New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-03-16


defense and may free them by treaty for the pubic
liberty. Why. then this repugnanee to their use. and
II were an abuse with their condition or
with the powers Of government
The bill passed by the Congress. and under instrnc-
tions from the Virginia Legislature 10 fairly within the
competency OF legislation and not at al offensive to
the institution Of Slavery.
Eress The Rxasstsser.
The Capture OF Charleston and The Trib.
unc Correspondent.
Our Northern brethren are certainly the most
poetcal Of the human species Though they have the
e St an
TO scenic effect and az was TO be expected their entry
into the evacuated ruins Of Charleston has furnished
the occasion for series Of most imposing tapesu T.
graphic terms by the eloquent correspondent OF The
Nee. York Tribune, for the deecation Of the Abolition
list readers OF that journal 1t Is worth while to take
notice Of these highly wrought symbolic demopstra
tons n not for their poetic and histrione value, al
least as indication Of the kind OF scenes which would
be sure to be enacted X ever the city OF Richmond
should fall into the hands Of the same theatrical scene
In Tie Mercury Office this correspondent finds. among
other things bust Of John C. Calhoun vi course ,s
great South CMoinian was "humsn Internal
machine torpedo in trousers" and the CORE
x.s Dsss srsas did
he could toj keep You slavesyou ought TO break his
bust" and Auni{ Immediately smashe: the image: he
everything In Charleston now and as Gen. Gilmore Is
supposed 10 be the great friend Of The black race he
points ont that It was happy accident which enabled
Gen. Gilmore TO be in command Of tins department
now. 1t makes the triumph poeticai and complete.
How linz fRIBUSr readers viii eloat over this nett
.sste con- be seen. isng citizens. ordering them
back OF examining their passes They are wen be-
haved gentlemen. and contrast yeIy iasorsniy WIN
oice the soul " the aniabe corrcspopdcht-notning
seems to him poe tesy sublime as the utter desoa
ton ofthe once proud city.
Every step we take increases our astonishnent.
No pen no pelci tongue DO justice to the scene
No Imagination can conceive OF the utter wreck the
universal ruin. the etupcndous desciaton Eun.ruin
l-run-above and below. on the right hand and the
left anu always-staring
ut rs from every paneess window; looking out at US
from every shell torn ws glazing at us from every
meath our feet on etery Sidewalk. Not Pompeii nor
Herculaneum. nor Ttebes nor tie Me, have ruins 20
complete. so saddssine 40 plain,ively eloquent"
;Ssy rassr aI, s Hotel and
MlIs House 10 the bues part Of Meetings. the chief
business parts % the city cisA you 10 ~rd u TO nc
Boston Athsnasa fer poEaaoat Prts0saiion.
The negro troops marching In are Of course the most
poetica scene OF al. The correspondent draws nne
with tumultuoas delight the streets Of this Prosaysry
city" and sin ging John Browns body hes moulder
Ing in the sra1es The correspondent heard Leuten
arms, land who dc YOU thnh he vast The son Of
William Lloyd Garrison" But II 10 at Fort Sumter,
you may be SIRE that the chief 'hss'er OF dramatic
Gen. Gilmore ard bis party frat reaching the para,
pet and waving their hnts and cheering the oa
f.s soemny heIsted BY one Bragg .n'aga sns
because the truly grend performance reserved unt
Major Andsr,o.. who Vas Originally ,nsnsa 'aa o.
' r: . !" T.:s -s ~ n S"s
description Of every bomb proof. covered way ana
yabon Of that glorious ruiz. and two OF Frank Lese
artists taking Sketches Of every corner and no doubt
pocLetng bIissbAts TO ss ~ trophies IN the North
IN this 10 recorded at length and with oarbarc
d., VI dciiJn unknown save In Yankee snd-as where
the fort Is declared to be stronger In Its daapffSde
than Il was IN its original state
| Still oil these immortal triumphs over stone and
brckhese trophies 81 grass and clover and smashing
of plaster busfsdo not entirely satisfy the Yankee no
ton Of poetic Justice Tcy are evidently disappointed
tie real Old citizens Of the place dd no, say that
triumphal csr. Where are they There are, indeed,
still In the city many families chiefly German and he
brew, whom the eoresPondsnt strives 70 represent -
len the place wiz scarcely wish they had remained
when they read this description Of The Rebel families
who still lurs in tie cityi
They live In terror OF ns Thus far they are as well be-
hsyed as spaniels IL VIII depend on the admnistra
tion hare whether this appropriate sentiment OF saSos
ainaton (Which hf have taught IA proper and neces'
sary in inferior face shall continue mti tney re-
pent Of their niqutles, whether (as at Huntsville
Alabama and elslWhere) tley hnui sow pekl4 w ~
sumo The old sirs VI arrogant psesuwpion We shall
The sayc auction pihrts afford to the philanthropsis
who have now got possession Of Charleston me COCA
SION Of morsxiug though they well know that not all
the slave arts and not al the plantations In the South
ever caused grievous misery to the black race as
own "negro encampmcnh" or rather parracoohe
where men women and children are huddled together
in nsiedness. disease and hunger We wished az tee
slave pens and broke them open. We carried on
among ALL the entire correspondence OF THESE estac
lishments-the bell the block the locks and one Sign
all destined to figure at Lectures In The NoflH anu
Perhaps many readers will scarcely credit that among
the other beauties Of this wonderful description occur
the following words. rrrbafim ct fnuatim;
Nearly all the heathcn temples called churches Iere
In which they woYshpped god who Instituted and or
dained Human Slavery, have been smashed into BY
In the Wild into1cation Of their national vanity and
bpssre sss with .usn n1Rnase ess. and
armics) they are able to deposc that GOD who nsti
tuted and ordained Human Sayery and set up another
Yankee deity who is fur the future " rule and Judge
Al ali events they do not seem TO have the least Idea
that this occupation Of the ruined city Of Charleston s
federacy ends In smoke" Babylon the reat 10 fallen
is fallen |" shouts the correspondents and by way Of
grand fnat to the whole panorama he has presented.
sorre.pondcut END. Dy sending t I'm in.ertiSn
Of ne CAsrlsstss Mrerty. 81 " : - - 4
j. .f. FIR PrestdsAs N ices. q
"WEyDEIL PHILLIPS, Of Massachusetts;
a. ..--f.. I'd Fog csPSeidsnt - dl u
"FnEDEREk DOUGLASS. Of Nev.York.
"Shades az CUh0un-hOw are the mighty fallen
Surely the greet nufers bones must rattle In inpo,
tent rage at the overthrow Of his heather philosophy
These people seem to forget that Lord Cornwaiiis
and TIE Brithh also occupied the city OF Charleston or
Ia Fssss TIE vyHtS. ....--4.