M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-02-14
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shtut6d as follows:
Guthrie, OF Kentucky, Chairman
Fowler, OF New Hampshire; Hall, o.
Vermont; Ames, Of Rhode Island
Baldwin, Of Connecticut, VroOm, o.
New Jersy; White, of Pennsylvania;
Bates, of Delaware johnson. Of NJ a
Iryland Selden, of Virginia; Ruffin
OF North Carolina Ewing, of Ohio
Smith, OF Indiana Logan, Of Illinois;
Harlan, Of Iowa.
Those who hope for a settlement
are hopeful OF this committee, although
some OF it's members are known to be
opposed to any scheme Of adjustment.
1t is generally believed that the
Convention will recommend the call,
ling OF National Convention frat for
the people; for 1t is evident that Con.
gress, blinded by partisan prejudices,
can do nothing in the present emer.
gency, and that the remedy must
come from the people.
Even the Commissioners, now in
session, represent the political views
OF political Governors, elected before
the present crisis commenced. Dele.
gates chosen by the people would be
Iof different stamp. Senator Seward
is known to favor it; Senator CaIIarn
er advocated it in presenting a memo.
rial yesterday, and it is known that
many leading members OF the Con
vention favor it. The North is begin
ming to wake from its lthargy. In
New York, and even in Massaohu.
settles, and wherever else they have
an oppotu nifty, the people tell their
politicians that they want peacs and
reconciliation. What a different aspect
our country would now present il they
had thus spoken two months ago!
Mr.. Corwin postponed the test on
his resolutions for q week, for the
purpose Of learning what. if any thing
will be done by the Peace Conven.
ton.
General Scott's legions parade our
streets daily. The eyes of the publ.
are upon "Old Chippewa" Many of
the members Of Congress believe with
Governor Wise, that he designs some
thing for his own personal glory, in
case difficulties should occur. His
known ambition woud, no doubt,
prompt him to assume the reins Of
Government in case troubles should
arise, and LINCOLN be ousted from
Washington.
But no apprehensions mead DO ie 1t
OF events giving him such chance,
unless the Republicans can force Ma.
ryIand to go with the South, in such
case she will no doubt assume the
government Of the District Of Co.
umbia, all now remaining of it be.
ing originally Maryland territory.
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Feb. Z.
To His Erce!leacy, James Buchanan, Pres.
dent:
SIR: Your reply, through your Sec.
retary OF the War Department, to my
communication Of January 81, GOV.
ering the dGmand OF the Governor OF
South Carolina Tor the delivery oi
Fort Sumter, WAS received yesterday.
the very distinct aud EN-.
phatic refusal OF that demand closes
my mission, feel constrained to cor.
rect some strange misnpprehensions
into which your Secretary has fallen.
There has been no modification Of the
demands authorized to be made. aud
no change whatever in its character
aud OF this You was distinctly iuiorm,
ed in my communication OF January
81. You had the original demand,
as hellvered to me by Governor Pick.
els Oh the 18th Of January, ami you
have an extract from the further in.
received by me, expressly
stating that he (the Governoi) was
cOntirued in the. views he entertained
on the 18th oi January, by that very
correspondence which you assign as
the cause Of the alleged modification.
You assume that the character of the
demand has been modified, yet you
received from me but one communica.
ton, and that asserts the contrary ;
and you have nothing from the Gov.
1rnor but the very demand itself
which you say has been modified.
What pRrpose Of peace or concili.
alton your SECRETARY could have had
in view in the introduction OF this
point at all it is difficult to perceive.
You next attempt to ndicule the pro.
1osal presented, rs simply an offer ON
'n the part Of South Carolina to
yuy Foit Sumter and contents, as prop.
,rty OF ths United States, sustained
1y declaration, in effect, that if she
5 not permitted to make the purchase
The viii seize the fort by force vi arms.
L is difficult 10 consider this as, other
han au intentional misconstruclion
You were told that South Carolina,
! separate, independent sovereignty,
you'd not tolerate the occupation by |
DrHIUn trODuS nj a military nnct ,ifh. |