The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-29

objection to offer. Perhaps his presence there
might have q very beneficial effect both ut
home and abroad Hindostan would be just
the place for him He can revive his dark
lantern, relight it, and float it down the Ganges
during that interesting festival in which the
Hindoo maidens so much delight
CONGRESS a Revolutionary Propaganda.
By telegraphic despatch from Washington,
we learn that the republican members OF the
crisis committees held caucus yesterday, to
decide "if it will be advisable to propose any
concessions;" and this becomes question
with them at moment when revolution is
rampant, and civil war, bristling with all Its
horrors, looms up from the Southern horizon.
Ever since the Presidential election, now
nearly two months, several OF the Southern
States have been in the most revolutionary
condition in which il is possible for any coun-
try to be, short of the belligerents actually
taking the field; and in every part of the South
there are symptoms of revolt, and strong sym
patty felt and expressed for those States
luton. One State has formally broken
off her allegiance to the United States, and
declared herself foreign Power. Her menac-
ing attitude has caused the evacuation and dis
mantlne by the federal troops of an important
fort at the entrance to the harbor of her chief
troops, together with another important fort
close 10 The shore. This is palpably an &C; of
war, and hostilities have begun, though no
blood has yet been shed. How soon the frst
fatal collision may take place we cannot say.
1t may be at any moment. Other Southern
States, following the example OF South Caro-
lima, will secede in very few days, and stand
by her in the event Of a struggle Armed pre-
parations are being made everywhere at the
other side of Mason and Dixon's line. II is
now even proposed to call ouA u military force
from the militia Of Mary land and Virginia, to
march on Washington IN order to prevent the
Inauguration of the President elect, who has
been chosen according to the forms of the con-
,titution, though rejected By the votes OF every
Southern State. And here, in the city OF New
York. tina, revolutionary force could easily be
augmented by ten thousand men, thrown out Of
emplo. meni by the crisis, hungry aud despe-
rate enough for any enterprise.
At the North on the other hand. the anti-sla-
very orators and journals insist that no compro-
mise. no concession, shall be made. They cling
to tie Chicago platform as Shylock did to his
bond and they must have their pound Of flesh
out OF the side Of the South, though the opera
ton were to prove the utter destruction Of that
L.. v--so A. oay.. ltstap th.vyn
selves from personal danger they are urging
coercion Of the South by force Of arms, and
reyiline the Chief Magistrate of the country
because lie will not, at their instigation, take .
leap in the dark and inaugurate civil war,
the consequences Of which no man can cslcu-
late.
Now, what has Congress done under these
deplorable circumstances? II has been in SEES
sion for nearly month, and has done nothing
whatever to allay the Southern dread of the
ant-elavery propagandism, nothing to rebuke
and repress the aggressive spirit Of the Noish,
nothing to reconcile the two hostile sections
and make them friends once more. So far
from doing anything towards healing the
breach, Congress has been laboriDg hard TO
reroer 1t irreparsble. Every day since the
flsi Monday in December The gall Of alienation
between the North and The South has been rem
dcl,. wder and deeper, till now it seems almost
IN passabie. Both chambers OF Congress have
been made arenas for revolutionary strife, and
| on ,re side such men as Iverson, aai WigfAll
| ana hawkins, and on The other such As Hale
| and Wade, and Doc!.tile, have Stirred up the
worst passions OF he respective ecions to
which they belong. They have iri the fire,
throw ng pitch and rosin and iuri ea.ine into
the flames Even tie crs.s committees oil
Congress, who are going through the farce Of
pretending to save the Union, are the most
active agencies for its destruction. IL q pa
,riot like Mr.. Crittenden proposes re-
medal measure, calculated 10 put a
final end TO the irrcpressible conflict,
il il voted down by tie whole OF the republi-
can members and by the extreme wing OF sAs
OBJ osite faction kScvy attempt 10 % any
good II defeated by tie revolutionary elements
on o.h sides In Congress, but chiefly by the
Nortl crn scctioDallsis. by whom the conces-
sons must be offered il there Is 10 be peace,
but who, instead Of proposing compromises,
proclaim they have "none 10 offer" and reject
every overture for q settlement proposed by
conservT tive mediators. And now, forsooth,
hey arrive ut the conclusion 10 holi caucus,
to cor s.jer whether they Will coniesccnd to
p-opcee even the scmblance Of conces-
s.ca. Intelligence Of these proceedings 81
their representatives necessarily reaches
TIC people both North ana South
snd fam the fame of mutul hostility
Congrcss i thus / medium Of revelation and
political iEsens sism. and has donc more In
iour weeks to produce civil war tl,a South
Carol 10 and all 10 otter secerlng S.ates put
together. The county naturally looks 10 the
COLES i've wisdom and authority Of Congress
to arres. any disorders Of the nation within
IL jurisdiction. l as the legislative power,
and II f,s the contr)l of the army and navy