The Grand Haven news. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1858-18??, 1861-03-06

out that principle he was nobody; with
it he is President elect. When ] knew
he was elected / felt that the Union our
fathers framed was at an end. Coercion,
unsuccessful or not, would annihilate the
last remaining vestiges. Peaceful disso-
luton might have a sufficient germ of
good feeling to evcntuate in re-construc-
tion Of the government. Coercion will
only make Of seeding States, at the best,
conquered provinces, and not sovereign
States, as the constitution regards them.
But once involved in war the South will
be Independent or ruined-I had almost
said forever.
This evening the volunteer company in
this place received orders from Governor
MOORE TO march directly TO the forts near
Mobile, which are now in possession of
the State. All is hustle, making prepar-
alton. / have fewer ties than most per-
sons to embarrass me. l would not for
any consideration assist in inaugurating
civil war; but when it can no longer be
avoided, and the conflict begins, then, if
necessity and duty require my engaging
in the contest, hope am not such a
craven as to fail in answering the sum-
mons. If North Carolina (my native
State, needs the strong arm of her sons,
l shall hope to be able to prove worthy
son of a noble mother. May a merciful
Ruler avert the necessity. Just conceive,
if possible, the horrors Of long pro-
tracted struggled If even minority
of the slaves become infected with the
idea that they can free themselves, it will
be impossible to deal leniently with them.
The safety of mothers, wives, daughters
and sisters, from the hand of the assassin
and brand Of the iucendiary, would inau-
gurate a system of warfare on the ne
groes that would exterminate them. You
hear and read of rash proceedings at the
South, now, in regard TO persons suppos-
ed to be AboliLionists. Such was not the
case ten years ago. Of course there is
a reason why the state of things has
changed in this respect.
An extract from letter written by
S. f. P, of Jefferson County, Miss
issippi, formerly of Ontario County, New
York, dated January 3, 1861:
"Chrstmas week is a great time in
the South; and the way l was besiegcd
on the right and left, on Christmas morn
ing, by the negroes, for presents, was
quite alarming. Mr.. M gives all Of
this week to them to spend as they please,
provided they do not get into any mis-
chief-which they are prone TO do. In
the morning Mr.. M rolled out barre
of sugar, sack Of coffee, and four or five
hogs as a Christmas gift.
These negroes, by the way, are an ode
race. No one has any correct idea o
them unless he has been South. 1t wo'lC
take up all the space l have to write yo'
on the subject. Suffice it to say that tn
opinions l used TO hold with regard t.
them / find substantiated, and | dali.
think there is no condition so good 70
, them as slavery. But that the Union
dissolved, IN sentiment, is evident enoug
here. l hardly think any compromise ca
be made. The South demand the repea
of the anti-fugitive slave laws in the fire
States and amendment Of the constitu
ton that will protect them no turtle
than the constitution as they understan
it now provides, and one that can not. b
misconstrued or misunderstood; also the
will not accept LINCOLN as Presiden
J If the North will grant all these demand
tho Union may moi be dissolved. A
u of these except the latter I consider right
V eous demands. No boat coming from th
! free States is allowed to land at Memphis
! nor l belive to pass the wharf. Fla
u boats crews are given fifteen minutes
b pull in line and leave. The state Of tb
q finances here is deplorably low. All
q once, seemingly, money has left, and br
u siness is at stand still. Commissio
y houses in New Orleans arc failing f
l. thousands and millions"
4 NE- A trial has taken place on u
Thames of a peculiar steamer for the COZ
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