The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1861-03-30


United States operating IN the harbOr;
military iupossibiIity. The army and navy
being greatly scattered, and the Government
not having the pecuniAry means At It's conf
naand required for the Acknowledgements
.soush Congress we're called together tc
grsut the requisite supplies, the necessary
preparation could not BE- made in time to
relieve the fort before starvation overlook
its gsrrisOn.
We repeat, then, that disposition 10
coneiIiate the Border States Is not the only
motive which has prompted the eyasnation
Of this formidable fortress. though doubtless
III Determining It the Seward government
well know that the fact wvEld be uBed by
Unicnists in the Border States as an argn
ment in favor Of continuation Of the asso-
citation between those States aud the North
If the purpose was to 10 justice to the
Southern States-to yield TO them without
further disposition their right to establish a
new government and TO exercise exclusive
Jurisdiction over their own soil-why is not
Fort Pickeps also surrendered
Notwithstanding the evacuation of Fort
Sumpter is the result Of stern necessity, ii is
amusing to witness the manifestation of an
ger and distress cf which it has been the
cause in Abolition circles The crazy fools
with whom the dominant Northern crgani-
zatiOn abounds without counting the cost Of
the luxury, had vainly imagined that they
woaid hold high rsvef over the Destruction
Of Charleston and the enjoyment of its
''booty and beauty" as soon as "l1onest
Abe" was inaugurited; and now when it
has been given out that they are to be dis.
appointed, they are roaring and cavorting
like herd of butIaloes in u burning prairie
The rage of .sthe Cincinnati Commercial
knows no bounds It says that ''thing is
done" the ''iron will entor the souls Of the
American people" Ii. e., Yankee Nation J
It ought to be consoled with the reflection
that if ''the thing is not ''doae," Southern
lead will enter the bodies of those seIf-same
patriots-which would doubtless be less ac-
ceptable than the entrance of '.irou'' into
what many suppose to be an airy nothing
the "soal" Of an Abolitionist.
For the amusement of our readers we sub
NIT these extracts. They show that the
Seward leaders in Washington if they GO
too far towards "concilating the Border
States will be in great danger Of being torn
to pieces by their own hounds. 1t is evi.
dent that they originated the slavery agita
ton which has broken up the Union, merely
to gain political power, and now, having
realized their wishes, they would doubles.
be content to arrest it; bat it is often the
case that they who put revolutions upon
foot are its earliest victims:
"Whenezc r, if ever, the thing is done
the iron viii enter the souls of the Ameri
can people There is reason to apprehend
! that in addition to the sense of humiliation
which must be general among the friends
of the government at home, the effect
abroad will be disastrous. The public opin
ion of Europe will necessarily be that thi.
Republic is in hopeless state Of demoral
cation. The memorable military necessity
which is proslaimed will he appreciated
abroad as ii confession of the most contempt
ib!e weakness on the plrt of our Govern
ment; and indeed it would be troublesome
to Indicate to the popular understanding
here, that any other view If the case is ten
able There is no Cancellation in the &C.
acknowledgement of the necessity cf evacuat
ing the position in which the pride of Tho
people is row bound up. The time fol
higglng about measures is past, and til,
time for action arrived. - Cincinnati Con.
merc;oL.