, 1860-12-20
DCH WASHINGTON LETTER.
MT. uuclonausa Calufuftfcs.
lFrom cur own Correspondent

WAsHtSaroS, Dec. l6, 1861
During the great excitement In 1896 grow.
ing out Of tue removal Of the dcpo.its and the
destruction OF the United States Bank, Daniel
Webster londed In baltimore on Sunday
morning. a great crowd collected at the
wharf and called On him for speech. "Fsl-
low citizens," sald tho "god- -lilic" Dani.,,
"ThcEc is no Sun..ay in revolutionary 1inr l..
We arc In the midst of revolution,
hloodless as yet" Thfs 1r1uarls Of The "rcal
Exroundcr viii! apply much moro forc;bly aud
appropriately to The 1rerca. cr;-is than 10 that
Of 1855. Wo are in the midst Of rcvolulion.
bloodless as yet, with tho chances Of collision
rs much greater Is the causes Of quarrel str
pass In magnitude tlosc Of the Webster Ell.
There was then involved tho existence Of a
Bank, but now It is The existence OF the Union.
It was then the charter Of a money corror=-
tlon; 1t Is low tic charter Of our liberties.
Oh for jackson nj the helm Of pablic affairs
is an exclamation heard from every group OF
men. Tinldity, inibccility, aul treason
rule In TIC White House. Facts arc couliu.to
II. lit showing that il The disunion conspiracy
has not had Its origin IN the Cabinet, It h.s
been nurscd. aided and >abettcd by the Admin.
'strataon. Tic Government orSau-ihc Con-
s'feufio"-orenly advocates and defends seces.
sion. Tho proprietor is drawing $4,000 =
ycar Of patronage from the Federal Treasury.
In the shape Of advertisements aud profits I'll
printing. Treason stalks ut noo1l-Jay in .ii.!.
places, aud loyalty finds neither ceaNtc:.aE11
nor 1'Totcctioa in Tue executive department Of
the Government.
The resignation o. Gen. Cass Is the theme on
every tongue. The reason for it must start;c
the nation. Cass was Secretary of War under
Gcn. Jaclsoa, when South Carolina att tcmrtcd
notification. How different lie and Old Hick-
ory acted then from Floyd and Buchanan now,
when tue same State is again preparing for re-
bcllion. Cass reinforced tx, Forts sl:at com.
maud Charleston with sV0 regular eoldicss, and
placed Gen Scott In command Of them. Two
frigntos were anchored broadsilc 10 the town.
The Government WAS resolved aud prcrarct.
TO defend the public property; collect
tho revenues aud enforce the laws though II
might reduce Charleston to ashes, and execute
every nal!ifcr taken with arms in his liauls.
Tint was tho way Jackson and Cass tc.ls viii,
the situation thcls. But a Disuniouist is s.ow
Secretary Of Var, end cowardly imbccilc is
President Tie for!sarc stripped Of defencc.;
a mere handful Of troops, whose very weak
mes. in numbers invite attack, hold them.
Tho Government arsenal, containing. 10000
stand Of muslcts, rides and 7cvolvczs, is in ,iac
possession OF company Of Charleston t1,:t-
ors!
Cas- says that Gen. jackson wou,a call these
things trcaeon on the part Of tic Executive
a~,jnst The Constitution au,l ll,c ,oval ei,;zcns
aud as much rs he disIikes to give up c1llcc,
be says he eau remain no longer member of
government guilty Of such deeds. lie enters
his solemn protest, was,1ea Lis hands, lays
down the sccrctusy's quill, and rctircs from,
the Department Of State. What a striking
parallel 1lc antipodes Of tl,c oil mans life at-
ford. When q youth, half a century ago, lit
broke Ills eword, and threw away the pieces
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