, 1861-02-02

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 2s 1861.
The hall dozen reports which say that this
capital Is again IN DANGER that are a1loat TO-
day, have been the cause of stimulating our
people to renewed cxe1tlons. one report
saya that Gen. scott has become dissatisfied
with the paucity Of the means for The defence
OF the public property, which are placed by
the President at his disposal, nnd that he has
declared to that high functionaTy that he will
not hold himself responsible for what
may happen Another story, looking In the
same direction, Is that Mayor Berret, from
information in his possession, has told some
Of the leading Republicans that ten days will
not elapse before the city will be in possession
Of mob from Maryland and Virginla. An
other still, is that the poor Old Pub. Fnnc. has
become alarmed ut the show Of Vigor to which
he has been forced by his Cabinet; and TINT
he Is sSain hanging back IN the traces, saying
that he can do nothing but maintain tile status
quo, and su1fer events to take their COURSE 1t
is certain that the sense Of security which the
friends Of the Union have felt, for the past
two weeks, has been rudely shocked by some
cause; and that the overthrow Of the Govern
ment is believed to be near at hand. There
will be Goo to 800 government troops here be-
fore the day of the Inauguration; they are all
Of the regulars that the Government can now
bring within haillDg distance Of the Capital;
but they are insufficient. Backed by the peo-
pie Of Washington, II they were unanimous
in the maintenance Of the established order
Of things, they would be invincible; but, un-
fortunately, as In all the Southern cities, the
mob, without interest In the prosperity Of the
place to which they belong, are now in the
ascendant; aud though it is now the fashion
among tho individuals comprising it to pre-
tend to favor the Union, aud to belong to the
military organizations, which are pledged to
maintain 1t, It is believed by those who are
best informed, that, in tho event of trouble,
a]lthe roughs, the pimps, gamblers, fancy-men,
bullics, clerks of departments aud small gov
crnment employees, with which Washington
aboundB, would side with the invaders, and TINT
many standard, which, among the "eitizeu
soluiery," now has "Union inscribed upon
it, would walk boldly over to the enemy,
This Is the present cause of fear and it is
alarm Ill those who belicye that the posses
eion of the city aud tho de .}acto Government
here is necessary to the integrity Of Demo-
CRITIC institutions in any Of the States,
It Is not to be disguised that there are few
men about here who do not care how soon the
attempt to seize md occupy Washington il
made, Profoundly discusted. moved to the
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'.'' osp. ~ .ue tteaoou tls's .u15 DA' ueea
eo"peneo 10 "l'ness' ANXIOUS 1or the traitors
to put themselves in position where the
Nnrth will, hr ronne11ed fo art With eorco o,a
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4'so1' .uef w uo1 eate noF BULL 'aIs c11s1s
passes Its first stage and enters upon that In
which q clash of arms for the maintenance of
.bc const,tnt3on hecomea ;rer,t,hl. M
.a0
power o1 tne oasones as the eniofcer ot ideas
nnoonp a portion Of the Democrats anf, Rcnnb-
= 49, -. :. 49,.
AcAns 1fo" tao No1lo no" ID, lnat ds tcoT
must come, the sooner i Is brought on, i By
the act Of The traitors, the be,ter. This ia
ho1a theorvl certo,n,v NJ. a,+.-ta,aaa
BY any eomprom1se1s, but one which
e7cn they examine with attention and
wo,,h with csr, 7f+hc proa,d.,+ -a,,,o;-. ,,,
"e@sn w. .-.a.",. - s's'.+oe - ~
Ills PAcSeAt ot%it0oV1 IAe 'Atuso VI eAe eAeu11
will soon DO tested because there IL nothing
n,,-o rcr.,;n +ban 4h,s-,r;thont a cbano, ~
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us ioeas anu poacs' 1ae eaplaa1 VIII iail anu
for tho time anarchy will ensue. When John
Tylcr goes away, he may swing back or reyolye
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~, ~ >Ao 4.3D ~ - 1uoeo "Ao W.. tut
ono more gieam o1 courage and patriotism
into His cowardly and tfaitorous heart. Oh,
| how the Union men abhor and detest him!
The speech Of Iverson, Of Georgia, In the
| Senate to-day, in which he withdrew from that
| body, Eas tile most arrogant, cowardly, sup
I plIcatory impudent and deprecato1y haianguc,
| TO which it has ever been your correspondents
| fortune to listen to-. It was the brayado Of q
| man without power, ofa bully without cour-
are. Of d politician without sense. He got the
| floor soon nfter The morning hour, and approy-
ed The disunion ordinance ofhi5 State, which
wns rt.od from O slip Of newspaper; this he
Followed by lis parting blessing, which, com.
l. mitted to writing, be fead from his place. He
Withdrew. he sid; because Georria had rome
| ont Of the Union-n step which: Els heart and
conscience approved. In the event Of recon.
stfnction OF lie government, which was poesi.
| lie ffthe demands Of The niarer-makfng and
| ninperdriyInr interests were acceded to.
C.syrfa mIoht come bark. but he nnyrrwon1d'
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