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There has been much said pro aud con in
reference to the reinforcing Of tho gallant Nd
jor Anderson in Fort Sumter. the majority of
the people thinking it next to impossible, and
amongst them many, or rather some, who con-
slider themselves military men, As I hare
ha: a good many years' experience In such
matters, {hayiue served throughout the whole
of tile Burmese var, thirty ycars aeo, while in
tho employ Of the British government I
would pronounce the thing ouite feasible and
that, too, without the loss Of more than half
dozen men-unl1ss The South Carolinlans are
more expert runners than take them to be =
md think that I NAV safely GAY tAat every officer
in our naval service yfl1 hear me ont In nv
ontnton Bnt then what ia there cainea when
this Is accomplished. unless the NECESSARY SIM
nl}ea ran 3,a 1aa.ea with tha,nq and II won|d
he crnc1 indeed fotsup1)v the men n ,hc pa,1,n+
band without the necessary supplies, as It Is
stated theyhaye now yery lew rat1ons On 1and
In the 'foft. Nov. In tie land;na of the snn.
plIes. rrent. there NAV be a 1itt]e mora aim.
cn1tv "a IT von1d tatc a ,nnch 1o,ccr t,rra
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1HaygHra:son ItT'a adjustnent g}1e,,ear,z
TSAlNoS r. CuAsE.

Iesos Il to rnssdT Ioxs Il to truth, I ospe il to
IL nt4tsa, to Hae taas no earthly porer could In.
dses uss 10 uoee tora spectfe msasust astro-
d3etton Of sleery .che7r had nat d5oTr fz1sted,
sitaer souA or north cf that line Coming al
do hum Ha.e &ate, I: Is my solemn, deliberate,
and sne7;snaetsred determination khat no f,over-
no earthly pope'- shall ce'xp& ne to Dot< for the
po.i:tre int,oduaso~ IF Slavery, either south or
NORTH cf that ii'.e Sir, .ahile you v<proaeh, and
Justly too, our Brit'.A anceaors for the fntroduc-
tson Of this institaetoa apoa the coatiaent Of An,e1
sea, an, for oae, .tariciag uhas The poaer;ty Of
TIE present Inhabitants Of California and Neo
M<noo shon Ftproach VI 10" doing Just sal.at sce
reproaeh Gsu9 Rit4i~ for dofag To- u. u the
cdtiaens q those 7e-ito.ies eAoose 10 establish 61ao-
uy, am for admitting them Nth such provisions
h Nteir Constitutions; bit then, Il to1l Be Ueir
otcn scor1, and aot ourt, end their poseri'y t7iN
Akx to Yeprodeh them, and MT Us, for forming
Constitutions aloxisg The inxsUusion Of 6la1rsY to
GiH among ue7ss- (1ESR1 CLAT.
, 1861-02-19
: WISCONSIN IEGIsLATUHr.

VIC trust that there Is enough Of honor
and fidelity left among the legislators Of
Wisconsin, to prevent the passage Of tho
bill before them, for destroying the validity
Of contracts and unjusuy Furnishing tho
capitalists who have lent, money for rail-
road purposes, On farm mortgages given BY
the people Of that State: There has
been q Vast amount Of wrong perpetraled
by these mortgages; but the remedy for
that is in the courts not in the legislature
and il enactments wl4ich shake confidence
in the righteousness Of Law. Let us en-
treat men Of sense, Il there be any such
who hare embarked in this thug, to draw
hack and examine again the ground upon
which they propose to stand
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while the Constitution Of the United States
has defender al the head Of Government.
It war Is to follow the impartial execution
of the laws-the defense and protection Of
the public property-the even,handed JUS
tcc mcted to nl1 citizens Of the United
States ahke-upon their heads be>the re-
sponslbiliy and the consequences, who
violate the Law, con1scate the property
and make common cause with the traitoTa-
Whether seven States or twenty unite in
oyerthrowing the Constitution, they must
prove themselves stronger thnn the Gov
eminent before one iota Of the law remains
unfulfilled. It is solemn thing to draw
the sword IN vindication Of the nution'B
honor, but it Is more solemn and fur less
solerable to permit treason to stalk
rampant over one inch Of the NATIONAL
domain. Better that the land were
.drrnched In blood-bcttcr that the con-
feet should 60 on till but one man were
LETT defending the Con stitution rs our faith
ers made it-than that the damnablc deeds
which have disgraced the American name
during the past three months, should be-
come precedents for future ages. In say
ing these things VIC do not disparage the
valor Of our Southern brothers As brave
men lived before Agamemnon, 80 bravo men
have lived since-so do brave men live now,
South rs we'll as North Of Mnson & Dixon.
We will not bclittle the character of the
strife which mny grow out ofa firm, deter
mined administration Of the government
But that the administration of Prcsi-
dent Lincoln vii be firm and
determined - that it will recognize
no existing status save that which
the Constitution recognizes-that it
will restore the status which existed on the
sixth day Of November last, with all the
power vested in its arm By the laws Of the
land-we know full well. That it will
place no obstacles in the way Of any action
which the people may legally take, wheth-
or TO amend the Constitution, to sanction
secession, OF to do any other thing which
free people may do, is most true. But it
will never, never, never make truce with
anarchy, or hold moments parley with
fraaenu
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THE EXISTING STATUS

n
The argument Of those persons who In
sist that President Lincoln ought 10 mnin-
tain the "existing statua,'' amounts pre-
cisely to this: That whereas, President
Buchanan has proved himself IN mbeci1c
and traitor, his successor in Office ought
to be l. partial idiot and q moderate seccs-
sionistl The logic Of the Louisville Jour
nal, under this head, runs alto: ether to the
point, TINT the Government OF the United
States ought to be consistent with itself
In other words, that President Lincoln's
method with treason ought to be copied
sftsr President Buchanan's treatment Of
the same disease This will strike some
people oddly. is vel might it be urged
that the new Administration ought to copy
after the old one in the matter Of
Lecompton Constitutions, Indian Trust
Fund bonds, lire oak contracts,
mule auctions and public printing
swindica. If South Carolina las stolen
three forte, one cutter, and ono custom
house, let her keep them, says the Journal
II Florida has seized navy yard. and
Louisiana 100000 in coin, le. us not dis
turb the "ex;sting status" II piracy and
treason have run riot for ninety days-if
the American flag has been fired upon in
an American harbor-if United States ar-
benals and hospitals have been pillagcd by
mobs In half g dozen States-if United
"a
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The world does move. The territorial
doctrine embodied in the Breckenridge
Platform, the Crittendcn, Guthrie and the
Border States propositions, WAS invented,
not discovered, by JoHs c. CALHOUN, and
was first publicly broachcd in the United
States Senate in 1842-only fourteen ycars
ago. When proclaimed, its inventor was
a quasi member Of the Democratic party q
which lfr. Benton, Of Missouri, was the ac-
knowledged chief Benton made unrelent-
ing war upon it at once, as hcresy that
would sooner or later ruin the party, and
finally work dissolution Of the Union.
Every Democratic Senator and every Wing
Senator Of that day espoused the distin-
guishcd Missourian's view Of the dogma,
for supporting which Mr. Calhoun WAS
placed outside of Ill healthy political or
ganization. Mr.. c. stood alone with his
bantling for few years, and during a1l
that time it was nowhere more justly ,ln-
popular than in the Slave States. But the
world docs move. The heresy got 4 foot
hold m the extreme South; then, in Mis-
souri,, then, through the. Nebraska bill Of
1858, in the North; then it controlled the
Democratic Convention Of 1856; then,
s1nctided itself in the Dred Scott decision;
and now seeks recognition at the hands Of
the whole people, by IN amendment Of the
Federal Constitution.
Such, in brief, is the history Of the "plan
Of adjustment" which, under threat Of dis
solution of the Cnion as the alternative, the
Republicans are asked to accept The
world has moved to some purpose; but
during all these year@backward toward
Despotism-
The election Of Lincoln is . guaranty
the motion shall be reversed; and ifthe men
Of the North are true to themselves, and if
they do not accept as part Of their creed,
for any portion Of the public domain, that
dogma which the Democratic party, only
fourteen years ago, Kicked out Of the Sen
atc as something too monstrous to be cr-
tertained, the country will peacefully re-
turn to the doctrines and practices which
have the sanction Of the men who fought
the Revolution, made the Constitution and
thereby laid the foundations OF the State!
What the country wants is not Calhoun
ism-the miserable belief that the Const-
tutiv4 sutnor1zes property in slaves-that
slayee may so anywhere under the shadow
Of the American flag, and that slavery is
right-a thing to be carefully cared for and
industriously extended; but convicticn
that slavery is an evil, entailed by
darker age to be gotten rid Of BY c7nstitu-
tional means and philanthropic cndeavor,
in Gods good time; that, while it lasts, it
lyes by local law, not Federal guaranty;
and that, In accordance with the policy Of
Jefferson, the territories 1auet be free. Tie
latter belief is the salvation Of the etate.
Republicans Of Illinois, stand fast, and
you can bury Calhounisul and it's ad-
juncs 8ecessiorism, seven feet deep in q
grave from which no hand shall ever raise
It You are at the turning point. Tka Two
docttines--the doctrine Of Jefferson and
that Of Calloun-stand lace to face in q
final grapplc. Compromise is Republi-
can defeat, and defeat In Gauss like ours
is an eternal disgrace.
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WHEREAS, By virtue of resolution adonted
By the people Of the State Of South Carolina,
IN Congress assembled, power Is given to tho
Governor, by aud with the advice Of the Ex-
eeqtiye Council, to declare and establish Mar.
uat Law over aay Of tho coasts, islands aud
waters in aud ncar Charleston harbor, vhep-
ever, in his Judgment, tho cxigencies Of tho
public scryica may require such measure;
Now, know ye, that'L, FRANCIS ". PICK
EMS, Governor and Co;nmnnderiu-C Chief In
and over the State Of South Carolina h :. ,,.
Sscietse cis4s aSa o. 'ne given to me- do
established In naa over sujiiyan's i.land ,nd ~
.ue waters and matshes y jacent.
l. No pesson or persons shall, In or upon
tho limits of MoultrieyilIe, sell, dispose Of or
give any spiritrous liquors, without the per
hit, y writing, Of the commanding officer at
shores OF Aoultrierille, or depart theFefrom,
without the permit of the commanding officer
at that place, or Gen DQnoyant
No person or parsons living Ut Moult1ie-
vile shall communicate with any Of the posts
established there, without the written permit
Of the officer.
/ No person or persons living at Monltr;e.
Vile shall DO at large in the streets or thor
onghtares thereof between the hours Of tattoo
aud 7t1Ssate, without the written permit Of the
commanding officer at that Islaud.
Q, No boat, or vessel, except those In charge
q tue Qnartcsanaster's Department, shall visit
Mouit5i'iHe without the written permit OF
zen. DunoYant; a1d within the limits thus
designated, the military power is made 81:
preme in the enforcement Of these regulations,
and tho officers In command are invested with
iull authority to govern md regulate all per-
sons therein found, according to military law,
and without any subsection or responsibility
to the civil authorities and tribunals, or any
process thereof aud ill persons found within
the said limits aro strictly enjoIned aud con-
manded TO obey md conform to the commands
OF me said officers in the aforesaid regulations
on pain Of the military penalties otherwise to
ensue-
In witness Whereof have heTennto set my.
hand, and the great seal Of the State, This
H. s. ninth day oi February, ID the yearofo our
Lord one Thousand eight hundred and
sl1ty-ona F.W. P1cKExa .
TIE CHARLESTON MERCURY GRoANs.
Our readers viii perccire that the United
States Constitution, with . few emendation.,
has been adopted, and also, By 'swesplng
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OUn WASHINGTON LETTER.

The Poacs Conference.-The Brecktn.
Adoptlon--P..Iltica1 CharncGer or the
DeleKatcs-.~plfwinfa Conven1!on-Ifa
ClusstacAfton> and 0btccta-The Cot
ton Stafes-Thc Lever Undor Vireinia
in TeEHs..Coat Of their uatnte nuDco
.Pacaae koad aud The TuriH~Tho
Frotests Pouring ln-Senator WI.
&1naoM Of mtnncSota,
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Rafaaso, Knd., .Poss-0nace.

ra,.or.. rh,,.ooH HT41rAnA1so, Ind, Feb 10, 1861.
~ me CoaFean9n t. for nominating
was 39L u. L. Salisbury received ia xotna ~
being majority Of Ill tie votes est. sss'
Yppu &C. 4
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The project Of steamboat channel from
Lake Michigan to the Mississippi River, to
which We alluded few days since, it is
well known, hns engaged the earnest attcn-
ton Of some Of the best citizens Of Illinois,
Its practicability at small cost, is not an open
question, and the experience Of tbs last teto
months sufficiently deaoastrates it, necessity.
With s1ch channel drawing certain
supply Of water from our great lakes, main
taining thus requisite stage Tor business
In the Illinois ct oil times, boats from the
Upper aud Lower Mississippi, and all tribu'
tarieA ~ith the produce of the great region
trading upon them, would deliver their
car goes on Lake Michigan, to be taken
thence 10 New York through her canals
md over her railroads, to Boston and other
Eastern cities, or through the St. Lawrence
to foreign market It would reverse the
natural course Of trade in the Valley Of
the Mississippi, which, for years, almost
wholly followed the current Of that great
river to the Cult but which the system Of
railroads has largely modified.
Tho limited capacity ofthc channel now
in use, with its uncertainty, docs not enable
It to offer practicable route 10 produce
and merchandise from distant points, say
St. Louis, Louisville, Memphis and St.
Paul, seeking an Eastern or foreign mar
ket, and the reliance Of the business ofthe
great Mississippi basin is the river to New
Orleans and the Gulf
The enlargement Of the proposed chan
mel would give to the entire region en-
braced in the basin of the Mississippi an
outlet cheaper and more expeditions than
by the river and the Gull, and all the cotton
Of the Arkansas, the Cumberland, and
the Tennessee Rivers could be delivered
through this channel and by the way OF
the Lakes, at New York and other points,
as cheaply and expeditiously rs by New
Orleans.
TAe dissolution ef tic Union acou!d render
th;s channel an incraa0k necessity. The thri-
wing, producing millions clustering upon
the Upper Mississippi, the Ohio and the
Missouri, would neyer consent to pass
their products under the lrowning batteries
OF 4 foreign power, friendly or otherwise
Tbs Prebtr ef "the freo navigation ef tho
.Mississippi" under such circumstances teould
Be but an idle nockc7y.
It is due to the loyal, Cnion-loylng
Wesi, to the enormous commercial inter-
1o1
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N EW SPRING GOODS.
Ne VII exhibit TUESDAY. FEE 18Th
rs PIECES NEW SPRING SILKS,


5PT1nE dc Iatnam.
An unlimited v,r1s:y OF
FA0ST1NG LINENS,
LINEN DAMASKS.
TOWEL
NAPKINS,
TABLE CL0THF,
~ Ct extra qusHsy and tuisa made e1rr.s4y to OF
eo3 S7tcss New Gon:ee1 ssY.es ssrea Cloth, ,or
1M. t!ect. SPRING PRINTS,
An n1ltsn.ted vast-ty Of
White Goods of Every Kind,
FL-aSAELs. sHEET1SCs. sg1RrISGs, &c &c.
EVERY PIECE 4 BARGAIN.
. = 4G3 do.cn McznnIers' Kid Gio7-z OF LAW <v,@
sGx1Es alen1iaa IlseilaX Dry Goods- ''
fs0f1 t.4iA data *s o~sos
". N. Ross Il Co..
so-d9d1 Gn:dpC lal s1d Io9 Iats ss, ~
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we arc informed that kalute Of si1 Kunx
Vas really fired from the Battc3y On Adnda7
afternoon In honor OF the sir seeding States,
1t must hare been done very quietly, however,
and 1t WAS only made pnblic through single
newspaper, snd il probably fact now I'M
known except to small CIRCLE. The entire
credit OF the act is due to 8. J. Anderson. one
Of the deputy sherifls, who claims Alexander
4 stephens IS . personal friend, and to whom
Tribune
, 1861-02-19

MIGHT SCAVENGER.-Char
- Aaa1 MI attend to TIN cteAqtne Of p,4- v.,.t.
[e4os11E 9! f1s1!a mAoura, md any o4aaffye mstt2
NaAfeoeTe p1pQH& 49SXRt31a - SzaEtk@A aEtk@A
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Mammal ~ p,v,,et Extrcse Prepared for tn% - -
H.. - rnT ~ ~ IA Tnifrd ststea. " GEDk1aE =
GcCLEILAS, CAotaln fi.st keyinasn. CssairT
U.aA PRINTED y order o. toe "@ 0seessasnk4
1ne Tol sso. &LA -..~..
f.onle.. at tos Abo.s xosks Eu b aaat b. uau
f.rSfSi6, an recqtps of tho ptaoo ~ shs Puhh1hah
LR IRFECoIT en-.
Adssesa 5&9ads1oata.
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Hue aud Light InfAntry T8csc% to- the tSsrtes md
manenTsta OF Troops Whea aes:es - Lsst 1atAa.
~ Or Hfemen. Ptrpsret under tho direction Of
I'm Mar Department. By Hrevrt 1ieutsn1nt-
Colonel ". J AAKbEE, C.aA In t~o yois. Vol
1-CnonL Or THE SOLDIER ASr CoxFAyT. lS-
:sIECc11nxa ron sxlAxisHxEs. Vol u-ec3oQx.
or 1HH BATTALION, 3lA
, 1861-02-19

Published BY order IF tae War DeontEest- Flint
Pa.t-SCHoo1, az 1Hx TroGrf1: OF TEK PLAfuoV
AND or rH1 .qc ApRoH DlasocSEkA seeaAd
Faft-scHoof. Or Ins rEoSrxa; o. TIE 4s+I IA Toom
ErolET1oss oF / kIu1xkxT. Thres rolsI3eAo.
fa1A
, 1861-02-19

' 03NxAACAAA& x01AJ 4NkS&X&N*
The CHICAGO TRIR1NE having spoken In cor
dem1ation of the compromising policy Of
Sewn and Kellogg, call for public mect-
ingIh2s been issued By some pereons In Chica-
60, OF which the following is an extract:
I'VE, tho undersigned, Republicans OF the city
OF Chicago, who have heretofore left all polittcii
mattors TO politicians and cditorr, (who, We thiuk
have, mora Or leat, always uairrepfeeentcd usl
deem it high time and highly important that 4
meeting be called to have fa!r expression On The
political differences that now distract and IiyIde
the country, and believing that the series Of ar-
aes ennAn1tine.f .from the CHrcAao TRIBUNE, IN re-
gard to the Hon. William Il, Seward aud Judcn
hcans Of this city. bus. ,hs contrary, that nine
teen-swenttethe Of them are willing to abide hy any
fair adjustment Of our differences, and have FIJI,
confidence IN the ability md patrotlera ofthe Hon
william Il: Seward, and 80 far do iadorro I'll thc
efforts Of Mr. Seward, and all others who tru1v
have thclore Of the country It heart, aru wiling
II need be, 70 sae1fes az party. sntsrsst. or or
These Republicans who hare heretofore left
all political matters to politicians and editors,
arc Just the sort to como forward 1T the p.es-
ent moment with cheerful readiness to turn
Democrats or Belleyerettt, OF anything e1se
that mny be convenient. Having neglected
thelr duties like sluggarda hitherto, they nat
uraly propose to abandon them like coTar1s
now. Ihelr support can't be worth mucl to
But what is thu s.crldce Of party Interests
which these Chicago patriots commend a.
laudablt{ Il It. merely the appointment Of
one fst Of men to Office iastead Of auotheEf
, 1861-02-19

and Mexican maraudcra. The cost Of main
taining this large torcc exceeds tHo millions q
year, and furnishes the farmers and graziers
Of Texas with regular cash customers for I'M
mense quantities OF meat, fodder and grain
Among the rights which Texns may expect to
enjoy when they secede will be doing all their
own lighting, and losing this market for their
surplus products. 1t also costs the General
Government between six hundred and seven
hundred thousand dollars to furnish the Tex
ans with their mall matter.
The Pacific Railroad BILL which cana back
from the Senate with sundry amendments,
was before the House, aud the amendment
proposing that the central road shall 70 ria
For Riley from the mouth Of the Kansas
river, inserted By the Senate, Was stricken out
by u yote OF 95 yeas to 81 nays, and the oriGi-
na provision :einserted. Other Senate changes
Will be removed lroa the bill It is doubtful
whether It can become e law this session. 1t
ia understood that Buchanan Tiu veto the bill
n.t should pass,
The kp.1u ume Of the Senate Is consumed on
the consideration of the new tariG bill. Tho sec.
tion reducing The period which goous may be
bonded : three yea:s to nlncry days-ls sharply
combattea by tae Importers, But ii the three
years be retained, it will DO long while be-
fore the government experiences much benefit
from the new. tariff, md speedy relief is ab.
solutely essential.
4 great many protests against the Critten.
the Senate and 1louse, and scores Of petitions
arc being received praying that the Constitu-
ton may DO let alone, Rnd that the laws may
be enforced. Gov. Bingham presented tho
resolutions of the Legislature Of Michigan.
demanding that nj copcesslons or CONFRONT.
Ees be 1nade with traitors and rebels. lie sus.
tanned the resolutions with eapllnl speech.
Senator Wilkinson presented the resolutions
Of the Legislature ol Minnesota, III fror Of en-
forcing the laws aud against tho extcusion Of
slavery. In the course of some remarks in
support OF the resolutions, Senator Wilkinson
said TINT il eeuators dc&ireti to- ascertain the
true sentiment Of the country, they must ret
OF the Sidewalks, mud go tdto the ruru dis-
trcts among ths unson1ninatsd sad whe
OF frightened ltto a surrender Of their seuti-
mcnts or houoE:. lie askc3 Cf4ttcnden why
ho was demanding pdions concesaions f5oM
the Republicans, while he ueyer had the eout-
agc to utter . word OF reproof against traitors
who were destroying tho Union. He ed
yised him to lay bis axe Mt the root Of tic .i3it
tree. The Republicans were all sound Union
men, and did not need either bis cxhortations
orrshnkes They had done NO wrong and IN
tended mono. CHICAGO,
Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1861-07-13

NORM N lor security and comfort during the
point y" '"' i""'"
--How is it at the SouthP
DouotIess, there have been msapprehen.
slons, and exaggeratons and nossihlv
some outright fabrications. in the stories
that nave reached US of strifes tortnroo
ana death inflicted on men whose sole If,
lense was Northern birth and lack of bois.
ferrous sympathy with the Slaveboldinq
NeoelIlon. But that there have been re9i
outrageS OF this stamp many of them--is
entirely beyond dispute The facts that
.ne re1el authorities have felt constrained
70 apoioglze to Great Britain for violence
IaWiesSIy inflicted on a British merchant
captain at Savannah-that British consuIs
nave oeen obliged to protest against the
consctIption of British subjects impressed
INTO the rebel armieS-are authenticated bv
Ministerial statements in Parliament
just note the following from Mr.. Russelps
last iet'er at hand to TIE Times, (London, J
wherein he mentions his meeting in the
reoel camp opposite Fort Pickens "a smart
young orderly" proved TO be an English
man VINO had known him when the former
was SerVIng g as a trooper in the Crimea,
and VINO, being asked how he came to be in
the rebel service, replied:
Il came over here to better myself as 7
thought, and l had to enter one of their
cavalry regiments, but now l am an or
derly" ~
Haa to enter" you see, though he was
an hngIShman. Can any one doubt-in
view OF these facts with regard to Britons
that thousands of quiet Americans of
Northern birth have "had to" enter that
same service, under penalties of indignty.
1agellatIon, torture, and death2 And do
not the accounts which reach us of human
bodies seen hanging or mutiIated by the
wayslde as the witnesses sped nortbward
and eastward from the darker dens of troa.
son, receive q strong corroboration from
this unattended and undeniabIe testimony
Let no one doubt then, that the great
decisive struggle between Freedom and
Despotism is now upon Us, aud that the
destiny of America waits on the issue
They were Pro Slavery fanatics who over
wbeImed Mr. Russell in South Carolina
with regrets for American Independence
and sighS for British Prince and aristo.
cratic surroundings; but fanaticism is more
logical than policy, and speaks from the
heart what the head would confirm if it
dared Liberty with Lincoln, DespotSm
with Davis, grapple in deadly encounter
for the mastery of continent, and all
ChriStendom looks intently on, each obser-
yer hoping and fearing by turns that the
cause dear to his heart shall triumph. No
ambiguity no juggle, can fifty terminate
such contest. Itis struggle for life or
death, and the fall of either combatant
must reverberate from the Alps to the
Andes, and the consequences of the strife
be deeply engraven on the pillars of His.
tory, the enduring monuments of Mans
fitful progress, the eventfu annals of our
wayward and suffering race