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ton OF the revenues at her ports, nor violate any
other federal law, there will be no trouble, and
she VIII not be out of the Union If she violates
the law then comes the tug of war
The President of the United States. in such an
emergency, has plain duty to perform. Mr.
buch anan may shirki it, or the emergency may not
exist during his administration. If not, then the
onion will last through his term of Office
~ Tue overt act on the part of South Carolina
.SNes place on or after the 1st of March, 1861, then
tue uu'y OF executing the laws will devolye upon
Mr.. Lincoln.
The laws OF the United States must be executod
The President has no discretionary power on the
subject. His duty is emphaticaly pronounced in
the Constitution Mr.. Lincoln will perform that
duty.
Disunion by armed forced is treason, and trea-
| son must and will be put down at all hazards
Thurlow Weed, Judge Slosson and J. II. Yanal-
In OF New York, arrived here from the East in the
early morning train.
| weed was cIoseted with Lincoln from nine o'clock
untu three' lie brought his compromise along,
which was the subject of earnest discussion.
1t is said that notifications were insisted on bv
the President elect relative to the recognition of
the right of slavery in the Territories, and that the
Idea OF restoration Of geographical lines of dvi-
sion was repudiated.
Weed returns East this evening. 1t is reported
that he will take the modified programme to Wash
lngton, where it will be submitted to the Republi
can members of Congress He saw no one but
Lincoln and few of the latter's friends
me New ork city appointments were par
ceied out during Weeds interview with Lincoln
a., m9Ses Urlnnel IS mentioned Secretary of
! the Treasury, and Mr.. Draper as collector.
2e"4Eu Gechnatlon of seat in the Cabinet ia
! sald to have been intimated
The news from Charleston nvodunod or-oo. ...-.
uon IN political circles. Mr.. Lincoln, however.
received it calmly. 0'l'
The President elect is grossly misrepresented in
CoDDs last letter.
VISIT OF THE COMMISSIONER FROM MISSISSIPPI TO THE
GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 2l.-W. S. Featherston a Com
missioner OF Mississippi, had an interview with
Governor Magoffin at Frankfort Yesterday, and ar
rived here to-day
THE COOPERATION MOVEMENT IN MISSISSIPPI,
NArcHEz Dec. 2O-The election returns for the
city OF Natchez show the vote in favor of coopera
ton to be 1926, and for immediate secession l79.
THE "TRIBuNE" ON THE CRISIS.
The New York Tribnne, of yesterday, has the
folowing
Never in any political excitement nor in apv
public crisis have we seen such caImness otoody
ness and frmness among the masses of Tho ra"nI
as now prevail throughout all the free States, In
the cities the defeated Democrats are agitated with
lhe nOpe OI resuScltating their late
anninlIatlon which has just overtaken it, and ac
cordlngly are playing the disunion harp with all
their might; while here and there a weak brotbar
VINO voted for Lincoln, but now finds himself
plnched IN some stock gambling speculation ions
IN the cry for compromise and concession B1t in
the country, from Maine to Kansas the freemen
are quiet and resolved Their feelings and wishes
are pest expressed in the recent speech of Senator
Wade. They have done no wrong and have no
apologies to offer. They stand by the Constitution
ana Union, and are not yet ready to repudiate the
Fourth OF July or to trample on the Star-spangled
banner. In all history a more admirable spectacle
was never witnessed than is now afforded by this
great people, unalarmed at the cIamor and deter
mined only that the controversy, of which it isa
feature, shall now be finally settled so that it can
not be revived again by the fools fanatics and
demagogues Ofa future day.
HENRY CLAY ON THE SOUTHERN CoNFEDERACY IN 1880
1t this Union shall become separated, (said Mr.
Clay,) new Unions cOnfederaces will arise.
and with respect to this if there be anv-I hone
there Is no one in the Senate before whose imaGi-
nation Is lifting the idea of great Southern CON
Ieueracy TO take possession of the Belize and the
mouth OF the MiSsissippi-I say in my place never
nerer, NEVER will we who occupy the broad waters
OF the Mississippi and its upper tributaries consent
that any foreign flag shall float at the Belize or
upon the turrets of the Crescent City. Never
NEVER
THE RCMoRED TAKING OF THE CHARLESTON FORTS.
The Charleston Mercury of Wednesday has the
following notice of the rumors circulated in the
Northern papers in reference to the capture of the
forts in Charleston harbor:
As to the bugaboo of mobbing the forts. and
Staying the officers and troops, our amiable
friends need not excite their philanthropic SEN
sioihtles, or roll up their eyes We are not
moOocracy here, and believe in law, order and obe
dience to authority, civil and military. No mob
will attack the forts. In South Carolina we do not
act by mobs. We do have Vigilance Committees
10 make summary disposition of prowling incen-
dlarles and midnight assassins and poisoners The
tIemedy TI, Is only adequate to the criminaty and
are accustomed each to think and Judge for himself
ana TO act each on his own individual responsibili
ty where left to do so. When the State is ont nf
the Gnon; when the forts are demanded and re.
fused to be delivered up to those in whom is vested
me title OF eminent domain, and for whose protec
lon ana defence alone they were ceded and hnit
up; and when, the Federal Government showing n
hostlIe purpose, 1t shall become necessary and nro
per for US to obtain possession then it will he ribt
for the world and Black Republicanism to exnect
that the state, by her authorities will move in the
premises. Ihe people will obey the call for war,
ana take the forts The excitement here is deep
calm ieeilng, very different from the excitement of
mob, and leading to different and far greater re-
SUITS I6s Is no child's play 1t is not the uproar
o School boys spiashing water in mischief it is the
quiet tread OF Casars forces crossing the Rubicon
ALABAMA.
Ihe Montgomery (Ala) Confederation. of the
10Th inst, says: "Owing to the blindness and rash
ness OF our extreme men, and the issue of immedi.
ate separate State secession, which they made di-
recty after learning of Mr.. Lincoln's election the
people IN nearly every county in this State stand
divided. Not being willing to accept the issue of
separate State secession-a policy which they think
would plunge them into irretrievable ruin-the
conservatives, who desirous of resisting the
rule OF Lincoln, and also of seeding from the
Mon, have planted themselves firmly on the plat
form OF concerted action, and intend to fight man
iuliy until the day of election, and afterwards,
against the precipitancy of the extremists If the
out-and. out secessionsts had only been controlled
6y good sound reason, and not by passion or preiu
lce, there would have been different state of af-
fairs in our State"
U. g VESSELS IN COMMISSION.
Ihe TACT that the United States steamers Brook
yn and Pawnee, both in commission and manned
are kept in statH quo at New York and Phade-
phla, Is cited by some an evidence of intended
action on the part Of the Administration against
the South, should Fort MOultre be attacked. The
haste with which the officers have been ordered to
ne Macedonian also points in the direction
N. Y. Post.
hING VICTOR EMMANUEL THE SICILIANs.-Tbe
ollowing proclamation has been published at pa