New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-02-02
DIABoLIoAL ATTrMrr TO BLOW UP THE CITY
SPIRIT OF THE REBEL PRESS.
Extracts from Richmond Papers Of sat"r'
day last.
From GTbe Ricansossd Disp0fch, J0n. IS.

EXTRACTS from oPVA~ W Ds
day last.
From Ghe Richmond Dispafch, J0H' Ss'
GOV. F00TB.
tn, Philadelyhia Inquirer and other Federal
journals give our friend. Gov. Foote an indifferent
welcome The intention which he announced IN Con
gress of seeking SeqneSieIcd spot where uerc 10
no taxation il treated by The IHquiru with irrreyeren
eyity Certainly that spot is not In the United States
Perhaps Mr. Foote said sequestrated not tequesteIou
In that event Jonathan is the man for his money.
we think if Mr. Foote expressed desire IN
Conress 70 90 10 the United States it must have been
20 he sequestraied That country affords greater 10
ces for such object than any other land unoer tho
sun Confederate omigrants who wish to be disposed
Of in tina, way have only call at the captains ONCE
and settle. Sir Foote. we believe has considerable
property IN the United States which ne may be as
nosed 10 look after and Mr. Lincoln viii help HIN 90
II The Inqurer however does not see the point. III
thinks Mr. Foote ouly desires to be seQucsered aud
recommends the I" Old Capitol Prison.
II this recommendation is carried out MI foo'r
la,e OF the Confederate Capitol viii have made poor
exchange. We hope they viii Leo tins oid gehtehau
pass. lie has been good enough ,oil.uola..e y.
crlIne in Yankee eyes. But he is an old man. my iord
"a very old man.
lie does not want TO be sequsstered, ~hale'el NJ
NAV saw Solitary confinement would XII MIN OF IL
shut mn with other prisoners he would talk them 70
death In "a hours. The idea Of one Yankee Journal
that he is 10 make tour through New England anu
hold sweet converse with lis inhabitants, would De
more humane 10 him and merciili 10 mankind. AL the
old women in the country would DIE OF 'eaaloh rom
bcinQ able TO get n word IN Inc American cto"H
who boasts that lie talk 60 ist that t taxes ccho
six months 10 repeat him, was slow Of sPeeeh coMpaIed
with Foote. -,
On the whole let Ms hope that Mr. FoOte viii 70
England. The United States If no place Tor emgratlng
Confederates He will 6ad good many heart broken
exiles in Great Britain who VIII iiAe 10 Ledr INC new
from their dear country He can give them tue atst
adyices especially upon one point Vhioh titn!
touches Their sensitive nature-wLether sequosierhg
in England means sequesiraton IN the Cohiede'1ey
TIFF ARMY or 1ESHhssEE.
e have lately pub ed reral accounts from Intel
lcent sources which concur IN the statement that Tue
Yankee accounts of tie is'oit1nes OF That army ma,
been grossly exaggerated and that II has suffered ou
On uncomfortable loss in numbers, not hall tha llcied
upon the enemy that il has still al abundance OF nrtiI
lery and that the alleged Generalization IN TIE RANKS
exists only in Yankee organization IL y be uue' a.
stated by The Columbus San. that tho vigLant BcaGre
gard has gone on 10 take command Of mat NJ per
front General Sherman the situation In the hno
South is by 10 means discoureging lie southern
public ought by this to be able 10 attHch
he prcpsr value TO Yankee statements
They ought to know that rig adherence 10 I.cs u
one Of their weaknesses We once knew an in"a,c
Of the hospital for the insane In stanton who had hl
reason upon all other points except morbid lear o
telling something that was not 30. Tbs monomahIA
extended TO the most minute and trivial uatlstsi ~
was real infirmity no doubt and 1t Is IaineptaOe 10
think that 10 may not be wholly rational 10 ts ua
DR. Sribling has performed many remarkable cures IN
his time but this maady Is so unusual ogneeedehteu
amnn mankind that IL may have bafed even bis pro-
verbal skill Certainly no Yankee leitef-Wrlier u
likely be sent 20 lunatic asylum fOr such uschs,
10 Confederate newspapers YaI kee accounts Of DltlI
affairs Unhappiy, they are often the only accounts
that can promptly be obisined. ~ Is ioi e1a"pie
nearly two months since the battle of Nashville and
row Tor tic frst time. begin TO get Confederate eo
counts Of that transaction What detection what dis
couragement, what painful suspense ana uhcerlnih.y
would have been avoided, IL could have heard 81
weeks ago what we hear row : a greas dssppcint
mont a great misfortune nj the best but not Inc IRE
narable calamity SO many imagined. The army OF rem
ncssee under such leaders as Johnston or Beauieeu
will still with the blessing OF God, retrieve It's laurel
There is TO reliance Yankee accounts OF The con
dition OF COME ierate armies. Such accounts ana al
others from Yankee sources, when transferred To Con
fedcrate columns should be resd as 50 many GUNNER
Travels and Adventures OF Munchausen But lie
when put In type 10 have stronger fascination
We are prone 10 believe thing whom IN PRINT that we
would have no faith IL, In manuscript or by WORD Oh
mouth We should Dc careful how we put confidence
in all we read. The devil may, after all have hal
something 10 do with DR.. Faustus:
Tie Army Of the Tennessee under proper leadership
will get yndicate its claims TO tho gratitude ana al
mrgton OF tie conntfyi patient endurance Oh year.
of toll perl and adversely, entities II 10 a5 profound
respect rs the most brilliant successes in the held 10
be soldier under generals whose banners are always
bathed as tho sunshine OF victory Is hhIIy fortune
uf II affords such test Of cOnstancy and ortude AZ
the steady and persistent struggle against adverse
pillows which the Army OF Tennessee has made IIa'
with discord among officers. changing OF generals III
e0mpetent leadership and consequent defent and dss
ter that army If composed OF any ordinary materials
would long since have been ~ Initiated Bu' II seems
10 have rs many lives as cat III rises IKE Ahthcur.
refreshed from its contact with the earth. II moves
forward or falls back but 1t never disappears II has
TIE n Gle and the Of giant but IT needs head
upon It's brawny shouders Even without head II mas
an inextin gushab.e vitality What might not such en-
ergies the development and direction vi Lee,
johnson. Beauregnrd accomplish
TIE LIBBY PRISON
This institution favored yesterday with a VISIT
from General Singleton Of Illinois. who came 10 this
CITY some days since ostensby upon mission oil peace
He EXPRESSED himself very well satisfied with the con
duct OF affairs thereat and 10 use his own language
sed that more lies bad been told about the place than
he North could ever atone for 1t Is the beat conducted
nr.on in the world" General Singleton VIII DO seht
North by flag Of truce this morning.
Yesterday large lot OF blankets. boxes, &C.. were
delivered 10 the Federal prisoners confined IN Tins cy
snnrintended the delivery OF the articles and VIII re-
man here until the distribution II completed wbeh ne
viii proceed TO other pnrts OF the Cohederacy
where YaDkee prisoners confined IL order to super
intend further distributions. Al, IA.
There is report that MIR. Blair VIII be IN this CIT!
~ sssnss Ths Kiekssosd Di.psseh Dan. 2e).
The Yankee press does not exhibit It's usuai
rnning in the ubilaon IL makes over the reported IN
ntinn of the Confederate Government TO employ negro
troons It's rhapsodies have an artihcial look III is
10 the most superficial observer that there is
n 40 much breads precisely that thing when
{, nrctends 20 be so glad Of IL 1t really anticipated
nrh edyanaqes 10 tho Federal from this meas
ure Il would remain mute and permit Us 70 30 70 ahcad
and make the blunder. Private adyices from YANKEE
Sm yenresent that the real sentiment upon the subject
"a yery different from that expressed In the news
papers: ,.,,.roa that ,bs neoro sol
s,ar. in lie army fight better than their own troops
Why then should they be delighted with the prospect
=, having their best troops matched Oy men of their
own eooft They affect to suppose that they WIZ not