The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-03-02
ffrcm the London Timea, January Isl
THE DIsUNI0N MOVEMENT ~ THE UNITED
STATES

The news lust received from tho
United States is the most important that
has come TO us since the beginning OF
the present troubles No one can read
the intelligence from Washington and
the letter Of our New York correspond
cnt without feeling that the prcscn, month
is big with the fate OF the American
Union. We are almost afraid 10 give
publicity TO the apprehensions which
prevail. The excessive confidence Of
the Northerncrs that all would end well
is giving place to sharp anxiety and
though they seem still to expect the pre-
servation of the Union, it is evident that
they look for events which must he most
disastrous to American society. The
frs, step towards what the Souihcrncrs
and their friends speak OF as civil war
has been taken by President Buchanan
Reused by the disapprohation with which
his message had been received all
through the North, he has adopted n
more vigorous policy, and declared his
intention of executing the law and mp
holding the Federal authority When
the Charleston Convention dccrecd the
secession Of South Carolina, commission
crs were dispatched to Washington to
negotiate for the peacablc recognition of
the new nationality At first there were
not wanting symptoms that the Presi-
dent would yield to those reasonable
emissarics He received them, and IN a
manner entered into negotiations with
them though protesting TO consider them
only az distinguished citizens of the
United States from South Carolina "
However the preliminary demands of
these gentlemen have been rejected by
the President The Federal Government
will not evacuatc Fort Sumter it will
persist in collecting the customs in the
port Of Charleston and for that purpose
has appointed collector who will dis.
charge his duties in n revenue cutter,
under the protection Of a United States
frigate--the Brooklyn-which was or
drrcd 20 he IN readiness TO start Tor Char.
lesion at once. The Commissioners con
sequcn,ly tclegraphed to Gov Piekens
to pnt the State on war footing, and TO
concentrate all his forces at once 1t is
also said that the secession leaders.
having discovered that the Brook yn and
another vessel were about to leave Nor.
folk for Charleston, had tolegraphed 60
their sympalhiscrs to have The minute
men IN readiness t. seize them The
administration was on the watch TO pre-.
vent tlr act In short, Mr. Buchanan
seemed likely TO act vigorously IN de
icnrc uf the tuiun-so mucu $50 hat Mr.
Floyd, Secretary az war and a Southern
partisan. bad lrslcac1 Ca tire other
baud. there could BE- no doubt that on Of
the cotton States would scccde within
three weeks and as l'.lr that ID any at
trupt- were mad, al coercion the border
slave States would give active hclp TO
'hc secedcr~ and probably join their
r.alcloracy
Bat lor much0l this wc were Wclarod
That Georgia. Alabama and the rest
would follow the example of = nth Car
dina was certain and j, could hardly
be snprosed that ;he President would at
length make some resistance go The de-
mauds Of the seccdcrs What ia most
important IN the late news is the rising
spirit of the North, ard the growing de.
torn nation to act with vigor against the
disnniomsts. The roFcrnors OF the two
great States Of New YORK and FennSyE
vania had delivered their messages at
the opening of their respective legs-
laturcs, and had denounced secession III
the strongest terms 10 permit or
acqniescc IN 'fcasohaplc conspiracy
against the national authorities Is t.
confess mat oar Government Is an anso'
late failure, says the Hovernoi 1t Now
York " The people OF the state Of New
York. IN my Judgment are not prepared
Tor such an admission on The contrary
they viii give to The Federal authorities,
in all necessary measures Tor the enforce.
ment oi the laws. their Just earnest and
iaithlnl support Spinola had 'mmedi'
atcly offered resolution authorizing
the Governor 10 tender 10 The national
administration lo.Ooo militia TO put
down instruction on the part OF the
country. 1t ~ probabic that fennsyl-
vauia will be equally energetic The
West viii certainly take up the ques
ton still more warmly
We can now understand the anxiety
which prevails in the South, and imagine
how denuncia,ion of the Northern pro.
iect Of civil war. ike that contained in
the speech OF Mr.. Benjamin the other
day should work on the feelings of the
galleries in Southern city Ike Wash
ing,on. But what is the great danger
what is the temptation to violent
course. against which this gentleman