The national Republican., 1861-04-10
PRICKING THE BUBBLE.

PRICKING THE BUBBLE. Il.
The Montgomery Government (so called)
was never anything but q bubble; and is likely
to collapse in as brief period as it was
blown up.
The secession has owed ell its success, not
to any intrinsic strength Of its own, but to the
treachery of the late Administration. 1t was
easy to capture forts, arsenals, and mints,
where no resistance was offered. The con.
spirators met with success, surprising even
to themselves, and it is hardly wonderful, that
until within a few days, they dreamed not only
Of European recognition, but Of recognition
even by the Government here. What might
not men expect, who had conquered so much
without bloodshed2
II the conspirators were emboldened by the
conduct Of the late President, the loyal were
equally paralyzed. 1t has been the first in.
stance of a Government consenting to and
conniving at its own overthrow. The Union
men in the Gulf region, perceiving themselves
to be left to their fate, have forborne to strug.
gle, and have even been compelled, from mo.
tives Of prudence, to yield seeming acqui.
escence in q course of things which they ab.
horred.
As the past success of the secessi onists was
solely attributable to the passive non.resistance
Of Mr.. Buchanan, their present fate and future
prospects depend upon the continuance of the
same policy and it is to insure such policy,
that the men in the non.seceded States, who
mean to Join the secession at the first oppor-
tunity, or who sympathize with IL, are unani.
nous in insisting that secession shall continue
to have its own way, that all forts not yet sur.
rendered shall be given up, and that the South.
ern Confederacy shall be acknowledged. In
the border slave States, the secessionists insist
that there shall be no coercion" and in the
free States, every sympathizer with secession,
from Judge Douglas down, insists upon the
same thing. Some weak people, who are not
enemies Of the country, have been cajoled into
the belief that the way to uphold Govern.
ment is to retreat at the first signal of oppo.
sition, but, as general rule, those who counsel
the surrender of the few positions not surren.
dered by Mr.. Buchanan, are open secessionists,
or sympathizers with it, and the party allies of
those engaged in it. There is no better ear
mark Of secessionist than this clamoring
that secession shall have its own way.
But with all its success, the dynasty of JEFF.
is nothing but house Of cards. 1t represents
nothing but the audacity of few men, every
one of whom will be hanged or driven out of
the country before the year is out The peo-
pie of the Gulf States have never elected JEFF.
Davis to be their President, nor have they rat.
fled what is called the Montgomery Constitu.
ton. The JEFF. Davis dynasty is naked, un.
blushing usurpatiop, and if it has had an
amazing impunity, it is only because this
country was cursed, down to the 4th of March,
by the rule of men, for whose infamous conduct
history furnishes no precedent.
The Union men of the Gulf States have only
needed to understand that the power at Wash.
ngton has changed hands, and that instead of
being abandoned, they will be sustained by the
National Government. This is the truth, and
despotic as is the control of the conspirators
over the information permitted to be communi.
Gated to the Gulf region, it cannot be much
longer concealed.
There is nothing really formidable in the pres.
ent crisis. There was no good cause for the
revolution which has been attempted, and there
is no real strength in it. 1t was the treachery
of Mr.. Buchanan which breathed the breath Of
life into it, and now that the country has rid
itself of that nightmare, the whole thing will
come to a speedy and ignominious end.
1t is as true today as it ever was, that this
Government is the strongest Government on
the face Of the earth. 1t reposes upon the in
terests and affections of the great masses of
the people, and it is because it is so supported,
that it has been able to survive the rulers who
have afflicted it. The great elements of its
power are intact, and when aroused into action
will overwhem all its enemies.
We repeat the prediction, that the leaders of
this conspiracy will be hanged, or driven into
exile, before the..year is out, and their sympa-
thizers in this region and at the North, will 20
down with an overthrow from which there will
be no recovery. Party lines and party ties
will melt away like wax in a furnace seven
times heated, when the issue is presented of
sustaining the Government and country against
an insolent and causeless treason.
The CHARTERED FLEEr.-The services of
three additional steamers have been engaged
by the Government, making the chartered feet
at present as follows:
Men Tuns
Coatzacoalcos 40 1000
Fashion -32 900