The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-09

= '"@' ACCOMPLISHMENTS 70 come ASf' 20 new +
ictk ard % enssge IN the purchase os
a'us ior 10 uses Of our Southern rebels WIN
~ Honorable Massa Greeley. the great lght-
ine Naa q the republican party. he good
enough e look into this matter. and ctr 10
detective Kennedy:
G0tEpNCG HorsroNs postrroS n. Tg,xAg-
The trees sion state tongeatisn and the Legis-
lGture = Texas have repudiated Gen. Houston
a. be Governor q SAID State; but as he has
net been consttitionally superseded by the
prescribed forms OF impeachment, he is et;li
ieaaily tba Governor Ct Texas, ar be claims to
~. I'VE KNOW tina ~ has protested against
the cxsreuitiee Il which the secession majority
II iha Cclseation and II thc Legislature hava
regoriel, and has denounced taeu IS Illegal
apc void, but nc 90 not know that he has
called upoa President Lincoln to aid tim in
pntiins dowr the secessionista, OF the ground
that they arc engaged IN ar Instruction
agai1s. the laval authorities Of tce State II
j. corjectured, however, that SUCH an applica.
ton has been made by &c ernor Houston upon
President Lincoln and that IL response to hia
appeal good portion Of the land forces, IN
titioAtk tht ny A~-NrAJ SniHuSA
this port are destined for Texas.
Perhaps this may be go. Governor Houston
nae the legal RIGHT to trake the application in
Dictated, anu wien made, President Lincoln is
cousttui;onaliy bound to respect it. So lar
she case il clear But the safety 81 Governor
Eousico il IeXal u not go clear. Should he
fly from his ofieial responsibilities to save him
relf he VII probably be disgraeei, and should
b. attempt to maintain his ground his life will
probably be ths forfeit Of his TO-
mer,ty lie has passed through ueny
trying situation, ana las had many hair
breadth e.copes il The course Of his long
aao eventiul career; but b. bas never been SO
closely corncred y, lplia7s, Msycans or Ams-
r,csn fire. eaters before. OF course the landing
N Texas of oody Ct United States trocps to
assist IN maintaining Govcra9r Houeton'e 81.
yhcrily there viii be tie signal for civil war;
| but then it will be S civil war legally nsugu~
ra,ed On the part Of Mr. t4iaccin, who has some
reputation a. backTo)1a law. er. TO be
sure, '. cannot expect any very great differ
| eno4 between n civil war commenced on ),
| point o. law ano such q var cor,Tneuceo or 8,
| point OF honor. The irst fatal g,,e Of a civil
| wsr, lsw or no law, Will te tho dealt knel 10
ali our hopes ot The Unio0, snd tat bis fatal
gun has been fired may he the next asss from
| Char ies tcn, OF feo1acola, OF Texas.
| PATIENCE EXHAUSTED Al last Da vacti.
| as,Dg cousse OF toe gcvern,oent-one day
| threatening through their organs md the
| next day promising peace has exhausted alike
| -, ~, ~ L. a.
states. by reference 10 letter tom Rich
| mono, Va it vii, b. seen tnas there " every
| probability OF the secession OF The Old Do
miion. The action o. the government at
Washington has LETT the Union and c0pserva-
| i've men OF the State without "a foothoid. Tney
1 canLot devise ano her reason for holding back
| tbs sccessionsts o. toJ keeping back tnesn-
selves. The Intelligence Or the present war
| movements ha- SCI the people in Is blaze, and
separation may &c regarded . ioregone
conclusicn. Ar goes Virginia, 80 60 the other
torcer slave States The aist blood that is
shed viii probably drive her precptately out
of tbe Onion, withont waa1g Tor the usual
| loImalitie-
From he attitude of the Confederate forces
| ~ Charleston and the news that the shps-of.
var supposed 70 be intended Tor tnat post,
| II is extremely probable that a collision will
take place immediately at that port unless it Is
evacuated. The patience OF the troops ard OF
| the citizens of Charleston is exhau, ted, and al
| hIUk that they have been tried with too long.
| Bot u collis'on rnouid be avoided there by
speedy surrender o. the fort, 1t is hardly oossi-
| DI- 70 prevent II . Fort Pckens, or some other
point in the Southern States. The game of
mastery inactivity" il played ont The South.
IN con'eoeracy supporting an army OF ten
| thcusanc men AZ AN expense of ut least five
p'lions OF dollars per annum. they ars I'm.
willing 70 keep II. this tax upon them, and they
will run any risk that collision may bring
rather han stand il Any longer THIS consi-
| Iteration, win the iGpatieace of the Southern
army, ard tie tact tina, "A hostile expedition Ia
| Oh ite way from he North, will probably pre-
ciritase battle in few day.; 10 fact we may
hear at any moment If he uementous intelli
gence OF the commencement of civil war.
Ttus practical solution Of the quarrel by the
| urbitranent Of the sword appears to be At hand
But matters ought not 10 be left to drift too far;
for, though the result anticipated IN ght be tue
consequence Of a collision, the angry feelings ex-
cited would not be allsyed for this generation,
and the hope OF reunion would he rendered
more distant and desperate than ever.
AcArSMv oP Mrsro-The short season three nights
Of the Italian opera-was Commenced last gut, under
the o. sgaor Muzie an The associated artists
The ope,a "rn BaIo aasohera" with the merits
and performance OF which readers already
quain,ed The artiss-Msdaue Colson, Misses Phillips
and Huxley, slgnor Brgnot, Ferri end Dabreul-ssns
admirably, and gave the highest satisfaction TO very
large and enthusiastic au fence This evening the
Brooklyn Opera goers viii have an opportunity
10 enjoy Miss Kellogg tine performance Of Loda, with
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