Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1861-03-13


blacken my soul with perjury, by betraying
the Government of my country, while IN It's
service -.
WIGFALL, the inevitable Wigfall, gravcly in
formed the Senate on the 7fh inst, that mas
much as the views OF Mr.. Douglas on the Pres
ident's inaugural had been given to the coun-
try. it was but light that the country should
also have the benefit of Wigfall's opinion on
the same subject, which he then proceeded to
give in his peculiar style. The Union he said
was dead-must be buried, and the only queS-
tion was whether it should have decent Pro-
testant funeral, or an Irish wake. The Gov
ernment might take its choice-the South
would bury the L Mon in any way that was de-
sired. If the President did not remove the
troops from Forts Sumter and Pickens they
would soon be removed for him. The seeded
States will never come back. They Will new
er consent to live under such a Government
as that of the United States. The United
States could have war or peace just as they
pleased. ''No compromise or amendment to
the Constitution, no arrangement you may en-
t ter into will satisfy the South, unless you re-
cognizc slaves property, and protect it as
any other species of property" Mr.. Douglas
replied, reasserting his opinion expressed the
day before that the inaugural was pacific in its
tone and that Mr.. Lincoln meant peace and not
war. He thought, however, that events were
rapidly drawing to crisis, and that the Fed
eraI Government could not long retain Sumter
and Pickens. There a time, he said,
when Fort Sumter could have been re-enforc-
ed. He believed it could not be re-enforced
now without the use of at least 10 900 men by
land and sea. There were but four men TO serve
each gun, and they would soon be exhausted,
and beside they had not bread and salt enough
to last for thirty days. If war was to come,
there was no time to lose. Congress should be
in session. and 300 900 men in the field. These
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great Importance. The general tone OF the
South indicates determination to force the
United States into war.
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THe King or DAHoMEY AT HIS OLD WoRK-
5 900 HUMAN BEINGS SACRIFICED.-Another of
those horrible massacres, which are disgrace
to humanity, has recently taken place at Da-
honey The West African Herald publishes
the statements from eye-witneSSes of the bar
barrie "custom'' just perpetrated at Dahomey.
From this fearful narrative we learn that the
| recent .'graDd custom" of Badahung, King Of
Dahomey, was one Of the most revolving which
had ever taken place. Several persons agree
/ in stating that the number of persons slain OF
that occasion was estimated at 1000, but a
! mother correspondent gives the number at 4,
! 600. He says he was present by compulSion,'
! and that the blood swept past him like food
| into large reservoir. Another gentleman,
referring to these inhuman butcherieS, says
II assure you that it made me quite sick. and
at the same time | felt stunned. The poor
whetches death with perfect Indifference" +"
! The HernLd, which gave Government notice
through its columns many months, since Of the
intention of the King of DahOmey to hold an
unusual '.grand custom, - IN remembrance of
the death of the late King, concludes the re-
citals of the butcheries by stating that sCon-
sui Foote has come out with full powers to
treat with the King of Dahomey, as TO the
| abolition of these Sacrifices.'' A corresDond-
ent, who is we'll acquainted with Dahomey
says: ssrhe best way to streat' with the King
is TO ssquelch' him. deal fairly by the natives,
and let the custom die ont.''