The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1861-01-10

Dy IA III tnS ictteI puoHsHco ocinh, ioih
Washington. no, being as pertinent to the
times as later developments would require,
We call the attention Of The reader to the Ga
ting of the letter II was published last
week in our paper. bu, owing to errors in
type. we republish. 1t is from true patr-
OF. one who. while known among US. as a
conservative Republican, yet is fully awake
TO the crisis that is upon us-anc believes
that nothing but the spirit that animated our
Fathers of 10. causing them to establish
this Free Government, and a majorii, rule
will preserve it.
Secession is Destruction, as we'll for the
seceders as ourselves.
WAsHISGroS, D. G. Dec. 25fh. 1850
DEAR PIE is with emotions OF peculiar
interest that. on this natal anniversary Of
the Redeemer's birth. proceed to write
you relative to the critical condition of this.
our heretofore denomina,ed glorious Con
fedcracy. l say heretofore called. be-
cause the Government IS now denounced in
one half of the Union. as desp"ti>m which
motives Of h nor and Of seli-preservation
call upon them to destroy. You and /. of
course cannot understand the sy stem Of log
ic by which conclusions can be drawn that
appositeness in the argument that as our faith
ers were justified in inaugurating revolu-
tion 10 establish the inherent right of MAE to
life, liberty and the pursuit Of happiness,
the Southern portion of the American Union
because they may not be permitted to extend
their system Of human bondage into terrific
ry now free are justified in reuding the Union
from '.iurret to foundation sione," and
breaking asunder every tie that binds the
Confederacy together. We cannot realize
any parity in the reasoning OF '76 and that
of so.
But l do not propose in the brief limits
Of this letter to enter into q Constitutional
argument ss to the right Of secession.
will say. however, that do not believe such
a contingency vas contemplated by the fra
mers Of the Constitution. But do believe
that the right OF revolution exists, and that
secession is but a synonymous term with
revolution, and in my humble jud gment to
This complexion. it will come ere the 4th of
March. 1861. South Carolina has already
declared herself an Independent sovereignty
and to- morrow her Commissioners will be
here 10 treat with the Government for the
surrender OF the Federal property within
her borders. Ere you receive this, the tele-
graph will have probably Informed you of
the result Of such negotiation. No one here
doubts that Mr.. Buchanan has been aiding
the scheme of dissolution either because OF
tmidity, or by reason OF the utter corrup-
ton Of his soul. He refuses to send add
.ional troops 10 Fort Mouitrie although there
are but about seventy men, all told. to de-
fend it against the threatened assault of a
South Car olina mob. Thus he exposes the
meager garrison TO prospective butchery -
Gems Scott and Cass have both urged the
nding o: endorsements, and the latter.
throwing aside the lethargy that has made
him comparative nonenti'y in the Cabinet,
nobly refuses to have further connection
with an Administration reckless OF its
country's intert SITS and the lives of its citi-
zens. But whether Mr.. Buchanan will go
SO far as to recognize the independence of
South Carolina, and receive her Commits
siouers as the representatives OF foreign
Government. am rot able to say; bur | am
prepared not to be surprised IT an, thing he
may do except he commit an act of justice.
Now. my friend. I will refer TO tie prin-
cipaI obiec, have in view in addressing you
at this time. That is the pro ecrion of The
Federal Capital against St izure BY traitor,
Gus mob
But do you ask if any uch gloomy pros
poets as have insinuattd are looked Tor
ward to? Would TO God could say that
such were not the case Would IL God that,
looking out upon the political darkness that
surrounds US. and asking, "Watchman what
of the night?'' the clear ringing tones Of
the nocturnal guardian might be heard. Civ
ing assurance that "all is we'll" But we,
al this stand point of observation. feel with
peculiar intensity that such would not be
The response. The friends of the Union in
this city are preparing for the worst. The
belief has pretty generally entertained that
an attempt will be made to take possession
of the city before the 4th of March, aud
prevent the inauguration of Mr.. Lincoln -
This purpose is openly avowed. aud it has a
per,inence of meaning to US that you, per-
haps, do not realize. We prepared to
do our duty. let the consequences be what
they NAV. But we are few in numbe COM
pared to the mobs that may be precipitated
upon US from Ma Wand and Virginia. aided
by the myrmidons of the Administration
who already here, and OF whom it may
be said that
TSan ana Sresens, rive se ne parting
The only suggestion I have to make. 10 .
view of this contingency, Is that all who can
will come here quietly before the day OF III
auguraion. l he presence of hundred
thousand men from the North NAV secure
the peaceable insugura ion of Mr.. Liucpln
and prevent the sbedding OF much blood -
Hon. .Ino. B. Haskin has written a letter TO
the Governor of n. Y the concluding para
graph of which | give You: ALREADY"
says Mr.. H.. 'madmen in the South are pre-
pairing TO resist the Federal authority In
view OF this state of affairs. permit me to sug-
gest that the attention Of the State Legisla.
ture should be called by you in your annual
message to the formation of volunteer mill
tary companies 10 sustain. il need be. the
Union--to protect the Federal property, and
aid in enforcing the Federal laws Would
it not be well for Col. Lane. when he shall
have been insugurs,ed to take some steps in
this matter? Indiana has a vital interest in
the preservation OF this u Mon which, aside
from the patriotic motives tina, should actu-
ate her. ought to urge upon her Legislature
the propriety of taking some action in ref