his adyer'
-aries in debate 10 escape. We subjoia two
instances in which his polished bu,
effective criticism was called forth TO vindiea.a
the trath. AIr. Clayton, Of Delaware, long
member of tia Senate and atterwsrd Secrs-
tary ofSta,e undei Gen. Taylor, in debate On
French sp6Iatons, in ORDER 10 enforce an or.
gsment IN favor Of making compensation bs
them. had stated In an unguarded moment thst
the year l777 was "ths darkest hour in oaI
whole Revolutionary struggle" Gen. Da
meets and repcls the assertion as follows:
The Senator from Delaware has referred TO ms
epoch Of these treaties al the darkest hour ia sus
whole Revolutionary struggle | have not beg
accustomed 49, 10 consider H. Troy we're concluded
Immediately after oanpalg1 OK 10. save G"ay1
regard II this - the great mpaign OF the var no
the period which succeeded, Notwithstanding tag
cmbaassn cnls sld saieginrs IL brought, as one %
strong confidence N the riumeto success OF ia
contest for Independence. 1rc senator has dIa"R Z
striking picture Of the puva,lons and snferngs e1,
durcd Nv the American army n Valley Forge; AZ!
viii moi .lv that il is overc0orel. Bat as picture
OF the eDlch. r. seems 70 ne incomplete | ceH
toinlv tuiuk tho Senator lss thrown IN all me
shadors aaI lol ont all the iieh s--Day, VIZ say,
re brilllnt coi0n-whHh equally belong n tris
picture OF taas period. TiIi @ltS the permission
o. nav honomh!6 friend from Delaware, borrow hla
canvas AMI aid VIA, consider the omitted paris.
The Senator iTOm D5.avsss cJnlDeaced III. szeiei
With the battle az Dram; Nllc, which Was iDugA,
on the iltu o.. September ! Sill otlygo about foui
xeaks further back | will commence With the i6S
of August, wien Coloeei Baum MAS defea@s Of ben'
niugton by s,ars Co.oDei 81 Le2er, WITH ma M
dian allies Ras driven from Fort Stanw1x and tht
Valley OF the Mol awL or TIC lTI Al gust, after tie
bloody bat-lc OF DriEklny. burgoyro, on the III
Octo8er-mcre ihaa month ai'eF the batse q
b.anly wluo-hIrrshdered - Nar"t'Ga1 WIZ oLe u
the DeS.-auDolntcl armies Grca; Britain ever haS
on this continent; end On American historias
desouinated Wis surrender tie hinge on which ING
Revolution tlrLca.' Sir Henry Chatcn had failed
IL his attcnpt - cooperate With the aTmy OF Bur-
soYue oy TIE Hudson River, and had turned 70 tia
e.ty OF New-iork aud Washington. though iabon
lag under .le greatest disadvantage, With GD am?
,fiv inferior Ia numbers 20 That VI has adversary
sad ill-yror.dsd wish tue munitions OF war, had, u
o sen ~ % raaStsrly movements sDi wel-cont"stea
cngagsrasnts lcglralized, 20 e considerable eXtsna
the Operations OF General Howe IN the AiidH
States. 1le British general had succeeded u
occupying Philadelphia, aud made IT his wlntei
quarters but wl1n tao intelligence reached Paris,
Or. Franklin sad. tind ine saying, believe, Ds
cane hf-tOTG on both sides 81 'hr Atlantic,) thsl
Phila9olnhs Lad taken General Howe. Histo-,
had pronounced he operations Of that General bar
ron victories; aud these were almost the onl}
shadows on mo tace Of the campaign. Nearly
eyarywhcr' ESQ ,Ortune had sided with the AmerA
cans. Tao raHpalgn was with these and some othei
no ok. series OF sSeH-Aeclicd,
marked Daiialt Successes. They electrified ths
friends OF TIE Revolution a. bone ald'Lbroad rs tls
in.cigcnosoi ihc alliance between France and ina
United States according To Tie eloquent desenptoa
OF the Senate ftum Delaware, electrified tho army
Of Washington. The United states, clone, and ell
most unA iod had achieved these great successes,
and they uad placed the esfa0hshment oil thelr IN,
dependence, ~ tho eyes OF tie word, beyond au
reasonable doubt. IL wSi 81 Tins lulcure th.t tag
treaty OF an U.s. and commerce., and the treaty 81
alliance, were concluded between France AID t1s
United States. She came TO our AID, not because
she thOu..t az in the depths of distress but IN III,
hour Of victory, when our triumph seemed no longsi
doubtful and unless the testimony of all history
is 10 be discarded, taese treaties, bpt FOR the suc
cesses of Ia, might never have beer formed.
In debate on the question OF Slavery, Nh
JefIe,son Davis had asserted that the North, by
resisting its extension, were literally pennina
the African race up rs eIectualy IS if they had
been surrounding them by walls Of circumvals'
ton" and he denounced the policy as abhoreni
to all the principles of humanity. This moch
heroic Of the arch rebel was admirably exposed
in the following passage of General Dix's rejoin'
der:
There Is one argument oil the other side ceains'
restric,ion-itit may not rather be termed COM
plant or an accusation-wAich ! can not pass ~