St. Paul weekly Minnesotian. (St. Paul) 1860-1861, 1861-01-11
rHELATE NEWS

The NJ LATE Ar NEWS NEWS: a,, 81 :
The news within a day Of Two should
put to rest all vain, hopes that party hu-
mutations or individual prayers. as recon-
mended by MI. BUCHANAN, will stave off the
imminent crisis Of the'nation II 's,'ah
Let us sum UP W. the thfannesI news fagrg j ,3
b:..g sVlsaNIA, Jan. 4.
V6"7he purpose TO resist all snggrsasioa on
Southern rights is .frwa'' asi1aia4 @saoeiq
That is to say, the Cotton States shall do
as they please and the government. at
tempts to enfoses the laws, Virginia is with
them. $500 80. .stgsTyFw bDh
i''ia, .9osf ALABAMA, Jan? 8. 4
M. Phaitips, sxcEssroNIsr, uas imtaule
temporary chairman. M. Fo,oier, secession
,st, ,oas elected Secretary Tie Oohpept,on
determsinsd TO sscetls By q Urge nsajority."
This determines the complexion of the
Alabama secession Convention hali raDb
!lgA J.sLoyIsrAsA, JAMS.
W. /" TIE fNMEDlxTE sscsssDnists lure carried
the day IN tie sleetion an this STATE. 30"
90 This disposes of one Of the few coDserva
tive spots in the South, including, the, city
of New Orleans, which 1T was claimed
would be loyal to tie Union from its com
mercial connections with the Northwest.
.ask. MISSISSIPPI, IAN. 7-S.
v0'' n resolution uas passed that a commit
tee Of .ftneen be upp0iated By the Fsssident
with Instructions TO prepare and report as
speedily as possible an ordinanss Aef ssces-
SION, etc. The next day said committee
unanimously agreed on said ordinance
Here then are four States added to the
movement Of South Carolina. 80 -. 80
The other day We heard enough. 70 con
vince rs that Georgia makes the fifth.
90 Poor little Florida constitutes Hthe
sixth. -. ,'i''.,'''A,'''' = '-'', ga
At the same time We. hear Of ships sail
ing troops for Charleston, and Of
troops moving from distant points for the
projection of the Capital ~ s'aA'A
And yet, with all this there are men
credulous enough to believe that titles in
the power of the Republican, partyiby a
profigate qualification Of their principles,
and an abandonment Of all that makes them
a party, to arrest with . woEd this torrent
of madmen. -ooal ,3i 4osaA betAi1q
" Such men win not 'waken: until the clash
and clamor Of battle rings in their ears,
Js We ,sincersly, 1dsprecate. sael.a state Of
things, but We cannot and will not shut
our eyes to the realities Of position.
IF this goy yJsrrasitIis to be maintained
WE MUST FIaHTs FoR II, ,0ooI ,OI da4sA
W Ifnot, we admit the ,hmbecilitybof our
form of government aud ttere is but one
result, ANARCHY. -''''' '''o.t ,oa ''J ia,
The argument Of South Carolina strikes
deep. Once admitted as a truth, and we
have no hold upon any part of our conted-
eracy; not even upon any portion Of our
people. If all laws rest for their efficiency
upon the consent OF each distinct section
and every DISTINCT individual, there is no
law. The rule Of the majority has disap-
peared. Disconnected communities and
dissatisfied rogaes will be in a. state Of
chronic rebellion. I2.sa ,a..aa8 Ms.G Gs4
"whst thief e'er felt tina halter draw sIHi
With COED opiuien ofthe law" e. nEE
Do Nor is this theory we have seen with
in day or two the Mayor Of the greatest
city in the Onion seriously propose seces-
sion from the State Of which it has always
been component part ba. u. aso
Can any man fail to perceive that all
this means, in one word, the abolition o.
government; in another word-ANARcHy.
Can any man fad to perceive his duty in
the premises 1t is to rally around the
around the Constitution as
as itls and the Union as it i$-around The
stars and stripes--around. the traditions of
the Revolution, tho principles Of the Revo.
luton and the institutions, which its ex-
penditure of blood and treasure created
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