Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-01-18

Major Anderson, uas fred into, In Charles
ton harbor. and compelled 10 return TO New
York. Mspr Anderson has sent special
Messenger here TO get orders. Nothing 10
yet known for . certainty as TO the opinion
Of the Executive, but the prevailing opinion
10 that the ting ,c,R ., ruf iirosyA.
SIR. Thompson. the Secretary OF the
Treasury. has resigned, md Gen. John A.
Dix, Of New York, appointed in his rlace.
The Cabiset n now aid to he UNI, Tor
executing the laws and defending the United
State. property. The forts on the Florida
coast, also within the jurisdiction OF Geor.
gia, Alabama, and Louisiana. have been
.eiIed BY armei mobs, 50, on BY Sts'e Es-
ecutive.. Had Mr.. Buchanan - fOre>een
the evil" va. his duty to do. and bad
all the forts bordering the seeding State.
manned and pu, In q suitable condition to
defend them FROM the attacks =. tories, in.
stead Of making agreements with traitor.
~, 20 defend the government property
acain., the-e foray.. he would not only have
acted the part Of ara,riS,, bu, done h'
duty as the Chief Executive officer Of the
Union. by his own acts Of ,rcason-ior
his completely with Southern rebel. was
nothing but trcason.-he has involve, him
elf in inel,ricable trouble. and broush,
disgrace and ruin upon the country he has
sworn to protect. His hr., policy WAS to
"HtF eF' the whole thing until the i,h
Of March. and then leave the government
standing upon a volcano. ready TO burs, and
be blown into a thousand atoms on the in.
aucuratiou OF Lincoln. But his attempts
to pa, FAR away the evil day, by acts Of
downright treason, have recoilei upon hi.
own bead, and the poor old fune,ionAry has
gathered around him storm he neither has
the courage or wisdom TO quiet His Cibi'
ne, are undoubtedly siiFsa,Hs the old man
Up, and he may vet give the nulli6er-a good
deal Of trouble. One thing 10 certain, they
ARE now abusing him worse than pick
pocket. and all the friends he has. in hi.
EFFORT. 20 execute the laws. are found among
his political opponenis.
The ,s,ll, men among the sre-eaters
&c there are any sensible men among them,)
undoubtedly regre; the terrible condition
into which they have plunged their several
States. In South Carolina the men Of
means are leaving the state. 90 escape the
distraction Of all they have. Contributions
arr levied upon them, aud they dare no,
rsfu-c. Tor the whole State. especially
Charleston. .. under the control OF 4 mill.
iary mob, and refusal would be construed
into disafFec,ion 10 the new sOy'rnmen,
and would he visited with seminary ven.
ecance. The people are in state OF star.
Walton, with nothing bu, famine, civil war,
and ruin ahead. blockade the Southern
port. and they would be oomp,l,d 10 sue i1r
mercy bsfore sit months. lnsurrsction at
home would stare them in the face, and
general wan, and des,itution drive them
back to the Union.
Even now. after things hav. gone n Ear
a. they have. IL Mr.. Buchanan would IN.
susu'aie decided. determined policy, and
carry j; out, he would save the country and
the Union. To insure this, It wants promp,
and re.oluie action. II the Union !. de--
,roycd i, will b. chargeable, Gre, to the
irceson. and second 20 the imbccillty and
yaeillaiion Of the President.
The Republican. held CONSULTATION on
Saturday evening. bu, their proceedings
were private. There i. on. aspect relating
TO the rrcs,n, unhappy state Of affair.
which wc believe has not been generally
noticed. We refer TO the cour-e taken by
gentlemen representing the border slave
States, and We refer more particularly 10
those who rank themselves the 4" Southern
oprositon." These men had IL in their
yower 20 have done something toward.
placin. the border State in night po.i.
ton upon ,hi, question OF secession. They
could have consistently taken the ground
that the election Of Lincoln wac no cause
tor breaking up the Union. and that HI.
administration should be fliriy iri,f before
any attempt. should be made to destroy the
couiedrr.ey. II they had unitedly done
this. good portion Of the people ai home
would have sustained them. and the cotton
State would have been len 20 20 10 dcs,rue-
ton by themselves. They came TO Wash
ington, and instead Of eounsellins eoneilia.
ton and acquiescence in Lincoln's election,
they commenced by making inoriina,e de-
mani. Of concession Of the Republican,
concessions they well knew the Republican
party Hersr could make. Look at Senator
Crl,ienden's proposition, in which he has
been backed up by the whole southern op.
position, excepting, perhaps. E,hredge aud
Winter Davis IL is really one Of the mos,
Objectionable, offensive compromises -
that has been mentioned. While these
men have been urging these concessions, and
declaring rebellion would come II they were
no, accepted, the people at home have been
elamOriug n response % thar representatives..
The cour-e taken by these met has been IN
invitation to the people OF the border State.
TO throw OF their al eg ance to the general
government, and follow In the mad track.
Of the cotton States; and, As result sever.
al Of them will undoubtedly do it.
On Saturday the Mississippi delegation
in tn" House. an, in mote, declaring the
secession Of their State. and declining To
act further in that body.
EN.r .inea Tia TINA .. hen EranLlin pisrca