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The constitutional union., 1861-02-08
THE NORTH C4ROLLN1 FORTS.

Governor Ellis, of North Carolina, in a letter to the President, informing him that the United States forts in that State, lately seized by the citizens had, by his orders, been given up again to the Federal authorities, re- marks:
 Your excellency will pardon me for asking whether the United States forts will be garrI- soned with United States troops during your Administration? This question 1 ask with perfect respect, and with an earnest desire to prevent consequences which I know would be regretted by your excellency as much as my self. Should 1 receive assurances that no troops will be sent to this State prior to the 4th of March next, then all will be peace and quiet here, and the property of the United States will be fully protected as heretofore. If, however, l am unable to get such assur- ances, 1 will not undertake to answer for the consequences.
 The forts in this State have long been un- occupied and their being garrisoned at this time will unquestionably be looked upon as a hostile demonstration, and will, in my opinion, certainly be resisted.
 To this letter Secretary Holt responded as follows:
 In reply to your inquiry, whether it is the purpose of the President to garrison the forts of North Carolna during his Administration, 1 am directed to say that they, in common with the other forts, arsenals and public prop erty of the United States, are in the charge of the President, and that if assaied no mat ter from what quarter or under what pretext, 1t IS his duty to protect them by all the means which the law has placed at his disposal. It Is not his purpose to garrison the forts to which you refer at present, because he consid- CTS them entirely safe, as heretofore, under the shelter of the law-abiding sentiment for which the people of North Carolina have ever been distinguished. Should they, however, be attacked or menaced with danger of being seized and taken from the possession of the Uniied States, he could not escape from his constitutional obligation to defend and pre- serve them. The very satisfactory and patri- otlc assurances given by your cellency justify him, however, in entertaining the conf dent expectation that no such contingency will arise.
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had arrived at the conclusion after permit ting his observation, with extended view
 Survey mankind from Maine to Peru,''
 to submit to no other course for this State in the future, but to set up shop for " herself" and carry on the business of American lib- erty, exclusive of limited or unlimited part nership," with any other State or States and assure the world, at large, that Arkansas has the pure, unadulterated article always on hand, which cannot be found elsewhere. After some very beautiful and eloquent flights of fancy, which were intended to kindle the fires of Southern chivalry, and impel deeds of daring on the '' tented field," Col CAN'T concluded, and his Hotspur friends smiled to each other indicatively that there was the BRUTUs who would stab the CESAR of his soul, not because he loved him less, but be- cause he loved Rome the more-in the shape of secession.
 Judge TorTEN then came upon the stand, and in an impressive, clear and forcble speech showed wherein he differed from both Mr. QUIsENBERRY and Col. CAN'T. He bad loved and still loved the Union, as it was given up to us by the blood of our forefath- CTS; he was deeply grieyed at the evil times which have fallen upon us and would favor the hand, no matter in what quarter it ap- peared, which could be raised to sweep away the cloud which now overshadows the land and bring back the blessed sun of happiness, content and quiet. He retained hopes that the prepared plans of the border slave States would yet prevail, and terms, guaranteeing the full rights of the South be made which would be acceptable to and accepted by the entire States composing the old Confederacy and reunite its dismembered portions before the assembling of our Convention, though he sorrowfully acknowledged that the political events of each day seemed discohraging to such a consummation However, should the efforts of those States, headed by old Virginia, which holds in her dust the remains of our be- loved WASHINGTON, fail to secure the proper guarantees for our justrights, and the Southern members of the old Union declare themselves apsolved forever from such connection, he would have Arkansas link her destiny with them, her natural sisters, and battle against our enemies, if need be, to the death. The mild nessof his manner, and the colectedjudgment which guided his thoughts, gave the crowd assurance that he was the man who would properly represent the sentiment of Prairie county, by his saction in the Convention, which will be called to dispose of matters so serious and vitally important.
The constitutional union., 1861-02-08

MR. CRIrrENDEN ON CoERCION.-From The Globe of the 24th ult. we take the fol- lowing remarks of Mir CrittendeT, by way of correction to the rumor sgnifying that he ad- vocated the coercion of seeding States. He thinks Congress has the power, but that it is not expedlcnt to exercise 1t. Authority, however, no less great than that of Mir. Crit tcnden, questions the Constitutional power, and to remove all doubt on such point, the Montgomery Convention would do well to de- eide whether we should have an article in the Constitution authorizing the coercion of sovereign voluntary members of the Con- tederacy. Mir. Crlttenden says:
 :" 1 have heard, casually that I am repre- sented with having, in that speech advocated strongly, indeed fercely, the policy of coer- cion in respect to the seceding States. Mir. President, 1 did no such thing; and you know. l did say that, in my judgment, the Congress of the United States had the power, but the exercise of 1t was always a question of expediency, and that there might be cases in which that power was plainly applicable, and where it ought to be cxerc sed and mo- body can be at loss to imagine such cases, arising either in States or Territories.
 If the District of Columbia were to under take to secede, and give Us notice that, hay ing resumed her anc.ent soyerc gnty, she de- sired us to abandon the Capitol, does any man suppose that the Government could ac- quiese in such proceeding; or that, if per sisted in, 1t should not employ force to put 1t down? Certainly not. 1 expressly said that now was not the occasion or the time for the application of any doctrine or policy of coer- cion; but by some misunderstanding or other of the publisher of this supposed of mine, 1 am represented as determined and fierce ad- yocate of coercion now upon the seeding States. 1 said the direct contrary
 Sir, this is all I have now to say on the subject.
The constitutional union., 1861-02-08
Excitement in Little Rock.

There appears to be considerable excite ment just now at the capital, in relation to a project which is on foot by persons residing in different portions of the State, to seize upon the Federal arms at the Arsenal. Many con- ficting reports concerning it have come to our ears from varied sources, but we can hear nothing of definite and indisputable charac- ter touching the matter. Rumor first said that large body of United States troops had been sent from the frontier to take possession of the ammunition and arms now at Little Rock in order to prevent them being taken by our citizens in the event of secession by the State, and that the people of that city were very much excited about it, and wanted men from everywhere generally, and Des Are in par tcular, to aid them in resisting the move Since this representation of the affair. it has been told us that the citizens of Little Rock were opposed to the seizure of the Arsenal, and that the project was set on foot by lot of young and thoughtless youths. The next report came that numbers of men were pour ing in upon the capital, and were firmly de- termined to wrest the Arsenal from the Gov ernment troops, no matter who opposed it. The last rumor which reached this town declares that the matter has been noticed by Gov. RECTOR and that he has demanded from the officer in command an unconditional surren- der of the arsenal No true conclusion can be arrived at, for the news both telegraphic and otherwise, is conflicting and entirely un- reliable.
 We deem the whole affair to be one gotten up for political effect, in order to hurry the State into a rash and excited secession atti- tude, because there exist some fears that the moving of Arkansas out of the Union might not be done precipitately enough, The old and most substantial people of Little Rock were evidently not the original movers of the scheme, from the fact that those who arrived Tn the city to cOnsummate the notion of ap- propriating the Federal arms met with oppo- sition from such citizens If our State is ne- cessltated to pass an ordinance of secession, for heavens sake let 1t be be done with con- siderate and deliberate judgment, and not in manner which savers of the actions of lunatics.
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LETTER FROM THE GOVERNOR OF ALA BAMA TO THE PREsIDENT-Gov Moore, of Alabama, has written a letter to President Buchanan, announcing the seizure of United States forts and property in that State. He says it was an act of selt-defense, which, had it not been executed by him, would have been performed by an excited people, He says:
 "The purpose with which my order was given and has been executed was to avoid and not to provoke hostilities between the States and Federal Government There is no object, save the honor and dignity of my State, which is by me so ardently desired as the preservation of amicable relations between the State and the Government of the United States. That the secession of the St;tte, made necessary by the conduct of others, may be peaceful, is my prayer, as we'll as the prayer of every patriotic man in the State
 An inventory of the property in the Forts and Arsenal has been ordered, and the strict est care will be taken to prevent the injury or destruction of it, while peaceable relations continue to subsist, as trust they will. The Forts and Arsenal will be held by my order only for the precautionary purpose for which they were taken, and subject to the control of the Convention of the people to assemble on the 7th inst.
The constitutional union., 1861-02-08

THE DELUGE.-The Tennessee is higher at this time than it has been since the year 1857. The freshet has occasioned heavy losses. Many farmers residing near the river have been forced to leave their residences It has not been an unusual sight to see houses, barns, and in some cases, even residences, borne away by the almost irresistible current. The large brick block known as the Steven son block, of this city, is almost total wreck having fallen in Hay, corn, fences, houses, etc, have been swept away. X great many cattle and hogs, we understand, have been drowned. The losses have been very heavy The abundance of water and the scarcity of money are playing " fearful havoc with the people. We hope, however, for better times.
 Chattanooga Advertiser, Jan. 24.
The constitutional union., 1861-02-08
Especial dispatch of The Cincinnati Enquirer.l
 FROM SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL. January

SPRINGFIELD, ILL, January -o.
 I was humihated this morning when 1 read the leader of The Journal, Mr Lincolns or gan The article was headed, " The position of the Republican Party and was an exhor- tation to the party to '' stand firm" In the next column of the same paper was the an nouncement that Louisiana had seeded and that Texas had voted overwhelmingly for inn mediate secession. This was given merel as a news item, while the long leader was dcvot- ed to expositions of party creed and appeals to the faithful not surrender an iota of theIr doctrine. The following extract from the ar ticlc referred to undoubtedly reflected MT. Lincoln's views:
 "The Republican party believes that Con- gress has right, under the Constitution, to exclude slavery from the Territories, and that it is the duty of Congress to exercise that right It is the freedom of the Territories, as such alone, that we demand. When the people who may inhabit those Territories shall bring them to the doors of the Union for admission, they should be admitted with or without slavery, as said people may deter mine.
 That is the belief, the doctrine, the princl- pie that we urge the Republicans to cling to the last. It IS to this we refer when we say, no surrender ,-stand firm !-be true /"
The constitutional union., 1861-02-08

TIE MANUFACTURE OF CANNON IN MEM PHIs.-We learn from Messrs Quimby & Robinson, proprietors of the extensive West ern foundry on the batture, that they are now making the necessary preparations for the casting of cannon in their establishment, for the purpose of ascertaining whether or not cannon can be manufactured as cheap in this city as in Pittsburg and other Northern cities. They will cast the first 32-pounder some time during the first of of next week, which will soon after be tested on the bluff in the vicinity of Fort Pickering. The length of this gun will be ten feet, being twenty-five inches in diameter at the breech, and fifteen inches at the muzzle. The iron to be used is from the iron mountain in Missouri, the Ten nessee iron being rather too high mettle and not sufficiently tough. We shall look with considerable interest to the result of this ex- pertinent for upon it, doubtless depends the establishing of an extensive foundry for the manufacture of cannon at this point, supply ing orders throughout the South
 Memphis Enquirer.
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FLORIDA ORDINANcE-At the request of the Convention, says The Milledgeville Recor- der, the Judges of the Supreme Court drafted the Ordinance of Secession, who directed 1t to be enrolled on parchment, and the edges ornamented with blue ribbon, by Miss Eliza beth NJ. Eppes, lineal descendant of Mr. Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of h. dependence of l776.
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Public Speaking.

The candidates for seat in the Conven- ton, Messrs. ToTTEN and CAN'T, will address their fellow-citizens at the following times and places. Time will be divided with Mir QUIs- ENBERRY or any other gentleman who may be candidate for the same seat: Pettus Farm 7th; Church, Clear Lake, 9th Bel chers, LaGrue, 1lth; Brownsville 18th.
The constitutional union., 1861-02-08

SECESSION AT YALE.-The Yale College boys raised Palmetto flag on the alumni tower of that institution, on Sunday, and bar ricaded all approaches to the top of the build ing. This was done in retaliation of the SUD- posed insult offered by persons who employed negroes to wear the secession cockade before the Southern students.
The constitutional union., 1861-02-08

A HOUSE was struck by lightning near Taunton, Massachusetts, on last "Wednesday, and nearly demolished, This is unusual in the winter time
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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-23

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The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1861-01-23
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