The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-04-12

solution. About the most intelligent, and,
t. cur mind. satisfactory, spscniations on
this news we find in the Mobile ReTster.
We take The liberty Of copying the
Roaaas article and adopting it e. our
own. fn preference 10 any remarks which
We might be able to oaer ourselves.
We think Il was JEFFEasos who during
Cur srst res% sutton. said that he always
knew what the Briaah Ministry were plot
tfna Or had decided on doing, 50 soon a.
he had satisfied himaelf Of what in any
emergency IS would in their situation be
tbe most shortsighted and suicidal eourss
Il pursue. II seems that the policy Of
the Washington Government must be
indeed ~ the same rule. for the last ad-
vfess leave little doubt that they are bent
uuon rushing into q war which every die
tate % seifinferest should have led them
10 avoid. The contest. every one not
whoilv blind b. prejudice or passion must
have foreseeu. would be an unequal one.
A mere party, a bare majority Of the ma
ton. b wage war against a warlike people
fahtfnr for their own Gresides-a people
unanimous, Il ever a people we're. and
eager Tor the fray-couId conditions more
unequal Be imagined So long a. peace
was preserged. there were hopes OF oaiol-
ing and retaining the border States. If not
or winning back the others the firing Of
the first hostile gun forces them into an
f alternative where their decision cannot
g. doubtful and brings LTyeoLSs capital
within eannonshot Of the revolution. A
war on our borders would scarcely be felt
10 the interior it would interrupt no
peaceful pursuit it would destroy no ma
teriai interest il would not even serious
Iy injure our commercial. for the cotton
crop has already found is way to the
markets Of the world. A war to the com
mcreial and manufacturing portions Of
the North would be a death4ike PARALYSIS
from which il might take them q genera
ton b recover. Yet despite all these
obvious considerations, urged upon Mr..
LfNc0Ls by the voice Of at least one half
81 his own people. fate seems to impel
him over the abyss on the verge Of which
he Las 50 long hesitated.
Tie Dispatches TO tho associated press
Of this city on Saturday last, announced
the departure from New York Of the steam
sloop Of war Pawnee with two hundred
and fifty men. The Atlantic. a passenger
steamer, was about sailing with nine hun
dred more. Land operations. then. must
be IN contemplation. for the Atlantic
could not do service as a war vessel. Ano-
ther passenger steamer. the Illinois, Of the
New York and southampton line, had
also been chartered. evidently with a SINH
lar object. This news assumes an even
more warlike complexion by the confrma-
tory details which were telegraphed on
the same day to tine New Orleans papers.
From them We learn that the Atlantic had
actually sailed with the number Of men
stated. and that she had taken a number
of light drauRht boats such a. are used in
disembarking troops. The Baltic and the
Ariel, As transports and tenders, were to
sail the day following, Sunday. The
United States revenue cutter Harriet
Lane. recently furnished with a formida-
BILE armament, had sailed with sealed
orders. So also had the war steamer Pow
haitian. having three companies on board.
Two other war vessels, screw steamers
Roanoake and Wabash. each carrying |
forty guns, were to follow. At the same
time the recruiting Office in New York
city which had been closed TOR several
months. was re-opened. and recruits sent
thence and from interior cities to Cover
nor's Island. the place Of embarkation.-
Hundreds of workmen were working day
and night 10 expedite the embarkations
and 10 get more vessels ready for sea-
There is no Misunderstanding such intelli-
gence. bat, as if to prevent any misunder-
standing, the telegraph adds the signifi-
cant item that Major HoLMEs. the com
mander Of the New York station. and for
thirty years in the service Of the United
States, had resigned his commission on
the day Of tho departure Of the expedi-
ton. Major HoLuEs is a native OF North
Carolina. Can any one doubt what caused
this resignation ? Another officer, Major
JoHSsoN, had also resigned. Signif-
this.
Itis true that some dispatches say that
the expedition IS destined for Brazos San
uaeo. and and New Orleans or Fort Pick
ems. But what matters it if the theatre
of the war be Texas or Florida. A des-
patch to the New Orleans papers says that
troops were being recruited for ex-Goyer-
nor HousroN. Possibly so. and that LIN
ootN expects to foment instruction in
our own territory. Other dispatches say
#HwH FH.~n al ~ FnH.wa~-. q. .--.s.a- H.
Utilities. Why. then, the batteries placed
on board the transports ? Why the sand
bags. the double banked boats for disem
barkauou 2 Why are Typographical engi-
neers, with carpenters and mechanics,
despatched
An amazing folly seems to Us to charae-
terize these moyemen II. as is limited,
it is not the intention Of the United States
Government to make any actual attack,
bat 10 effect a Judgment of troops in some
entrenehed position either in Texas or at
the mouth Of the Mississippi. TO foment
and encourage rebellion by their presence,
it is laboring under a fatal delusion as to
the temper Of our people in any part Of
the Confederate States. We cannot fiat
ter ourselves that we are wholly free from
bus OF this we are sure. that they
are 80 few and far between that no force
formidable. If he should effect such
Judgment, il must be a barren victory Of
which cur coast epidemics would not long
the enjoyment. Il Is not in such
we venture 20 say, that President
Davis would seek the enemy. 1t would
be at Washington. and at the head Of
5fty thousand Virginians and North Caro-
inians. While his few hundred men were
Of black vemit at the mouth Of the
Mississippi or on the coast Of Texas. our
hoops would iuxuriate in cool Northern
While hc. a fugitive. was testing
he loyalty Of the people Of Texas and
louisiana 10 the Confederate States. we
.hould test the loyalty. to the United
OF the people Of New York city.
already cursinc from the bottom OF their
LINCOLN, his party, and the Fuinous
tariff. We have thrice as many
in the city Of New York alone as
in the whole Of the Confederate
and should not be slow in carrying
he war into Africa. s
In no aspect Of the case, have we the
east cause Of alarm. Our women, Ike
hose Of Lacedemon. viii never see the
ace Of q zoe, for the war. let it rage ever I
10 bitterly. will be far distant from our {
iresides. And our people, while they can e
,onscientiously say before God and the tri-
Of mankind. that they have not
the war and have exhausted every :
honorable effort 10 averti il. are profoundly
,onviuced that we can only gain in the
Of the Northern people and Of Q
he world By the war which others may a
orce upon as. Y
REDMOND. April S-The Convention 1
las passed q resolution for the appoint 7
neut 81 three delegates 10 wait upon and g
Sk Lincoln what course he means TO pur- :
towards the Confederate States. e.
P~ErHRsBCRs. April S.-There Is intense 81
lvrfranrmuH harn The wannfa . ~