The Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1859-1865, 1861-04-25

Union can only be accomplished by the
most complete and confirmed enforcement
OF the law. To do so on any other priu-
eiple-to read lust and reconstruct without
asserting the power of a fixed nationality
would be to bind these States together
with q rope of sand, and leave the admin
istration OF their affairs to the presunptive
promises Of every p'owling political
demagogue and mountebank in the
land. In its efforts to yindicate the
laws, and to stay the progress of re-
bellion, the Administration is only attempt
ing to assert this nationality. They are
only attempting to protect the lives and
property Of the people against the aggres-
sions of rebellion when they seek the en-
forcement Of the law These two declara-
tions constitute actually the policy of the
Administration in the enforcement
Of the law for the protection of tie public
property, the people are called on to defend
their position and sustain their acts. He
who declares the government incapable
Of enforcing its own laws, is not loyal to
that government. He who refuses TO aid
the government in the enforcement of It's
laws, IS traitor, and can offer no excuse
Cor his treason.
From the Pittsburg Journal.
The crisis is upon us; the question
which has divided the two civilizations of
the Union for years, has been transferred
from the forum to the field; the prediction
of the venerable John Quincy Adams,
pronounced in this city twenty-five years
ago -'"This question cannot be settled but
with blood" Us at length fulfilled; the
furious and bloody spirit of slavery has
precipitated a collision The rightful and
constitutional Government Of the Union
finds itself to-day face to face with the
dark usurping spirit Of medieval barbar-
ism. Which shall prevail? In the first
Interchange of shots, the first hostile dem
onstration, the United States suffer re-
pulse The 90 fighting men who have
been cooped up for the last FIVE months
in Fort Sumter, have been taken. The
five months preparation Of batteries, the
collection OF vast munitions, the iron-clad
batteries and the fury Of five thousand
have succeeded against the little pale band
OF vigil worn men, and Fort Sumter IS in
the hands of the enemy. The conduct of
Anderson IS, in our opinion, irreproacha-
BILE. Men quietly sitting by their hearth
stones. hint suspicious Of him, but they
forget that in the little garrison there was
no rest or change of men; that DAY and
night the 90 had to work and handle
those huge guns, until exhausted nature
gave way Meantime against each one
of that 60 more than 60 were engaged
Av, the odds was a hundred to one . The
guns in their nineteen batteries never
stinted for want of fresh hands In that
little fort, fire, shot and shell were doing
their worst: provisions were low; sleepless
eyes watched without rest. Let US wait
for authentic news before we condemn
that gallant soldier. who, had the taint of
treason been i'm him. has had now FIVE
months to yield to it, Tell us why he
stretched the base instructions Of that
vile, damnable traitor, Floyd, who intend
ed to betray him to Carolina in az unpro-
tected fortress ess-Mouitrie-and at dead of
night, drew off his little force to the gran
ite walls Of Sumter? BE just and say
why, if treason were the word, he did not
lie on his arms and suffer the mastering
forces OF rattlesnakes, peiicans, aliigators
and turkey 5uzzaras to take him from the
land side Of Fort Mouluie? Nay, Major
Anderson IS still the gallant and the brave
Kentucky hero to US, and We pray that
we may never have occasion to change
that opinion.
But as we We're saying, in the first on
set the Government has met with reverse.
Shall this be SO again Where is the
man in our midst who does not rally to
the Stars and Stripes? We giory IN the
noble declaration OF our neighbor OF the
Post We have had our friendly bours
with him in the political arena. That is
over We meet now az lovers of our flag.
We say with him, we know no party but
that of patriotism. And We hope that
any man in this community whose sympa-
thies are with TREAsoN-if any such
there be we hope THAT MAN vii. be quiet,
that he win have regard to his own, If
he has none to the interests of his country.
Aid and comfort to the enemy there must
be none. The crisis has been forced upon
us; we must ali meet it like men-with
sorrow but with sternnoss.
THE EXACT DlsrANcEs OF THE FORTS.
Fort Sumter is three and three-eights
miles from Charleston, one and one-eighth
miles from Fort Mouitrie, three-fourths of
mile from Cummings Point, one and
three-eights miles from Fort johnson, and
two and five-eigth miles from Castle Pick i
ney. The city of Charleston is entirely
out of range of the guns Of Fort Sumter