Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1861-02-20

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would bc, he has since modified the plan by
proposing tc cut It up and annex portions Of
it. to adjoining States. Dacota would b.
added to Minnesota, Washingt on to Oregon,
&C. There are some minor features about
the plan, such as reserving fifty per cent. Of
the public lands to aid in constructing rail-
roads, Sc. which adds to the good features
of the project, but which not being german
to The great question at issue, will not
notice further. '!'ne great feature of tho
plan IS, that it puts All end to the whole
subject OF Slavery agitation, and removes it
now and forever from the balls OF Congress.
by dlsposing at once Of all tho territory we
possess. az
The objection urged against this plan is
that New Mexico would come in under it,
as slave State. Suppose it does? tFhat
won'd not he extending slavery, for it ex.
i.ts there now. Besides, as I understand
Republican doctrines, we claim the right ol
all new States to come into the Union, with
or without slavery, as the inhabitants therc
Of shall determine ,y4cn forming their State
lo7r'tutitn. That is all we would be
doing in this case. It thus becomes orly a
question Of policy or expcdicncy-uhetll er
1t IS best to admit her thus now, and there
by put an end to- al our difficulties, qor by
refusing her admission because she comes as
a slave State, place ourselves in the same po-
sition as that occupied by the Democracy,
in refusing to admit Kansas because she
desired to come in as free State. lit is
right for us to do this when we are in ma
|jerity, then it was equally righ. for them to
!; 10 as they did; and they would be justified
IN doing so at any time hereafter when they
happen to have a majority, as they. will have
in the next House. This understand to
he the yiewitaken by Seward and others in
the Senate, and by Sherman, Corwin, Adams
and other Republicans in the House.
Mn may tdlh as u,.ch as, lieu. p1s1se
about no. c?'ecltling-not coppro,ais:ng--
@0chinJ 0'ac.,, and all Til: sort Of him, 5ut
ItcN you IT, men 'cko talk THIS, do not an
aerstan" tie. 1ac's. 3mnthe c,rss nor tayulizl
the rtal dang'r acc are in. Said North
western Republican Senator to me to-day
"Our people do not begin to realize the dan
gers which surround ns.'' Said a promin.
cent Republican member from the same re.
s;on: to mo recently, "Our people have nc
conception Of the real state Of affairs, nor o.
the real danger which threatens the stabili-
~ of the government. IL they could only
be here for one month, and see and know
what we see and know, they would not talk
and write as they now do to me, against
compromise and concession" l give it as
my deliberate opinion, asd settled conviction
that there sciN tc either compromise or q
dissolution. am am aware that this will
excite smile Of derision on many faces
and secure for INC all sorts Of denunciation
as dough; face, wanting "back- bone"
being "weak in the knees" &C.: but this
does not ciongs Metarts Of the case, nor vii!
it divert the danger which threatens. NJ,
own opinion is, that VIC shall haze com.
promise, with which the border States will
be satiSfie.l-that then most o. the seeding
States will return, leaving South Carolina
and perhaps one or two others, to fight il
out alone. What the result will be, no one
can doubt, they must yie1d. '-.5 H..
Whether the policy Of the incoming al
ministration will be positive or negative CO
ercion: have no means Of knowing, and
therefore shall not attempt to say, though
my opinion is that it will he the latter.
! have written thus at length, because
desire that the people Of Minnesota may
know all the facts. In doing 50 have gon,
over all the ground Of the controversy. cx
ccpt the grievances, SO called, ofthe secetlin;
States. and they arc too we'll understood t,
need repetition here. We all agree tina
they are without foundation or reason, ans
entircly rnjustifiable. In this review O.
statement Of affairs, have purposoly avoid
ed the subject Of armed coercion, because
while admitting fully the power and abiit,
OF tho North to subjugate even the cntir
South, still we may not shut our eyes to tn
fact that in the present state of affairs, any
such attempt would inevitably result in
]civil war such as the world never witnessed
A very prominent Minnesota merchaa
writes to me that his business has fallen OF
one half IN consequence Of four political diff
eufties-that the price Of grain is greatly re
dnccd, and but very few buyers at that. l
the talk ola dissolution and war have pro
:, duccd this result already, what will the re
atty bring? f5'Gar. ,w
Who can estimate tho destruction of life
peace, prosperity, personal and .Nationa
wealth, that would result from such war
And who can tel where, when, and how i
would end? These are questions which mo,
ought to consider well. before rushing head
long into war. They arc questions which
must be MT; and l ask the people OF Nlnnc
sofa, if they arc ready for it? DO they dc
sire such u result? Or, would they no
rather prefer by such compromise as thi
indicated, an.avoidance Of the dire calamitie!
and return OF peace, prosperity, and goot
! will? There is no question in my mind
that if Buchanan had acted upon the advice
Of General Scott, in his letter Of tho 29tl
Of October, ana garrisoned the Sou,her,
forts and arsenals, We should never hay,
heard Of this secession movement Their,
would have been doubtless two or three
Southern Conventions, and few speeche
by such traitors as Keitt, Yancy, Cobb (
Company, and that would have been tn
lend oft. But unfortunately for the coun
try, tc did not do it; and now VIC have t,
deal with the disease as we find it, permeat
ing the whole Southern system.
;, have faith that after the present Difficult
ties are set,la] 50 far "a fhe North and th