New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-02


csfc,us Of Alabama Of Louisiana Georgia and Mississippi
and eager TO lay lives side BY side with
in defense Of the SOIL Of Virginia: ,x u;r
this military league be snnuled win have been made
sp to Iveige our generous defenders into the had' OF
"vrgnia remaining in the Union duty and loyalty to her
ososs ,a not be bs to Vs snail
delivered the Government Of the Union and those who
refuse to do will be guilty Of treason and be justly dealt
Treason against the United States consists well I'm ad
herring 70 is eDeme. and giving them aid evyns war
,ciences cannot vote to separate virginia from the United
s,ates' the answer is simple and plain Holor and dSty
alike require they should vote tue questions and II
they retain such opinions they mus. leave the State
sSd can ss the ordinance Of
who do not thereby weher isnoany or otherwise vote
himself and hi; state IN ,he poon nsy1 , w
that produced the instant the ordinance OF
and filed Virginia with troops from the Guf States to
carry 1t before the people, Its eiect upon ordinary men
may be conceived by the influence eIerted over Gen.
Lee Ny father authorized by the President and
Mr. Cameron Secretary Of War; to converse with Gen.
Lee and ascertain whether he would accept the com
mand OF our army in the field The latter wos written
for and lie my father my house, when they con-
vcrscd for hour more. 1t was few days before
the ordinance was passed. Gen. Lee concndea the
conversation by saying Secession wos anarchy and
added If he owned the 600 Of slaves In the South
he would cheerully sacrifice them to the Union. but nc
did rot know how he could draw BIS sword on DIS
subject hefore he decided. committee from the sir
gina Convention, while the General and my ft'her
sSn,ersed were bunting oE MN tnTonsn m rsn.-ea 5ny
them consult the Convention, as have since ieorheu
about some mode Of settlement. The fall 0! oumter
settled Tho question for him and the Convention
quote Senator MasOn's pr0nuiciaILento, 70 snow
tho immediate results OF the surrender VI that Fortress
which ield Charleston and with 1t South Caroinia
under control. This central slave state was tne weaso
that. driven by Union power would pave split on te
Gulf States from all communication with the transcend
ant power OF the Old Dominion and the Old North
State without which secession was an impossibity.
That the majority Of the people ia Georgia Alabama
and Louisiana opposed 10 dissolflon, proved ny
the fact tLst all the force Of The secretly armed organ
zdton OF the Golden Circle could not drag majority OF
the voters 10 the polls to vote for Il. And We see tnat
urtil the surrender Of Fort Sumter the Virginia Con-
yepon. chosen ny majority Of tOo0O OF the popunr
vote against the measure. held out against the myrni,
dons Of revolution that surrounded the capital fbu
tAat il was not until fhe triumph at Charleston that
they dared break into the .ia OF Sitting driving out
the n1exible Union members and terrifying the fest
into satmis. Even then they yielded only on condi
on of referring the question Ia the people aud TO rem
der opposition from the unarmed population too hazard
ous 10 be attempted. we see Senator Mason issuing
bulletin making array Of the troops sent from
was TO defend Virginia from northern
invasion. and saying that If they Gid not sanction the
ordinance they would be Obliged to surrender the army
which had thus invaded Firsiia 10 the Government OF
tho United StatesI This cunnpely- -worded notiiiea
tion made the election turn on tue question whether he
came t. save .Ecm i.on impending coercion rom TIE
No.h. ait. ou he knew that Mr.. Buchanan had stDu
lated against al rcionhad not then even provided
orco hold Washington, and that he and his Caoi.
net well that come, and over wbcn NJ Seward
was the anBoauccd Premier pledged by bin III aG-
to emotion 10 MAKE conc>s'or and even To eo'
ience offer the rit hard " pace" Beside this Sena'
tor Mason knew that TO Mr.. Stewards good Offices the
South owed the surrender Of Fort SUMTER that 10 n m
they owed the delay om tie 9TH Of March 10 the l2n
Of April e. build batteries TO ke 1t aad put Charleston
10 armOr thus enabling the armies Of the South, with
out fear from tis vital point. 10 march into NirgiLi,
and by tLsr DayOnets enact that martial law. which
from the pFonulgation Of MasOn's missiTe 10
the surrender OF Lee. uade it treason against
the state 10 gansay lis ordnance. Tie unsrmed
populace were given 10 understand II you do " you
deliver your armed Southern friends, who
are here to defend you your foes. How dciicatry
this martial law which prevailed over The whole South
fom the moment that BeauresaId pulled oowa the en-
sign oi the Ui0n IN Charleston laTpof Is proclaimed IN
the little b,tdOHr have quoted. You are very Tree
70 vote as yon please, people VI Virginia hlt y0u vote
hat you are citizens oi tho United States yng must
take these sodlCis Of the Conf fGcTncy and hand them
over to its authorities Now IL Cen Lee in tins
uckery that Virginia had no alternative hut % pose
is unarmod people 10 the sword which s packed Sc.
cessio Legislature had brought into tie State To bring
every man la account wLo dared tO Of pOse In
dates Low could the nameicss ind vinals OF the multi
tdde. GccustUned Ia Obedience To State authority rise
up to resist IT, in tie face Of the formidable military
power bTOug 1T IN 10 sug gpor II
The fact Is that froIa the day the army Of the South
struck our cOors at Charlcstoa uh;i we marched on
virginia there was nothing 10 oppose II from the Po
torHc % the Mississippi. And tons we know was the
result OF the treason in DuchGnins Cabinet and the
tempofiNng in Mr.. IIcOlDs. Who can say that any
submitting to ths maBie.t duresse cuipab.e and
runif that the Government Of the nation IL
last able To- its iu authority the section
held by the usurpGt!on. anu make those who resume
their allegiance under it, proiectoni hold those
men alone offenders who voluntarily Joined the conspir
nors IN the designs tst Placed the South under their
feet those ebo su to their durcsse gave
them the means of enforcing IL.
Yet We see tie very men IN our own councils whose
mistakes 10 say The least Of H. contributed 10 riyet tne
hsns Of Dayiss 1espO'isn tie prostrate South the
most imp cable enelcs to the pardon which the in
voluntary victims of their blundersther sGpineness
pot 10 say tTCachcirsa,k nj their hands. They are
that thousands OF thei. reluctant cOIscrps
prrishct On the field of 1ate-they not satisfied
that other myfads have sunk undo harisips and des
ti'uli0l--they are not content that four millions Of
saves property claimed worth huuaIcds Of nil ions
dollars are surrendered TO oar demInds--they are
that their crops have been rHvegcd fOr four
stuton and di itiess been brought into cvcly
home-thcir cities burned the who.e region Of the
sunny South made dark with dessoiationuot content
lat their Generals. armies, strOngholds, are all sub
iued-but what in brave people is worst Of a-their
spirit oxen and suhdced 10 beg pardon under the
Jf those very wno urged Secession their only
cty for their nde pendeLee. Death thousands OIL
hem would be preferred 10 such humiliation did they
that IL their duty Ia preserve the States
den ron their orbits. and restore them Ia retrieve
The system which they now perceive could not and
never should be broken NJ. BLAIR
M0afg0gCyv Co., Nd, Sept % 1865