The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-31

'ue ~no 10 thrown on the mask and TeveAed Ihsin-
s.h TIL view Of their prsd,csnsns Of im origin cause
,nior and authors he nom the very outset saw how
aed them Upon The President and hin Cabinet grave
sponsbities had been cast Responsibilities for Which
OF tribunal By the oonst1utiou was the duty Of he
President zee the laws faithfully executed But he had
as All Ministerial and federal officers haa resigned in
South Carolina his power was practically paIa sed to full
the law but That sa' S ssn Of grave
by an event Of stil vaster magnitude
The President was commander, chief and he was
serve on land and the national deences for
full Of that duty no Judges or Courts, Mar
and integrity This he had made attempt do; but
the contrary, bad eft the country naked to
uies and left brave men in foruesses upgarrsoned,
and refused to send them and support But II u
said that TO have sent ships and to those forts
would have precipitated bloody outrages, then he
first mutterng Of the storm-donc early, gradually,
when sagacious politicians and citizens had ad
done, and the Executive Of this great country
stood petrihed by feAr vacating between determine
grasp the insignia Of the republic and Its place hosed
the banner OF secession and rebellion Congress was
powerless to control this The constitution had given
them power to interfere They had voted the money
to carry on the and what they
Nothing but take their share in that great issue which
to the secession movement that any one state had the
right to go Union he did believe. The
spurn the idea Of secession II would be spurned BY
| those statesmen who believed that they were not
making s,,e compact oSasu,a voluntary Which a waSa
soemnize the eternal wedlock Of the people There
three ways which state could cut itself loose from
federal aeganceby the amendment Of the constitutions
provided In the constitution itself by the consent, not
of the State gol out, OF the remaining States but by
the universal acquiescencc Of the American people and
by that right power which nheres in and not in
siates--that option which all men had TO defeat their
governments If they succeeded TO live in peace
patriots heroes and they failed TO die rebels and
traitors. But ms 10 this question Of coercion !, was not
the coercion o. states put movcaa states a,a s no.
l things snd men were ponfhable, not sates u had
been suggested that suppose eight States se-
| coded, what thenY That the old puzzle, the
old problem solved by every government that ever de-
monstra'ed the power Of MISREPRESENTATION In the crime
they are all equally guilty but all punishable practi-
oaly, because the wheels Of government, in ndcting
punishment all would roll axle deep In blood and
clog. But the principle remained the same AS to the
question Of wagng war. in this material age war
crusaders sung Of by the tronbadours Of old
passed away War was no longer question Of personal
valoI and indy but mere question Of
longer regulated by the law OF honor but by The
law Of trade and he had the bad heart imputed to
Of the North he might indeed be anxious to let secession
| take It's course, and he would willingly
every ahscondng State with instantaneous independence
There would then be rendition Of fugitive slaves
no general government TO quell serve Instruction
more foreign Powers 70 interfere with the government
the world showed that American slave raised colt N
not to reign as king forever These statistics the weird
sisters which attend the king proclaim that his reign
alien hands, no son Of his succet ding But the
ton was what was to be doneY He believed that
unjust rebellion and more per6dious regarded the
ationshp Of the OF the they sought
overthrow, never known. And his difficulty
how any branch Of the government could with
At all For the government TO conc'liate in
this matter to evnce that they either the
last extr entity that they possessed a nsgnanimy
trely sublime Gould IL be supposed that they would
change the Of the land the armed behest Of those
engaged in resisting themY To do would demoralze
ana How could they offer
hand To do would be not only to ,s.ir ~,
potency to execute the Jaws, but would be offering
bounty TO popular clamor and nsurrecton He never
mob less deserving TO be lenienty dealt with than
that which had seized the possessions of the federal
who had fred upon nnarmed vessel bearing its flag
| in the view Of these things, aud as long they
continued N Their present ,ss us condition et
counted OUT all the why the end Not con.
6nne his views 10 the Executive and the people who had
raised The standard OF rebellion be they many few he
had no compromise offer, and no terms talk about,
None. Never, untn they had dofed their eockades aud
hauled down their palmetto and their pelican flags and
WORE the livery OF rebellion bu, the habilments Of
citizenship, Of men subject TO the laws. Destruction
eened in very where majority OF the p.o,
rie 10y Al 10 combination aud the Union there
other States, however, the people OF which had the
stror gest moot obvious nc ntive 10 launch m Tho
TIDE secession. They connected socially political
y geographically and commercially with community
AGAINST when an rrevefence 70 the constitution and hn
y the Union had gone far that festy - tho gene
RAJ t'vert ment hsd been mado punishable with dea H.
Ii hcs. states two parties exisied favor Of dts
union aud he other persisenty opposed TO It, IT. then
tie pie were wayerng between The tgo coacus jns
| TO 20 ont or TO remain in, II they waiting 10 De
be raned BY the government he OF would decline
TO tale any rart In such transaction. lie woald not see
the government 20 uto auction 70 bid Tor ale
glance. II they were 70 be coaxcd into wediock he
would prefer the feeling OF the old conuuero With regard
Il his dRupb liter, and Of VIII m the poet suag-
4 warrior should her bride groom be,
since maids were best in battle woocd
And won mid shouts Of victory.
THIS the way he would prefer to WOO
those States who stood wavcring, and who wanted
TO be ccaxed into the union. Dangers existed
in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee Ken
lucky, Missouri aud North Carolina. In those
States public virtue still lived and the patriotism ana
genius OF her exhibited during this debate And
in this greet struggle they not only found them not
only maintaining their position in the storm but IN
spring Others with their pirit yet they promised
give all the help they applause) 10 stem lilo er
rent 81 revolution and to roll back the tide Of sect
paIess and esosm which prevailed :" sDsas es sa,e
onion or ever rs.~s, = they would, however, make
| had not stood idle spectators while the ship was
drifting on the rocks, which would chow that they did
no, stand unn,erosted spectators while he barp,s n
shore attempted to destroy the eagle 81 The seas
which would show they were apxogs 10 apsr.
civil war unt after they had exhausted every expeiient
and employed every far means - peace. m,
who could c"nputate the Consequences oonn. the ds
astcrs OF granting y slavery all the possession hereafter
might afse N making slavery the gocea promise embo.
died in the Crttenden proposition OF further emp req 70
government ruedfn ta-
siobary Of slavery, and would to covenant ~
war sgainst every people and tribe aud state
owning foot Of land between here and
lei Fu.go lie would vote for aH tha
provisions decaIatory Of the duty observe ali coos
u,oa6l pledges. He would for An amcntnent
10 The Fugitive lave law providing they could have two
amendments. There was provision proposed for trans.
Serlng from the government ~ State federal Judges
the auty o. sufrendering fugltivcs from Justice lilo
could not vote for tiat The blame that the con-
stutoDaf guarantees sufficient but that tho
people would observe IA, IN. II they were moi an
served how could they expect them TO be observed
when aereGy There would ssh be prov sions "a danger
ihCse uow existing and accessible 10 the Tlno
faith OF no free stats dc would leave the nstitutn
a. wac. nthey should alter IT, " the American peo
". tainper with that loely bestowng instrument s,ns
dibbop ~, better still, Dal te would mmoraga
The crime some Inner With Internal pencil would
group The picture, horrible 10 their 20 tho
actors Of the day and hang In tho sky fu ID no yie
" hose VINO shall hereafter uoad tho lore OF time
The people 81 he North peace loving nd brave
people, and would cling to The Lar. o. tho institutions ~
their country, with attachment, amosa dontro,s so
would The people u the great state cf New York Win