New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-01-30

oven in form renowned bis citizenship with those whose
cause be Is promoting We seem to think i wise to a.
low such without reitrant bndiancc TO SOW tsres
Ong the wheat. to attack our Government from day
TO day TO denoGnco Congress- 10 denonnce the Execu
tive 10 decry ouf prospects to ihsgae the people 70
resistance, and to advocate return to the Yankee
yoke
Congress has Just ore Of Its own members ar;
rested his way the enemys country II has heard
him avow that purpose defend it by assault the
Government in oil its departments, and Insult and de-
fy Congress in IT, face. And yet minority, sufficient
tn continue him In bis membership. thought II case
only for censure. Another member tells the HOUSE
be will meet 1t no more, and goes Ills way with impu
nifty
| Assaults desertions, oppositions and defanccs
comparatively harmless IN times Of prosperity. We
may then afford to disregard them. But IL 10 Otherwise
IN these Seasons when the minds Of the people are
gloomy and distressed and when the flesh faints under
tie e1eitioDs which duty and honur require. In such
hour tempter has great power ard an evil exam
pie fearful coitagion and Vt is In such an hour tnot
evil exam les most common. Arnold In pursuit OF
his private interests left the American cnusc. III lieu
because he thought 1t was lost just "a rat is said to
leave sinking ship We mustexpert now 10 see some
thing OF thc disposition. under various forms aud
preoncCs. the part Of t.md, calculating, unreliable
mcn whenever our prospects ale cloudrd by reeIsee
and our path more thickly sirewn with thorns.
The question may well be asked. arc not carrying
our encncy into tie confines Of weakness and danger
Gus imprudence' Would II be greater departure
from te acknowledged rules and conditions OF safety
for generals TO draw in thsr scouts and Dckes and
sennels and leave the caup uneared In the presence
Of the enemy, than for our Government TO disregard
demonstrated to be equally nccesse-} to the safety OF
the Slater An officer who knows his soldiers Ia he
brave knows also the importance oil supporting his ne
natte by Gle cosers who will prom PITY suppress
rising panic aud steady the wdvcfcrs. Shall Govern.
ment leave society. in times OF great excitement and
alarm ~ he agiatod By the arts OF bad men, the fears
Of timd and the evil example Of calculating men
hout any attempt Mt prevention or restraint shall
IL allow these demoraz,ng exhibitions and Influences
even In the higher walks OF official satonf That Is
what II Ia doing.
We believe much In moderation and Cancellation snd
fortcarance. BIT there is limit 10 everything, and
there Is q time for everything. VIC lhink great harm
hos been dome ny those public men who have 30 ,eal
ousy contended for oil tie indulgcccs Of psace in time
OF tremendous war who have held more Important "
the habeas corpns In opposition 10 tie contem.
pntion OF the Constitution than to defeat Grant and
wLo have deemed 1t more essential to shield the bad
men who teach treason than 'oG,oteet the good men
from the ravages Of the enemy. We need more vgor
more sternness Castle Thunder as lis uses wei a.
guard houses in camp Bad mes should TO more be
allowed. in times II excepent and peril 10 run not
through the togLtry like madmeD with blazing torches
in a stack yard. than 10 teach revolt IN camp Until
learn respect ourselves 10 respect our own dig
have DONE cannot complain that are not rccog'
nized by lockers on.
POSITION IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
CHARLESTON Jan. "a, IsG5.-The enemy have
ade advance movement. Scous report that the rail
road be.u Satsetccr bridge aad Poco ago has been
destroyed the piers burned, and the iron taken away
The eemys pickets extend short distance tls side Of
Pocotaigo.
DAVIS PREPARING TO DEFEND AND
SOUTH CAROLINA.
From Tho Columbia Is. c. Guardiln-
CHEER UP.-Wo read o dispatch two days
ago froa President Dny. to gentleman Of this city, In
which lie that be viii every effort 10 defend and
project south Carolina, arh that re loves her much
as the YANKEES hate her. We much encouraged BY
these dec!aIa;ions Of he President ne believe them
b. and to signify great deal We beg our
dOwnhcsi,d readers az We have any IL rcnour that
the safety OF south Carolina Is now the safety Of Rich.
mond and the Government itself We are thus identi
fed With oil that claims the protection Of Gen Lee,
Amy Surely that is a tower u ticngth Upon which
10 rely. Meanwhile every hand a. Us uoik-eveTJ man
to bis post We live not FOR ourselves. but for country
and duty. for truth nrd Gcd
sIiFRIiY's MOVEMENTS.
frn The coIambss sun.
correspondent, writing from bingham Coun-
IT, Ga states that IL Ia believed 10 tla section that Gen
Sherman is advancing slowly and surely TO take tho
pnce hold ard operate other po - II importance
Gen Beauregard passed through Columbus. going
West, on Sunday morning. We have not heard that
Gen. d. H. Hi was with him. bot presume be wac. a,
the two left Augr,ta together Parties from Richmond
state that BoGuregaId Will take command In person OF
Gen Johnston will command the department His
head quarters RI present will be at Columbia = &. lie
will attn nd 20 sherman IL little singular that after
nenry years Of absence from the Army Of the Tex
Beauregsrd should find 1t just where he leh it.
weknow not what disposition viii be made of Hood.
lie may commands corps. MS ihteilisen.c. II cor
rect will DC hailed with Joy by the people and army
GEN. THoMAss CAMPAiGs.
MOBILE Jan. ~. l-tJ.-A dispatch TO The
ReS,ssr from Senatotis (23d in't) sys,
Memphis paper. Of the 2lst received here state that
Gen Thomas had arrived at Hsstpor; and that the
movement To stsck or flank Hoods army VIII take
place within n fortnight.
raid On Memphis by Gen. Forrest I, expected.
Gem Dam snys that permits for J0cCu bales Of cot
ton have been issued at Memphis IN II days
RAID on FLORIDA SALT WORKS.
Psotn Tie Richmond Wing. Jan. 26.
The enemy landed few days ago from their
shaIu tla
leckonec River Florida took kettles killed eight mules
earned of negroes and property captured
Thomas Munroe son Of William hunrce. ESQ. Of
Quincy and member Of Capt McEIvey's cavalry com.
pany and another picker, nane not learned. and then
relrcatcd TO their vessels
MAJ.-GEN. D. II. HILLS COMMAND.
From The Hiebmond Wing Jsn. 20.
This officer has been orderedtO take command
Of the Augusta Ga. military district. ard has entered
upon the discharge Of bis duties at that llaoe.
MITIGATION OF THB noEROIs or WAR.
FROM The Richmond Di.p,teh. jan 2e
II was reported yesterday that al order had
confinement of all the prisoners Of held ia the south
who may be 70 punished or confined and that gu prs
Of war be placed upon the same iootius This
true is the first stop toward the so much talked about
mit CATION Of the horrors Of war
ROssER's RAID IN WESTERN VIRGINIA.
From The Richmond Wing Jan. Is.
From The LermRton Gd1ofe We obtain adj
dional particulars VI Gen. kossers brilliant raid into
Western Virginia !, seems mat IT,, VIZ. two hundred
flank movement Beverly where lie bud nsccrtained
that the Tenth Ohio Cavalry uere enchmped. lie
reached the village before daylight on "Wednesday
rpornipp taking the enemy enreiv BY surprise Some
Of tho Yankees took refuge In house from which they
fred on our men. killing three or four and wounding
eight But the whole force endorcd at discre
ton They were under command Of Col. Youatt, and
numbered nine hundred, OF whom eight hundred
md sixty were captured and brought out In safety
There were OF tie enemy killed.
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