The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1861-02-20


This question Is upon the lips Of every
one. and Il much easier aaked than an.
swered. The President elect has recently
been making speeches al different places
between Springfield and Washington, tho
general tone and tenor Of which have an
evident squirting a che policy Of using
force against the seeding States. In one
Of them be lays down the monstrous doc
Urine that = county has The same right to
secedo a. . Stats has. thus showing that
he believes The government 70 Be a con-
solidation. and State rights . myth
With this belief Il he Be an honest man,
hs own convictions must be in favor Of
endeavoring 70 ooerce the Southern States
back into the Union. aud Il a different
policy Ia adopted Il can only be because
be win be oveFruled BY circumstances and
Influences which he cannot control. Il
l., beyond doubt. a general sentiment
amongst the Black Republican leaders to
resort 10 strong measures for The restora-
lion Of the late Union. and since they
viii have. after the fourth Of March. com
picte control Of the Executive and Legia-
laiive departments Of the Government At
Washington, they win be able 10 adopt
any courso they may elect. II they act
consistently with their daily repeated
threats and declarations then war i inev-
table. There Is no safety in predicting
what such q set Of besolted fanatics will
Or viii not do. They profess 10 ignore
entirely the fact Of disunion which is
already established. and to consider the
seeding States still members Of the old
oouloderacy over which its officers are en-
titled 70 exercise jurisdiction, and in
which they shall continue 70 collect reve-
nue. end enforce the laws Of the United
States. The attempt to do this, as = mat
ter Of course, would lead inevitably 10 war.
On the other hand. there are facts which
would seem 10 justify the belief that The
Black Republican government will be
constrained 10 curb their hostile feelings,
foreRo their bloody purposes, and per-
NIT q peaoeable separation TO take place.
Unless they are given over 10 the maddest
folly, such win be the case. They are as
sured In every way which can reach the
minds Of sensible men. that the first fede-
raj gun fred AZ q seeding State will be
the signal for the union Of the entire
south, and the idea Of their being able to
maintain a government by force over the
combined States Of the South, could only
be entertained by the most stOlid and
foolish Of the Republican crew. Besides
this, large portion Of the Northern
people, inclding a preponderance OF
the intelligence and wealth II not Of
numbers. are entirely opposed to all
projects Of coercion, and their opposi-
ton will clog The operations Of the Gov
ernment. and most probably succeed in
Withholding from il the means Of carrying
out iis policy. The taxation that would
bo necessary at the North to maintain
war against the South to coeroe her back
into the Union. together with the des,ruc
ton Of commerce and manufacturing in
terests which would ensue, would not b
submitted 10 BY the Northern people ioi
such purpose. A war would impose I
lax upon The North as burdensome a. tina
which would fall upon the South, and IA
more calamitous in its effects. With US, ]
would BE- oheorhilly submitted to becaus
We should be enduring Il for the defenc
Of our homes and hresides-in fact 70
existence ITSELF With them the cas-
would BE- very different. They would b
shouldesins = ruinoua burden, not with
view 70 self protection, but 10 wage an an
holy and murderous warfare against
people wilh whom they had no Just caus
Of quarrel
Thus. taking al things into considers
lion. Il strikes rs As impossible 10 form :
present reliable opinion upon the que
ton We have placed al the head Of IN
; article. II must depend almost entirel
urou the prudence and good sense Of n
men changed with che management Of q
fairs on each side. We can only wait an
hope for the best.