, 1861-01-19
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The speech of Seward cont,nne, IN form III,
simple Of general conversation A1cbhe the
class Of Southern men WIN destro ,s,a narnet1,..
ity Of the Union. It is well spoken of. and In.
had thr effect of nj, ,,orro,, ~, +-,nh,,d ,r..
tens. It has CONVINCED them Tint tho new nd
miuistratlon means tn dco1 kindly am f,tAv
with the slave States, and that no aggression
on their rights Is contemplated a. probable.
Tho disnniouists ;f3.r 10 thrust back the olive
branch rudcly and sp{teful,v.: They ore loud
In their executions. lest its concI1;atorv TIME
coupled with the picture Of thc evils that must,
flow from dfsuuion. mav check tha Gecessjon
movement of the brrce: Etates, Tho "recon.
structfoa*sts" have great fault to find with the
| 1pccch. It don't 20 Tar enough, say they. No
usc: In tryIug to compromise unless the Consti-
tuition is changed. rivinp slavery new onorsn.
tees, and "grcat concessions" Nothing shoft
of slave code for the Territories viii be nc:-
ceptcd by them, their programme is first to
dissolve the Union, then Teconstirinrct 1t, aftcr
having changed the Constitution 10 suit them.
selves. Hunter Of Virginia, and Breckenridge
Of Kentucky arc the cldefs Of this class of dis
unlonists The proper name for theso men ia
Resurrectionists. First Kill the Union, and
then after death resurrcct It. Many Christians
doubt whether there viii be any resurrection
for the wicked; certain 1t is they will not be
citizens Of the New Jerusalem.
On the other hand, many of our Republicans
think that the new Premier pushed conces.
sion to the utmost verge, and that step
more would hare carried him across tho line,
But 1t must not be forgotten that It Was done
to savc the border States from plunging into
disunion Us well as to call back the to.toS
States, and to obsiatc thc hGsezaity Of drawing
the sword to uphold the Union If his Offers
ef peace and reconciliation be repulscd, the
North has done Its duty aud can stand together
united as one man, and proceed to put down
treason with the strong arm Of power. :.
The long SILENCE OF the President mud Cahi-
net In regard to the etas ii the West affair, Is
yet unhrckea. Its reportedth the Old Pub.
fslc., after his recent srasm of pluck, has
again backsliddcn, and ia afraid to give The OF
der 10 strike the Disunion E33ake. Gen. Scott
can hardly eaa.-.ia,n his indignation. he cinslsts
I'll sending 1clnforccmcnts to Major Anderson
under the convoy Of Mes-oi-WRr., BE IN M
patient at the procrasticatl4sa, aud 1isplcascd
With the stin:s, ialtcring counsc1s that prevail
- inc White Housc. The old General thinks
that Major Anderson should have opened fire
on Fort Moultrio aud droppcd some ehel1s
among the rebels working the aand-hill bate
ries On Morris Island, whcn he saw them cail-
nona.lc en American vessel with tie "starss
and strfpes" lying. he would hare bcs1 per
fectly justified IL So 3.s1ttr, Scott says, and
that sec9A: = tne the opinion Of the Charleston
rebels themselves, xho exprcss preat surnr;se
thnt he 1eliained from sustaining his own suc4
cor and protecting tho flair oe tts tHti;nirv III.
reasons for suct Ee:,lect haye mt been madc
psbs.ic. Tho rrmor that a n,rt of Ma,or An
derson,s troona b,vo ,nr+,nad and ~atrsa n
Eort the runs and thot .bo+ 7r,s tha ,oo.,n
he did not support tho Star OF the West has
no truth for q foundation. It Is bclieyed TIT
every man Of his command is willing to fight
to the list extremity. The Legislature Of
South Carolina has passed a resolution thatany
attempt to succor or reinforce Fort Sumter
will be regarded al an act Of war. They have
also approved Of the act and the promptness
Of the military in firing upon United States
troops on board the steamer. Yesterday af-
ternoon there arrived In company, Lieut.. Hall
direct from Fort Sumter, and Col. Haync from
lis Majesty PicEens- They Immediately sought
an interview with the Public Functionary. The
precise object Of their mission has not traas-
pircd, but it Is reported thnt the rebels pro-
pose to abandon all the forts in their posses-
sion if Buchanan will order Anderson back to
Fort Moultric. Can 1t be possible that he will
listen to any such disgraccfu1 propositions.
or any other short Of submission on the part
Of the rebels. Has this great Government
really been coerccd into submission by ahand-
full of bra.sart shareholders Atthis yr;tinp,
one +. Il, a report has come from the White
House that no reinfoscements viii be- sent to
Fort Sumter.
It ;s believed that Judoe Greenwood of A..
kansas, at present Commissioner of Indian AZ
fairs, will be nominated for Secretary of the
Interior, and Bedford Brown Of North Caroli-
M for Secretary of War Both of them ora
halfway tllsunionlsts. and while they nr1tcnd J
to be opposed to Secession. bo;h c1a5m tbot a
State has the constitutional rirbt tn vith1rau,
fron, 4bo rr,;,, ,,1,,., .,,a $780,, /