Newbern weekly progress., 1861-06-11
THE WAR OF INVASION.


! The n. Y. Nears is merciless in its dcnunci-
alton of the Llncolnlsm Of Virginia. We make
! a few extracts:
Whatever may have been the differences of
| opinion, the Government has invariably given
! assurances that invasian would not be at
! tempted.
| What is to be thought Of the course Of the
! Administration yesterday? In what way are
! its acts to be interpreted Was the occupa-
! ton of Alexandria act of invasion? Was
the progress Of troops upon Virginia soil, and
! the seizure OF point on one Ofthe railroads of
that State act of invasion Was the whole
! movement OF the Federal troops aggressive or
purely defensive? These questions will be
asked, and they demand an answer If it be
decided that the movement was unnecessary
for the occupation of any post belonging to the
/ Federal Government, then it is certain that
the Administration have departed from the pol
icy long ago ann ounced, and have commenced
not defensive war. but one of aggression
Invasion Is aggressive, for it is hostile to the
interests Of the people whose soil is visited.
carrying into it the elements of strife and the
tcrrors OF a camp and the allegation of good
motive cannot change the character of the
act.
| We cannot but regard the entire movements
of Gen. Scott as most deplorablc commence
ment to hat must prove an aggressive war;
The mass OF the people, too, we believe, will so
construe 1t. Before any conflict took place at
Charleston, when Congress was in session, moth
ing was more clearly enunciated than that the
coercion of State was unconstitutional Mr.
BuchananS view, given in his annual Mes
sage, was generally indorsed. Certainly it was
by all true Democrats of the country who re-
spected what Mr.. Madison had said in the Con
vention that framed the Constitution. His
words were memorable. He said the ''use of
force against State would look more like a
declaration of war than an infliction of pun
lshment, and would probably be considered bv
the party attacked as dissolution of all pre-
vlous compacts by which it might be bound"
The sound sense contained in this sentence
will never be expunged by any invading army
however great or powerful, that may be sent
within the boundaries Of State for coercion
purposes An invasion will not only really
commence war but the following up of an in
vadng policy will continue it, no ordinary
slaughter of men or waste of fmateria and treas
are bringing about nything more than a tenn
porary adherance to the Government, even if
1t were successful in its coercion Of the people
on the soil invaded. On this account every good
citizen must deplore the action of the govern
ment. The mischief, however, is begun, and
terrible results which will flow from so foolish
and unnecessary course to win back the peo-
pie of Virginia to the Union
Men and brethren! shall this crime be con-
suma' ed Shall these men who sit ''battering
like butchers dogs on the garbage of the saam-
bies, while the slaughter of the good and brave
goes on around them," be permitted thus to
heap desolation upon our hapless country, and
extinguish the last and brightest hopes of our
race? We still have faith
MORE TRooPs.-Two. Companies, one from
Jackson County the other from Buncombe with
one hundred volunteers in EACH arrived here
last Saturday evening, and left for Raleigh yes
terday morning. All good sized men. We
forming in the mountains Hnrrah for the Wes-