Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-06

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We predict that the next few day
viii 30 prsgssat with stirring events. Il
10 clearly sssa that there u > big specl
Of var hanging about the Southern hori
son. The secsdiog States have taken
sl,eRwith then considerable quantity
Of property belonging to the Uuited
-ststes, aud declare they will defend it
This property must b taken e'ss there
!. . load admission on the part Of Gov
.rnmS6t that zach sots IS u be solsrs.
ted, not only ~ regards South Carroll.
m. but I'll other States ofths Cosfs1er-
acy. II the precedent becomes sstsb-
lisLsd, then good bye TO any particular
government or power 10 this part Of the
world. 1t 10 not reasonable to suppose
that the Southern States will back down
from their position, and certainly the
General Government will Be placed in
no snviable positlon il shs tacitly allows
such precedence. The inevitable result
Of ouch . liue Of reasoning 10 nothing lea
than war. There is no other alternative
o matters nov stand. We ore not u
oil disappointed. Months ago It va
plain to b seen that matters we're I'll
tending 70 that direction, though thous-
auds Of pstriots hoped that the sPirit Of
compromise would End N abiding
place in the hearts Of the people. Bat
in the Ssuth - we'll - the North, the
dominant parties were opposed to any
thing Of the kind. The Republican,
and the Gre caters stood on the came
ground - regards compromise, and
few days viii develop the consequences
Of euch unanimity.
Let " take look At the programme.
In the course Of few days, revenue cut.
tiers will be sent to intercept trading
vessels entering Southern harboIs. This
will cause an engagement. The seeding
States have no navy of account, and will
consequently get the worst OF any such
figuring. The General Government will
soon order down force to secapture
some Of the forts ia the hands Of the Sc
ccssionists. This will cause a smart
brush, in which the chances are dubious.
II South Carolina sees Fl: to pitch into
Sumter, Of course the Government will
make defence, and some bloody engage.
ments will cnsue. Other Southern States
will ask TO be counted in in the ARRAY
and it is possible that one or two State,
more will seecic, and take up the line
OF march for the battle ground. lfSoutl
Carolina should capture Sumter befor.
aid could be rendered, then the matter %
sumes more complicated aspect, fol
with the force with which Sumter woult
then be manned it would be next to i'm
possible to recsptare her right away
But it Is perhaps, useless to speculat,
upon these horrors. The ordiuar,
course OF time will bring them sbon, to,
soon-altogether too soon. We VII,
have been looking forth with snch eager
ness upon the wars OF Europe, will now
tind enough to do to look ate, cur owl
affairs.
The ASouy Over.
those who we're trembling in their
boots lest the committee Of $1,000
armed with an air gun, would proceed
to Washington aud assassinate the an.
Client Abraham, can now dismiss their
tears and go on their way rejoicing
The air gun was a decided failure
Why it is, no one about here has We,
been informed. 1t it fair TO presume
however, that several things conspireq
against the committee. First, it wa,
not large enough to prosecute the coo
in view. Not less than ten ,housan.
men should have ventured in the enter
prise Again, the ii. gun was out 0
order in lock, stock, and barrel, ape
probably in the rush to get into III,
hail the thing was lost. At all event,
the gun didn't Ego off" and the inau
gurslion did, With the utmost HARMONY.
Col. II. 5. WRnB, brother OF Gen. J
Watson Webb, o; the New York Obu
rier and Enqairer, is in New Orleans
to offer the services Ct himself and fcu,
sons to the Southern army.
PRoPosKD RsMovAL or rus CAp,1o,
~ MiSNEsoTA.-Ihe st. Paul Ponce,
says,
The paper removal OF the seat a
government from 81. Paul to koni,voh
Is now en- route through tho House. IL
passage has been recommended ay ii,
Committee Of the Whole. The bin 10
Gates tic seat OF government on ono q
the te' ~cctions granted by Cong. es
for Capt. building purposes, which an
in kAndlyu cosntY, hey oud tho Vii,