Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-12-24
ALEX ANDRIA:
MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 81, lseo.


urday's mail, in any violent or harsh spirit,
but they comment variously, upon it-and
probably may have something to say here
after in adifferent language. Threats, men-
aces, or belligerent tone, on their part, would
do no good, or only aggravate the evil. We
give few specimens from the journals be-
fore u.s.
The New York Tribune says:-"South
Carolina has gone, and if she Is gratltied by
the manner of her going, the qualification is
one which nobody, we fancy, will grudge her.
If she chooses to be without the advantages
of the Union, which her sister States enjoy
and will continue to enjoy, the loss Is hers,
and the Advantageous far as the saving OF
some heavy expense is concerned-ls ours.
How in any other sense she is to get out Of
the Union, it Is not easy to see"
The Philadelph American says:-"The
passage of preliminary declaration of this
sort is 40 ingenious and, wewere about to say,
creditable act-certainly one testifying to a
mixture of sense and caution not heretofore
apparent. 1t has grand show of seeming to
do much, while it practically does little"
The Philadelphia Ledger says:-"Ofcourse
the United States Government cannot re-
cognize the secession of South Carolina, or
receive or negotiate with her agents. The
duty of the Federal Government is plain.
1t is to enforce the laws in every part of the
Territories of the United States without re-
gard to the attitude assumed by any portion
of the Inhabitants therein"
The New York World says:-"Well, South
Carolina has crossed the Rubicon. She I'M
animously passed her secession ordinance yes
terday, and is doubtless expecting that all
creation will feel the shock. They seem,
however, to have taken it very quietly at
Washington, and we doubt whether there
will be much nervousness elsewhere. South
Carolina is to-day, in spite Of her ordinance
just as completely and absolutely part of
the American Union, as she was yesterday"
The New York Times says:-"As this
step was universally anticipated, it will create
no special uneasiness. It does not change
the relations of South Carolina to the Union
in the slightest degree, though 1t will very
possibly be followed by acts that will have
that effect. lt is not easy to see how she
can avoid refusing to pay duties at once, as
her continuance IL paying upon her own
theory becomes now an act OF gratultous
subsection and tribute TO foreign State"
The New York Herald says:-"Congress
may have the legal and constitutional right
to commence civil war in the case Of that
little State; but no wise or good men would
advise Congress to exercise it. The people
Of the North will never give their consent to
the raising Of standing army which, it
successful in subjugating the Southern States
would very soon be turned against their own
liberties"
The Philadelphia Inquirer says:-sThe
simple fact is merely that South Carolina is
out of the Union, as far as she can accom-
plish that result by her own act, exclusive
of its recognition under the forms of law,
sisters in the Confederacy. 1t remains for
US in the North, By a manly course, to show
that the effect of this, whatever lie the end,
shall not lie to depreciate our property or
derange our business to the extent hoped for
by those who have willfully broken the Fed
eral compact
The above comments refer to the case of
South Carolina alone. They do not seem to
take sufficiently into the account, that two
or three other Southern States, will most pro-
badly Immediately follow the example, and
Secede likewise. Nor do they estimate the
difficulty of Reconstruction" or "rcunion."
4 letter from Capt. N. I. Maury, in the
Fredericksburg News, states thar Il move
.ment is now going on IN New Jersey, "to
effect a settlement" and ''securo the Union
of the States" The letter says that New
jersey is 10 send Commissioner to the Con-
ventions of Alabama and Mississippi, etc,
&c ask of the sovereignties there assembled
p statement Of the terms and conditions
upon which they will be content to remain
in the Union. Having thus obtained from
che people of the South, those of each
State acting in their sovereign capacity, their
ultimatum, she is to bring it before her sister
States of the North for their action, with the
request that those who are willing to ac-
cord 30 IT, will Instruct their Senators, ami
REQUEST their representatives to 60 for an act
Incorporating the terms OF it as amendments
to The Constitution, to be thence referred ac
cording to it's provisions, back to the States
for ratification. Thus, our friends 1t the
North will have something tangible to go
upon, and something around which the
solid men, the quiet men, of the country,
both North and South. East aud West, may
rally. Having thus fairly ascertained direct
~ from the people Of the South, what will
satisfy them in this union, it will remain for
those of the North to accede to it, and save
the Union Or TO refuse it and so break up the
Union"
Governor Houston. of Texas, has issued
an address to the people Of that Stale, ex-
planning why he does not call an extra SEES
sion of the Legislature. He declares that he
has no intention or desire to thwart the wish
es of the people, and believes the time has
come for the South to make firm stand Tor
its rights; bus he believes that the precipi
tate action OF two or three extreme Southern
States would involve the Border States i'll
destruction, drive slavery from them at once,
aud ruin their citizens He has transmitted
to the Governor of each Southern State the
Texan Legislative resolutions providing ter
the election Of seven delegates, to meet dele
gates from other saveholding States, to con-
fersupon measures for preserving the rights
oasse South in the Union. He has also
taksa measures for the election of such dele
gates in Texas. This, he thinks, is sufficient,
az but few counties have petitioned for an
extra session Of the Legislature, to hold
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