, 1860-11-27
The President OIL the Secession Qucs-
ttOn.
lDispateh to tho n. T. ucra1d.1
REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON.

Tie President OIL the Secession Qucs-
ton.
(Dispatch to tho n. T. ucra1d.7
EEroNTs FROM WASHINGTON.
WAsu1SoroS. Nor. -, 1861
There is no division iu the Cabinet Gil the
secession question. So .ar from 1t, no eonsul-
taf1on has yet been had upon it; SD The Frc=i-
dent himself declares.
III IN interview this evening hctwce,, the
PRESIDENT and some ardent eeccssioni>,*, Mr.
buchanan took strong grounds against secrs~
sion Without rcsortinY first to conciIiatury
lneast1Fcs: lie could not believe tI,at tic
mighty West would permit tie mouths =: the
N'ssissipli to 1c held by foreign Power,
Which both Louisiana and Arkansas would t.-
coinc III case Of their withdrawal f.ora the
Inion. South Carolina" llc .aid ;. wi:ht..
TO enter into conflict with lue-:a contcl
with mysclf-aud UPON the drawing Of the
l.rst drop blood to drag otLrs Southern
Stafcs into the succession la,yc1nenr" The
tresltsent dill not ultimate what he would to
IL that event. He admitted that the So,;.,
had suffered great WRONGS at tie hands ri 1l.r
North: but the federal compact Wa no, to l4:
broken NJ l'recipita:cly, aud w.!.uu. re..su,.-
liS and reflection. He would 1isst appeal IL
the North for Justice TO the South, ;ltl;l it Il
was slenicd .ilrn,' said tic President. .Ia-
phatical!y, ~ :.nl with it.''
All the reports received lr tho Prcs:,ie:,;
from tAe South arc of the gloo,uiest t:csc.::-
yet"
The President has required the Ai,orucy-
Generals written opinion OH the questions Vi
hctwce, the North and South THE Opinion,
has been given, but tho contents lav. NOT
ftAnspiTed. II the Presidents views, aul the
plan he proposes in i1is Message Tor tllc .e,tlr-
Ment cf the questions nj issue tie :t.luytc!,
when requires great co1ttssion on all s:d.s, the
H.
If Is almost certain that di>uniun will follow,
and our worst fears bc realized,
1t Is often :lskcd, what will President E.1-
chanan 90 III the present crisis: Via, can e
no.: Alter jackson Issued his famous proclu-
nation, i'll December, 1S2a, it w.s three uu;,;hs
before an act Of Congress w:.s 1s--r,. ,U 1ncrr
tie emergency. That act (tl,c "Force ,c,'',
expired by lis OWL Limitation, and it /, nt,i
Probable that Mr.. buchanan tail ret alour
without such law any tettcrtI,an Uld liivit,'-
ry. Any nIeasllres OF ai1 unusual character
even toF tile collection Of revenue, vii! :rlrir.
Inc ars1on OF Congrc,E; and any iii. .:su7vs ,,r
the suppression of revolution Must collie iron,
the sanc source. Ii one Or morc So,,ti1cr,,
States should scccdc it will then be the Iutv
ot C"nsrcsS-not Of the Trcsid.nt-to s:e;tT.
nllne the great question of 1'o.iry, whether it
Is 0eitcrt to ackno~iS''se their Independence
"11hoat y conflict, OF 10 attempt b.: furcc IL
compel them TO submit. This u i'll lc tl,r mo-s
Important question ever agilatct1 in our le";s-
laiive halls, and its discussion will probably
occupy the coming session to The exclusion III
most other business.
The approaching session will be exciting and
stormy. The Southern ncnhcrs will In: il, !,
ba'l l1unortn bear the exciting; il'-oie,.cr Q:
tue few 1lbid declailncrs against tl.e ls.rlris,n
OF slavery, who will tnl in the recent tri,1,nrl,
oil EeIubiicanism new grounds for insult aid
new encouragement. so indulge il, in.u:-;,t in
scctlye: 4 rapture orl the lloos III cur:.rt->
would DO more I" treciritate general rcyol,.
lion than the election Of Gytu i t;it.Iiu.s I,
tlie Presidency. Congressional fights next
WINTER VIII assume :: ncly importance. 4 Il.
~ bloottsllctl between Representatives Of III.
different sections will hasten the cri.i. and
rr'1tler rnwcrlcss the calm rc:souin: of COR
scryltivc men.
may bc we'll enough to state, in this con-
necfnn: thai tho l"'.rxr given to the President
to cal! forth tue militia Uf State, under lhc
act OF 1.*5, to put down combinations to-,
powerful 10 he suppressed by tie ordinary
cou:sc oi judicial proceedings, is utt,ri,v
worthless III 4 e:c@c where Il whole State his
Assumed revolutionary attitude. Beside,
the use Of the militia under that act wou.,i
only he asltharized for thirty DAYS after the
meeting IT Congress To ADOPT such Il ,1,y;a.. !
'lre on the eve Of the nlectiu.. OF 1iat !,o.lv
wou!d bc an absurtlity, to say nothing Of its i
utter Inadequacy rs Il means Of meeting th,.
present emergency. :,